Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (c. 14)

ANNEX III U.K. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY EQUIPMENT FOR USE OUTDOORS

PART B NOISE TEST CODES FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

13. CONVEYING AND SPRAYING MACHINES FOR CONCRETE AND MORTAR U.K.

Operating conditions during test U.K.

If the machine is equipped with a boom, this is set upright and the pipe shall be lead back to the filler funnel. If this is not the case the machine shall be equipped with a horizontal pipe of at least 30 m leading back to the filler funnel

Test under load U.K.

(i)

For machines conveying and spraying concrete:

The conveying system and the pipe shall be filled with a medium similar to concrete, the cement being replaced by an admixture, e.g. finest ash. The machine shall operate at its maximum output, the period of one working cycle being not more than 5 seconds (if this period is exceeded, water shall be added to the ‘concrete’ in order to reach this value).

(ii)

For machines conveying and spraying mortar:

The conveying system and the pipe shall be filled with a medium similar to finishing mortar, the cement being replaced by an admixture, e.g. methyl cellulose. The machine shall operate at its maximum output, the period of one working cycle being not more than 5 seconds (if this period is exceeded, water shall be added to the ‘mortar’ in order to reach this value)

Period of observation U.K.

The period of observation shall at least be 15 seconds