Noise emission label for air compressor and hand held percussive breaker

Noise emission label for air compressor and hand held percussive breaker

The Noise Control (Hand Held Percussive Breakers) and (Air Compressors) Regulations (the Regulations) limit noise emission from hand held percussive breakers having a mass of above 10 kg and air compressors capable of supplying compressed air at 500 kPa or above for carrying out construction work. The above equipment must be fitted with noise emission labels when in operation.

How to apply :

Application for a Noise Emission Label should be made in the specific form (Form 1) prescribed under the Noise Control Ordinance and accompanied by:

i) either supporting document showing that the equipment complies with a standard that is substantially the same or more stringent than that set out in the Regulations, such as an EC Declaration of Conformity & relevant documentation under the Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Union; or

  a noise testing report certificated by a corporate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics Limited (HKIOA), a professional member of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP), or a registered professional engineer in the building services, environmental or mechanical disciplines under the Engineers Registration Ordinance (Cap. 409), certifying compliance of noise emission standards;

ii) trade leaflets/brochures of the particular equipment, if available;

iii) other relevant information such as the manufacturing date of the equipment; and

iv) a prescribed application fee for each label. The application fee is payable by cash, cheque, EPS or FPS at the Customer Service Counters, or by credit card, PPS and FPS for on-line application. The cheque shall be crossed and made payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region“ or “The Government of the HKSAR”. The fee payable on submission of the applications will not be refunded.

Applications should be submitted to any of the Customer Service Counters of EPD or via online. For detailed information on the application for the Noise Emission Label, please refer to the Information Sheet on "Control of Noise from Hand Held Percussive Breakers and Air Compressors" published by the EPD.  

Remarks:

1. From 28^th April 2024, air compressors and hand held percussive breakers shall comply with the following noise emission standards, the standards will not apply to equipment already fitted with NELs:

*To be rounded off to the nearest integer

2. Since 1^st April, 2016, air compressor and hand held percussive breaker have been included in the list of Quality Powered Mechanical Equipment (QPME) label system. Applicants, applying for Noise Emission Labels for air compressor or hand held percussive breaker, may also apply for the QPME labels concurrently.

For more details, please visit relevant QPME webpage at:

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/noise/qpme/index.html