Engineering:Noise Emission by Equipment Used Outdoors Directive
The Noise Emission by Equipment Used Outdoors Directive 2000/14/EC, adopted in 2000, is a directive from the European Union that regulates 57 types of outdoor power equipment, most of which are also regulated by the Machinery Directive. Originally exterior noise guaranteed sound power level data gathered by equipment testing was intended to be published to the public in a searchable NOISE database. With published values available, such equipment could be compared to best in class and resulting noise levels could be used to assess and manage environmental noise and noise pollution.[1][2] A further Directive on November 29, 2025 repealed the NOISE database obligations while maintaining the Declaration of Conformity and equipment labeling of the original Directive.[1]
Outdoor power equipment types
The table below summarizes regulated types of outdoor power equipment along with the harmonized European Standard (EN) test method that if tested accordingly would presume conformity to the spirit of a typically separate and broader Directive, most likely the Machinery Directive.[3]
| Type | EN Standard |
|---|---|
| Aerial Access Platform with Combustion Engine | |
| Brush Cutter | |
| Builders' Hoist for Transport of Goods | |
| Building Site Bandsaw Machine | |
| Building Site Circular Saw Bench | |
| Chain Saw, Portable | |
| Combine High Pressure Flusher and Suction Vehicle | |
| Compaction Machine | |
| Compressor | |
| Concrete-breakers and Picks, Handheld | |
| Concrete or Mortar Mixer | |
| Construction Winch | |
| Conveying and Spraying Machine for Concrete and Mortar | |
| Conveyor Belt | |
| Cooling Equipment on Vehicles | |
| Dozer | |
| Drill Rig | |
| Dumper | |
| Equipment for Loading and Unloading of Silos or Tanks | |
| Excavator, Hydraulic or Rope-Operated | |
| Excavator-Loader | |
| Glass Recycling Unit | |
| Grader | |
| Grass Edger/Trimmer | |
| Hedge Trimmer | |
| High Pressure Flusher | |
| High Pressure Water Jet Machine | |
| Hydraulic Hammer | |
| Hydraulic Power Jack | |
| Joint Cutter | |
| Landfill Compactor, Loader-Type w/ Bucket | |
| Lawnmower | |
| Lawn Edger/Trimmer | |
| Leaf Blower | |
| Leaf Collector | |
| Lift Truck, Combustion Engined, Counterbalanced | |
| Loader | |
| Mobile Crane | |
| Mobile Waste Container | |
| Motor Hoe | |
| Paver-Finisher | |
| Piling Equipment | |
| Pipelayer | |
| Piste Caterpillar | |
| Power Generator | |
| Power Sweeper | |
| Refuse Collection Vehicle | |
| Road-Milling Machine | |
| Scarifier | |
| Shredder/Chipper | |
| Snow Removing Machine with Rotating Tools | |
| Suction Vehicle | |
| Tower Crane | |
| Trencher | |
| Truck Mixer | |
| Water Pump Unit | |
| Welding Generator |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Noise emission by outdoor equipment - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs" (in en). https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/mechanical-engineering/noise-emission-outdoor-equipment_en.
- ↑ "EUROPA – European Commission – Growth – Regulatory policy - SMCS". https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/single-market-compliance-space/home.
- ↑ "EUR-Lex - Official Journal of the European Union". https://eur-lex.europa.eu/TodayOJ/index.html?uri=celex:32000L0014&locale=en.
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