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BS EN 16116-1:2022

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Railway applications. Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff – Passenger vehicles, vans and locomotives

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BSI 2022 26
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This document specifies the minimum ergonomic and structural integrity requirements for steps and handrails used by staff to access the following heavy rail vehicles: — passenger vehicles; — vans; — locomotives; — power units of rolling stock; — passenger-rated car carriers. This document defines the required spaces necessary for shunter handrails and shunter’s stand and gives references for the required spaces necessary for handling of screw couplings with side buffers. For staff access, it defines footsteps, handrails and their dimensions and free spaces. To fulfil the requirements for loads which are applied by the staff, it defines dimensions and requirements for materials or design loads. This document also defines the general requirements of steps and handrail for access to external equipment, for example windscreens, wipers or external lights.

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2 undefined
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
9 4 General requirements for steps and handrails
10 5 Requirements for handling screw couplings with side buffers
5.1 General
11 5.2 Shunter’s stand
12 5.3 Steps
5.3.1 Shunter’s step
5.3.2 Steps at corners of shunting powered units
5.4 Handrails
5.4.1 Shunter handrail
13 5.4.2 Handrails corresponding to shunter’s stand
5.4.3 Handrails for steps at corners of shunting powered units
5.5 Transverse platform for shunting powered units
14 6 Reserved spaces
6.1 General
6.2 Space for shunting staff operation
6.2.1 Space for shunter during coupling
6.2.2 Space for the shunter during temporary travel
15 6.2.3 Clearance around draw hook
7 External access to driving vehicles
7.1 General
16 7.2 Steps
18 7.3 Handrails and door handles
7.4 Additional requirements for passenger entrance doors used for access to driver’s cab
19 8 Access to other equipment
8.1 General
8.2 Steps
8.3 Handrails
20 Annex A (informative)Gratings
22 Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered
BS EN 16116-1:2022
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