Legislation and Standards

• Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
• Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
• EU Directive 2000/14/EC on the approximation of the laws of member states relating to noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors.
• EU Directive 2005/88/EC (amends Directive 2000/14/EC)
• Current harmonised European standards supplementing Directive 2006/42/EC Machinery
• Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 (NEEEOR)

There are many noise emission standards, some for specific classes of equipment such as EN 60745 series, noise emission of portable powered hand tools, and others such as BS EN ISO 4871:2009, the declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment with more general application. Standards are available from The British Standards Institution (BSI).

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 covers duties of equipment users.