Introduction_to_Standards-Nov_2007.ppt

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THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF

AMERICA STANDARDS PROGRAM

Paul D. Schomer, Chair ASACOS

&

Susan Blaeser, Standards Manager Updated Nov. !!"


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Why Standardize?

Some reasons are obvious -

• Safety

• Assure interoperability of parts

• Benefit from “best in class” information

• Strive for quality

Some are less tangible -

• Provide basis for government regulation

• Promote product acceptance

• Facilitate entry into new markets

• evel t!e competitive field


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Constituent Organizations of

the ASA Standards Secretariat


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ASACOS Acoustical Society of America Committee on Standards

•

ASA"#S $ Policy% finances and program oversig!t – &epresentative of eac! ASA 'ec!nical "ommittee

– "!airs ( )ice "!airs of Standards "ommittees

– Ex Officio representatives from ASA% 'A*s% etc+

– Acts on be!alf of ASA and makes recommendations to t!e ,ecutive

"ouncil

• ,ecutive "ommittee $ Acts for ASA"#S w!en quick action is needed

– "!air% )ice-"!air ( Standards .anager

• Steering "ommittee $ Procedural matters

– ,ecutive "ommittee .embers

– "!airs of "ommittees


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Accredited Standards Committees Operating

Under ANSI rocedures

• S/- Acoustics

• S0- .ec!anical

)ibration and S!ock

• S1- Bioacoustics

– S12S" / Animal

Bioacoustics

•

S/0- 3oise


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S!" Acoustics

•

Acoustical terminology• Sound level meters

• .icrop!ones

• Acoustical calibrators

• Filters

• P!ysical sound measurements

• 3oise dosimeters

•

Surface impedancemeasurement


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S#" $echanical %i&ration and Shoc'

•

"alibration of s!ock andvibration transducers

• "!aracteristics of resilient

mounting

•

.ec!anical vibration ofrotating mac!ines

• 4uman eposure to

vibration

•

Balancing


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S(" )ioacoustics

• 4earing aid specifications

• Audiometry

• Speec! interference levels

• Articulation inde

• '!res!old of !earing--Audiometric 5ero

• "alculation of loudness

levels


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S(*SC !" Animal )ioacoustics

• ,ffects of sound on

animals 6aquatic and

terrestrial7

• 8nstrumentation

• 9eig!ting

• 'erminology

NEW


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S!#" Noise

•

,nvironmental noisemeasurement and

assessment

• Sound power

measurement

• 4earing conservation

• Factory noise

measurement• 3oise from s!ips

• iaison *roups 6e+g+% SA,% AS'.7 – motor ve!icles% aircraft% construction

equipment% power tools


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ISO*IEC +echnical Ad,isory -roups .+A-s/

Operating Under ANSI Accredited rocedures

•

8,"2'"0:,lectroacoustics

• 8S#2'" ;1 Acoustics

• 8S#2'" ;12S" / 3oise

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slide.

SO* C h i l Ad i - . A- /


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ISO*IEC +echnical Ad,isory -roups .+A-s/

Operating Under ANSI Accredited rocedures .con0t1/

•

8S#2'" /se and calibration of vibration and s!ock

measuring instruments

–

S" ; 4uman eposure to mec!anical vibrationand s!ock

– S" ? "ondition monitoring and

diagnostics of mac!ines

– S" @ )ibration and s!ock generating

systems


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U1S1 +echnical Ad,isory -roups

–

#rganiational members – "!air 6vice c!air or co-c!air7

– Provides pool of eperts w!o may participate in

8S#28," working groups

–

,stablis!es >+S+ position on 8S#28," matters morethan 23 times per year For eac! 8S#28," ballot a “coordinator” is

appointed

"omments solicited from 'A* members "oordinated comments and vote submitted

t!roug! A3S8 6>S3" in 8,"7


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ISO Secretariats Administered &y ASA

• 8S#2'" /


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rimary 4ocuments

• A3S8 Approved ocuments

– American 3ational

Standards

– 3ationally Adopted

8nternational Standards

–

#t!er% e+g+% 'ec!nical&eports

• 8S#28," Approved ocuments

– 8S#28," Standards

– #t!er% e+g+% 'ec!nical

&eports% 'ec!nical

Specifications


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Standards Committee 5 Su&committee

$em&ership)oting

• #rganiational .embers "ompanies Societies% 'rade Assoc+ *overnment agencies

3on-voting 8ndividual ,perts 9orking *roup "!airs

• 9orking *roup .embers

Ad !oc *roups Advisory *roups iaison *roups% e+g+% SA,% AS'.


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ANSI Standards 4e,elopment rocess

• 3ew 9ork ,ffort

– Proposal

– Ballot Approval

– Allocate to eisting or new 9*

• 9orking *roup

– evelop raft ocument

– Ballot by S-"ommittee

–

'ry to &everse 3egative )otes or Positions Adopt 1


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ISO Standards 4e,elopment rocess

• 3ew 9ork ,ffort

– Proposal

– Ballot Approval-- 'A* )ote

– Allocate to eisting or new 9*

• 9orking *roup

– 9orking raft

– evelop "ommittee raft 6"-/% "-0% etc+7 Ballot by member bodies to become a raft 8nternational

Standard 68S7--'A* )ote

• "ommittee

– Ballot 8S to become Final 8S-- 'A* )ote

– Ballot F8S to become a Standard-- 'A* )ote @ED of P-members voting E? D of votes

• ?-year &eview and &eaffirmation


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Summary

•

3ational Standard 6A3S87 – Ballot to t!e S-"ommittee 6or Subcommittee7 .embers

• 8nternational Standard 68S#28,"7

– Ballot to t!e 'A* 6determines >+S+ position7 'A* .embers

iaison *roups >SA &epresentative >SA ocument "oordinator 'A* "!air


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6esult

• 8mpact of 3ational and 8nternational Standards

– 4ealt! and safety $ e+g+ Speec! 8nterference

– Public good $ e+g+ "lassroom Acoustics

– .easurement $ e+g+ Sound Power

– 8nstruments $ e+g+% Sound evel .eter

–

'rade

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