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BS 4142:2014

Withdrawn

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Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

24-06-2019

Superseded by

BS 4142:2014+A1:2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-2014

€327.21
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Preparation
5 Instrumentation
6 Measurement procedure
7 Specific sound level
8 Background sound level
9 Rating level
10 Uncertainty
11 Assessment of the impacts
12 Information to be reported
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Examples of how to use the standard
        to obtain ratings
Annex B (informative) - Consideration of uncertainty and good
        practice for reducing uncertainty
Annex C (normative) - Objective method for assessing the audibility
        of tones in sound: One-third octave method
Annex D (normative) - Objective method for assessing the audibility
        of tones in sound: Reference method
Annex E (normative) - Objective method for measuring the prominence
        of impulsive sounds and for adjustment of L[Aeq]
Bibliography

Defines methods for rating and assessing sound of an industrial and/or commercial nature.

Committee
EH/1/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 4142(1997) & 14/30268407 DC. (11/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
80
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS EN ISO 389-7 : 2005 ACOUSTICS - REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF AUDIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT - PART 7: REFERENCE THRESHOLD OF HEARING UNDER FREE-FIELD AND DIFFUSE-FIELD LISTENING CONDITIONS (ISO 389-7:2005)
BS EN 60651:1994 Specification for sound level meters
ISO 1996-2:2017 Acoustics — Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise — Part 2: Determination of sound pressure levels
BS EN 61672-1:2013 Electroacoustics. Sound level meters Specifications
BS 7580-1:1997 Specification for the verification of sound level meters Comprehensive procedure
BS 8233:2014 Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
BS EN ISO 3740:2001 Acoustics. Determination of sound power levels of noise sources. Guidelines for the use of basic standards
BS ISO 12913-1:2014 Acoustics. Soundscape Definition and conceptual framework
ISO 9613-2:1996 Acoustics — Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors — Part 2: General method of calculation
BS EN ISO 3747:2010 Acoustics. Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure. Engineering/survey methods for use in situ in a reverberant environment
BS EN 61260:1996 Electroacoustics. Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
BS EN 60804:2001 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
BS EN 60942:2003 Electroacoustics. Sound calibrators

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