Industrial sound level meter square law characteristic test.

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• Personal Author:
  Koshut RJ
• Description:
  The indicating instrument of an Industrial Sound Level Meter (ISLM) should respond to the root mean square of its input signal for its response to be directly proportional to the energy content of measured noise. Reference test requirements and an ISLM square law characteristic test are presented, noting the necessary equipment, procedures, and calculations and analysis. Square law characteristics, equipment serial numbers, computer programs, a description of the soundproof enclosure and calculations of ISLM readings are included in an appendix.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Chlorine Compounds Environmental Monitoring Hydrocarbons Insecticides Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Acoustical-measurements Measurement-instrumentation Morgantown-Technical-Report Noise-meters Sound-analyzers Testing Testing-equipment
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALOSH - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074497
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TC/P-014, 1976 Jan; :1-36
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:915c52c89f2ae222413602b3b01ef759a3b9eafca759506e3480e5f782335b186b692b48587ae66424622fe211fe7bfff881eacea07e2362885918dc9956d8f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178809/cdc_178809_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 786.01 KB ]