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  • BS 4142:2014

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    Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  09-07-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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]
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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

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    Committee EH/1/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4142(1997) & 14/30268407 DC. (11/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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