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UNI EN ISO 7731 : 2009

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ERGONOMICS - DANGER SIGNALS FOR PUBLIC AND WORK AREAS - AUDITORY DANGER SIGNALS
Published date

05-03-2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Safety requirements
  4.1 General
  4.2 Recognition
      4.2.1 Introduction
      4.2.2 Audibility
      4.2.3 Distinctiveness
      4.2.4 Unambiguity
      4.2.5 Moving sources
  4.3 Review of the signal
  4.4 Recommended maximum level of the danger signal
5 Test methods
  5.1 Measurement equipment
  5.2 Objective acoustic measurements
      5.2.1 General
      5.2.2 Weighted measurements
      5.2.3 Measurements made in the frequency domain
      5.2.4 Measurement of the auditory signal with
            ambient noise present
  5.3 Subjective test method
6 Design criteria for auditory danger signals
  6.1 General
  6.2 Sound-pressure level
  6.3 Spectral characteristics
  6.4 Temporal characteristics
      6.4.1 Temporal distribution of the danger signal
      6.4.2 Temporal distribution of the frequencies
      6.4.3 Duration of the danger signals
  6.5 Information required from suppliers
Annex A (normative) - Definitions of symbols
Annex B (normative) - Calculation of effective
        masked threshold
Annex C (normative) - Listening test
Annex D (informative) - Examples of danger signals
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 98/37/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

This International Standard specifies the physical principles of design, ergonomic requirements and the corresponding test methods for danger signals for public and work areas in the signal reception area and gives guidelines for the design of the signals.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes UNI EN 457. (01/2006)
DocumentType
Test Method
PublisherName
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Status
Current
Supersedes

IEC 61672-2:2013+AMD1:2017 CSV Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 2: Pattern evaluation tests
IEC 60849:1998 Sound systems for emergency purposes
ISO 9921:2003 Ergonomics Assessment of speech communication
ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
ISO 4869-1:1990 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation
ISO 11429:1996 Ergonomics System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
IEC 60268-16:2011 Sound system equipment - Part 16: Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech transmission index
ISO 11428:1996 Ergonomics Visual danger signals General requirements, design and testing
ISO 8201:1987 Acoustics Audible emergency evacuation signal
IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters

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