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

6. CHAIN SAWS, PORTABLE U.K.

Operating conditions during test U.K.

Test under load/Test free of load U.K.

Full load sawing wood/engine at maximum revolution without load

(a)

combustion-engine driven: ISO 9207:1995 points 6.3 and 6.4

(b)

electric-motor operated: a test corresponding to ISO 9207:1995 point 6.3 and a test with the motor at maximum revolution without load

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

ISO 9207:1995 points 6.3 and 6.4

The resulting sound power level L _WA is calculated by:

where L _W1 and L _W2 are the average sound power levels of the two different modes of operation defined above