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Phonak ensures ongoing hearing protection with
launch of SafetyMeter fit testing system
Murten, Switzerland, November, 2010
Swiss hearing specialist Phonak has launched SafetyMeter, a new fit testing system
that ensures the company’s Serenity customers receive, and continue to receive,
exactly the ear protection they require.
Unlike standard sound attenuation values such as Noise Reduction Ratings (NRRs) and
Single Number Ratings (SNRs), which are laboratory tested, SafetyMeter assesses and
documents the actual in-ear sound attenuation a Phonak user receives from their custommolded Serenity protection.
The SafetyMeter fit test can be performed in any quiet environment such as a manager’s
office or meeting space, the test is completely objective (no user feedback required), and
each assessment takes just five minutes.
Following each test, SafetyMeter provides the user with a personal attenuation rating (PAR)
applicable to their specific custom-molded Serenity system. Test data is stored automatically
and can then be used by a company’s safety manager, or professional service providers, to
accurately monitor and evaluate an employee’s hearing protection over time.
“By using SafetyMeter users of our custom-molded Serenity systems can ensure that they
continue to receive the industry-leading protection they signed up for,” said Evert Djikstra,
managing director of Phonak Communications. “Safety managers and service companies
can use the test to spot protection gaps before these lead to hearing issues, and because
SafetyMeter helps staff understand how to best use and wear their protection, the test can
actually help strengthen a company’s hearing conversation program.”
SafetyMeter offers:
• Personal validation
SafetyMeter validates each worker’s own custom-molded Serenity protection, meaning test
results are 100% specific to that employee.
• Confidence
Employers can ensure that employees at risk of hearing loss receive protection that performs
well within the required parameters.
• Training
During the SafetyMeter fit test, users can ‘feel’ and understand the attenuation difference
between wearing correctly and incorrectly inserted ear shells, helping ensure they use their
protection properly in future.
• Cost savings
More accurate and reliable hearing protection means fewer potential cases of hearing loss,
leading to potentially reduced compensation costs and fewer recordables.
• Compliance
Fit testing ensures that a company meets national hearing protection regulations and the
recommendations of safety organizations.
Portable and compact, the SafetyMeter fit testing system is supplied in a sturdy carry case.
Its PC software is highly user-friendly and results are stored digitally or can be printed for
hard copy filing.
To learn more about SafetyMeter please visit www.phonak-communications.com
EDITOR NOTES:
Why is it important to test hearing protection?
When a user receives new custom-molded hearing protection it is important to check that
their Serenity in-ear shells have been produced using an accurate impression and therefore
provide the attenuation (sound dampening) required. SafetyMeter fit testing system ensures
this is the case.
Thereafter regular ongoing testing is also important. This ensures that hearing protection
users are using their systems properly (i.e. inserting and wearing their ear shells correctly),
and that the attenuation a user’s system provides has not been compromised in some way.
About Phonak Communications AG
Phonak Communications AG, a subsidiary of the Sonova Group, has been specializing in the
development, design, production and distribution worldwide of ultra miniaturized wireless
systems since 1992. By combining its expertise in hearing technology with ongoing research
at the highest level, Phonak Communications AG has succeeded in making substantial
advances in the field of wireless communication systems from its development and
production base in Switzerland.
For more information, please visit www.phonak-communications.com or contact:
Matthew Wade
Tel:+41(0)26 672 92 85
Fax:+41(0)26 672 33 44
Email: [email protected]
Phonak Communications AG
Länggasse 17
CH - 3280 Murten
Tel: +41 (0)26 672 96 72
Fax: +41 (0)26 672 96 77
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