DIN EN 16116-1:2014-01

TThis European Standard is part of the series - Design requirements for steps, handrails and associated access for staff - which consists of the following parts: Part 1: Passenger vehicles, luggage vans and locomotives. Part 2: Freight wagons. This document is an engineering standard for design requirements of access for staff for railway wagons and deals, in particular, with aspects of quality and ergonomics of the vehicles' equipment. There are normative references to EN 131, EN 10025-2, EN 14752, standard series EN 15085 and standard series EN 15273. Locomotives, luggage vans and passenger rolling stock shall be designed so that staff are not exposed to undue risk during coupling and access to the vehicle or to special equipment. It is therefore essential to define common requirements for rolling stock. This European Standard specifies the minimum ergonomic and structural integrity requirements for steps and handrails used by railway staff to access passenger vehicles, luggage vans, locomotives and power units of rolling stock. It also applies to passenger-rated car carriers. This standard defines, in particular, the required space necessary for handling of screw couplings with side buffers, shunter handrails and shunter's stand. 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. It also defines the general requirements of steps and handrail for access to external equipment, for example windscreens, wipers or external lights. This standard does not cover on track machines (mobile railway infrastructure construction and maintenance equipment) and tram-trains. The document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC. For relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA.