Abstract
The elaboration of technical standards is a difficult and expensive activity, not always necessary, since there are international standards that can be used. Therefore, the elaboration of technical standards in Brazil is, in general, linked to several programs and regulations developed in this country. Among these are the Brazilian labeling program, which intends to label domestic appliances; the approval of new car models and the annual control of the existent fleet; occupational noise control programs and the growing requirement for the accreditation of calibration and testing laboratories. In particular, in the electroacoustics area, in 1998 a Technical Committee formed of 3 Working Groups was created, which developed 11 technical standard projects relating to specific programs in the process or in the elaboration phase such as the introduction of the conformity tests for equipment used for acoustic measurements, the creation of a conformity label for audio equipment, and an intercomparision program at the national level for the calibration of audiometers. This contribution aims to show a general vision of the state of the art of Brazilian standardization as well as the several programs for which these standards will serve as support.
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