Recognized standard

S12.65-2006 (Reaffirmed 2020)

FDA recognition 4-177 · ANSI · Dental/ENT

Key facts

Recognition number 4-177
Designation S12.65-2006 (Reaffirmed 2020)
Title American National Standard For Rating Noise with Respect to Speech Interference
Standards developer American National Standards Institute
Specialty area Dental/ENT
Date of entry Jul 9, 2014
Device classes Class 1, Class 2, Class 3
Scope (excerpt) This standard defines a simple numerical method for rating the expected speech-interfering aspects of noise using acoustical measurements of the noise. The relevant acoustical characteristics of the noise are summarized in terms of a single-valued index known as the speech interference level. The…

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