Leisure accommodation vehicles. Caravan holiday homes. Habitation requirements relating to health and safety

BS EN 1647:2004+A1:2008 Leisure accommodation vehicles. Caravan holiday homes. Habitation requirements relating to health and safety

BS EN 1647 specifies requirements intended to ensure the health and safety of people using caravan holiday homes, as temporary or seasonal accommodation.

It specifies grades of resistance to snow loads and the stability of the structure of caravan holiday homes as well as the minimum information to be included in a user's handbook. It also specifies the corresponding test methods.

Contents of BS EN 1647:

• Foreword

• Scope

• Normative references

• Terms and definitions

• Testing

• Design and construction

• Internal equipment

• Drinking water supply, and drainage systems

• Installations

• Ventilation

• Fire precautions

• Warning notice

• User's handbook

• Thermal insulation - Method of calculation

• Snow Load Test

• Clear height over bunks

• Strength of protection against falling out of bunks

• Mechanical strength of bunks

• Security of folding bunks

• Safety of access to upper bunks

• Measurement of gaps

• Test equipment

• Bibliography