Nick, I cannot give you a definitive answer, nor can I tell you where it is written, but I believe that the critical aspect is whether or not the equipment is or can be operated while the vehicle is in motion. In other words, is the vehicle merely serving to transport the equipment from one location to another, even though it is not off-loaded at either? The piece of machinery is probably quite a simple case, but if you considered a vehicle such as a television outside broadcast truck, where the equipment amounts to a complete television studio control room, it is clearly unrealistic to expect all studio equipment to be e-marked, but it is not used except when the vehicle is stationary. If the equipment can be operated while the vehicle is in motion, then that is an entirely different scenario, and it would be necessary to show that there were no electronic systems concerned with the control of the vehicle that could be adversely affected by the equipment mounted on the rear. This, I suspect, is where the diesel-engined commercial vehicles come into the equation. Only opinion, but hope it helps.
Best regards, Neil R. Barker Compliance Engineering Manager e2v technologies ltd Waterhouse Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QU U.K. Tel: +44 (01245) 453616 Fax: +44 (01245) 453410 E-mail: [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Williams [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 May 2003 20:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Truck mounted machinery EMC requirements > > > > We have been looking at the EMC requirements for a piece of machinery > which is mounted in a box on the rear of a truck. > > According to the UK authority (the Vehicle Certification Agency) in > this case, so long as certain conditions are met (mainly that the > vehicle is a type approved commercial vehicle with a diesel engine) > there is an exclusion from having to apply 95/54/EC in the UK. > However, we have been informed that the same exclusion may not apply > in other EU states. > > Our customer is particularly interested in France, Belgium, Italy, > Spain and Germany. I would be interested to hear (directly or via the > forum) from anyone who has experience of the application of 95/54/EC > to commercial vehicles and machinery in these territories. > > Regards > > Nick. > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Dave Heald: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
