Running order of the agenda for the April 2012 session of the Working Party on General Safety.

Series of amendments submitted by the informal group on Service Doors, Windows and Emergency Exits (SDWEE) to improve safety and performance related to bus and coach exits.

Review of a rollover bus accident in Egypt on 6 November 2011 involving 50 Hungarian tourists.

CLEPA changes to its earlier proposal (GRSG/2012/4) proposing revisions to a Dutch proposal (GRSG/2011/23) that would enable the replacement of mirrors by camera monitor systems.

Proposal to update UN R61 to conform with current procedures concernings revisions, extensions, and withdrawals of approvals.

Update of the references to UN R10 in UN R97 (to align the regulation with UN R10 series 04 amendments which have entered into force).

Revised proposal for corrections to UN R97 to account for provisions of UN R10 (electromagnetic safety) currently in force.

Correction to the proposal from Japan to update references to UN R10 in UN R116.

Draft submission from the IMMA in order take into consideration the amendments 1- 3 to Regulation No. 60 and the UN GTR on controls, telltales and indicators for motorcycles.

Draft submission from the IMMA in order to introduce editorial corrections to the revision of Regulation 60 and the UN GTR on controls, tell-tales and indicators for motorcycles.

Proposal from IMMA in order to introduce editorial corrections to GTR on controls, tell-tales and indicators for motorcycles and align with the revised Regulation No. 60.

Proposal from Germany to clarify the interior materials to be tested under UN R118 01 series. Research showed that the definition used in US FMVSS 302 (any material or component which is within 13 mm of the interior compartment air space) offers a more appropriate wording.

The current text of UN R107 does not permit flexible straps for restraining rear-facing wheelchairs. CLCCR proposes to permit this option for enhancing wheelchair lateral stability.

Submission from AEGPL to correct the proposal from the Netherlands to amend UN R67 that would permit approval of higher pressure LPG direct injection components like the fuel pump, the fuel rail, the injectors and a safety valve leading back fuel from the high pressure parts to the fuel tank.

Update on the effort to develop provisions for plastic glazing for introduction into UN R43.

Proposal to update UN R26 in view of technological advances in bumper system designs.

Proposed amendments to update UN R46 in view of technological advances to permit approval of interior rearview mirrors having no housing, holder, or frame.

Proposed amendments to update UN R61 in view of technological progress in the design of vehicle bumper systems and to align the regulation with terms and provisions of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Proposal to correct ISO references in document GRSG/2012/7 (Forum secretariat proposal to update international standard references in UN R67).

Revised proposal to correct ISO references in document GRSG/2012/7 (Forum secretariat proposal to update international standard references in UN R67).

Proposal to correct an ISO reference in document GRSG/2012/7 (Forum secretariat proposal to update international standard references in UN R67).

Submission from Germany, superseding document GRSG/2011/26 (distributed at the 101st session of the Working Party on General Safety Provisions) proposing amendments to provisions concerning hoses and couplings in UN R67.

Proposal for revised transitional provisions. With fuel rails having been added to the Regulation, OICA submits that additional lead-time is needed to adapt the components and systems of current production to UN R110.

Text from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) proposing to apply the ISO colour coding and hierarchy of alerts to danger to symbols 25 (brake system malfunction) and 28 (parking brake) of UN R121.

Revision to document GRSG-102-02 from the SDWEE informal group to align the transitional provisions with the latest guidelines (concerning provisions for the extension of approvals).

Proposal to replace the term “double glazing” with “multiple glazing” and “double-glazed unit” with “multiple-glazed unit” and to amend provisions to permit approval of such components that involve assemblies of more than two window panes.

Progress report of the task force of the Gaseous fueled vehicles (GFV) informal group working on the introduction of liquefied natural gas provisions into UN R110.

Proposal from Germany, superceding document GRSG/2011/19, to introduce more stringent
requirements for rear under run protection devices.

Presentation by NHTSA’s Nha Nguyen on agency strategies for enhancing motorcoach safety: Seat Belts, Stability Control Systems, Rollover Structural Integrity, Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Glazing and Window Retention, Event Data Recorders (EDRs), Tires and Crash Avoidance Systems.

Proposal to update UN R61 to conform with current procedures for revisions, extensions and withdrawals of approvals. This document supersedes document GRSG/2011/22 and informal document GRSG-102-05.

Submission from the United Kingdom to reduce the blind spot on the passenger side of N2 and N3 vehicles. This document revises document GRSG/2010/29/Rev.1.

Proposal from the United Kingdom to reduce the blind spot on the passenger side of N2 and N3 vehicles as adopted by GRSG at its 102nd (April 2012) session.

Note from the Secretariat to reproduce the amendments to document GRSG/2012/10 as adopted by GRSG during its 102nd session. The proposal aims to prevent road accidents due to the inability of drivers of vehicles with an extremely high eye point to view small vehicles (e.g. motorcycles) in front.

Progress report of the ISO working group developing ISO 16505 (minimum safety, ergonomic and performance requirements for Camera-Monitor Systems replacing legacy mirror classes in road vehicles).

Submission from OICA as a preliminary comment to the proposal from Germany to amend the Regulation No.58 (document GRSG-102-26).

Revised submission from OICA as a preliminary comment to the proposal from Germany to amend the Regulation No.58 (document GRSG-102-26).

AEGPL concerns regarding the proposal (document GRSG-102-20) to revise type approval provisions related to hoses and hose assemblies under UN R67.

Japanese response to OICA’s comments and recommendations regarding Germany’s proposed amendments to UN R58.

Note from the GRSG secretariat to confirm the adopted proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for underrun protection within UN R58, following the discussions of the original German proposal and comments from OICA and Japan.

Proposal from the Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force of the Informal Group on Gaseous Fueled Vehicles to introduce provisions for components used in LNG-powered vehicles into UN R110 (currently covering only vehicles powered by compressed natural gas).

Information in support of Hungary’s proposals for revisions to UN R107 and the proposed amendments developed by the Informal Group on Side Doors, Windows, and Emergency Exits (SDWEE).

Proposal suggesting improvements to the draft amendments to UN R107 as developed and submitted by the Informal Group for Service Doors, Windows, and Emergency Exits (SDWEE).

Discussion paper on passenger ejections and motor coach safety submitted by Hungary.

Revision 3, Amendment 3 of UN R107 deletes all references to Regulation No. 66 on the strength of the superstructure of buses and coaches. This proposal would delete a further reference not originally specified in Amendment 3.

AEGPL revisions to the CLEPA proposal (GRSG/2012/24) to introduce type-approval requirements for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fuel selection systems.

Japan proposes revisions to certain collision conditions in the UN R34 provisions for fire prevention in the event of a rear collision to conform to conditions that have been made mandatory in Japan. Once amended, Japan would adopt UN R34 pursuant to the whole vehicle type approval (IWVTA) effort.

IRU argument against the introduction of a mandatory provision in UN Regulation No. 107 to provide a dedicated space for prams in Class I buses.

Proposal to redefine the placement of the interior emergency controls for power-operated service doors in Class B vehicles at a height of between 1,000-1,500 mm rather than the above-1600mm currently stipulated.

Revisions to documents GRSG/2012/20 and 21 concerning Amendments 1 to 3 of UN R60 and UN GTR No. 12 that would delete Annex 3 on special provisions for levers and Annex 4.