Standardization|27/10/17

The French standard on open-space acoustics taken up by ISO

Home > The news of EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe > The French standard on open-space acoustics taken up by ISO

Eleven member countries of ISO/TC 43/SC1 “Noise” – Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States – have agreed to include in their work programme a new subject on the acoustics of open office spaces, based on the first standard on this subject, which is French.

This subject had undergone standardization work at the French level based on the documents produced by the Occupational Injuries Branch, leading to the publication in March 2016 of the first French standard on open-space acoustics (NF S31-199) “Acoustics – The acoustic performance of open office spaces”. Last May, the AFNOR/S30D Committee on “Acoustics in workplaces” proposed that this standard should be taken up in ISO/TC 43 /SC1, i.e. at the international level.

Accordingly, a working group, whose secretariat will be administered by AFNOR, will be set up very soon in ISO/TC 43/SC1. Their first meeting is expected to be held on 13 and 14 December 2017 at AFNOR (France).

Discover other news

Community news

27/03/24

Artificial intelligence: MEPs adopt “historic” law

On 13 March, the European Parliament adopted by a very large majority the world's first “binding” regulation on artificial intelligence, based on the draft presented by the European Commission in April 2021. The Council must now formally adopt it.

Abroad

27/03/24

DENMARK: A tool for creating a good working environment

An assessment of the working environment is an annual legal requirement for all companies with employees. Various tools are available, including the online tool developed in 2019 by experts at the Danish Working Environment Authority: the APV (arbejdspladsvurdering).

Abroad

27/03/24

DENMARK: the benefits of physical training during working hours

According to the National Centre for Work Environment Research, 3 x 10 minutes of exercise a week could reduce long-term sickness absence by 13%. As a result, three local authorities have taken it upon themselves to offer such training to home care workers during working hours.