Eurailtest and RATP Come Together for Fire Behaviour Workshop
The recent “Fire behaviour day”, which attracted some 60 industrial participants, proved a resounding success. It was the occasion to communicate a wealth of invaluable ideas and information to help them to come to grips with the new European standard EN 45545-2 and offer practical examples of its application.
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During the technical sessions, experts from the Test and Measurement Laboratory of RATP and LNE (National Metrology and Test Laboratory) presented case studies conducted in association with industry. A round table made up of Jean-Jacques DINDELEUX, Fire Safety Manager at ALSTOM – Aurélie SÖDERSTRÖM, Design & Fire/Smoke Manager at BOMBARDIER – Arnaud MARCHAIS, Senior Fire Safety Inspector at RATP – Serge METRAL, Manager, Coordination, Standards and Regulations, Rolling Stock Division, SNCF, was held on difficulties encountered in applying the EN 45545-2 standard.
In the afternoon delegates were able to visit the laboratories and discover the equipment used to carry out test under the new EN standard.
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