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Council Directive 84/537/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of powered hand- held concrete-breakers and picks Official Journal L 300 , 19/11/1984 P. 0156 - 0170 Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 5 P. 0099 Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 5 P. 0099 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 14 P. 0116 Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 14 P. 0116

+++++ ( 1 ) OJ NO C 82 , 14 . 4 . 1976 , P . 91 . ( 2 ) OJ NO C 76 , 7 . 4 . 1975 , P . 37 . ( 3 ) OJ NO C 263 , 17 . 11 . 1975 , P . 42 . ( 4 ) OJ NO C 112 , 20 . 12 . 1973 , P . 1 AND OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 . ( 5 ) SEE PAGE 111 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL . ( 6 ) OJ NO L 33 , 8 . 2 . 1979 , P . 15 . ( 7 ) OJ NO L 376 , 30 . 12 . 1981 , P . 49 . ( 8 ) THIS DIRECTIVE WAS NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1984 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ( 84/537/EEC ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 100 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) , HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) , HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) , WHEREAS THE 1973 AND 1977 ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT ( 4 ) REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROBLEM OF NOISE NUISANCE AND IN PARTICULAR THE NEED FOR ACTION TO REGULATE THE WORST NOISE SOURCES ; WHEREAS DISPARITY BETWEEN THE MEASURES ALREADY APPLICABLE OR IN PREPARATION IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES CONCERNING THE LIMITATION OF THE SOUND EMISSION LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS CREATES UNEQUAL CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION AND THEREBY DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO PROCEED IN THAT FIELD WITH THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS FOR WHICH ARTICLE 100 OF THE TREATY PROVIDES ; WHEREAS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 84/532/EEC OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO COMMON PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ( 5 ) HAS LAID DOWN , IN PARTICULAR , THE PROCEDURE FOR EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , PURSUANT TO THAT DIRECTIVE , TO PRESCRIBE THE HARMONIZED REQUIREMENTS WHICH EACH CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT MUST SATISFY ; WHEREAS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC OF 19 DECEMBER 1978 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE MEASUREMENT OF THE SOUND LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ( 6 ) , AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 81/1051/EEC ( 7 ) LAID DOWN THE METHOD WHICH SHOULD BE USED FOR ESTABLISHING THE ACOUSTIC CRITERIA FOR POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ; WHEREAS OWING TO THE EFFECT OF THE NOISE EMITTED BY POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND , MORE PARTICULARLY , ON HUMAN WELL-BEING AND HEALTH , IT IS NECESSARY TO BRING ABOUT A PROGRESSIVE AND APPRECIABLE REDUCTION IN THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ; WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE THE USE OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS IN CERTAIN AREAS CONSIDERED TO BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE , SO AS TO LIMIT THE NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY SUCH POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ; WHEREAS TECHNICAL PROVISIONS MUST BE ADAPTED RAPIDLY TO TECHNICAL ADVANCES ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO THIS END TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEDURE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 5 OF DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : ARTICLE 1 1 . THIS DIRECTIVE APPLIES TO THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL FOR POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS USED TO PERFORM WORK ON CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING SITES , ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " APPLIANCES " ) . 2 . IT IS A SEPARATE DIRECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF DIRECTIVE 84/532/EEC , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE " FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE " . ARTICLE 2 1 . THE APPROVED BODIES SHALL ISSUE AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE FOR EACH TYPE OF APPLIANCE THE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF WHICH , MEASURED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , AS AMENDED BY ANNEX I TO THIS DIRECTIVE , DOES NOT EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE : * PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL IN DB ( A ) /1 PW AS FROM * MASS OF APPLIANCE ( M ) * 18 MONTHS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE * 5 YEARS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE M < 20 KG * 110 * 108 20 KG + M + 35 KG * 113 * 111 M > 35 KG * 116 * 114 AND APPLIANCES WITH AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE INCORPORATED 2 . ALL APPLICATIONS FOR AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF AN APPLIANCE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INFORMATION DOCUMENT CONFORMING TO THE MODEL SHOWN IN ANNEX II . 3 . FOR EACH TYPE OF APPLIANCE WHICH IT CERTIFIES , THE APPROVED BODY SHALL COMPLETE ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE CONFORMING TO THE MODEL GIVEN IN ANNEX III TO THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE . 4 . THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE YEARS . THIS MAY BE EXTENDED BY FIVE YEARS PROVIDED THAT APPLICATION IS MADE NO MORE THAN 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PERIOD . AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE , HOWEVER , EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATES SHALL CEASE TO BE VALID UNLESS THEY WERE ISSUED FOR APPLIANCES WHICH MEET THE STANDARDS ENTERING INTO FORCE ON THAT DATE . 5 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE , THE ADVANTAGES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL , AFTER A PERIOD OF 5 1/2 YEARS FROM NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE , NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR APPLIANCES SUPPLIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY DRAWN UP ON THE BASIS OF AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE FIGURES IN THE FIRST PERIOD ; THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY SHALL ACCORDINGLY BE SHOWN ON THE CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY CONCERNED . 6 . FOR EVERY APPLIANCE BUILT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TYPE CERTIFIED BY EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION , THE MANUFACTURER SHALL COMPLETE A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY CONFORMING TO THE MODEL GIVEN IN ANNEX IV TO THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IN THE COLUMNS RELATING TO THE EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE . 7 . EACH APPLIANCE BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TYPE CERTIFIED BY EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION SHALL BEAR A CLEAR AND PERMANENT MARK INDICATING THE SOUND POWER LEVEL IN DB ( A ) TO 1 PW GUARANTEED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND DETERMINED AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , AS AMENDED BY ANNEX I TO THIS DIRECTIVE , AND THE SYMBOL * ( EPSILON ) . THE MODEL OF SUCH MARK IS SHOWN IN ANNEX III TO THIS DIRECTIVE . ARTICLE 3 MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE MEASURES TO REGULATE THE USE OF APPLIANCES IN AREAS WHICH THEY CONSIDER SENSITIVE . ARTICLE 4 VERIFICATION OF THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE TYPE EXAMINED , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 12 OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE , SHALL BE CARRIED OUT USING THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURE STIPULATED IN ANNEX IV . ARTICLE 5 THE COUNCIL SHALL ACT UNANIMOUSLY , WITHIN 18 MONTHS , ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NOISE LEVELS WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL PRESENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NO LATER THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS DIRECTIVE . ARTICLE 6 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 5 OF DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , - THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURE IN ANNEX IV FOR THE CHECKING OF THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE TYPE EXAMINED , - THE AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO ADAPT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANNEXES TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS . ARTICLE 7 MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT APPLIANCES CANNOT BE PLACED ON THE MARKET UNLESS THEY SATISFY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE AND OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE . ARTICLE 8 1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE ON THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS AS OF ITS NOTIFICATION ( 8 ) AND SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF . 2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TEXTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL LAW WHICH THEY ADOPT IN THE FIELD COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION . ARTICLE 9 THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES . DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 . FOR THE COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT P . BARRY ANNEX I METHOD OF MEASURING AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS SCOPE THIS MEASUREMENT METHOD IS APPLICABLE TO POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " APPLIANCES " . IT SPECIFIES THE TEST PROCEDURES FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF SUCH EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION AND TESTING AS TO CONFORMITY . THESE TECHNICAL PROCEDURES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC . ALL THE SECTIONS IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC SHALL APPLY TO APPLIANCES , SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS : 4 . CRITERIA TO BE USED FOR EXPRESSING RESULTS 4.1 . THE ACOUSTIC CRITERION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF AN APPLIANCE SHALL BE EXPRESSED BY ITS SOUND POWER LEVEL . 6 . MEASURING CONDITIONS 6.1.1 . DETERMINING THE MASS OF AN APPLIANCE . WHEN THE MASS IS BEING DETERMINED , THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE FITTED OUT AS FOR NORMAL USE , EXCEPT FOR THE TOOL , THE SUPPLY TUBE AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE COUPLING . 6.1.2 . SUPPORTS OF THE APPLIANCE . ( A ) TO ENSURE THAT THE TESTS ARE COMPLETELY REPRODUCIBLE , THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE COUPLED DURING THE TEST RUN TO A TOOL EMBEDDED IN A CUBE-SHAPED CONCRETE BLOCK PLACED IN A CONCRETED PIT SUNK INTO THE GROUND . ( B ) AN INTERMEDIATE STEEL PIECE MAY BE INSERTED DURING TESTS BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE SUPPORT TOOL . THIS INTERMEDIATE PIECE SHALL FORM A STABLE STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE SUPPORT TOOL . THE DIAGRAM IN FIGURE 2 INCORPORATES THESE REQUIREMENTS . 6.1.3 . BLOCK CHARACTERISTICS . THE BLOCK SHALL BE IN THE SHAPE OF A CUBE , 0,60 M MORE OR LESS 2 MM LONG AT THE EDGE AND AS REGULAR AS POSSIBLE ; IT SHALL BE MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND THOROUGHLY VIBRATED IN LAYERS OF UP TO 0,20 M TO AVOID EXCESSIVE SEDIMENTATION . THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EXTREMITY OF THE APPLIANCE ( WITHOUT THE TOOL ) AND THE SCREENING SLAB SHALL BE BETWEEN 0,10 AND 0,20 M . 6.1.4 . COMPOSITION OF THE CONCRETE . FOR ONE 50-KILOGRAM SACK OF PURE PORTLAND CEMENT , CATEGORY 400 OR EQUIVALENT : - 65 LITRES OF UNGRADED , NON-CALCAREOUS SAND WITH A GRAIN SIZE OF 0,1 MM TO 5 MM , - 115 LITRES OF NON-CALCAREOUS ALLUVIAL GRAVEL WITH A GRAIN SIZE OF 5 TO 25 MM , THE CUBE SHALL BE REINFORCED BY 8-MM-DIAMETER STEEL RODS WITHOUT TIES , EACH ROD BEING INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHERS ; THE DESIGN CONCEPT IS ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 1 . 6.1.5 . SUPPORTING TOOL . THE TOOL SHALL BE SEALED INTO THE BLOCK AND SHALL CONSIST OF A RAMMER OF NO LESS THAN 178 MM OR NO MORE THAN 220 MM DIAMETER AND A TOOL CHUCK COMPONENT IDENTICAL TO THAT NORMALLY USED WITH THE APPLIANCES BEING TESTED AND COMPLYING WITH ISO RECOMMENDATIONS R 1180 AND R 1571 BUT SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO ENABLE THE PRACTICAL TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT . SUITABLE TREATMENT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT TO INTEGRATE THE TWO COMPONENTS . THE TOOL SHALL BE FIXED IN THE BLOCK SO THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMMER IS 0,30 M FROM THE UPPER FACE OF THE BLOCK ( SEE FIGURE 1 ) . THE BLOCK SHALL REMAIN MECHANICALLY SOUND , PARTICULARLY AT THE POINT WHERE THE SUPPORTING TOOL AND THE CONCRETE MEET . BEFORE AND AFTER EACH TEST , IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED THAT THE TOOL SEALED IN THE CONCRETE BLOCK IS INTEGRATED WITH IT . 6.1.6 . POSITIONING OF THE CUBE . THE CUBE SHALL BE SET IN A PIT CEMENTED THROUGHOUT , COVERED BY A SCREENING SLAB OF AT LEAST 100 KG/M2 , AS INDICATED IN THE ATTACHED FIGURE 4 , SO THAT THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SCREENING SLAB IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND . TO AVOID ANY PARASITIC NOISE , THE BLOCK SHALL BE INSULATED AGAINST THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE PIT BY ELASTIC BLOCKS , THE CUT-OFF FREQUENCY OF WHICH SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN HALF THE STRIKING RATE OF THE APPLIANCE TESTED , EXPRESSED AS STROKES PER SECOND . THE OPENING IN THE SCREENING SLAB THROUGH WHICH THE TOOL CHUCK COMPONENT PASSES SHALL BE AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE AND SEALED BY A FLEXIBLE SOUND-PROOF JOINT . 6.2 . OPERATION OF THE SOUND SOURCE DURING MEASUREMENTS . TO ENSURE THAT THE MEASUREMENTS MAY BE REPRODUCED , ALL APPLIANCES SHALL BE TESTED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION . IN THE CASE OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES , THE AIR EXHAUST AXIS OF THE TEST APPLIANCE SHALL BE EQUIDISTANT FROM TWO MEASURING POINTS ( AIR EXHAUSTED DIRECTLY ON TO A MICROPHONE DISTORTS THE MEASUREMENT , WHICH CONSEQUENTLY HAS TO BE ABANDONED ) . THE MICROPHONE SHALL NOT BE PLACED BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE AIR RECEIVER ( SEE FIGURE 3 ) . 6.2.1 . NOT APPLICABLE . 6.2.2 . IN THE CASE OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES , THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE SHALL HAVE THE SAME ACOUSTIC STABILITY AS IN NORMAL SERVICE AND SHALL SATISFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS . THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE AT A WORKING PRESSURE OF 600 KPA . IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE , THE PRESSURE USED AND THE REASONS WHY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE STIPULATED PRESSURE SHALL BE INDICATED IN THE TEST REPORT . DURING THE MEASUREMENTS , THE AIR PRESSURE SHALL BE MEASURED WHILE THE APPLIANCE IS IN OPERATION . THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE NORMALLY ; ANY HINDRANCES TO THE AIR EXHAUST , SUCH AS ICING UP , SHALL BE AVOIDED . THE TYPE , QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE LUBRICATING OIL USED SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS . IN THE CASE OF APPLIANCES POWERED OTHER THAN BY COMPRESSED AIR , THE OPERATING CONDITIONS SHALL BE THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT WHICH THE APPLIANCE CAN OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY , ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S STATEMENT . TEST SET-UP . THE APPLIANCES SHALL RUN UNATTENDED BY AN OPERATOR IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED BELOW : ( A ) THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE DEVICE DESCRIBED IN 6.1.5 , WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A TOOL SHANK OF THE CORRECT SIZE FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE APPLIANCE ; ( B ) THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE FIRMLY HELD DOWN BY A FLEXIBLE DEVICE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE SAME STABILITY AS THAT EXISTING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS , WHEN THE TOOL IS EMBEDDED IN THE MATERIAL TO BE BROKEN UP BEFORE THE LATTER FRACTURES ; THE FLEXIBLE DEVICE MAY TAKE THE FORM OF CALIBRATED SPRINGS OR PNEUMATIC JACKS , FOR EXAMPLE . PRESSURE CONTROL IN THE CASE OF APPLIANCES . SINCE THE APPLIANCE HAS TO OPERATE AT 600 KPA OR AT ITS NOMINAL PRESSURE IF THIS IS DIFFERENT , THE PRESSURE SHALL BE CHECKED AT THE AIR INLET COUPLING TO THE APPLIANCE ( SEE FIGURE 3 ) . THE PRESSURE MAY BE CHECKED BY MEANS OF A DIAL PRESSURE GAUGE BUT , IN VIEW OF THE PULSATION OF THE APPLIANCE , IT IS PREFERABLE TO USE AN ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF AN AIR RECEIVER OF 50 TO 100 LITRES CAPACITY SUPPLIED BY A 20-M-LONG 19-MM-DIAMETER TUBE . THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE SUPPLIED FROM THIS RECEIVER THROUGH A 25 - TO 30-MM-DIAMETER 4,5-M-LONG TUBE , CONNECTED TO THE COUPLING . THE AIR RECEIVER SHALL BE PLACED AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE APPLIANCE . THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE AIR RECEIVER SHALL BE MEASURED THROUGH A CONNECTION ON THE LATTER . THE PRESSURE MAY BE ADJUSTED EITHER THROUGH THE OUTLET VALVE ON THE COMPRESSOR OR BY LEAKING PRESSURE FROM THE AIR RECEIVER THROUGH AN ADJUSTABLE SILENCER . THIS DEVICE IS ILLUSTRATED SCHEMATICALLY IN FIGURE 3 . 6.3 . THE TEST AREA SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 4 M IN RADIUS . 6.4.1 . MEASURING SURFACE . THE MEASURING SURFACE TO BE USED FOR TESTING SHALL BE A HEMISPHERE . THE CENTRE OF THE HEMISPHERE SHALL BE THE VERTICAL PROJECTION ON TO THE REFLECTING PLANE OF THE GEOMETRIC CENTRE OF THE APPLIANCE . THE RADIUS IS GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE : MASS OF THE APPLIANCE AS NORMALLY USED * RADIUS OF THE HEMISPHERE * VALUE OF Z FOR POINTS 1 TO 8 LESS THAN 10 KG * 2 M * 0,75 M 10 KG OR MORE * 4 M * 1,50 M 6.4.2.2 . MEASURING POINTS . FOR EACH APPLIANCE , THERE SHALL BE 12 MEASURING POINTS WITH THE VARIATIONS IN THE VALUE OF Z OF POINTS 1 TO 8 AS SHOWN IN THE PREVIOUS TABLE . 7 . MEASUREMENTS 7.1.1 . ONLY THE BACKGROUND NOISE SHALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTIONS . 8 . USE OF RESULTS 8.2 . NOT APPLICABLE . 8.6.2 . SINCE THE GROUND SURFACE OF THE TEST AREA IS MADE OF CONCRETE OR NON-POROUS ASPHALT , 8.6.2 IS NOT APPLICABLE AND C = 0 . 8.6.3 . THE ICING-UP WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE OPERATION OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES SHALL BE AVOIDED DURING THE MEASUREMENTS . 9 . DATA TO BE RECORDED A MODEL REPORT IS GIVEN IN THE APPENDIX . TEST BLOCK CUBE 0,60 M ALONG THE EDGE , FULLY VIBRATED COMPOSITION : 1 SACK PURE PORTLAND CEMENT , CATEGORY 400 OR EQUIVALENT 65 LITRES NON-CALCAREOUS SAND , UNGRADED , GRAIN SIZE 0,1 TO 5 MM 115 LITRES NON-CALCAREOUS GRAVEL , GRAIN SIZE 5 TO 25 MM SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM INTERMEDIATE PIECE REFERRED TO IN 6.1.2 DIAGRAM OF DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING COMPRESSED AIR APPENDIX MODEL REPORT TEST REPORT FOR POWERED PICKS AND CONCRETE-BREAKERS 1 . TEST ARTICLE MANUFACTURER MODEL SERIAL NO PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS DESCRIPTION MASS TYPE : COMPRESSED AIR , HYDRAULIC , ELECTRIC , PETROL ( 1 ) 2 . OPERATING CONDITIONS 2.1 . PNEUMATIC OPERATING PRESSURE PASCALS AIR INTAKE M3/SEC STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE 2.2 . HYDRAULIC HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE PASCALS STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 2.3 . ELECTRIC OPERATING VOLTAGE VOLTS STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 2.4 . PETROL ENGINE SPEED RPM MAKE AND TYPE OF SILENCER USED ( OR FITTED ) STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE 3 . TEST CONDITIONS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE COMPOSITION AND DIMENSIONS OF REFLECTING SURFACE REMARKS 4 . EQUIPMENT MICROPHONE SERIAL NO SOUND-LEVEL METER SERIAL NO OCTAVE-BAND ANALYZER SERIAL NO CALIBRATING EQUIPMENT SERIAL NO MISCELLANEOUS ( E . G . WIND SHIELD OR RECORDER ) SERIAL NO 5 . DIAGRAM SHOWING MICROPHONE LOCATIONS AND , IF APPLICABLE , THE DIRECTION OF THE EXHAUST AND THE POSITION OF ANY LARGE OBJECTS SITUATED LESS THAN 25 M FROM THE APPLIANCE UNDER TEST 6 . ACOUSTIC DATA : - AREA S IN M2 OF MEASURING SURFACE AND VALUE OF 10 LOG10 * ; - SOUND-PRESSURE LEVELS MEASURED AT MEASURING POINTS ; - AVERAGE SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL OVER MEASURING SURFACE ; - ANY CORRECTIONS IN DECIBELS ; - SURFACE SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL LPAM ; - SOUND-POWER LEVEL ; - DIRECTIVITY INDEX AND NUMBER OF THE MEASURING POINT AT WHICH LPAMAX WAS RECORDED ; - NATURE OF NOISE : ( AUDIBLE DISCRETE TONES , IMPULSE , TIME-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS , ETC . ) ; - DATE AND TIME OF MEASUREMENTS . ( 1 ) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE . ANNEX II MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR A TYPE OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKER OR PICK TO BE SUBMITTED FOR ITS EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION 1 . GENERAL 1.1 . NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER 1.2 . NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ( IF ANY ) 1.3 . MAKE ( NAME OF UNDERTAKING ) 1.4 . TRADE NAME ( MENTION ANY VARIATIONS ) 1.5 . TYPE 1.6 . LOCATION OF STATUTORY PLATES AND INSCRIPTIONS AND METHOD OF FIXING 2 . MASS 2.1 . MASS KG 3 . OPERATION 3.1 . PNEUMATIC 3.1.1 . OPERATING PRESSURE PASCALS 3.1.2 . AIR INTAKE M3/SEC 3.1.3 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 3.1.4 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE ) 3.2 . HYDRAULIC 3.2.1 . HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE 3.2.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 3.2.3 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE ) 3.2.4 . INERTIAL MASS 3.2.5 . MASS UNDER MOVEMENT 3.2.6 . ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER MINUTE 3.3 . ELECTRIC 3.3.1 . OPERATING VOLTAGE V 3.3.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 3.3.3 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE ) 3.3.4 . INERTIAL MASS 3.3.5 . MASS UNDER MOVEMENT 3.3.6 . ENERGY CONSUMPTION 3.4 . PETROL 3.4.1 . ENGINE SPEED RPM 3.4.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC 3.4.3 . MAKE AND TYPE OF SILENCER USED 3.4.4 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE ) 4 . ADDITIONAL DATA 4.1 . OUTLINE ( SHOWING SCALE ) OR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLIANCE 4.2 . ADDRESS FROM WHICH FURTHER NECESSARY DATA MAY BE OBTAINED 5 . ATTACH DESCRIPTIVE TRADE LEAFLET , IF ANY . ( 1 ) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE . ANNEX III MODEL FOR MARK FOR SOUND POWER LEVEL ANNEX IV TECHNICAL PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE APPROVED TYPE THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE APPROVED TYPE SHALL , IF POSSIBLE , BE VERIFIED BY SPOT CHECKS .

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( 1 ) OJ NO C 82 , 14 . 4 . 1976 , P . 91 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 76 , 7 . 4 . 1975 , P . 37 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 263 , 17 . 11 . 1975 , P . 42 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 112 , 20 . 12 . 1973 , P . 1 AND OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) SEE PAGE 111 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 33 , 8 . 2 . 1979 , P . 15 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 376 , 30 . 12 . 1981 , P . 49 .

( 8 ) THIS DIRECTIVE WAS NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1984 .

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ( 84/537/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 100 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS THE 1973 AND 1977 ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT ( 4 ) REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROBLEM OF NOISE NUISANCE AND IN PARTICULAR THE NEED FOR ACTION TO REGULATE THE WORST NOISE SOURCES ;

WHEREAS DISPARITY BETWEEN THE MEASURES ALREADY APPLICABLE OR IN PREPARATION IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES CONCERNING THE LIMITATION OF THE SOUND EMISSION LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS CREATES UNEQUAL CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION AND THEREBY DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO PROCEED IN THAT FIELD WITH THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS FOR WHICH ARTICLE 100 OF THE TREATY PROVIDES ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 84/532/EEC OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO COMMON PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ( 5 ) HAS LAID DOWN , IN PARTICULAR , THE PROCEDURE FOR EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , PURSUANT TO THAT DIRECTIVE , TO PRESCRIBE THE HARMONIZED REQUIREMENTS WHICH EACH CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT MUST SATISFY ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC OF 19 DECEMBER 1978 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE MEASUREMENT OF THE SOUND LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ( 6 ) , AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 81/1051/EEC ( 7 ) LAID DOWN THE METHOD WHICH SHOULD BE USED FOR ESTABLISHING THE ACOUSTIC CRITERIA FOR POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ;

WHEREAS OWING TO THE EFFECT OF THE NOISE EMITTED BY POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND , MORE PARTICULARLY , ON HUMAN WELL-BEING AND HEALTH , IT IS NECESSARY TO BRING ABOUT A PROGRESSIVE AND APPRECIABLE REDUCTION IN THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ;

WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE THE USE OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS IN CERTAIN AREAS CONSIDERED TO BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE , SO AS TO LIMIT THE NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY SUCH POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS ;

WHEREAS TECHNICAL PROVISIONS MUST BE ADAPTED RAPIDLY TO TECHNICAL ADVANCES ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO THIS END TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEDURE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 5 OF DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

1 . THIS DIRECTIVE APPLIES TO THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL FOR POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS USED TO PERFORM WORK ON CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING SITES , ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " APPLIANCES " ) .

2 . IT IS A SEPARATE DIRECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF DIRECTIVE 84/532/EEC , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE " FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE " .

1 . THE APPROVED BODIES SHALL ISSUE AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE FOR EACH TYPE OF APPLIANCE THE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF WHICH , MEASURED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , AS AMENDED BY ANNEX I TO THIS DIRECTIVE , DOES NOT EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE :

* PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL IN DB ( A ) /1 PW AS FROM

* MASS OF APPLIANCE ( M ) * 18 MONTHS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE * 5 YEARS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE

M < 20 KG * 110 * 108

20 KG + M + 35 KG * 113 * 111

M > 35 KG * 116 * 114

AND APPLIANCES WITH AN INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE INCORPORATED

2 . ALL APPLICATIONS FOR AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF AN APPLIANCE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INFORMATION DOCUMENT CONFORMING TO THE MODEL SHOWN IN ANNEX II .

3 . FOR EACH TYPE OF APPLIANCE WHICH IT CERTIFIES , THE APPROVED BODY SHALL COMPLETE ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE CONFORMING TO THE MODEL GIVEN IN ANNEX III TO THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE .

4 . THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE YEARS . THIS MAY BE EXTENDED BY FIVE YEARS PROVIDED THAT APPLICATION IS MADE NO MORE THAN 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PERIOD .

AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE , HOWEVER , EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATES SHALL CEASE TO BE VALID UNLESS THEY WERE ISSUED FOR APPLIANCES WHICH MEET THE STANDARDS ENTERING INTO FORCE ON THAT DATE .

5 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE , THE ADVANTAGES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL , AFTER A PERIOD OF 5 1/2 YEARS FROM NOTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE , NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR APPLIANCES SUPPLIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY DRAWN UP ON THE BASIS OF AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE FIGURES IN THE FIRST PERIOD ; THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY SHALL ACCORDINGLY BE SHOWN ON THE CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY CONCERNED .

6 . FOR EVERY APPLIANCE BUILT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TYPE CERTIFIED BY EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION , THE MANUFACTURER SHALL COMPLETE A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY CONFORMING TO THE MODEL GIVEN IN ANNEX IV TO THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IN THE COLUMNS RELATING TO THE EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE .

7 . EACH APPLIANCE BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TYPE CERTIFIED BY EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION SHALL BEAR A CLEAR AND PERMANENT MARK INDICATING THE SOUND POWER LEVEL IN DB ( A ) TO 1 PW GUARANTEED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND DETERMINED AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC , AS AMENDED BY ANNEX I TO THIS DIRECTIVE , AND THE SYMBOL * ( EPSILON ) . THE MODEL OF SUCH MARK IS SHOWN IN ANNEX III TO THIS DIRECTIVE .

ARTICLE 3

MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE MEASURES TO REGULATE THE USE OF APPLIANCES IN AREAS WHICH THEY CONSIDER SENSITIVE .

ARTICLE 4

VERIFICATION OF THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE TYPE EXAMINED , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 12 OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE , SHALL BE CARRIED OUT USING THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURE STIPULATED IN ANNEX IV .

ARTICLE 5

THE COUNCIL SHALL ACT UNANIMOUSLY , WITHIN 18 MONTHS , ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NOISE LEVELS WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL PRESENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NO LATER THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS DIRECTIVE .

THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 5 OF DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC ,

- THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURE IN ANNEX IV FOR THE CHECKING OF THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE TYPE EXAMINED ,

- THE AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO ADAPT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANNEXES TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS .

ARTICLE 7

MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT APPLIANCES CANNOT BE PLACED ON THE MARKET UNLESS THEY SATISFY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE AND OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE .

ARTICLE 8

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE ON THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS AS OF ITS NOTIFICATION ( 8 ) AND SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TEXTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL LAW WHICH THEY ADOPT IN THE FIELD COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 9

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 SEPTEMBER 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . BARRY

ANNEX I

METHOD OF MEASURING AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS

SCOPE

THIS MEASUREMENT METHOD IS APPLICABLE TO POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKERS AND PICKS , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " APPLIANCES " . IT SPECIFIES THE TEST PROCEDURES FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE SOUND POWER LEVEL OF SUCH EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION AND TESTING AS TO CONFORMITY .

THESE TECHNICAL PROCEDURES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC .

ALL THE SECTIONS IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 79/113/EEC SHALL APPLY TO APPLIANCES , SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS :

4 . CRITERIA TO BE USED FOR EXPRESSING RESULTS

4.1 . THE ACOUSTIC CRITERION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF AN APPLIANCE SHALL BE EXPRESSED BY ITS SOUND POWER LEVEL .

6 . MEASURING CONDITIONS

6.1.1 . DETERMINING THE MASS OF AN APPLIANCE .

WHEN THE MASS IS BEING DETERMINED , THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE FITTED OUT AS FOR NORMAL USE , EXCEPT FOR THE TOOL , THE SUPPLY TUBE AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE COUPLING .

6.1.2 . SUPPORTS OF THE APPLIANCE .

( A ) TO ENSURE THAT THE TESTS ARE COMPLETELY REPRODUCIBLE , THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE COUPLED DURING THE TEST RUN TO A TOOL EMBEDDED IN A CUBE-SHAPED CONCRETE BLOCK PLACED IN A CONCRETED PIT SUNK INTO THE GROUND .

( B ) AN INTERMEDIATE STEEL PIECE MAY BE INSERTED DURING TESTS BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE SUPPORT TOOL . THIS INTERMEDIATE PIECE SHALL FORM A STABLE STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE SUPPORT TOOL . THE DIAGRAM IN FIGURE 2 INCORPORATES THESE REQUIREMENTS .

6.1.3 . BLOCK CHARACTERISTICS .

THE BLOCK SHALL BE IN THE SHAPE OF A CUBE , 0,60 M MORE OR LESS 2 MM LONG AT THE EDGE AND AS REGULAR AS POSSIBLE ; IT SHALL BE MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND THOROUGHLY VIBRATED IN LAYERS OF UP TO 0,20 M TO AVOID EXCESSIVE SEDIMENTATION .

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EXTREMITY OF THE APPLIANCE ( WITHOUT THE TOOL ) AND THE SCREENING SLAB SHALL BE BETWEEN 0,10 AND 0,20 M .

6.1.4 . COMPOSITION OF THE CONCRETE .

FOR ONE 50-KILOGRAM SACK OF PURE PORTLAND CEMENT , CATEGORY 400 OR EQUIVALENT :

- 65 LITRES OF UNGRADED , NON-CALCAREOUS SAND WITH A GRAIN SIZE OF 0,1 MM TO 5 MM ,

- 115 LITRES OF NON-CALCAREOUS ALLUVIAL GRAVEL WITH A GRAIN SIZE OF 5 TO 25 MM ,

THE CUBE SHALL BE REINFORCED BY 8-MM-DIAMETER STEEL RODS WITHOUT TIES , EACH ROD BEING INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHERS ; THE DESIGN CONCEPT IS ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 1 .

6.1.5 . SUPPORTING TOOL .

THE TOOL SHALL BE SEALED INTO THE BLOCK AND SHALL CONSIST OF A RAMMER OF NO LESS THAN 178 MM OR NO MORE THAN 220 MM DIAMETER AND A TOOL CHUCK COMPONENT IDENTICAL TO THAT NORMALLY USED WITH THE APPLIANCES BEING TESTED AND COMPLYING WITH ISO RECOMMENDATIONS R 1180 AND R 1571 BUT SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO ENABLE THE PRACTICAL TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT .

SUITABLE TREATMENT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT TO INTEGRATE THE TWO COMPONENTS . THE TOOL SHALL BE FIXED IN THE BLOCK SO THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMMER IS 0,30 M FROM THE UPPER FACE OF THE BLOCK ( SEE FIGURE 1 ) .

THE BLOCK SHALL REMAIN MECHANICALLY SOUND , PARTICULARLY AT THE POINT WHERE THE SUPPORTING TOOL AND THE CONCRETE MEET . BEFORE AND AFTER EACH TEST , IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED THAT THE TOOL SEALED IN THE CONCRETE BLOCK IS INTEGRATED WITH IT .

6.1.6 . POSITIONING OF THE CUBE .

THE CUBE SHALL BE SET IN A PIT CEMENTED THROUGHOUT , COVERED BY A SCREENING SLAB OF AT LEAST 100 KG/M2 , AS INDICATED IN THE ATTACHED FIGURE 4 , SO THAT THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SCREENING SLAB IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND . TO AVOID ANY PARASITIC NOISE , THE BLOCK SHALL BE INSULATED AGAINST THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE PIT BY ELASTIC BLOCKS , THE CUT-OFF FREQUENCY OF WHICH SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN HALF THE STRIKING RATE OF THE APPLIANCE TESTED , EXPRESSED AS STROKES PER SECOND .

THE OPENING IN THE SCREENING SLAB THROUGH WHICH THE TOOL CHUCK COMPONENT PASSES SHALL BE AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE AND SEALED BY A FLEXIBLE SOUND-PROOF JOINT .

6.2 . OPERATION OF THE SOUND SOURCE DURING MEASUREMENTS .

TO ENSURE THAT THE MEASUREMENTS MAY BE REPRODUCED , ALL APPLIANCES SHALL BE TESTED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION .

IN THE CASE OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES , THE AIR EXHAUST AXIS OF THE TEST APPLIANCE SHALL BE EQUIDISTANT FROM TWO MEASURING POINTS ( AIR EXHAUSTED DIRECTLY ON TO A MICROPHONE DISTORTS THE MEASUREMENT , WHICH CONSEQUENTLY HAS TO BE ABANDONED ) . THE MICROPHONE SHALL NOT BE PLACED BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE AIR RECEIVER ( SEE FIGURE 3 ) .

6.2.1 . NOT APPLICABLE .

6.2.2 . IN THE CASE OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES , THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE SHALL HAVE THE SAME ACOUSTIC STABILITY AS IN NORMAL SERVICE AND SHALL SATISFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS .

THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE AT A WORKING PRESSURE OF 600 KPA .

IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE , THE PRESSURE USED AND THE REASONS WHY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE STIPULATED PRESSURE SHALL BE INDICATED IN THE TEST REPORT .

DURING THE MEASUREMENTS , THE AIR PRESSURE SHALL BE MEASURED WHILE THE APPLIANCE IS IN OPERATION . THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE NORMALLY ; ANY HINDRANCES TO THE AIR EXHAUST , SUCH AS ICING UP , SHALL BE AVOIDED . THE TYPE , QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE LUBRICATING OIL USED SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS .

IN THE CASE OF APPLIANCES POWERED OTHER THAN BY COMPRESSED AIR , THE OPERATING CONDITIONS SHALL BE THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT WHICH THE APPLIANCE CAN OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY , ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S STATEMENT .

TEST SET-UP .

THE APPLIANCES SHALL RUN UNATTENDED BY AN OPERATOR IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED BELOW :

( A ) THE APPLIANCE SHALL OPERATE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE DEVICE DESCRIBED IN 6.1.5 , WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A TOOL SHANK OF THE CORRECT SIZE FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE APPLIANCE ;

( B ) THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE FIRMLY HELD DOWN BY A FLEXIBLE DEVICE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE SAME STABILITY AS THAT EXISTING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS , WHEN THE TOOL IS EMBEDDED IN THE MATERIAL TO BE BROKEN UP BEFORE THE LATTER FRACTURES ; THE FLEXIBLE DEVICE MAY TAKE THE FORM OF CALIBRATED SPRINGS OR PNEUMATIC JACKS , FOR EXAMPLE .

PRESSURE CONTROL IN THE CASE OF APPLIANCES .

SINCE THE APPLIANCE HAS TO OPERATE AT 600 KPA OR AT ITS NOMINAL PRESSURE IF THIS IS DIFFERENT , THE PRESSURE SHALL BE CHECKED AT THE AIR INLET COUPLING TO THE APPLIANCE ( SEE FIGURE 3 ) .

THE PRESSURE MAY BE CHECKED BY MEANS OF A DIAL PRESSURE GAUGE BUT , IN VIEW OF THE PULSATION OF THE APPLIANCE , IT IS PREFERABLE TO USE AN ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF AN AIR RECEIVER OF 50 TO 100 LITRES CAPACITY SUPPLIED BY A 20-M-LONG 19-MM-DIAMETER TUBE . THE APPLIANCE SHALL BE SUPPLIED FROM THIS RECEIVER THROUGH A 25 - TO 30-MM-DIAMETER 4,5-M-LONG TUBE , CONNECTED TO THE COUPLING . THE AIR RECEIVER SHALL BE PLACED AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE APPLIANCE . THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE AIR RECEIVER SHALL BE MEASURED THROUGH A CONNECTION ON THE LATTER .

THE PRESSURE MAY BE ADJUSTED EITHER THROUGH THE OUTLET VALVE ON THE COMPRESSOR OR BY LEAKING PRESSURE FROM THE AIR RECEIVER THROUGH AN ADJUSTABLE SILENCER .

THIS DEVICE IS ILLUSTRATED SCHEMATICALLY IN FIGURE 3 .

6.3 . THE TEST AREA SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 4 M IN RADIUS .

6.4.1 . MEASURING SURFACE .

THE MEASURING SURFACE TO BE USED FOR TESTING SHALL BE A HEMISPHERE . THE CENTRE OF THE HEMISPHERE SHALL BE THE VERTICAL PROJECTION ON TO THE REFLECTING PLANE OF THE GEOMETRIC CENTRE OF THE APPLIANCE . THE RADIUS IS GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE :

MASS OF THE APPLIANCE AS NORMALLY USED * RADIUS OF THE HEMISPHERE * VALUE OF Z FOR POINTS 1 TO 8

LESS THAN 10 KG * 2 M * 0,75 M

10 KG OR MORE * 4 M * 1,50 M

6.4.2.2 . MEASURING POINTS .

FOR EACH APPLIANCE , THERE SHALL BE 12 MEASURING POINTS WITH THE VARIATIONS IN THE VALUE OF Z OF POINTS 1 TO 8 AS SHOWN IN THE PREVIOUS TABLE .

7 . MEASUREMENTS

7.1.1 . ONLY THE BACKGROUND NOISE SHALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTIONS .

8 . USE OF RESULTS

8.2 . NOT APPLICABLE .

8.6.2 . SINCE THE GROUND SURFACE OF THE TEST AREA IS MADE OF CONCRETE OR NON-POROUS ASPHALT , 8.6.2 IS NOT APPLICABLE AND C = 0 .

8.6.3 . THE ICING-UP WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE OPERATION OF PNEUMATIC APPLIANCES SHALL BE AVOIDED DURING THE MEASUREMENTS .

9 . DATA TO BE RECORDED

A MODEL REPORT IS GIVEN IN THE APPENDIX .

TEST BLOCK

CUBE 0,60 M ALONG THE EDGE , FULLY VIBRATED

COMPOSITION : 1 SACK PURE PORTLAND CEMENT , CATEGORY 400 OR EQUIVALENT

65 LITRES NON-CALCAREOUS SAND , UNGRADED , GRAIN SIZE 0,1 TO 5 MM

115 LITRES NON-CALCAREOUS GRAVEL , GRAIN SIZE 5 TO 25 MM

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

INTERMEDIATE PIECE REFERRED TO IN 6.1.2

DIAGRAM OF DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING COMPRESSED AIR

APPENDIX

MODEL REPORT

TEST REPORT FOR POWERED PICKS AND CONCRETE-BREAKERS

1 . TEST ARTICLE

MANUFACTURER

MODEL SERIAL NO

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

DESCRIPTION MASS

TYPE : COMPRESSED AIR , HYDRAULIC , ELECTRIC , PETROL ( 1 )

2 . OPERATING CONDITIONS

2.1 . PNEUMATIC

OPERATING PRESSURE PASCALS

AIR INTAKE M3/SEC

STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE

2.2 . HYDRAULIC

HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE PASCALS

STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

2.3 . ELECTRIC

OPERATING VOLTAGE VOLTS

STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

2.4 . PETROL

ENGINE SPEED RPM

MAKE AND TYPE OF SILENCER USED ( OR FITTED )

STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE

3 . TEST CONDITIONS

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

COMPOSITION AND DIMENSIONS OF REFLECTING SURFACE

REMARKS

4 . EQUIPMENT

MICROPHONE SERIAL NO

SOUND-LEVEL METER SERIAL NO

OCTAVE-BAND ANALYZER SERIAL NO

CALIBRATING EQUIPMENT SERIAL NO

MISCELLANEOUS ( E . G . WIND SHIELD OR RECORDER )

SERIAL NO

5 . DIAGRAM SHOWING MICROPHONE LOCATIONS AND , IF APPLICABLE , THE DIRECTION OF THE EXHAUST AND THE POSITION OF ANY LARGE OBJECTS SITUATED LESS THAN 25 M FROM THE APPLIANCE UNDER TEST

6 . ACOUSTIC DATA :

- AREA S IN M2 OF MEASURING SURFACE AND VALUE OF 10 LOG10 * ;

- SOUND-PRESSURE LEVELS MEASURED AT MEASURING POINTS ;

- AVERAGE SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL OVER MEASURING SURFACE ;

- ANY CORRECTIONS IN DECIBELS ;

- SURFACE SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL LPAM ;

- SOUND-POWER LEVEL ;

- DIRECTIVITY INDEX AND NUMBER OF THE MEASURING POINT AT WHICH LPAMAX WAS RECORDED ;

- NATURE OF NOISE :

( AUDIBLE DISCRETE TONES , IMPULSE , TIME-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS , ETC . ) ;

- DATE AND TIME OF MEASUREMENTS .

( 1 ) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE .

ANNEX II

MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR A TYPE OF POWERED HAND-HELD CONCRETE-BREAKER OR PICK TO BE SUBMITTED FOR ITS EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION

1 . GENERAL

1.1 . NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER

1.2 . NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ( IF ANY )

1.3 . MAKE ( NAME OF UNDERTAKING )

1.4 . TRADE NAME ( MENTION ANY VARIATIONS )

1.5 . TYPE

1.6 . LOCATION OF STATUTORY PLATES AND INSCRIPTIONS AND METHOD OF FIXING

2 . MASS

2.1 . MASS KG

3 . OPERATION

3.1 . PNEUMATIC

3.1.1 . OPERATING PRESSURE PASCALS

3.1.2 . AIR INTAKE M3/SEC

3.1.3 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

3.1.4 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE )

3.2 . HYDRAULIC

3.2.1 . HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE

3.2.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

3.2.3 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE )

3.2.4 . INERTIAL MASS

3.2.5 . MASS UNDER MOVEMENT

3.2.6 . ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER MINUTE

3.3 . ELECTRIC

3.3.1 . OPERATING VOLTAGE V

3.3.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

3.3.3 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE )

3.3.4 . INERTIAL MASS

3.3.5 . MASS UNDER MOVEMENT

3.3.6 . ENERGY CONSUMPTION

3.4 . PETROL

3.4.1 . ENGINE SPEED RPM

3.4.2 . STRIKING RATE STROKES/SEC

3.4.3 . MAKE AND TYPE OF SILENCER USED

3.4.4 . SOUNDPROOFING DEVICE : FITTED , REMOVABLE ( 1 ) ( MAKE AND TYPE )

4 . ADDITIONAL DATA

4.1 . OUTLINE ( SHOWING SCALE ) OR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLIANCE

4.2 . ADDRESS FROM WHICH FURTHER NECESSARY DATA MAY BE OBTAINED

5 . ATTACH DESCRIPTIVE TRADE LEAFLET , IF ANY .

( 1 ) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE .

ANNEX III

MODEL FOR MARK FOR SOUND POWER LEVEL

ANNEX IV

TECHNICAL PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE APPROVED TYPE

THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION MODELS WITH THE APPROVED TYPE SHALL , IF POSSIBLE , BE VERIFIED BY SPOT CHECKS .