EN 1645-1:1998/A1:2001

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2004
Leisure accommodation vehicles - Caravans - Part 1: Habitation requirements
relating to health and safety
Leisure accommodation vehicles - Caravans - Part 1: Habitation requirements relating to
health and safety
Bewohnbare Freizeitfahrzeuge - Caravans - Teil 1: Anforderungen an den Wohnbereich
hinsichtlich Gesundheit und Sicherheit
Véhicules habitables de loisirs - Caravanes - Partie 1: Exigences d'habitation relatives a
la santé et a la sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1645-1:1998/A1:2001
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 1645-1:1998/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2001
ICS 43.100
English version
Leisure accommodation vehicles - Caravans - Part 1: Habitation
requirements relating to health and safety
Véhicules habitables de loisirs - Caravanes - Partie 1: Bewohnbare Freizeitfahrzeuge - Caravans - Teil 1:
Exigences d'habitation relatives à la santé et à la sécurité Anforderungen an den Wohnbereich hinsichtlich
Gesundheit und Sicherheit
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 1645-1:1998; it was approved by CEN on 16 November 2001.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This amendment exists 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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Foreword
This Amendment EN 1645-1:1998/A1:2001 to EN 1645-1:1998 has been prepared by Technical
Committee CEN/TC 245 "Leisure accommodation vehicles", the secretariat of which is held by
BSI.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN 1645-1:1998 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2002,
and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2002.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
2 Normative references
Delete the date of prEN 1949 and “pr” before “EN 1949”.
5 Design and construction
5.5.1 Heights
nd nd
In the 2 paragraph, replace the 2 sentence by the following :
"The maximum rise of any other tread shall not exceed 300 mm."
5.6 Doors
5.6.1 Dimensions
nd
In the 2 paragraph replace “1 360 mm” by “1 300 mm”.
At the end of the subclause, add :
“The measurements taken shall be clear from any protrusions or obstructions (for example
flyscreens, door catches, hinges, etc.), except for a radius in each corner of not more than 90 mm.
NOTE Verification of compliance can be achieved by passing a rectangular test board with dimensions 1
590mm by 480 mm (or 1 300 mm by 480 mm for rigid folding caravans), and with 90 mm raduised corners,
through the open doorway, parallel to the frame.
6 Internal equipment
6.1.3 Protection against falling out
6.1.3.1 General
At the end of the subclause, add :
“Bunks shall be provided with a label with the following wording :
“Care shall be taken against the risk of falling out when this bunk is used by children, especially
under 3 years of age”.”
6.1.5 Security of folding bunks
Replace the subclause with the following :
“If a bunk is designed to fold away it shall be secured against unintentional folding away.
The ability of a bunk to withstand unintentional folding away shall be tested in accordance with
annex J.
A folding bunk shall not unintentionally move from its stored position. This will be tested in
accordance with annex J.”
6.1.7 Protection against entrapment
nd
Replace the 2 paragraph with the following :
“If the base of a bunk is not covered by permanently fixed upholstery, any gap in the base not
covered by the mattress shall not permit the passage of the cone (see L.1) beyond the point at
which the diameter of the cone is 75 mm, when measured from above in accordance with L.2”.
rd
Replace the 3 paragraph with the following :
“Any other gap or space accessible from the upper surface of the bed, including mattress where
applicable, shall be between 12 mm and
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