This won't affect most of the people on this mailing list, but some may be interested.
"Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors" requires noise labelling for around 60 different types of machinery used outdoors, from lawn mowers to drill rigs. The directive also makes some categories of equipment subject to maximum noise limits. The directive comes into force on 1 January 2002.
The Directive is quite restrictive in the way in which standardised measurement techniques must be applied and documented. As anyone who knows about noise and vibration measurement will confirm, this is potentially fraught with difficulty due to possible variations in the test equipment and the way it is used.
I've recently been looking into obtaining some specialist training in this area, and have obtained a quote for a day's training course specially tailored our staff. However, there are only a couple of us here who would benefit from the training and this makes it potentially uneconomic for us to proceed. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who might want to participate in the training course so as to spread the cost.
The training would take place at or near our office in Derbyshire and will cost of the order of GBP300 per person for the day it would take. We can arrange accommodation and meals as part of the deal.
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