The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is publishing a new edition of the CSA Z240 RV standard, according to RVIA. The CSA Z240 is the Canadian RV industry safety standard equivalent of the American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1192.
The Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee received several proposed CSA Z240 revisions, including new lithium battery requirements, labeling changes, updating the number of liquid propane cylinders and updating the definition of an RV.
The new CSA Z240 edition is scheduled to be available for public comment in April 2023 and to be published this November.
RVIA said keeping the American and Canadian standards as closely synchronized as possible is important to RV standards experts.
“If there were major differences in the two countries’ standards it would mean RV manufacturers would have more to worry about in terms of ensuring that they met the appropriate standard, if materially different,” said Ryan Hyer, a CSA Technical Committee voting member and a listing compliance engineer at Testing Engineers International. “It is the goal of the RV industry to try to make the two standards as closely aligned as possible.”
Shane Devenish, President of the Canadian Recreation Vehicle Association and a Technical Committee voting member, said keeping the two standards as synchronized as possible makes it easier for RV manufacturers to build RVs.
“We are trying to make it as easy for our members as possible,” he said. “If manufacturers do not have to worry about significantly different standards, they can basically build the unit the same way and with the same components except for some labeling variances. It is a huge benefit for manufacturers and suppliers because then they don’t have to source different components.”
The Canadian and American RV standards departments said regularly updating both standards are important to maintain North American RVs’ safety.
“Times change, technologies change, test methods change and RVs change,” Hyer said. “It is a good thing to review our standards documents every so often to make sure it still says what we meant, whether there is a way we can say it better, and if there is something new that we need to address.”
RVIA will provide a link when CSA Z240 becomes available for public comment next month. In the meantime, learn more about CSA Z240 by clicking here.
Updated Canadian Standards Opens Comments in April
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is publishing a new edition of the CSA Z240 RV standard, according to RVIA. The CSA Z240 is the Canadian RV industry safety standard equivalent of the American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1192.
The Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee received several proposed CSA Z240 revisions, including new lithium battery requirements, labeling changes, updating the number of liquid propane cylinders and updating the definition of an RV.
The new CSA Z240 edition is scheduled to be available for public comment in April 2023 and to be published this November.
RVIA said keeping the American and Canadian standards as closely synchronized as possible is important to RV standards experts.
“If there were major differences in the two countries’ standards it would mean RV manufacturers would have more to worry about in terms of ensuring that they met the appropriate standard, if materially different,” said Ryan Hyer, a CSA Technical Committee voting member and a listing compliance engineer at Testing Engineers International. “It is the goal of the RV industry to try to make the two standards as closely aligned as possible.”
Shane Devenish, President of the Canadian Recreation Vehicle Association and a Technical Committee voting member, said keeping the two standards as synchronized as possible makes it easier for RV manufacturers to build RVs.
“We are trying to make it as easy for our members as possible,” he said. “If manufacturers do not have to worry about significantly different standards, they can basically build the unit the same way and with the same components except for some labeling variances. It is a huge benefit for manufacturers and suppliers because then they don’t have to source different components.”
The Canadian and American RV standards departments said regularly updating both standards are important to maintain North American RVs’ safety.
“Times change, technologies change, test methods change and RVs change,” Hyer said. “It is a good thing to review our standards documents every so often to make sure it still says what we meant, whether there is a way we can say it better, and if there is something new that we need to address.”
RVIA will provide a link when CSA Z240 becomes available for public comment next month. In the meantime, learn more about CSA Z240 by clicking here.
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