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The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001

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Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 3(Extract from Article 12)

Type of equipment

Net installed power P (in kW)

Electric power Pel(1) in kW

Mass of appliance m in kg

Cutting width L in cm

Permissible sound power level in dB(A)/1 pW
Stage I as from 3 January 2002Stage II as from 3 January 2006
(1)

Pel for welding generators: conventional welding current multiplied by the conventional load voltage for the lowest value of the duty factor given by the manufacturer

Pel for power generators: prime power according to ISO 8528–1:1993, point 13.3.2

(2)

Indicative figures only. Definitive figures will depend on amendment of the Directive following the report required in Article 20(3). In the absence of any such amendment, the figures for stage I will continue to appy for stage II.

The permissible sound power level shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (less than 0.5 use lower number; greater than or equal to 0.5 use higher number).
Compaction machines (vibrating rollers, vibratory plates, vibratory rammers)
  • P≤8

  • 8<P≤70

  • P>70

  • 108

  • 109

  • 89 + 11 lg P

  • 105

  • 106

  • 86 + 11 lg P

Tracked dozers, tracked loaders, tracked excavator-loaders
  • P≤ 55

  • P> 55

  • 106

  • 87 + 11 lgP

  • 103

  • 84 + 11 lgP

Wheeled dozers, wheeled loaders, wheeled excavator-loaders, dumpers, graders, loader-type landfill compactors, combustion-engine driven counter balanced lift trucks, mobile cranes, compaction machines (non-vibrating rollers), paver-finishers, hydraulic power packs
  • P≤55

  • P>55

  • 104

  • 85 + 11 lgP

  • 101

  • 82 + 11 lgP

Excavators, builders' hoists for the transport of goods, constrction winches, motor hoes
  • P≤15

  • P>15

  • 96

  • 83 + 11 lgP

  • 93

  • 80 + 11 lgP

Hand-held concrete-breakers and picks
  • m≤15

  • 15 < m < 30

  • m≥ 30

  • 107

  • 94 + 11 lgm

  • 96 + 11 lgm

  • 105

  • 92 + 11 lgm

  • 94 + 11 lgm

Tower cranes98 + lgP96 + lgP
Welding and power generators
  • Pel ≤ 2

  • 2 <Pel ≤ 10

  • Pel > 10

  • 97 + lg Pel

  • 98 + lgPel

  • 97 + lgPel

  • 95 + lg Pel

  • 96 + lgPel

  • 95 + lgPel

Compressors
  • P ≤ 15

  • P > 15

  • 99

  • 97 + 2 lgP

  • 97

  • 95 + 2 lgP

Lawnmowers lawn trimmers/lawn edge trimmers
  • L≤ 50

  • 50 < L ≤ 70

  • 70 < L ≤ 120

  • L > 120

  • 96

  • 100

  • 100

  • 105

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