The 2000/14/EC Directive is the new European legislation concerning the limitation of noise emissions in the environment by equipment for use outdoors. It was published by the European Parliament on July, 2000, and has been in force all over the European Community since January, 2002. This Directive covers a wide range of different machines and lays down the requirements with regard to permissible noise levels, noise test codes, marking and conformity assessment procedures. Although its extremely flexible frame well suits the innovative concepts related to the New Approach, its practical implementation has been creating serious difficulties to ensure a uniform enforcement among all the Member States. This paper, after a short introduction on the contents and the novelties introduced by this legislation, will just point out the technical problems accompanying its application. In particular, the settling up of suitable procedures for the correct assessment of the experimental data uncertainties and the guaranteed sound power level will be presented. Finally, the case of construction machines will be described with the purpose of showing whether and to what extent the technical progress in this specific field will guarantee the fulfilment of the reduced noise limits starting from 2006 (stage II of the Directive).
The Italian Experience in implementing the European Directive 2000/14/CE: the Case of Contruction Machines
Carletti E
2003
Abstract
The 2000/14/EC Directive is the new European legislation concerning the limitation of noise emissions in the environment by equipment for use outdoors. It was published by the European Parliament on July, 2000, and has been in force all over the European Community since January, 2002. This Directive covers a wide range of different machines and lays down the requirements with regard to permissible noise levels, noise test codes, marking and conformity assessment procedures. Although its extremely flexible frame well suits the innovative concepts related to the New Approach, its practical implementation has been creating serious difficulties to ensure a uniform enforcement among all the Member States. This paper, after a short introduction on the contents and the novelties introduced by this legislation, will just point out the technical problems accompanying its application. In particular, the settling up of suitable procedures for the correct assessment of the experimental data uncertainties and the guaranteed sound power level will be presented. Finally, the case of construction machines will be described with the purpose of showing whether and to what extent the technical progress in this specific field will guarantee the fulfilment of the reduced noise limits starting from 2006 (stage II of the Directive).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
