Devices shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to reduce to the lowest possible level the risks arising from the noise emitted, taking account of technical progress and of the means available to reduce noise, particularly at source, unless the noise emitted is part of the specified performance.
Déanfar feistí a dhearadh agus a mhonarú sa chaoi go laghdófar a oiread is féidir an leibhéal riosca a bhaineann le torann a chuireann siad astu, ag cur san áireamh dul chun cinn teicniúil agus na ndóigheanna atá ar fáil le torann a shrianadh, ag foinse an torainn go háirithe, ach amháin más cuid d'fheidhmíocht shonraithe na feiste an torann sin.