The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonization of Noise Emission Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/1127
• Sections: 2

Section 1

These Regulations, which extend to Great Britain, may be cited as the Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonization of Noise Emission Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1989, and shall come into force on 1st August 1989.

Section 2

The Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonization of Noise Emission Standards) Regulations 1985 are hereby amended as follows:–

(a) in regulation 2(1)–

(i) at the end of the definition of “ EEC type-examination requirements” there shall be added “and, in the case of tower cranes manufactured on or after 1st August 1989 with an operator’s position fixed to the structure of the tower crane, the sound pressure level of airborne noise emitted at the operator’s position”;

(ii) at the end of the definition of “Special Directives” there shall be added “and, in the case of tower cranes with an operator’s position fixed to the structure of the tower crane, the permissible sound pressure level of airborne noise emitted at the operator’s position” ;

(b) in regulation 3(1), for “mark has” there shall be substituted “mark or marks have”;

(c) in regulation 5(5), after “power” there shall be inserted “and pressure”;

(d) in regulation 6–

(i) in paragraph (1), after “mark” there shall be inserted “or marks”;

(ii) in paragraph (3), for “The EEC Mark” there shall be substituted “An EEC Mark”;

(iii) after paragraph 3 there shall be added the following–

(4) In the case of a tower crane manufactured on or after 1st August 1989 with an operator’s position fixed to the structure of the tower crane an additional EEC mark shall be placed thereon indicating either–

(i) the sound pressure level of airborne noise emitted at the operator’s position ascertained in accordance with the Special Directive relating to such tower cranes by the approved body or other body mentioned in Regulation 6(3)(i), or on a review of the decision of such body; or

(ii) such sound pressure level so ascertained by the manufacturer if that sound pressure level is higher than that ascertained in accordance with Regulation 6(4)(i).

(e) in Schedule 4 at the end there shall be added–

ADDITIONAL EEC MARK TO BE PLACED ON TOWER CRANES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER 1ST AUGUST 1989 WITH AN OPERATOR'S POSITION FIXED TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE TOWER CRANE, STATING THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL OF AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED AT THE OPERATOR'S POSITION

(Note: The figure 84 is for purposes of illustration and represents the sound pressure level as mentioned in regulation 6(4))