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Document ID (ISN)67234
CIS number 96-1203
ISBN(s) 91-7930-186-X
Year 1993
Convention or series no. AFS 1993:12
Title Noise from tower cranes [Sweden]
Original title Buller från tornkranar [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, Box 1300, 171 25 Solna, Sweden, 1993. 40p. Illus.
Abstract This regulation was adopted on 21 September 1993 and is an adaptation of the EEC directives 84/534/EEC (CIS 95-1196), 87/405/EEC (CIS 87-1171), 84/532/EEC, 79/113/EEC (CIS 95-1193) and 81/1051/EEC (CIS 95-1194). It covers: application and definitions; conditions for release on the market; type approval; exposure limits for noise; declaration of conformity; marking; special provisions; advice for the implementation of the ordinance. In annexes 1 to 7: sample form for type approval; method for determination of noise from tower cranes; method for determination of noise exposure for the crane operator; sample form for certificate of noise level; sample form for declaration of conformity regarding noise; example of signs for indicating the noise level emitted by cranes.
Descriptors (primary) Sweden; tower cranes; noise
Descriptors (secondary) European Communities; limitation of exposure; permissible levels; directive; marking; noise level measurement; approval
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
Cranes