SIST EN ISO 17651-2:2024

Simultaneous interpreting - Interpreters’ working environment - Part 2: Requirements and recommendations for mobile booths (ISO 17651-2:2024)

This document specifies requirements and recommendations for the design, use and siting of mobile booths for simultaneous interpreting. The main features of mobile booths that distinguish them from permanent booths are that they can be dismantled, moved and set up in a room. This document also ensures the usability and accessibility of booths for all interpreters.
This document is to be used in conjunction with ISO 20109, which contains requirements and recommendations for the equipment necessary for simultaneous interpreting. For requirements and recommendations for mobile booths which do not have a direct view of a room, see ISO 17651-3.[1]
[1]  Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: ISO/CD 17651-3.2:2024.

Simultandolmetschen - Arbeitsumfeld des Dolmetschers - Teil2: Anforderungen an und Empfehlungen für mobile Kabinen (ISO 17651-2:2024)

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an und Empfehlungen für die Ausführung, Nutzung und Standortwahl von mobilen Kabinen für Simultandolmetschen fest. Die Hauptmerkmale, die sie von ortsfesten Kabinen für Simultandolmetschen unterscheiden, sind jene, dass mobile Kabinen demontiert, transportiert und in einem Raum aufgebaut werden können. Dieses Dokument stellt auch die Verwendbarkeit und Zugänglichkeit für alle Dolmetscher sicher.
Dieses Dokument ist zur Verwendung in Verbindung mit ISO20109 vorgesehen, die Anforderungen an und Empfehlungen für die Ausrüstungen, die für Simultandolmetschen erforderlich sind, enthält. Anforderungen an und Empfehlungen für mobile Kabinen ohne direkte Sicht auf einen Raum sind in ISO17651-3
1 enthalten.

Interprétation simultanée - Environnement de travail des interprètes - Partie 2: Exigences et recommandations pour les cabines mobiles (ISO 17651-2:2024)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences et recommandations relatives à la conception, à l’utilisation et à l’installation de cabines mobiles pour l’interprétation simultanée. La caractéristique qui distingue principalement les cabines mobiles des cabines permanentes est leur capacité à être démontées, transportées et installées dans une salle. Ce document garantit également la facilité d’utilisation et l’accessibilité des cabines pour tous les interprètes.
Le présent document est destiné à être utilisé conjointement avec l’ISO 20109, qui contient les exigences et recommandations relatives à l’équipement nécessaire pour l’interprétation simultanée. Pour les exigences et recommandations relatives aux cabines mobiles qui n’ont pas une vue directe sur la salle, voir l’ISO 17651-3[1].
[1] En cours d’élaboration. Stade au moment de la publication : ISO/CD 17651-3.2:2024.

Simultano tolmačenje - Delovno okolje tolmačev - 2. del: Zahteve in priporočila za premične kabine (ISO 17651-2:2024)

Ta dokument določa zahteve in priporočila za izdelavo, uporabo in postavitev premičnih kabin za simultano tolmačenje. Premične kabine se od vgrajenih kabin v glavnem razlikujejo po tem, da jih je mogoče razstaviti, preseliti in postaviti v prostor. Ta dokument zagotavlja tudi uporabnost in dostopnost kabin za tolmače.
Ta dokument je treba uporabljati skupaj s standardom ISO 20109, ki vsebuje zahteve in priporočila za opremo za simultano tolmačenje. Za zahteve in priporočila v zvezi s premičnimi kabinami brez neposrednega pogleda na prostor glejte standard ISO 17651-3.[1]

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 17-Apr-2023
• Publication Date: 18-Apr-2024
• ICS: 91.040.10 - Public buildings
• Technical Committee: IDT - Information, documentation, language and terminology
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 20-Mar-2024
• Due Date: 25-May-2024
• Completion Date: 19-Apr-2024
• Mandate: M/516 - Request addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI for standardisation activities regarding facilities and equipment for interpretation services
• Ref Project: EN ISO 17651-2:2024 - Simultaneous interpreting - Interpreters’ working environment - Part 2: Requirements and recommendations for mobile booths (ISO 17651-2:2024)

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN ISO 4043:2017 - Simultaneous interpreting - Mobile booths - Requirements (ISO 4043:2016)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2024

Overview

EN ISO 17651-2:2024 - Simultaneous interpreting - Interpreters’ working environment - Part 2: Requirements and recommendations for mobile booths (ISO 17651-2:2024) specifies design, siting and use guidance for mobile booths used in simultaneous interpreting. Published by CEN/ISO in 2024 (superseding EN ISO 4043:2016), the standard focuses on booths that can be dismantled, moved and set up temporarily, while ensuring usability and accessibility for all interpreters. It is intended for events and venues not permanently equipped for multilingual conferences.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard addresses the main functional and human factors that affect simultaneous interpreting in mobile booths:

• Location and siting
  • Room characteristics, visibility and direct view of the event, accessibility and placement to support visual communication.
• Design and construction
  • General requirements for booth assemblies, dimensions, mass, handling, transport and storage considerations that distinguish mobile booths from permanent installations.
• Acoustics and ventilation
  • Sound insulation and absorption to protect interpreters from external noise; recommended approaches to booth ventilation (noting a novel ventilation approach introduced in this edition).
• Openings and interfaces
  • Doors, windows, cable passages and language display provisions to support equipment and workflow.
• Booth interior and ergonomics
  • Lighting, colours, work surface, furniture, storage, electrical supply, internet access and video displays tailored to interpreters’ needs.
• Operational support
  • Requirements for technical control, technical support staff and amenities (interpreters’ room, toilets) to maintain working conditions and reduce stress.

Practical applications

EN ISO 17651-2:2024 is applied when planning, procuring or operating mobile interpreting booths for:

• Temporary conferences, international meetings and hybrid events
• Venues (public buildings, conference centres) requiring temporary multilingual infrastructure
• Rental and manufacture of portable interpreting booths and modular systems
• Health, safety and accessibility assessments for event setups

Benefits include improved interpreter performance, consistent user experience, and guidance for compliant booth design, transport and installation.

Who should use this standard

• Event organisers and conference planners
• Booth manufacturers and modular booth designers
• Audio-visual suppliers and rental companies
• Venue managers and architects of public buildings
• Conference technical staff and interpreters
• Standards and compliance officers

Related standards

• ISO 20109 - equipment requirements and recommendations for simultaneous interpreting (to be used in conjunction with EN ISO 17651-2:2024)
• ISO 17651-3 - requirements for mobile booths without a direct view (under development at time of publication)
• EN ISO 4043:2016 - superseded by this edition

Keywords: EN ISO 17651-2:2024, mobile booths, simultaneous interpreting, interpreters’ working environment, booth design, acoustics, booth accessibility.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 4043:2017
Simultano tolmačenje - Delovno okolje tolmačev - 2. del: Zahteve in priporočila za
premične kabine (ISO 17651-2:2024)
Simultaneous interpreting - Interpreters’ working environment - Part 2: Requirements and
recommendations for mobile booths (ISO 17651-2:2024)
Simultandolmetschen - Arbeitsumfeld des Dolmetschers - Teil2: Anforderungen an und
Empfehlungen für mobile Kabinen (ISO 17651-2:2024)
Interprétation simultanée - Environnement de travail des interprètes - Partie 2: Exigences
et recommandations pour les cabines mobiles (ISO 17651-2:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17651-2:2024
ICS:
91.040.10 Javne stavbe Public buildings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 17651-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.040.10 Supersedes EN ISO 4043:2016
English Version
Simultaneous interpreting - Interpreters' working
environment - Part 2: Requirements and
recommendations for mobile booths (ISO 17651-2:2024)
Interprétation simultanée - Environnement de travail Simultandolmetschen - Arbeitsumfeld des
des interprètes - Partie 2: Exigences et Dolmetschers - Teil 2: Anforderungen an und
recommandations pour les cabines mobiles (ISO Empfehlungen für mobile Kabinen (ISO 17651-2:2024)
17651-2:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 December 2023.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 17651-2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 37
"Language and terminology" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by July 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 4043:2016.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17651-2:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17651-2:2024 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 17651-2
First edition
Simultaneous interpreting —
2024-01
Interpreters’ working
environment —
Part 2:
Requirements and
recommendations for mobile
booths
Interprétation simultanée — Environnement de travail des
interprètes —
Partie 2: Exigences et recommandations pour les cabines mobiles
Reference number
ISO 17651-2:2024(en) © ISO 2024

ISO 17651-2:2024(en)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Location . 2
4.1 Room characteristics .2
4.2 Siting and visibility .3
4.3 Accessibility .4
4.4 Technical control and technical support staff .4
5 Design . 5
5.1 General requirements .5
5.2 Dimensions, mass and handling .5
5.2.1 Dimensions .5
5.2.2 Mass and handling .7
5.2.3 Transport and storage .7
5.3 Doors .7
5.4 Windows.8
5.5 Acoustics .8
5.5.1 Sound insulation .8
5.5.2 Sound absorption .8
5.6 Ventilation .9
5.7 Cable passages .9
5.8 Language displays .9
6 Booth interior . 9
6.1 General requirements .9
6.2 Colours .9
6.3 Lighting .10
6.4 Work surface .10
6.5 Electricity supply .10
6.6 Internet access .11
6.7 Furniture .11
6.8 Video displays.11
6.9 Storage for documents and equipment .11
7 Amenities for interpreters .11
7.1 Toilets .11
7.2 Interpreters’ room .11
Bibliography .12

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ISO 17651-2:2024(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 37, Language and terminology, Subcommittee
SC 5, Translation, interpreting and related technology, in collaboration with the European Committee
for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/SS A07, Translation and Interpretation services, in
accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition cancels and replaces the third edition of ISO 4043:2016, which has been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— the document has been generally updated due to technological developments;
— requirements have been formulated in a technology-neutral way;
— the structure of the various parts of the ISO 17651 series has been aligned;
— a novel approach to booth ventilation has been introduced.
A list of all parts in the ISO 17651 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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ISO 17651-2:2024(en)
Introduction
This document concerns mobile booths for simultaneous interpreting. Mobile booths are designed to be
temporarily set up and used in a variety of locations not equipped for the hosting of multilingual events, for
the duration of the event. This document also describes their installation and use with a direct view of the
room in which the communicative event takes place.
There are a number of things to be taken into account when designing and installing mobile booths.
Interpreting is an activity that requires high levels of concentration, therefore the working environment has
to meet the highest standards to minimize stress.
This document addresses the following:
a) workplace setting of spoken language interpreters;
b) visual communication between interpreters and participants at an event;
c) sound insulation from the noise transmitted from the booth’s environment to a booth;
d) dimensions, mass and handling.

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International Standard ISO 17651-2:2024(en)
Simultaneous interpreting — Interpreters’ working
environment —
Part 2:
Requirements and recommendations for mobile booths
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and recommendations for the design, use and siting of mobile booths
for simultaneous interpreting. The main features of mobile booths that distinguish them from permanent
booths are that they can be dismantled, moved and set up in a room. This document also ensures the
usability and accessibility of booths for all interpreters.
This document is to be used in conjunction with ISO 20109, which contains requirements and
recommendations for the equipment necessary for simultaneous interpreting. For requirements and
1)
recommendations for mobile booths which do not have a direct view of a room, see ISO 17651-3.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 1182, Reaction to fire tests for products — Non-combustibility test
ISO 3382-1, Acoustics — Measurement of room acoustic parameters — Part 1: Performance spaces
ISO 3382-2, Acoustics — Measurement of room acoustic parameters — Part 2: Reverberation time in ordinary
rooms
ISO 8995-1, Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor
ISO 11228-1, Ergonomics — Manual handling — Part 1: Lifting, lowering and carrying
ISO 11925-3, Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame
— Part 3: Multi-source test
ISO 16283-1, Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 1:
Airborne sound insulation
ISO 21542:2021, Building construction — Accessibility and usability of the built environment
EN 1335-1, Office furniture — Office work chair — Part 1: Dimensions – Determination of dimensions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
1) Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: ISO/CD 17651-3.2:2024.

ISO 17651-2:2024(en)
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
interpreter
person who interprets
[SOURCE: ISO 20539:2023, 3.1.13]
3.2
inte
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