THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF

AMERICA STANDARDS PROGRAM

Paul D. Schomer, Chair ASACOS

&
Susan Blaeser, Standards Manager
Updated Nov. 2007

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Why Standardize?
Some reasons are obvious

Safety

Assure interoperability of parts

Benefit from best in class information

Strive for quality

Some are less tangible

Provide basis for government regulation

Promote product acceptance

Facilitate entry into new markets

Level the competitive field

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Constituent Organizations of
the ASA Standards Secretariat

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ASACOS
Acoustical Society of America Committee on Standards
ASACOS Policy, finances and program oversight
Representative of each ASA Technical Committee
Chairs & Vice Chairs of Standards Committees
Ex Officio representatives from ASA, TAGs, etc.
Acts on behalf of ASA and makes recommendations to the Executive
Council
Executive Committee Acts for ASACOS when quick action is needed
Chair, Vice-Chair & Standards Manager
Steering Committee Procedural matters
Executive Committee Members
Chairs of Committees

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Accredited Standards Committees Operating

Under ANSI Procedures
S1- Acoustics
S2- Mechanical
Vibration and Shock
S3- Bioacoustics
S3/SC 1 Animal
Bioacoustics
S12- Noise

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S1, Acoustics
Acoustical terminology
Sound level meters
Microphones
Acoustical calibrators
Filters
Physical sound measurements
Noise dosimeters
Surface impedance
measurement

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S2, Mechanical Vibration and Shock

Calibration of shock and
vibration transducers
Characteristics of resilient
mounting
Mechanical vibration of
rotating machines
Human exposure to
vibration
Balancing

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S3, Bioacoustics
Hearing aid specifications
Audiometry
Speech interference levels
Articulation index
Threshold of hearing-Audiometric Zero
Calculation of loudness
levels

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NEW

S3/SC 1, Animal Bioacoustics

Effects of sound on
animals (aquatic and
terrestrial)
Instrumentation
Weighting
Terminology

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S12, Noise
Environmental noise
measurement and
assessment
Sound power
measurement
Hearing conservation
Factory noise
measurement

Liaison Groups (e.g., SAE, ASTM)

motor vehicles, aircraft, construction
equipment, power tools

Noise from ships

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ISO/IEC Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)

Operating Under ANSI Accredited Procedures
IEC/TC29
Electroacoustics
ISO/TC 43 Acoustics
ISO/TC 43/SC 1 Noise

Continued on next
slide.

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ISO/IEC Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)

Operating Under ANSI Accredited Procedures (cont.)
ISO/TC 108 Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring
SC 2 Measurement and evaluation of mechanical
vibration
and shock as applied to machines, vehicles and structures
SC 3 Use and calibration of vibration and shock
measuring instruments
SC 4 Human exposure to mechanical
vibration
and shock
SC 5 Condition monitoring and
diagnostics of machines
SC 6 Vibration and shock generating
systems

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U.S. Technical Advisory Groups

Organizational members
Chair (vice chair or co-chair)
Provides pool of experts who may participate in
ISO/IEC working groups
Establishes U.S. position on ISO/IEC matters more
than 80 times per year

For each ISO/IEC ballot a coordinator is

appointed

Comments solicited from TAG members

Coordinated comments and vote submitted

through ANSI (USNC in IEC)
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ISO Secretariats Administered by ASA

ISO/TC 108 Mechanical vibration, shock and condition
monitoring
ISO/TC 108/SC 5 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of
machines

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Primary Documents
ANSI Approved Documents
American National
Standards
Nationally Adopted
International Standards
Other, e.g., Technical
Reports
ISO/IEC Approved Documents
ISO/IEC Standards
Other, e.g., Technical
Reports, Technical
Specifications

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Standards Committee & Subcommittee

Membership
Voting
Organizational Members

Companies

Societies, Trade Assoc.

Government agencies
Non-voting

Individual Experts
Working Group Chairs
Working Group Members
Ad hoc Groups
Advisory Groups
Liaison Groups, e.g., SAE, ASTM
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ANSI Standards Development Process

New Work Effort
Proposal
Ballot Approval
Allocate to existing or new WG
Working Group
Develop Draft Document
Ballot by S-Committee
Try to Reverse Negative Votes or Positions

Adopt
30-day review
Re-ballot a substantially new document

Public review and comment

Develop Consensus--Much more than a plurality ~90 %
5-year Review and Reaffirmation

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ISO Standards Development Process

New Work Effort
Proposal
Ballot Approval-- TAG Vote
Allocate to existing or new WG
Working Group
Working Draft
Develop Committee Draft (CD-1, CD-2, etc.)

Ballot by member bodies to become a

Standard (DIS)--TAG Vote

Draft International

Committee
Ballot DIS to become Final DIS-- TAG Vote
Ballot FDIS to become a Standard-- TAG Vote

67% of P-members voting; 75 % of votes

5-year Review and Reaffirmation

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Summary
National Standard (ANSI)
Ballot to the S-Committee (or Subcommittee) Members
International Standard (ISO/IEC)
Ballot to the TAG (determines U.S. position)

TAG Members

Liaison Groups

USA Representative

USA Document Coordinator

TAG Chair

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Result
Impact of National and International Standards
Health and safety e.g. Speech Interference
Public good e.g. Classroom Acoustics
Measurement e.g. Sound Power
Instruments e.g., Sound Level Meter
Trade

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