prEN 16186-8

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16186-8:2020
01-september-2020
Železniške naprave - Voznikova kabina - 8. del: Razpored v tramvaju in dostop
Railway applications - Driver's cab - Part 8: Tram vehicle layout and access
Bahnanwendungen - Führerraum - Teil 8: Gestaltung und Zugang bei
Straßenbahnfahrzeugen

Applications ferroviaires - Cabines de conduite - Partie 8 : Amènagement et accès pour

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

Applications ferroviaires - Cabines de conduite - Partie Bahnanwendungen - Führerraum - Teil 8: Gestaltung

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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16186-8:2020 E

European foreword ............................................................................................................................................. 4

1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ......................................................................................................................... 6

4 Symbols and abbreviations ............................................................................................................... 6

5 Access, egress and doors .................................................................................................................... 7

5.1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1.1 External steps and handrails ............................................................................................................ 7

5.1.2 Access and security ............................................................................................................................... 7

5.1.3 Door handles ........................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1.4 Threshold ................................................................................................................................................. 7

5.1.5 Ergonomics .............................................................................................................................................. 7

5.1.6 External doors ........................................................................................................................................ 7

5.1.7 Internal doors giving access to the driver's cab ......................................................................... 8

6 Floor and flooring ................................................................................................................................. 9

6.1 Floor surface criteria ........................................................................................................................... 9

6.2 Inclination, steps and slopes ............................................................................................................. 9

7 Windows and glazing ........................................................................................................................... 9

7.1 Mechanical characteristics of glass ................................................................................................ 9

7.2 .Operation of opening windows ....................................................................................................... 9

8 Emergency .............................................................................................................................................10

8.1 Driver's cab emergency exits ..........................................................................................................10

8.1.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................10

8.1.2 Minimum escape route ......................................................................................................................10

8.1.3 Emergency exit opening ...................................................................................................................10

8.2 Emergency egress from seat ...........................................................................................................10

8.2.1 Seat design for escape .......................................................................................................................10

8.2.2 Escape from seat assessment criteria ..........................................................................................10

9 Layout ......................................................................................................................................................11

9.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................11

9.2 Prevention of occupational injuries .............................................................................................11

9.2.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................11

9.2.2 Exposed edges ......................................................................................................................................11

9.2.3 Formulae for exposed edge radii for obtuse included angles .............................................11

9.3 Comfort angles .....................................................................................................................................14

9.4 Interior space .......................................................................................................................................16

9.5 Driver's desk .........................................................................................................................................16

9.6 Footrest ...................................................................................................................................................16

9.7 Storage space ........................................................................................................................................16

9.7.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................16

9.7.2 Storage of personal belongings ......................................................................................................17

9.7.3 Emergency equipment ......................................................................................................................17

9.8 Seats ......................................................................................................................................................... 17

9.8.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 17

9.8.2 Driver's seat .......................................................................................................................................... 17

9.8.3 Additional seats ................................................................................................................................... 18

9.9 Surface finish ........................................................................................................................................ 19

10 Lighting ................................................................................................................................................... 19

11 Marking and labelling in driver's cab.......................................................................................... 19

Annex A (normative) Driver's seat dimensions and driver's seat integration .......................... 20

Annex B (informative) Examples of desk and seat arrangement ................................................... 25

Annex C (normative) Mandatory labels .................................................................................................... 26

Bibliography ....................................................................................................................................................... 27

This document (prEN 16186-8:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway

This document gives design rules and requirements in order to ensure proper access, lighting, seating

and exit of the driver’s cab. The different dimensions are based on the anthropometric data defined in

prEN 16186-5. The corresponding assessment methods are also included in this standard. It covers the

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements 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 12663-1, Railway applications - Structural requirements of railway vehicle bodies - Part 1: Locomotives

EN 13272-2, Railway applications - Electrical lighting for rolling stock in public transport systems - Part 2:

EN 16116-1, Railway applications - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff

EN 15227, Railway applications - Crashworthiness requirements for railway vehicle bodies

, Railway applications - Driver’s cabs - Part 5: External visibility for tram vehicles

EN 45545-4:2013, Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 4: Fire safety

EN 1005-3, Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 3: Recommended force limits for

EN 894-3, Safety of machinery - Ergonomics requirements for the design of displays and control actuators -

EN ISO 3385, Flexible cellular polymeric materials — Determination of fatigue by constant-load pounding

EN ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs

EN ISO 2813:2014, Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20 degrees, 60 degrees and 85

ISO 2631-1, Mechanical vibration and shock — Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration —

ISO 3864-1:2011, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 1: Design principles for safety

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain

optical property of a surface, characterised by its ability to reflect light specularly

[SOURCE: EN ISO 2813:2014, definition 3.1 modified, the Note 1 to entry has been deleted]

controls having high importance and/or high frequency and/or prolonged periods of use

RAL Colour codification from Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung,

Access to the driver’s cab shall be from the exterior via a direct external door, and/or through a door from

These doors shall be designed to have an operational envelope that does not conflict with the envelope

The driver’s cab and its access shall be designed so that the staff are able to prevent the cab being accessed

by non-authorized persons, whether the cab is occupied or not. This requirement is deemed to be fulfilled

An emergency escape device shall permit to open any cab door from inside the cab without using any tool

Egress and access to the driver’s cab shall be possible without any energy supply.

Driver’s cab internal door handles which are intended to be operated from a standing position shall be

located at a height between 820 mm and 1 200 mm (distance between the rotation point of the handle

and the cab floor). The recommended value for the height of the door handles is 850 mm.

For interior handles in regular use at least 40 mm clearance to surrounding surfaces shall be provided.

External cab doors when opened shall not infringe the intended maximal construction gauge defined from

Driver’s cab external doors shall have a rectangular-like shape with a minimum unobstructed passage of

1 850 mm (height) × 550 mm (width) in accordance with Figure 1 (recommended minimum 1

Cab external doors shall not open unintentionally. External cab doors should have at least two stable

If internal doors lead directly to the passenger area, a device to observe this area from inside the cab shall

If direct view from passenger area into cab is possible, the driver should be able to prevent such view, e.g.

Internal doors shall have a rectangular-like minimum unobstructed passage height and width of 1

850 mm × 550 mm (recommended 1900 mm × 600 mm). Internal doors which are positioned left or

right of the vehicle's longitudinal axis and open in longitudinal direction may have a trapezium shaped

This is deemed to be fulfilled by applying the requirements of CEN/TS 16165:2016, α (shod) ≥ 9°.

For minimizing the tripping hazard, the walkable floor of the cab shall be level (with a tolerance of ± 2°).

Sealing plates of door frames (door thresholds) and maintenance openings are not considered as being a

After application of a vertical load of 1300 N on a surface of 300 mm × 200 mm, no distortion of more

than 10 mm in direction of the load shall be observed in the walkable floor, over the whole flooring area.

NOTE 2 No reference to EN 15663 is given, because the load is associated to the stiffness of the floor and not to

The walkable floor of the driver's cab (access to the cab and foot rest excluded) shall be without any steps.

They are permitted between the cab and adjacent passenger area, as well as for accessing the cab from

Steps shall have a maximum height h of 250 mm and a depth of ≥ 210 mm. If more than one step is used

their height shall be identical. If there are two or more steps, a handhold (e.g. a handrail or a single handle)

For all types of cab windows assembled but not mounted on the vehicle, the operating force shall not be

Vertically sliding windows shall not be capable of operating under their own weight.

Driver's cab emergency exit and emergency exit clearance shall comply with the requirements of

The escape route shall have a minimum clearance of height 1 850 mm x width 430 mm (if possible, width

should be 600 mm). This clearance is measured from the seat to the exit. The starting position is beside

the seat (driver has both feet on the cab floor and no part of the body still in touch with the seat). This

escape route and its floor shall be free of any obstruction. Steps are not considered as an obstruction.

For opening emergency exits, no equipment shall be required with the exception of an emergency

Driver’s cabs should have at least one interior exit opening door. If there is any risk of obstruction

(baggage, passengers), the door should be of the swing type (opening outwards and/or inwards) or of

The emergency escape device shall always function, irrespective of whether the door is unlocked or

In all positions of the door and the emergency escape device, there shall be a minimum clearance of

50 mm between the emergency escape device and surrounding objects in order to prevent a

When the door is open, the minimum escape route shall be respected, even when the emergency escape

The driver's seat and the additional seat(s) in upright position shall not constitute an obstacle to escape

The driver's seat is not regarded as an obstacle, as long as the requirements of 5.4.2.2 can be achieved.

Escape from the seat to a position beside the seat (both feet on the cab floor and no part of the body still

in touch with the seat) should be possible within 3 s after the requirement (e.g. a verbal command) to

— with arm rests, if provided, in their functional position at the beginning of assessment.

Then this test should be repeated for a tall seated person with a body height in the range of 1,81 m to

The layout of the cab shall consider the anthropometric data as set out in prEN 16186-5:2019.

The cab should be designed in a way that it enables the driver to carry out his tasks efficiently and safely.

For all assessments, the driver is represented by the two driver dummies (see prEN 16186-5:2019).

The driver shall be able to operate all the driving controls (see prEN 16186-6:201X, definition 3.6) from

a normal driving position, according to the comfort angles defined in 6.3. The driver shall be able to

The anthropometric data defined in prEN 16186-5:2019 shall be used to define the arrangement of the

In the accessible areas of the driver's cab, the internal fittings shall be designed to prevent occupational

Only exposed rigid edges which can be contacted by a 100 mm diameter sphere shall be considered.

Edges of components which are not directly exposed (for example sheet metal fabrications beneath

In differentiating between an external and an internal edge, where a panel edge fits up against

another element to form astep or a recess that edge shall be considered to be internal (for example

A rigid edge shall be considered to be one using material with a Shore A hardness greater than 50.

With the exception of glass edges, in the accessible areas of the driver's cab, there shall be no exposed

rigid external edges where the predominant radii (i.e. ignoring transition and blending radii) are less

For exposed rigid external edges, where the edge projects not more than 3,2 mm from the adjacent

surfaces, the requirements for minimum radii shall not apply, provided that the height of the projection

All exposed glass edges shall be arrissed or bevelled to give smooth edge profiles.

There is no restriction on the use of alternatives to the specified or recommended dimensions

where evidence of their suitability can be presented in terms of injury potential. The specified

Requirements or recommendations for minimum edge radii assume 90 degree external corners. In cases

where a minimum radius is specified and the included angle between surfaces is greater than 90 degrees,

the minimum radius may be reduced according the method shown in Figure 3 and taking values

For external edges or corners which are partially exposed, only the parts of the edge surface that can be

contacted by a 100 mm diameter sphere are considered. The effective included angle for determining the

minimum edge radius shall be determined with a 100 mm diameter sphere positioned on the

adjacent lower surface or surfaces and taking the included angle between the tangent to the sphere at

the point of contact with the edge of the upper surface assuming there is no radius (See Figure 4).

NOTE Upper and lower surfaces are relative to the assumed direction of approach by the sphere.

α included angle between the tangent to the sphere at the point of contact with the edge of the upper