1 Scope
The measures and requirements specified in EN 45545 are intended to protect passengers and staff in railway vehicles in the event of a fire on board.
EN 45545
specifies:
— fire protection measures for railway vehicles ;
— verification methods for these measures.
The protection of passengers and staff is essentially based on measures to:
— prevent fires occurring due to technical faults and due to equipment design or vehicle
layout (Part 1, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 7);
— minimise the possibility of ignition of materials installed on railway vehicles due to accidents or vandalism (Part 1 and Part 2);
— detect a fire should it occur (Part 6);
— limit the spread of fire by specification of materials according to their operational categories (Part 2) and by measures for containment
(Part 3);