EN 17460 certification
Our organisation SVV Praha, s.r.o., member of the GSI-SLV company, extended its certification services by the adhesive process certification according to EN 17460. We are a member of the working group “the European Committee for adhesive bonding in railway vehicles (ECARV)”.
Classification of bonds
| Class | Description | Level of safety requirement |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Bonds on rail vehicles and their components with high-level safety requirements | High level
Failure of the bond will lead to an inevitable hazard to life or limb, or will constitute a hazard to the safe operation of a rail vehicle. |
| A2 | Bonds on rail vehicles and their components with medium-level safety requirements | Medium level
Failure of the bond can lead to a hazard to the safe operation of a rail vehicle involving personal injury, or compromise its function as whole |
| A3 | Bonded joints on rail vehicles and parts of rail vehicles with low safety requirements | Low level
Failure of the bond will affect comfort at the most, any personal injury being unlikely. |
| Z | Bonds on rail vehicles and their components with no safety requirements | No safety requirement
Failure of the bond will not lead to personal injury nor adversely affect the safe operation of the vehicle. |
On-line registr
SVV Praha, s.r.o. is a certified certification body and can make entries in the online register:
Contact
With any questions about certification according to EN 17460 please get in touch with following contact person
Vítězslav Frank, Ph.D.
Phone: +420 702 012 664
E-mail: frank@svv.cz