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The National Environment (Noise and Vibrations Standards and Control) Regulations, 2013 (75 pages, in English)


Uganda
TBT
2014-07-18
2014-09-16
<p>The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the maintenance of a healthy environment for people and wildlife&nbsp; in Uganda, the tranquillity of their surroundings and psychological well-being by regulating noise&nbsp; and vibration levels, and generally, to elevate the standard of living of the people and the safety of&nbsp; wildlife by:</p><p>(a) Prescribing regulations and standards&nbsp; to&nbsp; control noise and vibration and preserve the quality of the environment for humans and human interests including wild life and buildings;<br />(b) Prescribing the maximum noise and vibration levels from a facility or activity to which the person may be exposed;<br />(c) Providing for the control of noise and for mitigating measures for the reduction of noise and vibration;&nbsp; <br />(d) Providing an effective technical measures needed to (i) Reduce noise and vibration emission by the various machine sources;(ii) Prevent the propagation, amplification and reverberation of noise and vibration; and (iii) Isolate and protect the sensitive areas from the noise and vibration;<br />(e) Setting out strategies for the control of noise and vibration at the sources including: (i) Factories; (ii) Places of worship; (iii) Places of entertainment;(iv)Traffic; (v) Places of care and treatment (hospitals); (vi) Suppliers; (vii) Petroleum activities including exploration, production, development, pipelines, refineries; and (viii) Construction sites;<br />(f) Placing responsibility upon the person who creates the noise and vibration;<br />(g) Putting in place a mechanism to identify, involve and empower other key players in the control of noise and vibration, and spell out their duties in their control including: (i) Local authorities; (ii) The police; (iii)Lead agencies;and (iv) The National Environment Management Authority;<br />(h) Providing for zone out areas with different land uses and set standards; <br />(i) Creating&nbsp; offences and penalties; and<br />(j) Generally for giving effect to the provisions of section 29 of the Act.</p>
G/TBT/N/UGA/422
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13.160 - Vibration and shock with respect to human beings;17.140.01 - Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in general;17.160 - Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements;91.120.25 - Seismic and vibration protection
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Protection of animal or plant life or health (TBT)
Protection of human health or safety (TBT)
Protection of the environment (TBT)
Vibration and shock with respect to human beings (ICS code(s): 13.160); Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in general (ICS code(s): 17.140.01); Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements (ICS code(s): 17.160); Seismic and vibration protection (ICS code(s): 91.120.25)
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