ANSI S3.1 : 1999 : R2008
Superseded
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MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS FOR AUDIOMETRIC TEST ROOMS
Hardcopy , PDF
06-05-2023
English
01-01-2013
Foreword
1 Scope, purpose, and applications
2 References
3 Definitions of terms
4 Recommended ambient noise levels and measurements
5 Compliance with Standard
Annexes
Annex A (Informative) - Derivation of ambient noise
levels
Annex B (Informative) - Present compared with previous
(1991) ambient noise levels
Annex C (Normative) - Interim low frequency ambient
noise levels
Annex D (Informative) - High frequency ambient noise
levels
Annex E (Informative) - Techniques for physical measurement
Annex F (Informative) - Passive noise-reducing enclosures
Annex G (Informative) - General considerations in the
planning of an audiometric test room
Defines MPANLs in an audiometric test room and measurement procedures that will produce negligible masking (<=2 dB) of pure tones presented at reference equivalent threshold levels as specified in ANSI S3.6-1996 American National Standard Specifications for Audiometers for different audiometric conditions and test frequency ranges.
| Committee |
S3
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
27
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2008
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| PublisherName |
Acoustical Society of America
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 | ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY |
| ANSI S12 PT6 : 2016 | METHODS FOR MEASURING THE REAL-EAR ATTENUATION OF HEARING PROTECTORS |
| ANSI S1.4 : 1983 | SPECIFICATION FOR SOUND LEVEL METERS |
| ANSI S1.11 : 2014 | SPECIFICATION FOR OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND ANALOG AND DIGITAL FILTERS |
| ANSI/ASA S3.20 : 2015 | American National Standard Bioacoustical Terminology |
| ANSI/ASA S1.6 : 2016 | PREFERRED FREQUENCIES AND FILTER BAND CENTER FREQUENCIES FOR ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENTS |
| ANSI/ASA S1.26 : 2014 | METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF THE ABSORPTION OF SOUND BY THE ATMOSPHERE |
| ANSI S3.6 : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR AUDIOMETERS |
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