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EH/1/3 - Residential and industrial noise

Sector: Sustainability

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Overview: Under the direction of the EH/1, is responsible, via parent committee EH/1, for British Standards and also UK input into ISO/TC43/SC1 and CEN/TC211 for standardisation in the field of residential & industrial noise.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 17534-3 Acoustics — Software for the calculation of sound outdoors. Part 3: Recommendations for quality assured implementation of ISO 9613-2 in software according to ISO 17534-1

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
PD ISO/TS 12913-4 Acoustics — Soundscape — Part 4: Design and intervention

Categories: Unclassified documents

Comment resolution begins : 2026-07-10 		Comment resolution
CEN/TC 211 N 438, Acoustics – Noise from shooting ranges – Part 6: Sound pressure measurements close to the source for determining exposure to sound

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Acoustics | Acoustics. Other

Proposal begins : 2021-07-19 		Proposal
BS ISO 9613-2:2024/Amd 1 Acoustics — Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors —. Part 2: Engineering method for the prediction of sound pressure levels outdoors — Amendment 1

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Drafting begins : 2026-06-30 		Drafting
BS ISO 26573 Acoustics — Procedures for assessment and prediction of noise annoyance

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 12913-2 Acoustics -- Soundscape. Part 2: Data collection and reporting requirements

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Public comment begins : 2017-04-18 		Public comment
BS 7445 Description and measurement of environmental sound - Guide

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
Published (20)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 20065:2022 Acoustics. Objective method for assessing the audibility of tones in noise. Engineering method

Categories: Noise. Human beings | Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2023-02-21 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 16755-1:2025 Acoustics. Non-acoustic factors influencing the perception, interpretation and response to environmental sounds. Definition and conceptual framework

Categories: Acoustics. Other

Published standard begins : 2025-05-08 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 15666:2021 Acoustics. Assessment of noise annoyance by means of social and socio-acoustic surveys

Categories: Noise. Human beings

Published standard begins : 2021-05-27 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 12913-3:2025 Acoustics. Soundscape. Data analysis

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2025-05-12 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 17534-4:2020 Acoustics. Software for the calculation of sound outdoors. Recommendations for a quality assured implementation of the COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/996 in software according to ISO 17534-1

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2020-11-20 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 17534-2:2014 Acoustics. Software for the calculation of sound outdoors. General recommendations for test cases and quality assurance interface

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2014-09-25 		Published standard
BS ISO 9613-2:2024 Acoustics. Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors. Engineering method for the prediction of sound pressure levels outdoors

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2024-01-23 		Published standard
BS ISO 22955:2021 Acoustics. Acoustic quality of open office spaces

Categories: Noise. Human beings | Acoustics. Sound insulation

Published standard begins : 2021-05-06 		Published standard
BS ISO 17534-1:2015 Acoustics. Software for the calculation of sound outdoors. Quality requirements and quality assurance

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2015-05-29 		Published standard
BS ISO 13474:2009 Acoustics. Framework for calculating a distribution of sound exposure levels for impulsive sound events for the purposes of environmental noise assessment

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Published standard begins : 2010-02-03 		Published standard
Withdrawn (12)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 12913-3:2019 Acoustics. Soundscape. Data analysis

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Withdrawn begins : 2025-05-12 		Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 Acoustics. Soundscape. Data collection and reporting requirements

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Withdrawn begins : 2026-01-28 		Withdrawn
DD ISO/TS 15666:2003 Acoustics. Assessment of noise annoyance by means of social and socio-acoustic surveys

Categories: Noise. Human beings

Withdrawn begins : 2021-05-27 		Withdrawn
DD ISO/TS 13474:2003 Acoustics. Impulse sound propagation for environmental noise assessment

Categories: Measurement. Acoustics. General

Withdrawn begins : 2010-02-03 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 17201-6:2021 Acoustics. Noise from shooting ranges. Sound pressure measurements close to the source for determining exposure to sound

Categories: Noise. Human beings | Noise. Machines and equipment | Military engineering. Military affairs. Weapons | Sports facilities

Withdrawn begins : 2022-10-12 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 9612:2009 Acoustics. Determination of occupational noise exposure. Engineering method

Categories: Noise. Human beings | Noise. Machines and equipment | Electroacoustics

Withdrawn begins : 2018-02-12 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 17201-6:2022 Acoustics. Noise from shooting ranges. Sound pressure measurements close to the source for determining exposure to sound

Categories: Noise. Human beings | Noise. Machines and equipment | Military engineering. Military affairs. Weapons | Sports facilities

Withdrawn begins : 2023-01-10 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 17201-4:2006 Acoustics. Noise from shooting ranges. Prediction of projectile sound

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Military engineering. Military affairs. Weapons | Sports facilities

Withdrawn begins : 2025-08-07 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 17201-3:2010 Acoustics. Noise from shooting ranges. Guidelines for sound propagation calculations

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Military engineering. Military affairs. Weapons | Sports facilities

Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 17201-2:2006 Acoustics. Noise from shooting ranges. Estimation of muzzle blast and projectile sound by calculation

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Military engineering. Military affairs. Weapons | Sports facilities

Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-24 		Withdrawn