{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.1/division-1.1.9/division-bat+17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.1/division-1.1.9/division-bat+17.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/687",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687",
  "path": "annex/division/9/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/bat+17",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 17",
  "heading": "In order to reduce the emissions of noise from pulp and paper manufacturing, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\na\nNoise-reduction programme\nA noise-reduction programme includes identification of sources and affected areas, calculations and measurements of noise levels in order to rank sources according to noise levels, and identification of the most cost effective combination of techniques, their implementation and monitoring.\nGenerally applicable.\nb\nStrategic planning of the location of equipment, units and buildings\nNoise levels can be reduced by increasing the distance between the emitter and the receiver and by using buildings as noise screens.\nGenerally applicable to new plants. In the case of existing plants, the relocation of equipment and production units may be restricted by the lack of space or by excessive costs.\nc\nOperational and management techniques in buildings containing noisy equipment\nThis includes:\nimproved inspection and maintenance of equipment to prevent failures\nclosing of doors and windows of covered areas\nequipment operation by experienced staff\navoidance of noisy activities during night-time\nprovisions for noise control during maintenance activities\nGenerally applicable.\nd\nEnclosing noisy equipment and units\nEnclosure of noisy equipment, such as wood handling, hydraulic units, and compressors in separate structures, such as buildings or soundproofed cabinets, where internal-external lining is made of impact-absorbent material.\ne\nUse of low-noise equipment and noise-reducers on equipment and ducts.\nf\nVibration insulation\nVibration insulation of machinery and decoupled arrangement of noise sources and potentially resonant components.\ng\nSoundproofing of buildings\nThis potentially includes use of:\nsound-absorbing materials in walls and ceilings\nsound-isolating doors\ndouble-glazed windows\nh\nNoise abatement\nNoise propagation can be reduced by inserting barriers between emitters and receivers. Appropriate barriers include protection walls, embankments and buildings. Suitable noise abatement techniques include fitting silencers and attenuators to noisy equipment such as steam releases and dryer vents.\nGenerally applicable to new plants. In the case of existing plants, the insertion of obstacles may be restricted by the lack of space.\ni\nUse of larger wood-handling machines to reduce lifting and transport times and noise from logs falling onto log piles or the feed table.\nGenerally applicable.\nj\nImproved ways of working, e.g. releasing logs from a lower height onto the log piles or the feed table; immediate feedback of the level of noise for the workers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/bat+17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:38.312084+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}