scope:

This document applies to portable pumps using fire-fighting centrifugal pumps as defined in EN 1028, driven by an internal combustion engine and not intended to be permanently installed in fire-fighting and rescue service vehicles and not intended for prolonged unattended operation. If use of the portable pump is foreseen for prolonged unattended operation, this should be agreed between the purchaser and the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorized representative at the time of ordering. In this case an additional risk analysis should be carried out. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to portable firefighting pumps as described above, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). It addresses the design, setting up, and operation of the portable pump. This document also specifies performance requirements for portable pumps in its scope. This document applies to portable pumps used in ambient temperatures between -15 °C and + 35 °C.