This British Standard describes methods for rating and assessing sound of an industrial and/or commercial nature, which includes:
a) sound from industrial and manufacturing processes;
b) sound from fixed installations which comprise mechanical and electrical plant and equipment;
c) sound from the loading and unloading of goods and materials at industrial and/or commercial premises; and
d) sound from mobile plant and vehicles that is an intrinsic part of the overall sound emanating from premises or processes, such as that from fork-lift trucks, or that from train or ship movements on or around an industrial and/or commercial site.

The methods described in this British Standard use outdoor sound levels to assess the likely effects of sound on people who might be inside or outside a dwelling or premises used for residential purposes upon which sound is incident.

Cross References:
BS EN 60942
BS EN 61672-1
BS EN 61260
DIN 45680
ANSI/ASA S12.18
ISO 9613-2
BS 7580-1
BS EN ISO 3740
BS 8233
BS EN ISO 3747
BS EN ISO 389-7
ISO 1996-2
BS ISO 12913-1:2014


Incorporates the following:
Amendment, June 2019