Environmental noise measurements and predictions - Individuals certification (temporary provision and establishment)

A fee is charged for processing application on an hourly basis.and annual administration for the maintenance of a permanent certification.

Fees per January 1st 2020 (excl. VAT)

• Application fee: DDK 1,227 per hour

• Annual administration fee: DDK 14,760

To obtain personal recognition the applicant has to must meet the following requirements, which are outlined in the report RL 20/96:

• An appropriate education, typically a degree equivalent to M.Sc. in acoustics obtained from a Technical University

• Proven experience of at least two years in the field of noise measurements and noise prediction

• Master Danish written language

• Be affiliated to an approved acoustic laboratory

Furthermore, the recognized persons have to comply with a number of requirements to maintain the approval:

• Carry out at least five “environmental noise measurements” per year

• Participate in the proficiency tests and other quality assuring activities

• Report annual educational activities such as attended courses, conferences, literature studies etc.

The RL 20/96 report is provided by the Reference Laboratory for Noise Measurements of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency: RL 20/96 Kvalitetskrav til “Miljømåling – ekstern støj” og ”Miljømåling – trafikstøj

The purpose of the monitoring process is to ensure that the scope of the activities is within the requirements laid down in the Statutory Order on Quality requirements for environmental measurements – in particular annex 4 regarding environmental noise.

The approval entitle the individuals to perform measurements and calculations of environmental noise as well as preparing reports to be used for assessment and decision-making by the Danish environmental authorities, the planning authorities, the Environmental Board of Appeal and, ultimately, in court.

For more information: https://forcetechnology.com/da/ydelser/miljoestoj-raadgivning-beregning-maaling/miljoemaaling-ekstern-stoj-trafikstoej-certificering-personer

The Reference laboratory for Noise Measurements of Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Certification Body will acknowledge the reception of the application as soon as possible. The application will be processed no later than three months after the necessary documentation has been received.

In case of rejection

The Certification Body's decisions cannot be appealed, but it is possible to initiate a legal action.

Register of certified persons to perform environmental noise measurements and predictions

At the public website of the Reference Laboratory for Noise Measurements, you can find a list of laboratories employing certified persons approved by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to carry out "Environmental measurement - external noise" or "Environmental measurement - traffic noise". For the individuals it is stated which specific subjects the certification covers: https://referencelaboratoriet.dk/godkendte-laboratorier/samlet-oversigt/

Also listed are laboratories accredited by DANAK or other accrediting bodies approved by EA (European Cooperation for Accreditation) to perform these measurements.

In the list, the accredited laboratories labeled with a blue crown icon are accredited by DANAK, while laboratories employing persons certified by FORCE Technology are labeled with a FORCE icon.

For more information about the sector, these private organizations could be relevant for you:

Danish Acoustical Society Dansk Akustisk Selskab (DAS) Ørsteds Plads 352 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark E-mail: das@d-a-s.dk Webpage: https://d-a-s.dk/danish-acoustical-society/

The Danish Association of Consulting Engineers Foreningen af Rådgivende Ingeniører (FRI) Vesterbrogade 1E, 3. sal Postboks 367 DK-1504 København V Denmark Tel: +45 35 25 37 37 E-mail: fri@frinet.dk Webpage: www.frinet.dk/english

The Danish Society of Engineers, IDA Ingeniørforeningen IDA Kalvebod Brygge 31-33 DK-1780 København V Denmark Tel: +45 33 18 48 48 E-mail: ida@ida.dk Webpage: http://english.ida.dk/

Statutory Order on Quality requirements for environmental measurements – annex 4: Noise/Bekendtgørelse om kvalitetskrav til miljømålinger nr. 1071 af 28. oktober 2019

Statutory Order on Noise from wind turbines – annex 1 and 2: Measurements and tonal noise/Bekendtgørelse om støj fra vindmøller nr. 135 af 7. februar 2019

Statutory Order on Environmental approval of fast ferry routes – annex 1 Noise requirements/Bekendtgørelse om miljøgodkendelse af hurtigfærgeruter nr. 1735 af 21. december 2015