NFPA 1917 13:2013 Edition

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NFPA 1917: Standard for Automotive Ambulances

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NFPA	2013	73

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Provide safe and reliable patient transport in emergencies and enhanced safety for emergency medical personnel responding on and delivering service from compliant ambulance vehicles with NFPA 1917. Ensure new ambulances meet the requirements in the first edition of NFPA 1917: Standard for Automotive Ambulances. Developed with consideration of the Federal Specification KKK-A-1822 and NFPA 1901: Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, NFPA 1917 defines the minimum requirements for the design, performance, and testing of new automotive ambulances intended for use under emergency conditions to provide medical treatment and transportation of sick or injured people to appropriate medical facilities. This all-new Standard: Contains definitions based on the terminology in use today Presents general requirements for ambulance design and performance, along with standalone chapters for ambulance components, including chassis, patient compartment, low voltage electrical systems and warning devices, line voltage electrical systems Specifies provisions for test methods Streamlines technical information through numerous charts and graphics References documents including the NFPA 70

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications
8	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity 1.5 Equivalency 1.6 Units and Formulas Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications
9	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
10	3.3 General Definitions
12	Chapter 4 General Requirements 4.1 General 4.2 Responsibility of the Purchaser 4.3 Responsibility of the Contractor
13	4.4 Ambulance Components 4.5 Legal Requirements 4.6 Third-Party Certification of Test Results 4.7 Certification of Test Results by Manufacturer 4.8 Personnel Protection
14	4.9 Controls and Instructions 4.10 Component Protection 4.11 Ambulance Performance 4.12 Roadability 4.13 Serviceability
15	4.14 Tests on Delivery 4.15 Documentation 4.16 Data Required of Contractor
16	4.17 Statement of Exceptions Chapter 5 Chassis 5.1 Carrying Capacity
17	5.2 Weight Distribution 5.3 Engine and Engine System Design 5.4 Engine Speed Auxiliary Control Device 5.5 Cooling System 5.6 Exhaust System 5.7 Braking System 5.8 Suspension 5.9 Wheels and Tires
18	5.10 Vehicle Stability 5.11 Bumpers 5.12 Cab Seal 5.13 Front Seats 5.14 Mirrors 5.15 Cab Integrity Chapter 6 Patient Compartment 6.1 Patient Compartment Configuration 6.2 Mounting 6.3 Structural Integrity — Roof Loading
19	6.4 Body Structural Integrity — Side Loading 6.5 Body Sealing 6.6 Wheel Housings 6.7 Patient Compartment to Cab Partition 6.8 Access Handrails or Handholds 6.9 Patient Compartment Entry Doors
20	6.10 Means of Escape 6.11 Exterior Stepping Surfaces and Interior Steps 6.12 Exterior Storage 6.13 Floor
21	6.14 Floor Covering 6.15 Insulation 6.16 Interior Storage 6.17 Interior Surfaces 6.18 Equipment Mounting 6.19 Waste and Sharps Disposal 6.20 Holder for Intravenous Fluid Containers 6.21 Patient Compartment Seats
23	6.22 Patient Cot Retention 6.23 HVAC 6.24 Interior Noise 6.25 Reflective Striping
24	6.26 Metal Finish 6.27 Painting 6.28 Oxygen — Main Supply and Installation 6.29 Suction Aspirator
25	Chapter 7 Low Voltage Electrical Systems and Warning Devices 7.1 General 7.2 Wiring
26	7.3 Power Supply 7.4 Operational Electrical Load Test Conditions
27	7.5 Load Management 7.6 Batteries
28	7.7 Temperature Exposure 7.8 Electromagnetic Interference 7.9 Optical Warning Devices
33	7.10 Audible Warning Devices 7.11 Exterior and Interior Lighting
34	7.12 Do-Not-Move Ambulance Light 7.13 Backup Alarm 7.14 Stop, Tail, and Directional Lights 7.15 Communications Equipment Chapter 8 Line Voltage Electrical Systems 8.1 General 8.2 General Requirements
35	8.3 Grounding and Bonding
36	8.4 Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters 8.5 Power Source General Requirements
37	8.6 Power Source–Type Specific Requirements
38	8.7 Portable Generator Installations
39	8.8 Transfer Switch Applications 8.9 Power Supply Assembly 8.10 Overcurrent Protection 8.11 Wiring Methods
40	8.12 Wiring System Components
41	8.13 Cord Reels 8.14 Scene Lighting Systems 8.15 Appliance Accessibility and Fastening
42	Chapter 9 Test Methods 9.1 Ambulance Body Structure Test 9.2 Body Door Test (Type I and Type III Only)
43	9.3 Oxygen Tank Retention System Static Test 9.4 Patient Cot Retention System Static Test 9.5 Low Voltage Electrical System Test
44	9.6 Patient Compartment Sound Level Test 9.7 Reserved 9.8 Handrail Static Load Test 9.9 Line Voltage Electrical Systems Test
45	9.10 Water Leak Test 9.11 Equipment Temperature Test 9.12 Interior Climate Control Test
46	9.13 Reserved 9.14 Engine Cooling System Test 9.15 Ambulance Main Oxygen System Test 9.16 Patient Compartment Lighting Level Test
47	9.17 Reserved 9.18 Rear Stepping Surface Load Test 9.19 Reserved 9.20 Reserved 9.21 Aspirator System Test 9.22 Reserved 9.23 Reserved 9.24 Perimeter Illumination Test 9.25 Occupant Head Clearance Zones Test
48	Annex A Explanatory Material
62	Annex B Informational References
63	Index
69	Tentative Interim Amendment