The measures and requirements specified in EN 45545 are intended to protect passengers and staff in railway vehicles in the event of a fire on board.<\/p>\n
EN 45545 specifies:<\/p>\n
fire protection measures for railway vehicles;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
verification methods for these measures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The protection of passengers and staff is essentially based on measures to:<\/p>\n
prevent fires occurring due to technical faults and due to equipment design or vehicle layout (Part 1, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 7);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
minimise the possibility of ignition of materials installed on railway vehicles due to accidents or vandalism (Part 1 and Part 2);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
detect a fire should it occur (Part 6);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
limit the spread of fire by specification of materials according to their operational categories (Part 2) and by measures for containment (Part 3);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
minimise the effects of fire in terms of heat, smoke and toxic gases on passengers or staff through the specification of materials installed on railway vehicles (Part 2);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
control and manage a fire, for example by means of fire detection, suppression and\/or emergency energy shut down (Part 6).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The ultimate objective in the event of a fire on board is to allow passengers and staff to evacuate the railway vehicle and reach a place of safety.<\/p>\n
The present European Standard describes the measures to be taken in the design of the vehicles in the context of the infrastructure on which they operate.<\/p>\n
It is not within the scope of EN 45545 to describe measures that ensure the preservation of the vehicles in the event of a fire beyond what is required to fulfil the objective to protect passengers and staff.<\/p>\n
This European Standard is valid for railway vehicles as defined in Clause 3.<\/p>\n
Freight transportation vehicles are not covered by EN 45545.<\/p>\n
This part of EN 45545 covers:<\/p>\n
principal definitions;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Operation Categories;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Design Categories;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
fire safety objectives;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
general requirements for fire protection measures and their evaluation of conformity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles – General<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n
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