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BS EN ISO 9921:2003

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Ergonomics. Assessment of speech communication

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English

Published date

29-09-2005

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Descriptions of speech communications
  4.1 General
  4.2 Speaker
  4.3 Transmission channel
  4.4 Listener
5 Performance of speech communications
  5.1 General
  5.2 Alert and warning situations
  5.3 Person-to-person communications
  5.4 Public address in public areas
  5.5 Personal communication systems
  5.6 Summary of recommended minimum performance
6 Assessment and prediction
  6.1 General
  6.2 Subjective assessment methods
  6.3 Objective assessment and prediction methods
Annex A (normative) Speaker and listener characteristics
Annex B (informative) Subjective speech-intelligibility
                      tests
Annex C (informative) Speech transmission index, STI
Annex D (informative) Overview of the means of
                      communication and related parameters
Annex E (normative) Speech interference level, SIL
Annex F (informative) Intelligibility ratings for
                      speech communications
Annex G (normative) Definition of symbols
Annex H (informative) Examples of applications of
                      predictive intelligibility methods
Bibliography

Specifies the requirements for the performance of speech communication for verbal alert and danger signals, information messages, and speech communication in general.

Committee
PH/9
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 01/564713 DC. (01/2004) Supersedes BS ISO 9921-1. (12/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

IEC 60849:1998 Sound systems for emergency purposes
BS 7827:1996 Code of practice for designing, specifying, maintaining and operating emergency sound systems at sports venues
ISO/TR 4870:1991 Acoustics The construction and calibration of speech intelligibility tests
ISO 7731:2003 Ergonomics Danger signals for public and work areas Auditory danger signals
ISO 11429:1996 Ergonomics — System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
IEC 60268-16:2011 Sound system equipment - Part 16: Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech transmission index

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