What’s New in ASA Standards
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ASA/ANSI S12.3-2023
Declaration of Product Noise Emission Values
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This Standard gives general requirements and guidelines for how to properly and uniformly provide product noise level information to the public. It specifies the noise emission values to be declared for a batch of machines, equipment, or products; the method for determining the mean A-weighted sound power level; and the method for determining applicable standard deviations. This standard is applicable to commercially available products that emit noise.
Who would use this standard? Manufacturers of noise-making products and purchasers thereof, and associated industry groups and trade associations. Also, NGOs and other groups concerned about noise. This Standard gives general requirements and guidelines for how to properly and uniformly provide product noise level information to the public.
What market does this standard serve? All prospective purchasers of commercially available products that emit acoustical noise, from individual consumers to large-scale organizations. Secondarily, this standard will serve the market for drafting derivative standards, regulations, purchase specifications, private contracts, and other documents dealing with product noise.
Why purchase this standard? Manufacturers of commercial products or their agents will learn and understand the method and requirements for declaring their product noise levels when they put them on the market (i.e., how to communicate noise level information to the public in a uniform fashion). There are not different options available for this (e.g., in other documents), making this standard the defining document.
In addition, standards organizations and industry groups will want to purchase this standard to provide them guidance in drafting derivative standards and test codes for specific product types. Finally, purchasing groups, regulators, NGOs, and private contractors would be interested in purchasing this standard to guide them in what to ask for or require in their purchasing specs or regulations relating to the noise emission levels of the products under consideration for purchase.
Ultimately, this standard will benefit users by providing them with the agreed-to and uniform method for declaring (publishing) the noise levels of products being considered for purchase.
