IWG BMFE evaluate and develop the opportunity for increasing the safety of M2 and M3 vehicles in case of fire by improving their general construction with regard to evacuation time. The proposal is to improve glass breaking devices efficiency .
13. The expert from France, Chair of the IWG on BMFE introduced document GRSG-121-26, a proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 107, aimed at increasing the safety of M2 and M3 vehicles in case of fire by improving their general construction with regard to evacuation time, specifically to improve glass breaking devices efficiency.
14. GRSG considered document GRSG-121-26, proposing amendments to UN Regulation No. 107, and requested its submission as an official document for consideration at the October 2021 session of GRSG.
5. The expert from France, Chair of the IWG on BMFE introduced document GRSG-122-05, a proposal for the 10 series of amendment to UN Regulation No. 107, aimed at increasing the safety of M2 and M3 vehicles in case of fire by improving their general construction with regard to evacuation time. This proposal amends the working document referenced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/17.
6. The expert from of Italy appreciated done by IWG on BMFE however, he expressed some reservations regarding the test specifications on the proposal and requested that the tests described in the proposal be more specific. The experts from Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, and the European Commission indicated their support. The expert from OICA commended the effort from the IWG stating proposal made a good compromise to all Contracting Parties and proposed the text be adopted be revisited in future to improve on the test specification when there are more reference materials to update this proposal.
7. GRSG adopted document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/17, as amended by GRSG-122-05, and requested its submission an official document to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2022 sessions.