This International Standard specifies the performance specifications and tolerance limits for instruments
designed to measure vibration values, for the purpose of assessing human response to vibration. It includes
requirements for pattern evaluation, periodic verification and in-situ checks, and the specification of vibration
calibrators for in-situ checks.
Vibration instruments specified in this International Standard can be single instruments, combinations of
instrumentation or computer-based acquisition and analysis systems.
Vibration instruments specified in this International Standard are intended to measure vibrations for one or
more applications, such as
hand-transmitted vibration (see ISO 5349-1),
whole-body vibration (see ISO 2631-1, ISO 2631-2, ISO 2631-4), and
low-frequency whole-body vibration in the frequency range from 0,1 Hz to 0,5 Hz (see ISO 2631-1).
Vibration instruments can be designed for measurement according to one or more of the frequency weightings
defined within each of these applications.
Three levels of performance testing are defined in this International Standard:
a) pattern evaluation, i.e. a full test of the instrument against the specifications defined in this International
Standard;
b) periodic verification, i.e. an intermediate set of tests designed to ensure that an instrument remains within
the required performance specification, and
c) in-situ checks, i.e. a minimum level of testing required to indicate that an instrument is likely to be
functioning within the required performance specification.
ISO 8041:2005 Referenced Document
IEC 61000-4-2:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques; Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3:2002 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3: Testing and measurement techniques; Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test*, 2006-12-19 Update
IEC 61000-4-6 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) — Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques — Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields*, 2023-06-06 Update
IEC 61000-6-2:1999 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity for industrial environments
ISO 2041 Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring - Vocabulary*, 2018-10-01 Update
ISO 2631-1 Mechanical vibration and shock — Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration — Part 1: General requirements AMENDMENT 1
ISO 2631-2 Mechanical vibration and shock - Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration - Part 2: Vibration in buildings (1 Hz to 80 Hz)
ISO 2631-4 Mechanical vibration and shock - Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration - Part 4: Guidelines for the evaluation of the effects of vibration and rotational motion on passenger and crew comfort in; Amendment 1*, 2010-07-01 Update
ISO 5348 Mechanical vibration and shock - Mechanical mounting of accelerometers*, 2020-12-31 Update
ISO 5349-1:2001 Mechanical vibration - Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration - Part 1: General requirements
ISO 8041:2005 history
2007ISO 8041:2005/cor 1:2007 Human response to vibration - Measuring instrumentation; Technical Corrigendum 1
2005ISO 8041:2005 Human response to vibration - Measuring instrumentation
1999ISO 8041:1990/Amd 1:1999 Human response to vibration - Measuring instrumentation; Amendment 1
1993ISO 8041:1990/Cor 1:1993 Human response to vibration; measuring instrumentation; technical corrigendum 1
1990ISO 8041:1990 Human response to vibration; measuring instrumentation