ISO Standards for the Language Industry

BS EN ISO 2109 Simultaneous interpreting - Equipment- Requirements

This document was published as an ISO at the end of 2016 and as a BS EN in January 2017

1. Scope

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This document specifies requirements for equipment used for simultaneous interpreting.

Accessibility requirements are defined in Annex A.

Requirements for booths furniture are defined in Annex B.

Requirements on the system operation are defined in Annex C.

In conjunction with either ISO 2603 or ISO 4043, ISO 20108 and this document provide the relevant

requirements both for the quality and transmission of sound and image provided to interpreters and

for the equipment needed in the booths.