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  • BS 4142:1997

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    Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-09-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions and symbols
    4 Measuring equipment
    5 Measurement practice
    6 Specific noise level
    7 Background noise level
    8 Rating level
    9 Assessment method
    10 Information to be reported
    Annex A (informative) Examples of how to use the standard
    to obtain noise ratings
    Figures
    1 Selecting the measurement time interval
    2 Selecting the measurement time interval
    3 Selecting the measurement time interval
    A.1 Noise level variation with time
    A.2 Measurement of the factory noise affected by the
        residual noise
    A.3 Measurement of the specific noise made during the lulls
        in passing vehicles
    A.4 Noise source cycling on and off

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    Gives methods for determination of noise levels, including background noise levels from factories or industrial buildings or fixed installations, or sources of an industrial nature for commercial premises, which may cause complaints from people living in the building. Applies only to noise levels outside buildings.

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    Committee EH/1/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4142(1990) and 95/522069 DC. (08/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    DD CEN/TS 14175-5:2006 Fume cupboards Recommendations for installation and maintenance
    BS 8233:2014 Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
    EN 14175-2:2003 Fume cupboards - Part 2: Safety and performance requirements
    SAE ARP 5759 : 2013(R2018) ACOUSTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENGINE TEST CELLS
    EN 14175-1:2003 Fume cupboards - Part 1: Vocabulary
    EEMUA 141 : 2014 GUIDE TO THE USE OF EEMUA 140 NOISE PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
    EN 14175-6:2006 Fume cupboards - Part 6: Variable air volume fume cupboards
    BS 8233:1999 Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings. Code of practice
    CEN/TS 14175-5:2006 Fume cupboards - Part 5: Recommendations for installation and maintenance
    IEC PAS 62543:2008 DC transmission using voltage sourced converters
    BS EN 14175-6:2006 Fume cupboards Variable air volume fume cupboards
    BS EN 61096:1993 Methods of measuring the characteristics of reproducing equipment for digital audio compact discs
    BS EN 14175-3:2003 Fume cupboards Type test methods
    BS 7258-2:1994 Laboratory fume cupboards Recommendations for the exchange of information and recommendations for installation
    BS EN 14175-4:2004 Fume cupboards On-site test methods
    BS EN 14175-2:2003 Fume cupboards Safety and performance requirements
    BS EN 14175-1:2003 Fume cupboards Vocabulary
    BS 7827:2011 Code of practice for designing, specifying, maintaining and operating emergency sound systems at sports venues
    BS 5502-32:1990 Buildings and structures for agriculture Guide to noise attenuation
    EN 14175-3:2003 FUME CUPBOARDS - PART 3: TYPE TEST METHODS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 60651:1994 Specification for sound level meters
    BS 7580-1:1997 Specification for the verification of sound level meters Comprehensive procedure
    BS 7445-3:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to application to noise limits
    BS 7445-1:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to quantities and procedures
    BS EN 60804:2001 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
    BS 7445-2:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to the acquisition of data pertinent to land use
    BS 7189:1989 Specification for sound calibrators
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