This document provides all of the information required in order to perform efficiently, and in standardized conditions, the determination, the declaration and the verification of noise emission values of refuse collection vehicles.

The document ensures the reproducibility of the determination of noise emission values within the limits established for the accuracy grade of the basic standard used to determine noise emission values.

This document specifies the noise measurement conditions for the types of RCVs defined and described in the standards of the EN 1501:2021 series.

This document applies to machines which are manufactured after the date of approval of this document by CEN.

Noise emissions of mobile waste and recycling containers are excluded.