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)

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

PART B NOISE TEST CODES FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

47. REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES U.K.

Operating conditions during test U.K.

Test under load U.K.

The refuse collection vehicle shall be tested in a stationary position for the following operating conditions.

1.

The engine is running at maximum speed provided by the manufacturer. The equipment shall not be running. This test is not carried out for vehicles with electrical supply only

2.

The compaction system is running

The refuse collection vehicle and the hopper receiving the waste are empty

If the engine speed is automatically accelerated when the compaction system is running, this value shall be measured. If the measured value is lower than the speed provided by the manufacturer by more than 5 % the test is carried out with the engine accelerated by the cab accelerator, to ensure the engine speed provided by the manufacturer

If the engine speed for the compaction system is not provided by the manufacturer or if the vehicle is not provided with an automatic accelerator, then the engine speed, issued by the cab accelerator shall be 1 200 rpm

3.

The lifting device is running up and down, without load and without container. The engine speed is obtained and controlled as for the compaction system running (point 2)

4.

Material is falling into the refuse collection vehicle

Materials are emptied in bulk with the lifting device into the hopper (initially empty). A two-wheeled container with a 240 l capacity, complying with EN 840-1:1997 shall be used for this operation. If the lifting device is not able to pick up such a container, a container with a capacity close to 240 l shall be used. The material shall consist of 30 tubes of PVC, each with a 0,4 kg approximate mass and with the following dimensions:

• length: 150 mm ± 0,5 mm

• nominal external diameter: 90 mm + 0,3/- 0 mm

• nominal depth: 6,7 mm + 0,9/- 0 mm

Period(s) of observation/determination of resulting sound power level if more than one operating condition is used U.K.

The period of observation shall be:

1.

at least 15 seconds. The resulting sound power level shall be L _WA1

2.

at least three complete cycles, if the compaction system is running automatically. If the compaction system is not running automatically, but cycle by cycle, measurements are carried out at least during three cycles. The resulting sound power level (L _WA2) shall be the root mean square value of the three (or more) measurements

3.

at least three continuous complete work-cycles, including the entirety of lifting device up and lifting device down. The resulting sound power level (L _WA3) shall be the root mean square value of the three (or more) measurements

4.

at least three complete work-cycles, each including the falling of 30 tubes into the hopper. Each cycle shall not exceed 5 seconds. For these measurements L _pAeq,T is replaced by L _pA,1s. The resulting sound power level (L _WA4) shall be the root mean square value of the three (or more) measurements.

The resulting sound power level is calculated by:

Note: U.K.

In the case of a refuse collection vehicle only electrically supplied, the coefficient associated to L _WA1 is assumed to be equal to 0. U.K.