ISO 17840-1-2022 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 17840-1:2022 — Road vehicles — Information for first and second responders — Part 1: Rescue sheet for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. This second-edition International Standard specifies the content and layout of a rescue sheet (rescue data sheet) intended to provide first and second responders with the essential vehicle information needed to extricate occupants safely and quickly.

Abstract

This document defines the contents and the layout of the rescue sheet for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (as defined in ISO 3833). It is intended for use in paper or electronic formats and focuses on information useful to rescue teams; it does not cover vehicle identification via external databases, the rescue process itself, or rescue-team training.

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: 2022-02 (second edition, 2022).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 43.020 — Road vehicles in general.
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2022).
• Number of pages: 15.

Scope

ISO 17840-1:2022 applies to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (per ISO 3833). It prescribes the structure, headings and minimum content of a rescue sheet so that rescuers worldwide can quickly find critical information (e.g., high-voltage components, battery locations, airbag and restraint details, cut points and disconnection procedures). The standard explicitly excludes database-based vehicle identification, rescue-procedure steps, and rescue-team training materials.

Key topics and requirements

• Standardized rescue-sheet layout and headings to ensure rapid information retrieval by responders.
• Minimum content elements: vehicle identification fields, location of high-voltage and other hazardous components, restraint and airbag information, cut/location guidance for extrication, and warnings.
• Support for both paper and electronic formats; use of pictograms aligned with ISO 17840-3 where applicable.
• Applicability limited to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles; larger vehicles are covered by ISO 17840-2.
• Interoperability with broader emergency-response documentation: the rescue sheet is intended to align with the Emergency Response Guide (ISO 17840-3) and propulsion-energy identification (ISO 17840-4).

Typical use and users

Primary users are vehicle manufacturers (for producing model-specific rescue sheets), emergency-response organizations (firefighters, rescue squads, police), roadside assistance and towing operators, vehicle fleet managers, and regulators. Typical uses include attaching or supplying rescue sheets with vehicles, integrating rescue data into in-vehicle or cloud-based systems, and using the sheets at accident scenes to guide safe disconnection and extrication actions.

Related standards

ISO 17840 is a multipart series. Closely related documents include: ISO 17840-2:2019 — Rescue sheet for buses, coaches and heavy commercial vehicles; and ISO 17840-3:2019 — Emergency response guide template (detailed ERG content and pictograms). ISO 17840-4 covers propulsion energy identification. Part 1 (2022) replaces the 2015 edition of ISO 17840-1. The series is maintained by ISO/TC 22/SC 36. In some jurisdictions, these ISO parts have been referenced in regulatory or incorporation-by-reference contexts for emergency information requirements.

Keywords

rescue sheet, rescue data sheet, emergency response guide, ERG, road vehicles, extrication, first responders, second responders, high-voltage, battery, ISO 17840, vehicle safety information.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 17840-1:2022 is an international standard that specifies the content and layout of a rescue sheet for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to support first and second responders during vehicle extrication and related emergency tasks.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the headings, minimum information elements and layout of the rescue sheet (paper or electronic). It identifies where rescuers can find critical information such as restraint systems, airbags, locations of batteries and high-voltage components, and recommended cut locations. It does not prescribe rescue procedures, vehicle-identification databases, or training content.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Vehicle manufacturers, emergency services (fire and rescue), fleet managers, towing and recovery operators, and regulators use the standard—manufacturers produce rescue sheets for models and emergency services use them at incident scenes.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: This document is the current (second) edition published in 2022 and replaces ISO 17840-1:2015. Users should confirm national adoptions or amendments; related parts of the ISO 17840 series have publication years 2019–2022 and some parts/amendments may be under development.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — ISO 17840 is a multipart series for emergency information for road vehicles. Key related parts include ISO 17840-2 (rescue sheets for larger vehicles), ISO 17840-3 (emergency response guide template), and ISO 17840-4 (propulsion energy identification).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Rescue sheet, rescue data sheet, ERG (emergency response guide), vehicle extrication, first responder information, high-voltage battery, cut points, ISO 17840.