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BS 4142:1997

Superseded

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Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-09-1997

Superseded date

31-10-2014

£166.00
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Summarise this standard

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

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.

Committee
EH/1/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 4142(1990) and 95/522069 DC. (08/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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