The NEA has announced a new measure with effect from 1st July 2012 that all off-road diesel engines to be imported for use in Singapore are to comply with EU Stage II, Us Tier II or Japan Tier I emission standards before it could be operated or use on the road.
This has affects most of the construction equipment such as mobile cranes, excavators, forklifts and power generators or any diesel engine with engine power above 560kW. The government has give a grace period up to 31st Dec 2013 for all those newly-imported, new or used diesel engines intended for use in Singapore.
The NEA accepts common test reports for each make and model of new off-road diesel engine while for used off-road diesel engine, it can be sent to an overseas or Singapore accredited laboratory for emission test according to ISO 8178 standards.
It is an offence for any person that uses off-road diesel engines imported into Singapore on or after 1st July 2012 without compliance to the new regulations.
Any person who is guilty of an offence under any provision of these Regulations shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000.
Reference
1. National Environmental Agency
2 thoughts on “New control measure over diesel engine”
Dear Sir/Madam,
On behalf of the National Library Board (NLB), we would like to invite you to pledge your blog to the Singapore Memory Project as part of efforts to collect memories that are already manifested in existing online channels.
The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is a national initiative to collect, preserve and provide access to Singapore’s knowledge materials. Spearheaded by NLB, the SMP aims to build a national collection of content in diverse formats (including print, audio and video), to preserve them in digital form, and make them available for discovery and research.
By pledging your blog to SMP, you are affirming that every memory matters. Whether your posts are an account of your daily life, or an expression of your thoughts, the SMP hopes to find a home for your memories so that it can help build towards an understanding of Singapore. You will also receive a badge that you can display on your blog in recognition of your contributions.
Contributors to this blog pledging initiative will be listed on Singapore Memory portal’s blog pledging webpage. All blogs pledged to SMP will archived using NLB’s web harvesting software, in addition to images of each blog’s landing page.
If you are keen to pledge your blog to SMP, simply fill up our response form at this following URL: http://singaporememory.simulation.com.sg/Public/Pledge.
You may find out more about this initiative at http://www.iremember.sg/?page_id=2822.
We are looking forward to your contribution.
Simulation Software & Technology (S2T) Pte Ltd
583 Orchard Road #14-02 Forum The Shopping Mall S(238884), Singapore
|w: http://www.simulation.com.sg
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.