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Checking of sound level meters and calibrators with tracers, Souorce: IFA

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Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA)
Division 4
Stephan Schlimbach
Alte Heerstraße 111
53757 Sankt Augustin
Germany
Phone: +49 2241 231-2626
Fax: +49 2241 231-2234

Testing of sound level meters

The IFA is the calibration centre for the OSH sound level meters of the institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention. For a sound level meter to obtain official calibration, it must have undergone a design test at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt or PTB (national metrology institute). The successfully tested and hence calibratable sound level meters and their manufacturers can be found in a list at the PTB (in German only).

 

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Successfully tested and hence calibratable sound level meters and their manufacturers
(List of PTB, in German)