News

Whole vehicle type approval ECWVTA

7th October 2008

CHEM has formed a Technical Committee under the chairmanship of Geoff Creamer of Edbro plc to deal with the forthcoming regulation concerning WVTA. The regulation for heavy goods vehicles and their trailers will be fully operational by 2014. CHEM has been active during the past year in compiling information and attending various seminars in order to be as fully informed as possible about this radical change to the certification of road vehicles prior to their registration for road use. The bottom line of this regulation is that no vehicle will be licensed for use on public roads unless it has a Certificate of Conformity issued by the supplier of the complete or completed vefhicle. 

CHEM website goes live

4th January 2008

CHEM is pleased to announce the launch of its website.
It is designed to provide easily accessible information about CHEM as a trade association and its members and includes direct links to members' own websites.
The website will publish information of a technical nature as an ongoing service to members as well as operators, local authorities and others engaged in the waste industry.

Publication of BS EN 1501-4:2007

10th December 2007

Part 4 of the BS EN 1501 series of standards for refuse collection vehicles and their associated lifting devices - general requirements and safety requirements covers the noise test code for refuse collection vehicles.
This standard provides a procedure for the measurement and calculation of sound power emitted by RCVs enabling manufacturers and importers to mark and certify them in compliance with EU Directive 2000/14/EC, Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors.
Copies of the standard may be purchased from BSI Customer Services, Tel: 020 8996 9001