What is BS 4142 about?
BS 4142 on industrial and commercial sound is the latest edition of a British Standard which describes how to rate and assess industrial and commercial sound.
BS 4142 describes methods for rating and assessing sound of an industrial and/or commercial nature.
The methods described in BS 4142 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.
Who is BS 4142 for?
BS 4142 on methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound is relevant to:
BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 history
2019BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound
2014BS 4142:2014 Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound
1997BS 4142:1997 Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas