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Document ID (ISN)64830
CIS number 95-1191
ISBN(s) 91-7930-188-6
Year 1993
Convention or series no. AFS 1993:14
Title Noise from powered hand-held concrete-breakers and picks [Sweden]
Original title Buller från maskindrivna handhållna betongspett och mejselhammare [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Publikationsservice, Box 1300, 171 25 Solna, Sweden, 29 Nov. 1993. Illus. 33p.
Abstract This directive is in compliance with EEC Directive 84/537/EEC (CIS 95-1199). It gives procedures for type testing, approval and marking of these tools with respect to noise. Permissible sound power levels are between 108 and 114dB(A), depending on size of the tool. In an annex are guidelines for noise measurements, calculations and reporting of results.
Descriptors (primary) Sweden; chisels; hammer drills; noise
Descriptors (secondary) directive; noise measurement
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise
Hand and portable tools