SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012
(Amendment)Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance
Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance
European Standard specifies the common requirements for safety and the (minimum) common performance requirements of firefighting and rescue service vehicles as designated in EN 1846-1. The amendment add requirements to take into account the temperature of the exhaust system designed in accordance with Euro6
Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Teil 2: Allgemeine Anforderungen - Sicherheit und Leistung
Véhicules des services de secours et de lutte contre l'incendie - Partie 2: Prescriptions communes - Sécurité et performance
Gasilska in reševalna vozila - 2. del: Splošne zahteve - Varnost in obnašanje pri uporabi
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 29-Sep-2012
- Technical Committee
- POZ - Požarna varnost
- Current Stage
- 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 18-Dec-2013
- Due Date
- 23-Dec-2013
- Completion Date
- 18-Dec-2013
Relations
- Consolidated By
SIST EN 1846-2:2010+A1:2013 - Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance - Effective Date
- 18-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 11-Jun-2011
Overview
SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 specifies the common safety and minimum performance requirements for firefighting and rescue service vehicles in Europe, as outlined by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). This document is an amendment to the EN 1846-2:2009 European Standard and includes updated provisions regarding thermal hazards, particularly the temperature of the exhaust system in accordance with Euro6 emission standards. The standard aims to ensure that emergency vehicles provide a consistent, high level of protection and operational capability for fire and rescue operations across the European Union.
Key Topics
- Safety Requirements: Focus on preventing burns and injuries from exposed exhaust systems, with requirements for warning signage and user handbook instructions when hazards cannot be eliminated by design.
- Thermal Hazards: Special attention to ignition of fuel and burns associated with high-temperature vehicle components.
- Accessibility: Specifications for the dimensions and arrangement of steps, doors, and emergency exits to ensure safe and quick egress for crew members.
- Crew Compartment Safety: Requirements that crew doors provide equal protection to driver’s cab doors, and that accidental opening is prevented.
- Prevention of Falls: Mandates for toe plates, guard rails, or personal fall protection systems on elevated working platforms.
- Functional Verification: Procedures for visual, functional, and measurement-based inspections to ensure vehicles comply with safety standards.
- Euro6 Compliance: Incorporation of measures to account for the increased exhaust temperatures of engines built to Euro6 specifications.
Applications
Adhering to SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 is essential for:
- Manufacturers of Firefighting and Rescue Vehicles: Ensuring that their vehicles meet harmonized European safety and performance benchmarks, especially concerning crew protection and thermal hazard management.
- Fire and Rescue Services: Supporting the procurement of vehicles that provide reliable, safe, and efficient operations for emergency response teams.
- Standardization Bodies & Regulators: Using the document as a reference for certification, inspection, and compliance with European fire safety directives.
- Procurement Officers: Specifying requirements in tenders for vehicles that must conform to the latest European safety and performance criteria.
- Design Engineers: Applying consistent design protocols for ergonomic access, structural safety, and incorporation of warnings about unavoidable risks.
Related Standards
- EN 1846-1: Classification and designation of firefighting and rescue vehicles.
- EN 1777: Static tilt angles for hydraulic platforms in fire service vehicles.
- EN 14043 / EN 14044: Static tilt angles for turntable ladder vehicles.
- EN ISO 14122-2 / 14122-3: Means of access to machinery and requirements for risk reduction relating to platforms and guard rails.
- European Directive 2006/42/EC: Machinery safety and conformity assessment procedures, particularly for ROPS (Roll-Over Protective Structures).
- European Directive 70/387/EEC: Requirements for side-hinged vehicle doors in special purpose vehicles.
Practical Value
Implementing SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 ensures that vehicles delivered to fire and rescue services across Europe are designed with harmonized safety measures-protecting crew members from thermal and mechanical hazards, optimizing operational readiness, and supporting regulatory compliance. By aligning vehicle design with the latest Euro6 emissions standards and best practice for crew safety and performance, organizations demonstrate commitment to both regulatory requirements and the wellbeing of emergency service personnel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance". This standard covers: European Standard specifies the common requirements for safety and the (minimum) common performance requirements of firefighting and rescue service vehicles as designated in EN 1846-1. The amendment add requirements to take into account the temperature of the exhaust system designed in accordance with Euro6
European Standard specifies the common requirements for safety and the (minimum) common performance requirements of firefighting and rescue service vehicles as designated in EN 1846-1. The amendment add requirements to take into account the temperature of the exhaust system designed in accordance with Euro6
SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.220.10 - Fire-fighting; 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 1846-2:2010+A1:2013, SIST EN 1846-2:2010. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC. 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-2012
Gasilska in reševalna vozila - 2. del: Splošne zahteve - Varnost in obnašanje pri
uporabi
Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and
performance
Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Teil 2: Allgemeine Anforderungen - Sicherheit und Leistung
Véhicules des services de secours et de lutte contre l'incendie - Partie 2: Prescriptions
communes - Sécurité et performance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1846-2:2009/FprA1
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 1846-2:2009
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
June 2012
ICS 13.220.10
English Version
Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common
requirements - Safety and performance
Véhicules des services de secours et de lutte contre Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Teil 2: Allgemeine Anforderungen -
l'incendie - Partie 2: Prescriptions communes - Sécurité et Sicherheit und Leistung
performance
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 192.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 1846-2:2009. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has
the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Foreword
This document (EN 1846-2:2009/FprA1:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 192 “Fire
service equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
1 Modification to the Foreword
th th
Replace the 9 and 10 paragraphs with the following:
"This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.".
2 Modification to Clause 4, Table 1
In Table 1, under "3 Thermal hazards", replace
3 Thermal hazards
"Burns and scalds Exposed exhaust systems 5.1.1.1"
with
3 Thermal hazards
"Burns Exposed exhaust systems 5.1.1.1
6.2"
Ignition of fuel
3 Modification to 5.1.1.1
th
In the 7 paragraph, add the following second sentence:
"When this requirement cannot be fulfilled, a warning sign shall be placed close to the hot parts and a warning
advice shall be included in the instruction handbook.”.
4 Modification to 5.1.1.2
nd
Add the following note after the 2 paragraph:
"NOTE EN 1777 gives static tilt angles values for hydraulic platforms; EN 14043 and EN 14044 give static tilt angles
values for turntable ladders.".
5 Modification to 5.1.2.2.1
th
Replace the existing text of the verification of the 7 paragraph
...