EN 1647:2004+A1:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Leisure accommodation vehicles - Caravan holiday homes - Habitation requirements
relating to health and safety
Bewohnbare Freizeitfahrzeuge - Mobilheime - Anforderungen an den Wohnbereich
hinsichtlich Gesundheit und Sicherheit
Véhicules habitables de loisirs - Résidences mobiles - Exigences d'habitation relatives à
la santé et à la sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1647:2004+A1:2008
ICS:
43.100 Osebni avtomobili. Bivalne Passenger cars. Caravans
prikolice in lahke prikolice and light trailers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1647:2004+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2008
ICS 43.100 Supersedes EN 1647:2004
English Version
Leisure accommodation vehicles - Caravan holiday homes -
Habitation requirements relating to health and safety
Véhicules habitables de loisirs - Résidences mobiles - Bewohnbare Freizeitfahrzeuge - Mobilheime -
Exigences d'habitation relatives à la santé et à la sécurité Anforderungen an den Wohnbereich hinsichtlich
Gesundheit und Sicherheit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 October 2004 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 25 May 2008.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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Contents
Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Testing .5
5 Design and construction.6
6 Internal equipment.8
7 Drinking water supply, and drainage systems .11
8 Installations .11
9 Ventilation.12
10 Fire precautions.12
11 Warning notice.17
12 User's handbook.18
Annex A (normative) Thermal insulation - Method of calculation (see 5.7).19
Annex B (normative) Snow Load Test.25
Annex C (normative) Clear height over bunks (see 6.1.2).27
Annex D (normative)  Strength of protection against falling out of bunks (see 6.1.3.3) .28
Annex E (normative) Mechanical strength of bunks (see 6.1.4) .29
Annex F (normative) Security of folding bunks (see 6.1.5) .30
Annex G (normative) Safety of access to upper bunks (see 6.1.6) .31
Annex H (normative) Measurement of gaps (see 6.1.7).33
Annex I (normative) Test equipment.35
Bibliography .37

Foreword
This document (EN 1647:2004+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 245 “Leisure
accommodation vehicles”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
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 2009 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
January 2009.
This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 2008-05-25.
This document supersedes !EN 1647:2004".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
This standard is one of a series covering the habitation aspects of leisure accommodation vehicles. The standard
includes 9 normative Annexes.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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 and United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements intended to ensure safety and health of persons using caravan holiday
homes as defined in clause 3, as temporary or seasonal accommodation.
It specifies grades of resistance to snow loads and the stability of the structure of caravan holiday homes as well as
the minimum information to be included in a user's handbook.
It also specifies the corresponding test methods.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references,
only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 3-7, Portable fire extinguishers — Part 7: Characteristics, performance requirements and test methods
EN 624, Specification for dedicated LPG appliances - Room sealed LPG space heating equipment for installation in
vehicles and boats
EN 721, Leisure accommodation vehicles — Safety ventilation requirements
EN 722-1, !Leisure accommodation vehicles — Liquid fuel heating systems — Part 1: Caravans and caravan
holiday homes"
EN 1949, Specification for the installation of LPG-systems for habitation purposes in leisure accommodation
vehicles and in other road vehicles
EN 13878:2003, Leisure accommodation vehicles — Terms and definitions
IEC 60364-7-708, !Low-voltage electrical installations — Part 7-708: Requirements for special installations or
locations — Caravan parks, camping parks and similar locations"
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13878:2003 and the following apply.
3.1
caravan holiday home
transportable leisure accommodation vehicle that does not meet requirements for construction and use of road
vehicles, that retains means for mobility and that is for temporary or seasonal occupation
4 Testing
The tests described in Annexes A to I, are intended to verify that a caravan holiday home representative of a given
model including its fixtures and fittings, meets the requirements of this standard.
These tests are intended to simulate the most onerous conditions, for the relevant characteristics.
5 Design and construction
5.1 Occupancy
The manufacturer shall designate the occupancy as the number of berths, both standard and additional berths,
provided by the manufacturer and shall include it in the user's handbook and his brochures. The occupancy is also
necessary to determine the ventilation requirements (see EN 721).
5.2 Ceiling height
The ceiling height, measured internally from finished floor level to underside of finished ceiling, shall be not less
than 1 980 mm.
The finished floor level shall be measured from the upper surface of any continuous fixed floorcovering. This
includes any vinyl carpet backing but not carpet pile.
5.3 Windows
The living area, the area for meals, the kitchen and the sleeping accommodation shall each be provided with
windows, the total glazed areas of which shall be equivalent to not less than 10 % of their respective floor areas.
Windows to the living area, the area for meals and the kitchen shall have an openable area equivalent to 5 % of
each respective floor area (see also 10.1.6).
Any exterior glazed area can be classed as a window for this purpose. The door may not be counted into the
openable area calculations.
The floor area of the unit should be calculated from the total internal floor area excluding partition walls and
separate fixed compartments which extend the full internal height of the unit. All floor area covered by fixed or loose
furniture, that does not extend the full height of the unit should be counted into the area. Transparent or translucent
roof lights may be classed as glazed area.
5.4 Doors
At least one exterior door which opens outwards shall be provided.
Sliding doors will be deemed to be acceptable provided that the sliding operation of the door is not obstructed by a
permanent fitting and the door, when open, does not obstruct any emergency exit.
5.5 Glazing
Glass in windows, panels and doors that is less than 800 mm above finished floor level shall be safety glazing.
NOTE Pending harmonized European requirements for the assessment of the safety glazing, attention is drawn to national
requirements which may apply.
5.6 Kitchen location
When a separate kitchen compartment is provided, that can be closed off from other parts of the caravan holiday
home by fully closing doors, there shall be two doors, separated by a space, ventilated to the exterior, between the
kitchen and the toilet compartment.
5.7 Classification of thermal insulation and heating
The thermal insulation and heating levels for specific climatic conditions shall be classified as follows:
a) grade 1 : A caravan holiday home, including windows, doors and rooflights in which the average thermal
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transmittance (U) of the elements of construction shall not exceed 1,7 W/(m K). There is no heating
requirement for this grade;
b) grade 2 : A caravan holiday home, including windows, doors and rooflights in which the average thermal
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transmittance (U) of the elements of construction shall not exceed 1,7 W/(m K) ;
An average temperature difference of at least 20 K between inside and outside temperatures shall be achieved
in lounge, dining room and kitchen, when the outside temperature is 0 °C;
c) grade 3 : A caravan holiday home, including windows, doors and rooflights in which the average thermal
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transmittance (U) of the elements of construction shall not exceed 1,2 W/(m K).
An average temperature difference of at least 35 K between inside and outside temperatures shall be achieved in
all rooms, except the toilet compartment, when the outside temperature is - 15 °C.
Precautions shall be taken to ensure that all water services still operate when the outside temperature is - 15 °C.
For grade 1 the average thermal transmittance (U) shall be calculated in accordance with the relevant parts of
annex A. For grades 2 and 3, the average thermal transmittance (U value) and heating requirements shall be
calculated in accordance with Annex A.
5.8 Roof space ventilation
Where there is an air gap between the external roof skin and the insulation material this air gap shall be ventilated
to the external air.
If space allows, one high level ventilator and one low level ventilator shall be provided.
5.9 Floor
Underfloor insulation, if provided, shall be protected to reduce the possibility of degradation by birds or other
animals (for example: rodents).
5.10 Fire behaviour of materials
NOTE Pending harmonized European requirements for the assessment of the fire behaviour of
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