DIN 13500:2012-04

Increased transport of patients and rescue services personnel in road ambulances with van bodies calls for safety standards for the users. This standard has been prepared by a joint German-French working group as a result of a lack of regulations for testing van bodies for the transport of persons. DIN 13500 specifies requirements and test methods for van bodies intended for equipment of road ambulances with a total mass of up to 5 000 kg in order to ensure an adequate level of safety. At DIN (the German Institute for Standardization e. V.), this standard has been prepared by Working Committee NA 053-01-02 AA "Krankenkraftfahrzeuge und deren medizinische und technische Ausstattung" ("Ambulances and its medical and technical equipment") at the Rescue Services and Hospital Standards Committee (NARK).