1. Context
1.1 Regulatory context (European directives)
European regulations on industrial noise are based mainly on two directives: the Machinery Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 17, 2006 on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC), which applies to machinery manufacturers, and the Physical Agents (Noise) Directive (2003/10/EC), which applies to employers.
The Machinery Directive regulates all aspects of health hazards, including those related to noise; when designing a machine, this issue must be taken into account so that it generates the lowest noise level technically possible. Noise emission values must also be declared in the machine's instruction manual. These data are useful to users of machines covered by...
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Bibliography
Regulations
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 17, 2006, on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC.
Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 6, 2003, on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise).
Standards and norms
- Acoustics – Noise from machinery and equipment – Guide to using the basic standards for determining emission sound pressure levels at workstations and other specified positions. - NF EN ISO 11200 - juillet 2014
- Acoustics – Noise from machinery and equipment – Determination of emission sound pressure levels at the workstation and at other specified positions under conditions approaching those of the free field on...
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ARTEMA Syndicat professionnel de la mécatronique – Member of FIM
Maison de la mécanique
CETIM Centre technique des industries mécaniques
Senlis plant,
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