Ambulance Modular Body Evaluation-Quasi-Static Loading for Type I and Type III Modular Ambulance Bodies

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Truck Crashworthiness Committee
• Description:
  Scope: This SAE Recommended Practice describes the test procedures for conducting quasi-static modular body strength tests for ambulance applications. Its purpose is to establish recommended test practices which standardize the procedure for Type I and Type III bodies, provide ambulance builders and end-users with testing procedures and, where appropriate, provide acceptance criteria that, to a great extent, ensures the ambulance structure meets the same performance criteria across the industry. Descriptions of the test set-up, test instrumentation, photographic/video coverage, and the test fixtures are included. Rationale: This SAE Recommended Practice was developed by members of the SAE Truck Crashworthiness Committee in support of the ambulance industry's need to apply science to the design and testing of the ambulance Modular Body for Type I, Type I-AD, Type III, and Type III-AD bodies. The Recommended Practice was validated collaboratively by industry and government partners through extensive testing funded and managed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Department of Homeland Security and the Ambulance Manufacturers Division of the NTEA. An independent analysis of the testing methodology and resulting data was performed by government and private members of the automotive and commercial vehicle testing community. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Fires Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical Processes Equipment Design Equipment Testing Motor Vehicle Parts Motor Vehicles
• Publisher:
  SAE International
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049664
• Citation:
  Warrendale, PA: SAE International, J3057_201702, 2017 Feb; :1-9
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Ambulance modular body evaluation-quasi-static loading for type I and type III modular ambulance bodies
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b4db509ff1d464998466419669a3e71a1c5e8a5169bc0ad84ceca9ec4d1a5c2b9d84a1c83db36becc8b96771fbe97d8c084a38c97cd7e1061f87dd6bb294d295
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210342/cdc_210342_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 324.27 KB ]