CEN TC 320 - Transport - Logistics and services

This Technical Committee develops standards for activities and services undertaken in support of the transport, storage, handling for passengers, freight and personal effects.

This Technical Committee covers all the different operations involved in the flows of freight and passengers from the start to end of the distribution chain, such as activities and services undertaken in support of transport as preparation, dispatch,transport, handling, storage/rest rooms, terminals, delivery/arrival of freight and passengers and the control and management of these operations.

These years, the development in the field of transport and logistics is more towards an increase in efficiency of the systems. European standardization will enhance competition of the transport industries to the benefit of the European market and stakeholders. 

Work in the TC is currently focussed on the items below. If you want to follow this work and you are an SME, please apply for membership to the Mirror Committee (Update your profile>My Mirror Committees) or contact Henk de Pauw (h.depauw@normapme.com)

CEN/TC 320/WG1 - Application of the EN/ISO 9000 series to the Transport and DistributionIndustries

Scope: To update EN 12507 to the level of the 2001 edition of EN ISO 9001.

Work Items:

EN 12507:1997 Transport services – Guidance notes on the application of EN ISO 9002 to the road transportation, storage and distribution industries

CEN/TC320/WG3 - Quality of transport of dangerous goods

Scope: Elaboration of standards (EN) for a system of quality/safety assurance for undertakings which carry out transport of dangerous goods; including loading and unloading of bulk goods andthe securing of loads of packaged goods.

Work Items:

EN 12798:1999 Transport quality System – Road, rail and inland navigation transport -Quality system requirements to supplement EN ISO 9002 for the transportof dangerous goods with regard to safety

prEN 12798(rev.) Transport quality system – Road, rail and inland navigationtransport – Quality system requirements to supplement EN ISO 9002for the transport of dangerous goods with regard to safetystage 32: 2003-01 

CEN/TC320/WG4 – Furniture Removal

Scope: Standardization in the fields of removal activities;- private individuals belongings- warehousing and storage of household goods, etc- office and commercial removals- fine arts removals- etc

Work Items:

EN 12522-1:1998 Furniture removal activities – Furniture removal for privateindividuals – Part 1: Service specification

EN 12522-2:1998 Furniture removal activities – Furniture removal for privateindividuals – Part 2: Provision of Service

prEN 14873-1 Furniture removal activities – Storage of furniture and personal effectfor private individuals – Part 1: Specification for the minimum facility

prEN 14873-2 Furniture removal activities – Storage of furniture and personal effectfor private individuals – Part 2: Provision of the servicestage 32: 2001-12 

CEN/TC320/WG5 – Public Passenger Transport

Scope: Development of standards for activities and services for passenger transport

Convenor: Mr. Pierre Weil, RATP, FranceSecretariat: AFNOR – Ms Marie-Joelle Antoine

Work Items:

EN 13816:2002 Transportation – Logistics and services – Public passenger transport – Service quality definition, targeting and measurement

CEN/TC320/WG6 – Terminology

Scope: In response to and in liaison with TC 320 WGs, as appropriate, to identify terms essentialto the development and understanding of transport standards and to develop appropriate definitions for those terms.

CEN/TC320/WG7 – City Logistics

Scope: To define the possible restrictions for access to cities in order to make transportoperations more efficient and protective to the city environment