Running order of the agenda for the April 2013 session of the Working Party on General Safety

Text prepared by Germany to introduce requirements to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open.

Proposal from Germany to amend the requirements for the minimum number of priority seats: four in Class I, two in Class II and Class III and one in Class A and Class B and disallowing the priority designation for folding seats.

Text prepared by Germany to introduce the automatic activation of the hazard warning lights upon detection of excess temperatures in engine and/or heater compartment.

Text prepared by the expert from Germany to amend requirements concerning the accessibility of emergency windows as presented in document GRSG/2012/15 following the GRSG discussion during its 103rd session.

Proposal to introduce an “if fitted” clause into the regulation scope in order to clarify that installation of devices to prevent unauthorized vehicle use is not mandatory.

Proposal to strike “retractable step” language from the regulation with regard to low-floor buses since these vehicles are specifically associated with only one single step from the ground into the low floor area.

IRU request for a risk assessment on CNG and LNG vehicles pursuant to a coach fire during which the main valves on CNG cylinders ruptured.

Link to the video referenced in the IRU discussion paper on the need for measures to mitigate CNG/LNG fire risks.

Proposals to clarify the text of the amendments updating provisions for service doors, windows and emergency exits.

Recommendations from the SDWEE informal group to revise its proposed amendments to UN R107 in response to GRSG comments on the original draft (i.e., GRSG/2012/15).

As part of investigations into a bus accident involving CNG container ruptures, the Netherlands would like to know whether other countries have experienced fires in CNG vehicles and what measures have been taken to reduce the potential risks.

Text from Belgium to amend the annex on additional safety prescriptions for trolleybuses in order to update these with regard to the respective electrical standards.

Proposal to set mandatory requirements for odometers installed in vehicles in order to address odometer use in vehicle maintenance and inspections and to combat odometer fraud in sales of used cars.

In document GRSG/2013/2, the Russian Federation proposed to amend the position requirement for interior controls of power-operated service doors in Class B vehicles from the current minimum of 1600 mm to a range between 1000-1500 mm.

Here OICA proposes to replace the suggested range with a single minimum value of 1000 mm for all classes of vehicles.

OICA supports the proposal from the EC, France, and Germany (GRSG/2013/9) to provide for a specific area on Class I buses for prams/pushchairs where a child could remain seated, but proposes changes to the text for clarity.

Revisions to the changes proposed for the amendments to UN R107 developed by the Informal Group for Service Doors, Windows, and Emergency Exits (SDWEE) for inclusion in the 06 series of amendments to the regulation (document GRSG/2012/15).

Proposed revisions to the CLEPA to introduce into Regulations Nos. 67 and 110 type approval provisions for “valve control at stop-start”. The CLEPA proposal would allow the tank valves to stay open in an active stop-start phase for CNG/LPG with stop-start engines.

Proposed revisions to the CLEPA to introduce into Regulations Nos. 67 and 110 type approval provisions for “valve control at stop-start”. The CLEPA proposal would allow the tank valves to stay open in an active stop-start phase for CNG/LPG with stop-start engines.

Comments on the proposed guidelines for advanced driver-assistance systems (lane-change, hazard, collision, etc.).

Proposal to delete the unintended duplication of generic automatic functions in the table concerning specific automatic functions.

Revised proposal (based on document GRSG/2012/15) for amendment of UN R107 prepared by the Chair of the SDWEE informal group to incorporate the changes agreed during the GRSG-103 session.

Comments on the proposals to amend UN R107 with regard to service doors, windows, and emergency exits.

This document aims at improving the transitional provisions of the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 46, including: Provisions for extensions to approvals to the 03 series of amendments for devices, provision for approval of devices to the 02 series, and provisions for aftermarket.

This document aims at improving the transitional provisions of the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 46, including: Provisions for extensions to approvals to the 04 series of amendments for devices, provision for approval of devices to the 02 series, and provisions for aftermarket. It assumes approval of document GRSG-104-25 on 03 series transition provisions.

Presentation proposing a need to develop uniform guidelines for vans and buses used for the transport of young schoolchildren (ages 3-6).

Japan Vehicle Safety Policy Study Group March 2013 report and recommendations for the safety of vehicles intended to carry young schoolchildren (ages 3-6).

After document WP.29/2013/34 was submitted as the approved text from GRSG, it was noted that some of the agreed changes from informal document GRSG-103-10/Rev.2 had not been implemented. The present document aims to effect the omitted changes, avoid unintentional deletions from the adopted GTR 12 text, and ensure alignment with the agreed text in UN R60.

OICA report on behalf of the ISO group working on camera-monitor systems. ISO 16505 specifies minimum safety, ergonomic and performance requirements for camera-monitor systems as an alternative to the currently mandatory inside and outside mirrors for road vehicles.

Categorical decisions on the documents discussed during the GRSG-104 session.

This compendium of case studies is provided in response to a question raised by the French delegation to the Amendments proposed to Regulation 110 pertaining to the use of LNG as a vehicular fuel.

Document prepared by the Chairman of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) to respond to questions raised by France concerning the proposed LNG amendments to UN R110 (document GRSG/2013/7).

Text prepared by the Chairman of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) in response to concerns raised by France regarding the possibility of overfilling an LNG system. This amendment to the proposal to introduce LNG provisions into UN R110 (document GRSG/2013/7) matches ISO requirements covering the same issue.

Text prepared by the Chairman of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) in response to questions raised by France concerning the proposed amendment to introduce LNG provisions into UN R110 (document GRSG/2013/7). The amendments aim to improve the internal consistency of the proposed amendments.

Text prepared by the Chairman of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) to address issues and concerns about proposed amendments to UN R110 (document GRSG/2013/7) raised by France.

Text prepared by the Chairman of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) to address issues and concerns about proposed amendments to UN R110 (document GRSG/2013/7) raised by France.

Text prepared by the Chair of the LNG Task Force (Netherlands) to improve provisions for the identification of the correct device for cryogenic applications and consistency within the proposed amendments to UN R110 (GRSG/2013/7) pursuant to concerns raised by France.

Priority of Discussion on Technical Requirements for IWVTA

IWVTA working paper as revised and updated during the 105th GRSG session.

Request to extend the mandate of the informal group working on type approval test procedures for plastic glazed windows.

Proposal to extend the mandate of the informal group from April 2013 to October 2014.

Project schedule for completion of amendments to introduce the type approval of plastic glazing into UN R43.

This document was prepared by the informal group on the introduction of plastic glazing for windscreens and laminated plastic panes other than windscreens in Regulation No. 43 (IGPG). It supersedes the informal document GRSG-103-20.

Text prepared by the Chair of the Task Force on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vehicles (based on document GRSG/2013/7) to introduce type approval provisions for vehicles equipped with LNG propulsion systems. The proposal has been prepared as a new consolidated version (Revision 3) of UN Regulation No. 110.

Japanese explanation of its field of vision requirements and test specifications under UN R125 and R46 pursuant to enabling Japan’s participation in IWVTA.

Background paper on the proposal to specify the rear field of vision such that the driver, when starting the vehicle, can notice an object in a blind spot and stop the vehicle before the object comes in contact with the rear wheel.

Review of UN R34 and Japan Safety Regulation 35 in view of the latter’s use of 50 km/h collision speeds in test procedures and the interest in harmonizing procedures to enable IWVTA.

Text prepared by Germany to reintroduce 1) special type-approval tests and 2) special requirements regarding conformity of production to rigid plastic planes and rigid plastic double glazed units. Two further corrections are proposed in deleting 3) a false approval mark and 4) references to tests in the table of tests to be applied to safety glazing.

Presentation in support of revisions to the current underrun protection vehicle specifications.

Position paper arguing for improvements in rear underrun protection.

At the 100th GRSG session, Germany presented the document GRSG/2011/19 to propose more demanding requirements for rear underrun protection devices on heavy goods vehicles. The target is to ensure a higher level of safety for passenger car occupants, who have a high risk to get severely or fatally injured in case of hitting the rear of a truck or trailer. This document provides a cost-benefit analysis in support of the proposal.

Text prepared by the Russian Federation to amend the provisions of the installation height of interior emergency controls in Class B vehicles.

Text prepared by Italy to introduce requirements allowing the installation of systems to control the access of passengers on board.

Text prepared by Japan to amend the requirements for fire prevention under certain conditions in the event of a rear collision.

Text prepared by Japan to add field-of-vision provisions to enhance the safety of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in narrow alleys and by-streets and other improvements to Regulation No. 46

Correction to the descriptive paragraph of document GRSG/2013/5, noting its purpose as “to increase the safety benefits of the driver’s field of vision and the pedestrian safety in narrow streets”.

Text prepared by Germany clarifying the provisions of UN Regulation No. 67 with respect to hose assemblies.

Text prepared by the Chair of the Task Force on Liquefied Natural Gas vehicles to introduce type-approval provisions for vehicles equipped with LNG propulsion systems. The proposal has been prepared as a new consolidated version (Revision 3) of UN Regulation No. 110.

Text prepared by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) to introduce the concept of “revision of approvals” in the UN Regulations under the responsibility of the Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG).

Text prepared by the European Commission, France and Germany to provide a specific area in buses of Class I, allowing a child to remain seated in his/her pram or pushchair.

Text prepared by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) to enable the approval of an OEM engine control unit on a CNG/LNG vehicle during the vehicle type approval process, eliminating the need for a separate type approval of the ECU as is the current requirement.

Text prepared by CLEPA to introduce a prohibition on any flow of a gaseous fuel into a diesel/gasoline reservoir and limiting the flow of diesel/gasoline into a gaseous fuel tank in bi-fuel vehicles.

Text prepared by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) to introduce into Regulations Nos. 67 and 110 type approval provisions for “valve control at stop-start”. This proposal allows the tank valves to stay open in an active stop-start phase for CNG/LPG with stop-start engines.

Various corrections and amendments, including SDWEE revisions, to UN R107 and
series of corrections to UN R43, as approved by the GRSG.