Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 33, August 16, 2024
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.D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 20-2901
Final Rulemaking published at 26 DCR 1499, 1501 (September 28, 1979)