Are your acoustic measurements fit for purpose?

An Institute of Acoustics one-day meeting discussing this topic is scheduled for 11 July 2007 at the National Physical Laboratory, organised by the Measurement and Instrumentation Group

This meeting, to be held at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington will be of interest to anyone who makes acoustical measurements or interprets them, such as acoustical consultants, environmental health practitioners, planners, health and safety officers, the legal profession and instrument manufacturers.

To answer this key question there are many items to consider - what is the appropriate instrumentation and accuracy, what method should be employed, and what will be the eventual use of the instrumentation or results of the measurements? This meeting has a varied programme providing illustrations and practical guidance on this key question for different applications.

It includes papers on sound level meter accuracy, calibration strategies (including a case study relating to the telecommunications industry), noise dosimetry, industrial application of machinery noise standards, unattended measurements and post measurement analysis of results of environmental noise surveys.

The meeting will also provide an opportunity to observe some practical demonstrations in the NPL suite of specialist measurement facilities, and a short workshop on the art of coupling an acoustic calibrator to a sound level meter.

Further details and the programme can be obtained from the IOA website, or telephone/contact Judy Edrich at the IOA.

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