Standards Secretariat

American National Standards Committees

• ASC S1, Acoustics
• ASC S2, Mechanical Vibration and Shock
• ASC S3, Bioacoustics

• S3/SC 1 Animal Bioacoustics

• ASC S12, Noise

U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (U.S. TAGs)

• ISO/TC 108 Mechanical vibration and shock
• ISO/TC 43, Acoustics
• ISO/TC 43/SC 1, Noise
• IEC/TC 29, Electroacoustics

Recent News Releases

New Standards Published!

News Release New National Standards Released for Acoustics in Permanent and Modular Classrooms ANSI/ASA S12.60-2010/Part 1 and ANSI/ASA S12.60-2009/Part 2 are now available online at no cost.

News Release ANSI/ASA S12.64-2009/Part 1, American National Standard Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Underwater Sound from Ships- Part 1: General Requirements

News Release ANSI/ASA S2.28-2009, American National Standard Guide for the Measurement and Evaluation of Broadband Vibration of Surface Ship Auxiliary Rotating Machinery.

News Release  ANSI/ASA S12.67-2008 American National Standard Pre-Installation Airborne Sound Measurements and Acceptance Criteria of Shipboard Equipment.

 News Release ANSI/ASA S12.6-2008 American National Standard Methods for Measuring the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors. 

News Release ANSI/ASA S12.68-2007 American National Standard Methods of Estimating Effective A-Weighted Sound Pressure Levels When Hearing Protectors are Worn

New Standards Subcommittee on Animal Bioacoustics Approved by ASC S3

New Benefit for ASA Members - Free Standards

Educational Use of Standards  If you are an educator who would like to use one or more standards in your classroom, please read our  News release!  It is now easy and inexpensive to put standards in the hands of your students.

Standards Information

• Upcoming Meetings
• Open Ballots
• New Work Items (Look here for news about new projects and calls for experts.)
• E-learning opportunities available from ANSI
• Introduction to the ASA Standards Program (PowerPoint)

Tools

• Forms (Look here for comment forms, membership application, and new work item proposal form.  Please request a template if you are writing a standard.)

• Editorial Rules (PDF)
• ASC Operating Procedures (PDF)

Help wanted!

Are you a USER of standards related to acoustics and vibration?  If so, your input is needed. Learn how you can participate in the development of the standards you use.

Participation

• How you can participate  (PDF)

• Who else is involved?

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