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The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for
Use Outdoors Directive 2000/14/EC
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Subject area.
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Sound power levels of equipment for use outdoors.
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Intention of
legislation |
To control and monitor noise of equipment for use outdoors so as to reduce
noise nuisance; to remove technical barriers to trade arising out of member
States' different noise requirements; to simplify legislation by including
existing directives. Manufacturers are required to measure or have measured the
sound power level of 57 categories of equipment, 22 of which will have to meet
limits. Noise test methods will be harmonised standards wherever possible with a
choice of conformity assessment procedures.
Labels will need to be affixed to each item of equipment showing the
guaranteed sound power level and declarations of conformity will need to be
issued.
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| Coverage |
Equipment for use outdoors comprising a wide range
of Construction plant and equipment, including that in the previous directives,
equipment for gardens, for lifting, pumps, drills, saws, etc. A detailed list of equipment is given below.
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| Brief history |
Since about 1990 several member states have pressed
the Commission to review noise requirements in existing noise limit directives
and impose new requirements for other equipment.
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| Current position |
The Directive entered into force on 3 July 2000. The provisions of the
Directive became mandatory on 3 January 2002.
The Directive has been transposed into UK law by The
Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001
(S.I. 2001/1701) and entered into force on 3 July 2001.
Notified Bodies have been appointed and
underwent assessment to the Guidelines for
Organisations seeking Notified Body status to Undertake Noise Emission Testing,
Inspection and Certification.
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| Future work |
We will continue to represent the UK at future
Noise Committee meetings in Brussels and contribute to the Commission's draft
Guidelines on the Directive.
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| Guidance |
Comprehensive DTI guidance booklets are available
from our Downloadable Documents page. Hard
copies of most of our documents can be ordered on-line from there, or please
visit Publications.
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| Contacts |
Emma Smith
Department of Trade and Industry
STRD4
Bay 322
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SS
Tel 020 7215 1977
Fax 020 7215 1529
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EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO NOISE LIMITS
builders' hoists for the transport of goods
(combustion-engine-driven) compaction machines (only self-propelled and
walk-behind vibrating and non-vibrating rollers, vibratory plates and vibratory
rammers)
compressors (<350 kW)
concrete-breakers and picks, hand-held construction winches(combustion-engine
driven)
dozers (<500kW)
dumpers (<500 kW)
excavators, hydraulic or rope-operated (<500 kW) excavator-loaders (<500
kW)
graders (<500 kW)
hydraulic power packs
landfill compactors, loader-type with bucket (<500 kW) lawnmowers (excluding:
= agricultural and forestry equipment;
= multi-purpose devices, the main motorized component of which has an installed
power of more than 20 kW)
lawn trimmers/lawn edge trimmers
lift trucks (only combustion-engine driven counterbalanced lift trucks) loaders
(<500 kW)
motor hoes (< 3kW)
mobile cranes
paver-finishers (excluded are paver-finishers with a high compaction screed)
power generators (<400 kW)
tower cranes
welding generators
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EQUIPMENT NOT SUBJECT TO NOISE LIMITS
aerial access platforms with combustion engine
brush cutters
builders' hoists for the transport of goods (with electric motor)
building site band saw machines
building site circular saw benches
chain saws, portable
combined high pressure flushers and suction vehicles
compaction machines (only explosion rammers)
concrete or mortar mixers
construction winches (with electric motor)
conveying and spraying machines for concrete and mortar
conveyor belts
cooling equipment on vehicles
drill rigs
equipment for loading and unloading tanks or silos on trucks
glass recycling containers
grass trimmers /grass edge trimmers
hedge trimmers
high pressure flushers
high pressure water jet machines
hydraulic hammers
joint cutters
leaf blowers
leaf collectors
lift trucks, combustion-engine driven, counterbalanced (only "other
counterbalanced lift trucks" with a rated capacity of not more than 10t)
mobile waste containers
paver finishers (equipped with a high-compaction screed)
piling equipment
pipelayers
piste caterpillars power generators (=> 400 kw)
power sweepers
refuse collection vehicles
road milling machines
scarifiers
shredders/chippers
snow-removing systems with rotating tools (self-propelled, excluding
attachments)
suction vehicles
trenchers
truck mixers
water pump units (not for use under water)
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