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Division 3.2.4 Environmental Protection

United Kingdom

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According to the European regulations and to the national regulations which are compatible with the European legislation:

  • The Control-Command equipment, if subjected to excessive heat or fire, shall not exceed limits for the emission of fumes or gases which are harmful to the environment.

  • The Control-Command equipment shall not contain substances which may during their normal use abnormally contaminate the environment.

  • The Control-Command equipment shall be subject to the European legislation in force controlling the limits to the emission of and the susceptibility to electromagnetic interference along the boundaries of railway property.

  • The Control-Command equipment shall comply with existing regulations on noise pollution.

  • The Control-Command equipment shall not give rise to any inadmissible level of vibration which could jeopardise the integrity of the infrastructure (when the infrastructure is in the correct state of maintenance).