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Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

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PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND;NOISE

These Regulations implement Council Directives 84/532/EEC and 86/662/EEC. The Regulations apply to construction plant and equipment consisting of earth-moving machines as defined in the Regulations ie hydraulic or rope-operated excavators, dozers, loaders and excavator-loaders designed for use in or about building or civil engineering operations. The Regulations:provide for the appointment by the Secretary of State of approved bodies whose decisions may be reviewed by the Secretary of State. (Regulations 4 and 8)provide for application to be made by or on behalf of a manufacturer for the issue by an approved body of EEC type-examination certificates for earth-moving machines which comply with the requirements of Directive 86/662/EEC. (Regulation 5)provide for the issue of certificates of conformity and the use of the EEC mark of conformity. (Regulation 6)provide for periodic checks to ensure compliance with the Regulations and for the suspension and withdrawal of EEC type-examination certificates in case of non-compliance. (Regulation 7)prohibit on or after 29th December 1988 the marketing of such earth-moving machines unless an EEC type-examination certificate and a certificate of conformity have been issued under these Regulations or the law of Northern Ireland or of a member State other than the United Kingdom. (Regulations 3, 9 and 10)

Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

reg.3(1)rev in pt and

The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) (Extension to Northern Ireland) Regulations 1992

reg.2(b)

Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

reg.6(1)

The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) (Extension to Northern Ireland) Regulations 1992

reg.2(d)

Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

Instrument

The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

reg.3

Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

reg.2(1) (defns. of earth-moving machine and Special Directive)

The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

reg.2(a)

Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonisation of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1988

Regulations

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

reg. 1(4)

reg. 1(2)

Certificate of conformity and EEC mark of conformity6

1

The manufacturer of an earth-moving machine which has been manufactured in conformity with the EEC type-examination requirements referred to in an EEC type-examination certificate issued under these Regulations or under the law of Northern Ireland or of a member State other than the United Kingdom which is in force shall issue a certificate of conformity in the form set out in Schedule 3 that such machine has been so manufactured, and shall place on the machine clear and permanent EEC marks of conformity in the form set out in Schedule 4 and shall indicate thereon the net power as defined in Annex I to Directive 80/1269/EEC5 and the corresponding swivel system.

2

The EEC marks shall be placed on each such earth-moving machine indicating the sound power level and sound pressure level at the operator’s position of the type of earth-moving machine to which it conforms ascertained in accordance with the Special Directive by the approved body or in the case of the sound power level ascertained by the manufacturer if the sound power level so ascertained is higher than that ascertained in accordance with the Special Directive but falls within the maximum permissible sound power level under that Directive.