Specifications

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Contents
Foreword ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Scope ........................................................................................................................................... 8
1. Definitions and Abbreviations .............................................................................................. 9
1.1. Definitions ................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.2. Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... 11
2. Guidelines for safe & legal installation of equipment ......................................................... 13
2.1. Insurance ................................................................................................................................................ 13
2.2. Legal compliance requirements ............................................................................................................... 13
2.2.1. Compliance markings ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.2. Compliance requirements, new equipment ....................................................................................... 13
2.2.2.1. New equipment for vehicles or motorcycles ............................................................................. 13
2.2.2.2. New equipment for buses, trucks & agricultural vehicles .......................................................... 14
2.2.3. Compliance requirements, legacy equipment ................................................................................... 14
2.2.4. Specialised vehicle compliance requirements ................................................................................... 14
2.2.5. Compliance for vehicles carrying dangerous goods .................................................................. 15
2.2.6. Compliance for ambulances ..................................................................................................... 15
2.2.7. Other specialised vehicles ....................................................................................................... 15
2.2.8. Compliance for vehicles with less than four wheels .................................................................. 15
2.3. Legal requirements for installation work................................................................................................... 16
2.3.1. Use of equipment & vehicle supplier’s instructions............................................................................ 16
2.3.1.1. Transmitter power output & definition of higher power .............................................................. 16
2.3.1.2. Equipment & vehicle supplier’s warranty .................................................................................. 17
2.3.2. Disposal of electronic equipment and batteries ................................................................................. 17
2.3.2.1. Disposal by the manufacturer .................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2.2. Disposal through membership of an approved compliance scheme .......................................... 17
2.3.2.3. Disposal by a local authority .................................................................................................... 18
2.3.2.4. Secure disposal ....................................................................................................................... 18
2.4. General safety during installation ............................................................................................................ 18
2.4.1. Safety of personnel .......................................................................................................................... 18
2.4.2. Working environment ....................................................................................................................... 18
2.4.2.1. Safety on specific installation sites ........................................................................................... 18
2.4.3. Clothing ........................................................................................................................................... 18
2.5. Locating equipment ................................................................................................................................. 19
2.5.1. Locating equipment & cables in vehicles fitted with airbags & SRS ................................................... 19
2.6. Fixings, connectors and tools .................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.1. Fixings ............................................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.1.1. Fixing types ............................................................................................................................. 20
2.6.1.2. Methods of fixing equipment .................................................................................................... 20
2.6.1.3. Cable retention & tidying .......................................................................................................... 20
2.6.1.4. Connectors & joining cable ...................................................................................................... 21
2.6.1.4.1. Joining two cables ............................................................................................................... 21
2.6.1.4.2. Joining, or cutting into an existing loom or cable .................................................................. 22
2.7. Connecting to vehicle data bus ............................................................................................................... 22
2.7.1. Single Vehicle Architecture .............................................................................................................. 22
2.8. Antenna mounting safety......................................................................................................................... 23
2.8.1. Antenna physical hazards ................................................................................................................ 23
2.8.2. Antenna location safety .................................................................................................................... 23
2.8.2.1. Electromagnetic and radio frequency interference .................................................................... 23
2.8.2.2. Radiating antenna location safety ............................................................................................ 23
2.8.2.3. Antenna height and length safety ............................................................................................. 23
2.8.2.4. Magnetic base antenna safety ................................................................................................. 24
2.8.2.5. On-glass antenna safety .......................................................................................................... 24
2.8.2.6. Antenna safety on motorcycles ................................................................................................ 24