Noise Emission CE Certification
2000/14/AT- 2000/14/EC According to the Regulation on Noise Emissions from Equipment Used in Open Areas, the purpose of CE Certification is to to protect human health and contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by establishing standards for noise emissions from equipment used in open areas, collecting technical documents and information, and determining procedures and principles for conformity assessment and marking. There are two types of classification under noise emission CE certification. All equipment intended for the transport of goods or persons by road, rail, air, or sea, including equipment designed and manufactured specifically for military, police, or emergency services, except for hand-held concrete breakers, drills, and hydraulic hammers, and non-power-driven attachments that are separately placed on the market or put into service, are excluded from the scope of this regulation.
Which equipment is subject to noise limits under the Noise Regulation 2000/14/EC?
The following product groups are subject to noise limits. A conformity assessment service must be obtained from an accredited body.
Goods lifts (internal combustion engine-driven) used for the transport of goods
Compression machines (only vibrating and non-vibrating cylinders, vibrating plates, and hammers)
Compressors (< 350 kW)
Handheld concrete breakers and drills
Construction cranes (internal combustion engine-driven)
Bulldozers (< 500 kW)
Dump trucks ( < 500 kW)
Excavators, hydraulic or cable-operated ( < 500 kW)
Excavator loaders ( < 500 kW)
Graders ( < 500 kW)
Hydraulic-powered packaging machines
Bucket loader-type soil compactors ( < 500 kW)
Lawn mowers (agricultural and forestry equipment, multi-purpose equipment, excluding equipment with a main engine power exceeding 20 kW)
Lawn trimmers/lawn edge trimmers
Hydraulic lift trucks, internal combustion engine-driven, counterbalanced (excluding other counterbalanced hydraulic trucks with a declared capacity not exceeding 10 tons as defined in the second paragraph of Article 36 of Annex I)
Loaders ( < 500 kW)
Mobile cranes
Motorized drilling equipment ( < 3 kW)
Pavement finishing machines (finishers) (excluding pavement finishing machines equipped with a high-compaction component)
Power generators ( < 400 kW)
Tower cranes
Welding generators
According to the Noise Directive 2000/14/EC, which equipment is subject to noise labeling?
Internal combustion engine-powered access platforms
Brush cutters
Goods lifts (electric motor-powered)
Open-air band saw machines
Circular saw benches used in open areas
Hand-held chain saws
High-pressure combined washing and suction vehicles
Compression machines (only explosive hammers)
Concrete or mortar mixers (mixers)
Construction cranes (electric motor-driven)
Concrete and mortar transport and spraying machines
Conveyor belts
Cooling equipment on vehicles
Drilling tools
Equipment for loading and unloading silos or tanks on trucks
Glass recycling containers
Lawn mowers/lawn edge trimmers
Bush cutters
High-pressure washers
High-pressure water spray (jet) machines
Hydraulic hammers
Jointing machines
Leaf blowers
Leaf collectors
Hydraulic lift trucks, internal combustion engine-powered, counterbalanced (only other counterbalanced hydraulic trucks with a declared capacity not exceeding 10 tons as defined in the second paragraph of Article 36 of Annex I)
Mobile waste containers
Pavement finishers (equipped with a high-compaction component)
Loading equipment
Pipe layers
Road rollers
Power generators (≥ 400 kW)
Motorized sweepers
Waste collection vehicles
Road processing (milling) machines
Excavators
Shredders/crushers
Rotary-equipped snow blowers (self-propelled, excluding attachments)
Suction vehicles
Channel excavators
Mixer (blender) trucks
Water pump units (non-water-use)
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