ASA Standards Publishes Newly Revised Standard: S12.61-2024

We’re delighted to announce the recent publication of a newly revised ASA Standard – S12.61-2024, Declaration and Verification of Noise Emission Values of Machinery, Equipment, and Products. The ASA Standards Program is pleased to announce the newly revised ANSI/ASA S12.61-20XX standard, which provides updated guidelines for measuring and evaluating workplace noise exposure. These revisions improve accuracy, consistency, and alignment with industry best practices, helping organizations better assess and manage noise-related risks in occupational environments. Abstract: Information on the acoustical noise emitted by machinery, equipment, and products is needed by consumers, manufacturers, building and land-use planners, governmental authorities, and others concerned about noise in order to make informed purchasing decisions. To […]

ASA Standards Publishes Newly Revised Standard: S1.42-2023

We’re delighted to announce today the publication of a newly revised ASA Standard – ASA/ANSI S1.42-2023 titled: Design Response of Weighting Networks for Acoustical Measurements. Note: if you purchased and continue to use/refer to the previous version of this newly revised standard – which was designated ASA/ANSI S1.42-2020 – please know this previous standard is now obsolete and must be replaced with this new version just published (ASA/ANSI S1.42-2023). This newly revised standard was approved via balloting by the volunteer members of our ASC S1 Acoustics Committee, chaired by Christopher J. Struck and with Vice-Chair, Chad Walber. Christopher J. Struck led development of this revised standard as Chair of S1 […]

ASA Standards Publishes Newly Revised Standard: S12.3-2023

We’re delighted to announce today the publication of a newly revised ASA Standard – ASA/ANSI S12.3-2023 titled: Declaration of Product Noise Emission Values. Note: if you purchased and continue to use/refer to the previous version of this newly revised standard – which was designated ASA/ANSI S12.3-1995 (ASA 57-1985) – please know this previous standard is now obsolete and must be replaced with this new version just published (ASA/ANSI S12.3-2023). This newly revised standard was approved via balloting by the volunteer members of our ASC S12 Noise Committee, chaired by Douglas F. Winker, PhD, (Acoustics Engineer with ETS-Lindgren) and with Vice-Chair, Derrick Knight (Lead Acoustics Engineer with Trane Technologies). Matthew A. Nobile, […]