D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
Chapter 20-29. NOISE MEASURING TEST PROCEDURES |
Section 20-2901. EQUIPMENT
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2901.1Sound-level meters and microphones shall meet Type II specifications per ANSI S1.4-1971.
2901.2Each sound-level meter shall be qualified annually.
2901.3Each sound-level meter and microphone device shall meet the following specifications:
(a)External calibration devices with a known sound pressure level output at a single known frequency between two hundred (200) Hz and one thousand (1,000) Hz, as specified by the manufacturer;
(b)Windscreen with insertion loss less than five tenths (0.5) dB(A) below eight (8) kHz;
(c)Stopwatch, capable of cumulative operation and accurate to two percent (2%) or better;
(d)Wind speed indicator with at least twenty percent (20%) accuracy at twelve miles per hour (12 mph); and
(e)Earphones with impedance meeting the sound level meter manufacturer's specifications.