H.870
H.870 "Guidelines for safe listening devices/systems" (formerly F.SLD) is an ITU-T Recommendation, developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization specifying standards for safe listening to audio, preventing hearing loss that was first approved in 2018.[1][2][3]
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| Status | In force |
|---|---|
| Year started | 2018 |
| Latest version | (08/18) August 2018 |
| Organization | ITU-T |
| Committee | Study Group 16 |
| Domain | Sound, Hearing loss |
| Website | https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.870 |
Apps
In order to make the Guidelines available as widely as possible, the WHO released Android and iOS apps.[4][5]
Toolkit
In order to ensure widespread implementation of this standard, WHO, ITU-T and ITU-D’s Digital Inclusion Programme developed a Toolkit for Safe Listening Devices and Systems.
References
- "H.870 : Guidelines for safe listening devices/systems". www.itu.int. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- "WHO | Make Listening Safe: A WHO initiative to promote safe listening practices". WHO. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners". UN News. 2019-02-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- "hearWHO". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- "WHO | WHO launches the hearWHO app for mobile devices to help detect hearing loss". WHO. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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