SI 5435 FIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS:FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Introduction to the Israel Standard
This Israel Standard is the American Standard ANSI/NFPA 130 from the year 2000, approved
as an Israel Standard with Israel national deviations.
The following are brought in the Hebrew language:
– The Scope clause with Israel national deviations
– Details of the Israel national deviations to the clauses of the American Standard Israel national deviations were added only in places where it was necessary to modify the requirements of the American Standard to the legal requirements, regulations, Israel Standards and the organizational system in Israel.
After the Hebrew part, the American Standard is brought in the English language only.
Scope (Clause 1-1 of the American Standard with Israel national deviations)
1-1.1 This Standard covers fire safety requirements for fixed guideway transit and passengerrail systems. These are underground, surface, and elevated systems of light transit, “metro trains” and heavy passenger vehicles.
The Standard is applicable to the rail guideways, the vehicles themselves – vehicles and cars, stations, maintenance and storage areas and their facilities, smoke control systems, emergency communication and emergency procedures.
The Standard relates to the fire safety of passengers and the employees in the stations, on the rail guideways and on the vehicles themselves. This Standard establishes minimum requirements for each of the identified subsystems.
In the case of difficulty in maintaining a specific requirement given in this Standard, due to topographic or other reasons related to the physical design of the rail system, the Firefighting and Rescue Commissioner has the authority to lighten the requirement according to the specific reason and the principles of the Standard.
In addition to this Standard, other Israel Standards are applicable to the safety of the rail system, such as SI 1227 Part 2, SI 5350, SI 50119 and SI 62128 Parts 1 and 2.
1-1.2 This Standard shall not cover requirements for the following:
1. Conventional freight systems;
2. Buses and trolley coaches;
3. Circus trains;
4. Tourist, scenic or historic operations;
5. Any other system of transportation not included in the definition of 1-5.19.
To the extent where a system, including those listed above in subclauses 1 to 5 introduces hazards of a similar nature to those addressed herein, this Standard, shall be permitted to be used as a guide.
1-1.3 Nothing in this Standard is intended to prevent the use of new methods, materials or devices, provided that ufficient technical data are submitted to the authority having jurisdiction to demonstrate that the new methods, materials and devices are equivalent to or superior to the requirements of this Standard with respect to fire resistance and safety.
This use of new methods, materials or devices is conditional on meeting the requirements of Israeli laws or Israel Standards, and lacking an Israel Standard, the requirements of an International Standard, regional Standard or national standard, and approval of the authority having jurisdiction.