EN 1846-2:2009/FprA1

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
• ICS: 13.220.10 - Fire-fighting
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 192 - Fire service equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 192/WG 3 - Firefighting and rescue service vehicles
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 07-Nov-2012
• Due Date: 25-Feb-2013
• Completion Date: 07-Nov-2012
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 1846-2:2010/kFprA1:2012 - Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 1846-2:2009+A1:2013 - Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 1846-2:2009 - Firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance
• Effective Date: 11-Jun-2011

Overview

EN 1846-2:2009/FprA1 is a CEN draft amendment to the European standard for firefighting and rescue service vehicles - Part 2: Common requirements - Safety and performance. It defines the minimum, common safety and performance requirements for vehicles defined in EN 1846‑1, and specifically adds provisions to address the temperature of exhaust systems designed in accordance with Euro6. The amendment updates protective measures, access and egress, roof and platform safety, and verification methods to improve operational safety and usability.

Key Topics and Requirements

• Thermal hazards
  • Recognises burns from exposed exhaust systems as a hazard; where shielding cannot be provided a warning sign must be placed and instruction handbook updated.
  • Explicit reference to exhaust system temperatures (Euro6) as a residual risk to be warned about.
• Crew access and egress
  • Doors: minimum two independent means of access/egress per crew space; emergency exit dimensions 500 × 700 mm; passage requirement for a cylinder 490 mm dia × 750 mm length.
  • Steps and rungs: dimensional limits for step heights, depths and angles (e.g., first step ≤550 mm urban / ≤600 mm rural, step width ≥300 mm, depth ≥150 mm). Table 5 (roof access) includes first step ≤600 mm, inter-step ≤300 mm, width ≥250 mm, access angle 60°–90°.
• Roof and working platform safety
  • Toe plate or similar minimum height 80 mm to prevent equipment falling.
  • Working platforms >1 m above ground require guard-rail (min 1.1 m), fixed fall-arrest provision, or equivalent protection.
• Protective structures and ROPS
  • Verification by functional test or calculation; conformity assessment procedures for ROPS referenced to Directive 2006/42/EC.
• External power supply
  • If manually disconnecting, it must be impossible to start the engine while external power for operational readiness is connected.
• Verification methods
  • Visual inspection, measurement, functional tests, calculation, or manufacturer’s attestation as appropriate.
• Administrative
  • Deletion of Annex ZA noted in the amendment process.

Applications and Who Uses It

• Vehicle manufacturers and OEMs designing firefighting/rescue vehicles
• Fire and rescue services specifying procurement requirements
• Certification bodies and testing laboratories performing conformity and safety checks
• Fleet managers and workshop teams implementing retrofits and maintenance
• Regulators aligning national standards with CEN requirements

Related Standards

• EN 1846‑1 (vehicle designation)
• EN 1777 (aerial appliances)
• EN 14043 / EN 14044 (turntable ladders)
• EN ISO 14122‑2 / ‑3 (access and guarding / guard-rail guidance)
• European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (ROPS conformity assessment)

This amendment aims to harmonize safety and performance expectations across Europe, improve operator and public safety (notably from exhaust heat), and provide measurable verification methods for compliance. Keywords: EN 1846‑2:2009/FprA1, firefighting and rescue service vehicles, safety and performance, Euro6 exhaust, access and egress, thermal hazards, ROPS.

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.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

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© 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 1846-2:2009/FprA1:2012: E
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
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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
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Replace the existing text of the verification of the 7 paragraph
...