High quality products and safety of use are paramount importance to HELESI. All products are therefore manufactured, tested and certified according to the latest European standards. In addition, the GS label, issued by the Landesgewerbeanstalt (LGA) Bavaria demonstrates to our clients that the safety of our products has also been tested and certified.
The LGA / GS Label
The GS Label stands for “Geprüfte Sicherheit”, i.e. safety tested. It certifies that a product meets the requirements of the German safety law GSG, the safety regulations of the trade associations, DIN and EN standards, as well as commonly accepted technical regulations. In order to obtain and be allowed to display a GS label for a product, a manufacturer needs to have it tested by an accredited inspection authority (e.g. LGA). To maintain the label, an annual inspection of the production plant is required.
CE & LWA 99 db (A)
In July 2000 the European directive 2000/14/EU came into force regarding environmentally damaging noise pollution by appliances and machinery intended to be used in the open air. This standardised European regulations as to noise emissions of different types of apparatus and machinery which are used in the open air, including compactors, construction machinery, lawn mowers, leaf blowers and certain mobile garbage bins.
All products brought into circulation after 3 January 2002 conform to the new directive.
The directive mentions wheelable garbage bins, i.e. all common garbage bins featuring two or four wheels, regardless of the material they are made from, as well as containers to collect glass for recycling.
The highest possible noise emissions of these bins (and all other appliances mentioned in the directive) need to be ascertained through measurement and documented by the manufacturer for each product type. The directive includes instructions on measurement and calculation procedures.
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The noise level of a wheelable garbage bin is calculated via three tests. These involve the lid falling from a vertical position, the lid falling back from a vertical position and a wheeling test on uneven ground.
The noise level of containers for glass is tested by inserting bottles.
The directive also requires that bins need to be marked with a CE label and a figure indicating the maximum noise level which it may cause.
In addition, a CE conformity attestation has to be issued by the manufacturer.
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