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Noise and Vibration Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 22, 25 January 2006, 12pp.
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Economy and Labour issuing the Ordinance on protection of workers against noise and vibration.
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Pollution control Noise pollution
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The aim of the present Ordinance is to protect workers and employees exposed during working hours to excessive noise and vibration. At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein such as, for example, “vibration” , “noise”, “threshold value”. Article 3 lists the exposure threshold indicators not to be exceeded. Noise and vibrations in work place shall be measured according to the latest technical expertise, and they shall be carried out only by competent personnel. The text consists of 17 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at