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GB 16710-2010Earth-moving machinery - Noise limits (English PDF)

土方机械噪声限值

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Issued by

AQSIQ; SAC

Level / Type

National · Mandatory

Issue date

December 23, 2010

Implementation date

January 1, 2012

Scope

GB 16710-2010 is the English-translated version of 土方机械噪声限值.

China's mandatory noise standard for earth-moving machinery - the document that decides whether an excavator, a loader, a dozer, a grader, a roller or a wheeled forklift may be sold at all, and which the manufacturer has to satisfy on a type test before the machine reaches the market.

It specifies the limits for the exterior noise emitted by the machine and for the noise at the operator's position, and it describes the test methods by which each is measured.

It applies to earth-moving machinery and to the machines assimilated to it, and the machines are identified by the basic type identification and terminology of GB/T 8498.

The two limits answer two different questions and are measured in two different ways.

The exterior limit is expressed as a sound power level and protects the people around the machine, on the site and beyond its boundary; the operator's position limit is expressed as an emitted sound pressure level at the ear and protects the person driving it for a whole shift.

Both are measured under the two families of conditions the international method distinguishes, the stationary test in which the machine is run at a defined engine speed without working, and the dynamic test in which it goes through a defined work cycle, since a machine can be quiet standing and loud working.

The limits themselves are tabulated against the net installed power of the machine, so that a large machine is allowed more than a small one, and they apply from the dates stated in the tables.

Issued on 23 December 2010 and in force since 1 January 2012. A new edition, GB 16710-2025, was issued on 31 October 2025 and takes effect on 1 November 2026.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 53.100
Classification: P 97

Issued by: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine; Standardization Administration of the PRC

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Noise limits
5 Test methods
6 Implementation

1 Scope

This standard specifies the limits for the exterior noise emitted by earth-moving machinery and for the noise at the operator's position, and describes the corresponding test methods.

It applies to earth-moving machinery and to the machines assimilated to it, identified in accordance with the basic type identification and terminology of GB/T 8498.

The two limits

The exterior limit is expressed as a sound power level and protects the people around the machine, on the site and beyond its boundary. The operator's position limit is expressed as an emitted sound pressure level at the ear and protects the person who spends a whole shift on the machine. A machine has to satisfy both.

Each limit is tabulated against the net installed power of the machine, so that a large machine is allowed more than a small one, and the tables state the dates from which each limit applies.

5 Test methods

The measurement is made under the two families of conditions the method distinguishes: the stationary test, in which the machine is run at a defined engine speed without working, and the dynamic test, in which it goes through a defined work cycle. A machine can be quiet standing and loud working, which is why both exist.

The determination of the sound power level follows GB/T 25612 for the stationary conditions and GB/T 25614 for the dynamic conditions, and the determination of the emitted sound pressure level at the operator's position follows GB/T 25613 and GB/T 25615 respectively.

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GB 16710-2025|GB/T 25612|GB/T 25613|GB/T 25614|GB/T 25615|GB/T 8498

Editions of GB 16710

Edition	Title	Revision	Status
GB 16710-2025	Earth-moving machinery - Noise limits	current revision	Issued, in force from 1 November 2026
GB 16710-2010	Earth-moving machinery - Noise limits	first revision	In force
GB 16710.1-1996	Earth-moving machinery - Noise limits	first issue	Superseded

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