• BS EN 457:1992

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Safety of machinery. Auditory danger signals. General requirements, design and testing

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  17-02-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-05-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    Specification
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Safety requirements
    6 Test methods
    7 Calculation of effective masked threshold
    8 Guidelines for the design of auditory danger
         signals
    Tables
    A.1 Calculation of the level of the masked threshold
         for a given octave spectrum
    B.1 Mean attenuation data of a hearing protector
         according to ISO 4869-1
    Figures
    B.1 Graph displaying the octave band analysis of the
         ambient noise, the masked threshold and of the
         auditory danger signal during the 'on' period
    B.2 Graph displaying octave band analysis of the
         ambient noise equal to the masked threshold and of
         the auditory danger signal
    B.3 Graph displaying octave band analysis of the basic
         traffic and crane noise, the masked threshold and
         of the auditory danger signal
    B.4 Graph displaying octave band analysis of ambient
         noise equal to the masked threshold and of the
         auditory danger signal
    B.5 Graph displaying octave band analysis of the
         ambient noise, the masked threshold and of the
         auditory danger signal
    B.6 Graph displaying the octave band analysis of the
         ambient noise, the masked threshold and the
         auditory danger signal (above) and the effective
         levels under the hearing protector (below)
    Annexes
    A (informative) Example for the calculation of the
         effective masked threshold according to clause 7
    B (informative) Examples of warning signals
    National appendices
    NA (informative)
    NB (informative)

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    Specifies characteristics for auditory danger signals and appropriate test methods and gives guidance on signal design.

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    Committee PH/9
    Development Note Supersedes 84/42441 DC. (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC1-7/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTIONS 1-7 - OVERALL CONTENTS/SCOPE
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT1)/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 1: OVERARCHING PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC11/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 11 - TRAINING
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC15/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 15 - WORK EQUIPMENT
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
    DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC16/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 16 - LIVING SPACES
    DEFSTAN 00-25(PT21)/1(2004) : 2004 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 21: SYSTEM SAFETY DOMAIN
    PD 5304:2005 GUIDANCE ON SAFE USE OF MACHINERY
    PD 5304:2000 SAFE USE OF MACHINERY
    BS 6164:2001 Code of practice for safety in tunnelling in the construction industry

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

    BS 3593:1963 Recommendation on preferred frequencies for acoustical measurements
    BS 2475:1964 Specification for octave and one-third octave band-pass filters
    BS EN 292-2:1991 Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design Technical principles and specifications
    BS 5969:1981 Specification for sound level meters
    BS 5108-1(1991) : AMD 7552 SOUND ATTENUATION OF HEARING PROTECTORS - SUBJECTIVE METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
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