SIST EN 12096:2026
(Main)Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of vibration emission values
- Abstract
This document specifies the requirements for declaration and verification of vibration emission values of continuous and repeated shock vibrations. It is applicable to hand-arm and whole-body vibration values achieved by measurements according to type-B and type-C standards for portable hand-held, hand-guided and mobile machinery.
This document
— gives guidance on the declaration of vibration emission values,
— describes vibration and product information to be given in the instructions for use supplied with the machinery, and
— specifies the method for verifying the declared vibration emission values stated in the instruction for use of the machinery.
NOTE Machines according to Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 Annex III Part B 2.2.1.1 and 3.6.3.1 are covered by this document.
- Status
- Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 18-Jun-2025
- Publication Date
- 17-Aug-2026
- Technical Committee
- I13 - Imaginarni 13
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 30-Jul-2026
- Due Date
- 04-Oct-2026
- Completion Date
- 18-Aug-2026
SIST EN 12096:2026 is the Slovenian adoption of EN 12096:2026 from CEN. It specifies how to declare and verify vibration emission values for portable hand-held, hand-guided and mobile machinery, covering hand-arm vibration (HAV) and whole-body vibration (WBV) measured with type-B and type-C standards. It is written for manufacturers, test laboratories, users, planners and authorities that need comparable vibration data in instructions for use.
What does SIST EN 12096:2026 specify?
SIST EN 12096:2026 specifies the declaration and verification of vibration emission values for continuous vibration and repeated shock vibration. It links the declared values to the measurement method, the operating mode, and the information that has to appear in the instructions for use.
The standard is organized into five clauses:
- Clause 1 Scope
- Clause 2 Normative references
- Clause 3 Terms and definitions
- Clause 4 Declaration of vibration emission values
- Clause 5 Verification of declared vibration emission values
It also includes two informative annexes.
| Annex | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Annex A | Examples of vibration emission declarations for hand-held/hand-guided and mobile machinery |
| Annex B | Typical values for uncertainty of continuous vibration |
The scope note also states that machines covered by Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 Annex III Part B 2.2.1.1 and 3.6.3.1 are covered by this document.
What are the key requirements of SIST EN 12096:2026?
SIST EN 12096:2026 requires vibration emission values to be measured according to the relevant vibration test code, which is a type-C standard. If no such code exists, the machinery is tested in the most representative operating mode using an appropriate type-B standard. In practice, the declared number must be tied to a defined test method, not just a generic measurement.
Clause 4.2 requires the instructions for use to identify the machinery and present the declared vibration emission value or values together with the uncertainty values K. For HAV declarations, the repeated shock vibration emission value pF is also given where relevant. This matters because a user or buyer should be able to trace each declared value back to the machine and the method used.
Clause 4.2 also distinguishes the way continuous vibration and WBV are declared. WBV uses the axis-related weighted accelerations awx, awy and awz, while HAV declarations use the corresponding hand-arm quantities. The practical point is that different vibration types are not reported in the same way, so the declaration has to match the vibration exposure actually being measured.
Clause 4.3 treats K as an expanded uncertainty derived from a normal distribution model and the reference standard deviation sM. The text explains that sM combines production variation and measurement variation under reproducibility conditions. In practice, the uncertainty value is not just a measurement add-on - it is part of the declared performance of the machine batch.
Clause 5 gives two verification routes:
- verification with one machine
- verification with three machines
Both routes use the same vibration test code or basic measurement procedure and the same operating mode as the declaration. The three-machine route is more reliable for detecting batches that do not match the declared values, so it is the better choice when a stronger check is needed.
Clause 5.2 and 5.3 set the acceptance logic for the measured value or values against the declared value and sM. Repeated shock vibration follows the same verification logic as continuous vibration, with pF used in place of a. For laboratories and quality teams, this gives a clear pass-fail method for checking whether a declaration is supported by test results.
What terms does SIST EN 12096:2026 define?
- machinery - An assembly with a drive system and moving parts, including linked machines that function as one whole.
- family of machinery - Machinery of similar design or type intended to perform the same functions.
- batch of machinery - A lot produced to the same technical specification and characterized by the same declared vibration emission value.
- operating mode - The condition in which the machinery performs its intended function, including a simulated mode where relevant.
- vibration test code - A type-C standard that gives the information needed to determine vibration emission for declaration and verification.
- hand-arm vibration (HAV) - Mechanical vibration directly applied to the hand-arm system through the hand or fingers.
- whole-body vibration (WBV) - Mechanical vibration transmitted to the body through a supporting contact surface.
- uncertainty K - The uncertainty value attached to a measured or declared vibration emission value, including production variation for batches.
Who uses SIST EN 12096:2026?
SIST EN 12096:2026 is used by manufacturers who must declare vibration emission values in product documentation. It is also used by test laboratories that measure vibration emission and verify whether declared values are supported by test results.
Planners, buyers and quality managers use it to compare machine offerings on a common basis and to check that the declared values in instructions for use are traceable to a recognized test method. Authorities and conformity assessment bodies use it when vibration emission data is needed for regulatory or technical review.
What changed in SIST EN 12096:2026 from the previous edition?
SIST EN 12096:2026 supersedes SIST EN 12096:2000 and EN 12096:1997. The European foreword states three significant technical changes:
- the document has been fundamentally adapted to the state of the art
- repeated shock vibrations have been included
- the structure has been revised so declaration and verification are clearly separated
Which standards are used with SIST EN 12096:2026?
SIST EN 12096:2026 cites related standards and guidance for measurement, vibration testing and uncertainty handling, including:
| Related standard | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| EN ISO 28927 (all parts) | Test methods for hand-held portable power tools |
| EN (IEC) 62841 (all parts) | Safety-related parts of electric motor-operated hand-held, transportable and lawn and garden machinery |
| EN ISO 20643 | Principles for evaluating vibration emission of hand-held and hand-guided machinery |
| EN 1032 | Testing of mobile machinery for vibration emission values |
| EN 13059 | Test methods for vibration measurement on industrial trucks |
| EN ISO 5349-1:2001 | General requirements for hand-transmitted vibration |
| EN ISO 5349-3:2025 | Isolated and repeated shocks for hand-transmitted vibration |
| EN ISO 8041-1:2017 | Measuring instrumentation for vibration meters |
| ISO 21748 | Use of repeatability, reproducibility and trueness in uncertainty evaluation |
| ISO/TR 22704 | Uncertainty of measurement and evaluation of human exposure to vibration |
What does the SIST EN 12096:2026 document contain?
SIST EN 12096:2026 contains definitions, declaration rules, verification procedures and informative examples. The main technical material is in Clause 4, which explains how to present declared vibration emission values and uncertainty values in the instructions for use, and in Clause 5, which gives the one-machine and three-machine verification procedures.
Annex A gives worked examples of how declarations can be presented for hand-held and mobile machinery. Annex B provides typical uncertainty values for continuous vibration, which helps when estimating K for practical cases. The document also includes a flow chart for verification and formulas for the declaration and acceptance logic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 12096:2026 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of vibration emission values". This standard covers: This document specifies the requirements for declaration and verification of vibration emission values of continuous and repeated shock vibrations. It is applicable to hand-arm and whole-body vibration values achieved by measurements according to type-B and type-C standards for portable hand-held, hand-guided and mobile machinery. This document — gives guidance on the declaration of vibration emission values, — describes vibration and product information to be given in the instructions for use supplied with the machinery, and — specifies the method for verifying the declared vibration emission values stated in the instruction for use of the machinery. NOTE Machines according to Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 Annex III Part B 2.2.1.1 and 3.6.3.1 are covered by this document.
This document specifies the requirements for declaration and verification of vibration emission values of continuous and repeated shock vibrations. It is applicable to hand-arm and whole-body vibration values achieved by measurements according to type-B and type-C standards for portable hand-held, hand-guided and mobile machinery. This document — gives guidance on the declaration of vibration emission values, — describes vibration and product information to be given in the instructions for use supplied with the machinery, and — specifies the method for verifying the declared vibration emission values stated in the instruction for use of the machinery. NOTE Machines according to Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 Annex III Part B 2.2.1.1 and 3.6.3.1 are covered by this document.
SIST EN 12096:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.160 - Vibration and shock with respect to human beings; 17.160 - Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 12096:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 12096:2000, SIST EN ISO 11148-6:2011, SIST EN ISO 11148-12:2013, SIST EN ISO 28927-12:2013, SIST-TP CEN/TR 1030-2:2016, SIST EN ISO 28927-11:2011, SIST EN ISO 11148-10:2012, SIST EN ISO 11148-11:2012, SIST EN ISO 11148-5:2012, SIST EN ISO 20643:2008, SIST EN ISO 11148-9:2012, SIST EN 1032:2004+A1:2009, SIST EN ISO 11148-1:2012, SIST EN ISO 11148-8:2012, SIST EN ISO 11148-3:2011. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 12096:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230; Standardization Mandates: M/605. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2026
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12096:2000
Mehanske vibracije - Deklariranje in preverjanje vrednosti emisij vibracij
Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of vibration emission values
Mechanische Schwingungen - Angabe und Nachprüfung von Schwingungskennwerten
Vibrations mécaniques - Déclaration et vérification des valeurs d'émission vibratoire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12096:2026
ICS:
13.160 Vpliv vibracij in udarcev na Vibration and shock with
ljudi respect to human beings
17.160 Vibracije, meritve udarcev in Vibrations, shock and
vibracij vibration measurements
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 12096
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 17.160 Supersedes EN 12096:1997
English Version
Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of
vibration emission values
Vibrations mécaniques - Déclaration et vérification des Mechanische Schwingungen - Angabe und
valeurs d'émission vibratoire Nachprüfung von Schwingungskennwerten
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.1 General definitions . 5
3.2 Vibration-related definitions . 6
3.3 Statistical terms . 7
4 Declaration of vibration emission values . 9
4.1 General. 9
4.2 Presentation of declared vibration emission values . 9
4.3 Uncertainty values K . 10
5 Verification of declared vibration emission values. 10
5.1 General. 10
5.2 Verification with a single machine . 11
5.3 Verification with three machines . 12
Annex A (informative) Examples of vibration emission declarations . 13
Annex B (informative) Typical values for the uncertainty of continuous vibration . 15
Bibliography . 16
European foreword
This document (EN 12096:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 231 “Mechanical
vibration and shock”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2027, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2027.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12096:1997.
— the document has been fundamentally adapted to the state of the art;
— repeated shock vibrations have been included;
— the structure has been revised so that a distinction can be made between declaration and verification.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Information on vibration emission of vibrating machinery is needed by users, planners, manufacturers
and authorities, for example to comply with the obligations described in the EU Machinery Regulation
(EU) 2023/1230. This information is important for comparing the vibration emissions from different
products and for assessing the vibration against vibration requirements.
In order for vibration emission values to be useful, uniform methods are necessary for following
purposes:
— measurement of the vibration values;
— determination of the vibration emission values to be declared;
— presentation of the declared vibration emission values;
— verification of the declared vibration emission values.
The obligations to control risks arising from exposures to vibration are specified in Europe by Directive
2002/44/EC which uses a daily vibration exposure value A(8), that is not to be confused with the
vibration emission used in this document.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for declaration and verification of vibration emission values of
continuous and repeated shock vibrations. It is applicable to hand-arm and whole-body vibration values
achieved by measurements according to type-B and type-C standards for portable hand-held, hand-
guided and mobile machinery.
This document
— gives guidance on the declaration of vibration emission values,
— describes vibration and product information to be given in the instructions for use supplied with the
machinery, and
— specifies the method for verifying the declared vibration emission values stated in the instruction for
use of the machinery.
NOTE Machines according to Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 Annex III Part B 2.2.1.1 and 3.6.3.1 are
covered by this document.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1 General definitions
3.1.1
machinery
machine
assembly, fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system consisting of linked parts or
components, at least one of which moves, and which are joined together for a specific application
Note 1 to entry: The term machinery also covers an assembly of machines which, in order to achieve the same end,
are arranged and controlled so that they function as an integral whole.
[SOURCE: EN ISO 12100:2010, 3.1, modified – Note 2 to entry has been deleted.]
3.1.2
family of machinery
machinery (3.1.1) of similar design or type, intended to perform the same functions
3.1.3
batch of machinery
lot of machinery
number of units of machinery (3.1.1) intended to perform the same function, produced in quantity,
manufactured to the same technical specifications and characterized by the same declared vibration
emission value
Note 1 to entry: The batch may be an entire production series or a portion thereof.
3.1.4
operating mode
condition in which the machinery (3.1.1) is performing its intended function, which may be artificially
simulated, as specified in a relevant standard
3.1.5
vibration test code
type-C standard related to a specified family or sub-family or type of machinery (3.1.2), which gives all
the information necessary to efficiently carry out the determination of the vibration emission
characteristics needed for declaration and verification according to this document
Note 1 to entry: The test codes often exclude effects such as ageing or wear and tear.
3.2 Vibration-related definitions
3.2.1
hand-arm vibration
HAV
mechanical vibration directly applied or transmitted to the hand-arm system, commonly through the
palm of the hand or through the fingers gripping a tool or workpiece
[SOURCE: ISO 5805:1997, 5.9, modified – admitted term “hand-arm vibration” is changed to preferred
term; “hand-transmitted vibration”, its abbreviation “HTV” and “[shock]” deleted from definition]
3.2.2
whole-body vibration
WBV
mechanical vibration transmitted to the body as a whole, usually through areas of the body (e.g. buttocks,
soles of the feet, back) in contact with a supporting contact surface that is vibrating
[SOURCE: ISO 5805:1997, 5.7, modified – “[shock]” and “(or subject to shock motion)” deleted]
3.2.3
vibration total value to which the hand-arm system is subjected
a
hv
acceleration at the measuring point determined by measurement using a weighting filter according to
EN ISO 8041-1:2017 or by calculation as specified in EN ISO 5349-1:2001
Note 1 to entry: The hand-arm frequency-weighted acceleration is expressed in m/s .
3.2.4
weighted acceleration to which the whole-body is subjected
a , a , a
wx wy wz
acceleration at the measuring point determined by measurement using weighting filters according to
EN ISO 8041-1:2017
Note 1 to entry: The whole-body frequency-weighted acceleration is expressed in m/s .
Note 2 to entry: Indices x, y, z indicate the axes direction, see ISO 2631-1:1997.
3.2.5
vibration emission value for continuous vibration
a
variable representing the vibration emission value for continuous vibration with respect to a batch of
machinery (3.1.3) and a vibration test code (3.1.5)
Note 1 to entry: The vibration emission value is expressed in m/s .
Note 2 to entry: The vibration emission value, a, can be either one of the frequency-weighted values according to
definitions (3.2.3) or (3.2.4).
3.2.6
vibration emission value for repeated shock vibration
p
F
variable specified according to EN ISO 5349-3:2025, Clause 4, representing the vibration emission value
for repeated shock vibration with respect to a batch of machinery (3.1.3) and a vibration test code (3.1.5)
Note 1 to entry: The vibration emission value is expressed in m/s .
Note 2 to entry: pF is the specified parameter to represent the mean peak value of repeated shock vibrations
transmitted to the hand-arm system to be declared.
Note 3 to entry: p is the vibration peak magnitude (VPM) of the flat weighted acceleration according to
F h
EN ISO 5349-3:2025, Clause 4.
3.3 Statistical terms
3.3.1
estimate of the continuous vibration emission value
ˆ
a
estimate of the expected value of all possible measurement values for continuous vibration for a batch of
machinery (3.1.3) measured with a given vibration test code (3.1.5)
Note 1 to entry: Vibration test codes often estimate the expected value for assumed normal distributions with the
arithmetic mean of a sample.
3.3.2
estimate of the repeated shock vibration emission value
ˆ
p
F
estimate of the expected value of all possible measurement values for repeated shock vibration for a batch
of machinery (3.1.3) measured with a given vibration test code (3.1.5)
Note 1 to entry: Vibration test codes often estimate the expected value for assumed normal distributions with the
arithmetic mean of a sample.
3.3.3
uncertainty
K
value representing the uncertainty of the measured vibration emission value, a or p ,
F
and also, in the case of batches, production variations of machinery (3.1.1)
Note 1 to entry: The uncertainty is expressed in the same units as the declared emission values.
Note 2 to entry: Here the expanded uncertainty is indicated by the letter K. Its definition rests on the assumption
that all possible measurement values can be described by a normal distribution with expected values given by the
estimates of continuous or repeated shock vibration emission values and standard deviations given by the estimates
th
of the reference standard deviation (3.3.8). Its value is usually derived by an estimate of the 95 percentile of this
normal distribution.
3.3.4
sample
subset of values X from all possible measurement values for a batch of machinery (3.1.3) that result from
i
a vibration test code (3.1.5) (population)
3.3.5
reproducibi
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