TÜV SÜD Schweiz AG
Fire Protection and Evacuation Safety Services for the Rail Industry
Rail vehicle and rolling stock manufacturers and operators as well as infrastructure managers face the challenge of guaranteeing personal safety including fire protection and protecting the value of assets and preservation of objectives (vehicles, stations, tunnels) as well as the protection of the environment. In addition to legal and regulatory requirements, also criteria of product and operator liability must be considered. Both in Europe and worldwide, standards and regulations are harmonised, continuously updated and often made more rigorous. National and international laws, standards and directives form an important basis for assessment of rail vehicles, infrastructure and components to ensure compliance with the defined protection objectives. It is mandatory to comply with the specifically defined protection goals. Documentation and records must meet these requirements throughout the entire lifecycle process (with reference to the V-model according to EN 50126). Our fire protection testing services, starting with system design, risk assessment and development through to acceptance, support you in addressing all these challenges to ensure safe rail operation.
- Save time and money by identifying possible weaknesses early and by meeting all requirements and specifications, thus avoiding costly and time-consuming rework
- Minimise risks by identifying safety-related weaknesses to avoid excessive technical or operational measures
- Boost your credibility and reputation with providing safe products certified with a global test mark
- Increase efficiency by working together with an expert partner who also assists you in reducing disproportionate third-party measures
COMPONENT CERTIFICATION NEEDS
- Inspection of operator requirements, system/ technology design and verification management
- Ongoing verification of approval capability/ acceptability of technical solutions as part of design and manufacturing process
- Issue of certification
- Fire and evacuation simulation models for vehicles and infrastructures
- Practical fire tests for purposes including proof of design fires or proof of equivalent safety in system assessments (vehicle/infrastructure/operation)
- Practical function testing for fire detection and fire-fighting systems according to ARGE Directives, e. g. with real-time smoke simulation
- Monitoring amendments to standards and regulations
- Verification of safety based on the assessment of fire risks and FMEAs in new developments and modernisations
- Determination of potential risks
- Specification of requirements in deviations from recognised rules of technology where allowed by regulations and/or authorities
- Certification
- Minimisation of documentation: Our certification mark guarantees comprehensive conformity with the requirements of EN 45545-2. Successful certification minimises the certification-related documentation that you must submit to your client; this safeguards your company’s in-house product expertise.
- Introduction to regulations and examination of the associated restrictions on evidence
- Definition of specific product requirements for purposes including materials
- Instructions for performance of fire risk assessments and impact analysis
- Introduction to the creation of vehicle-related fire protection and evacuation concepts
- Incident, rescue and emergency schemes for rolling stock/overall rail systems
- Rolling stock