The Standard Covers Fuel Systems, Fire, Life, Safety, Plumbing
And Construction Code Changes
With the release of the updated 2021 edition of the the NFPA 1192 RV Standard, the RV Industry Association’s Standards team has put together a training video to explain what has changed.
This video outlines and explains the changes between the editions of the standard and covers fuel systems, fire and life safety, plumbing, and construction code changes. The video is designed to be used for training production personnel and others involved with code compliance. It is formatted to allow members the freedom to view the content immediately or at any future time for the purpose of training employees individually or in a group.
For any questions regarding the information in the video, please contact RV Industry Association Senior Inspector Mick Sass at msass@rvia.org.
Enforcement Date: July 1st, 2021
Photo Courtesy: Breezeway Tiny Heirloom
ANSI A119.5 Park Model Changes 2020
Enforcement Date January 1st, 2021
ANSI A119.5 – Recently, the RV Industry Association Board of Directors approved the 2021 edition of the RV standard and the 2020 edition of the Park Model RV standard. As part of its commitment to fostering continuous improvements in RV products, the RV Industry Association’s Standards Department works collectively with the Standards Steering Committee and its various RV technical subcommittees to engage and fully participate in the process for maintaining and updating the standards adopted by the RV Industry Association for the construction of RVs and Park Model RVs.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1192 Standard for RVs is published on a three-year cycle and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.5 Park Model RV Standard is published on a five-year cycle. Both NFPA and ANSI have formal, published processes on the development and approval of code change proposals. Before publishing a new standard, the existing requirements are reviewed and updated for clarity and applicability by the Association, outside experts, state government officials, and other interested parties.
The new NFPA 1192 RV Standard will become effective January 1, 2021 with an enforcement date of July 1, 2021 and the new ANSI A119.5 Park Model RV Standard will become effective September 1, 2020 with an enforcement date of January 1, 2021. In addition to these standards, the Association’s Standards Department produces a handbook for each of the standards. These handbooks expand upon the NFPA 1192 and ANSI 119.5 standards as well as the corresponding National Electric Code (NEC) standards for RVs and Park Model RVs and outline the enforcement positions of the Association and states with their own enforcement programs.
The new 2020 edition of the ANSI A119.5 Park Model RV standard is now available in the Association’s online store and the corresponding 2020 RV Industry Association Park Model RV Handbook will be available in the online store on August 1, 2020. The new 2021 edition of the NFPA 1192 RV Standard will be available sometime after October 2020 and the corresponding RV Industry Association RV Handbook will be available in the online store in September 2020.
The RV Industry Association’s Standards Department maintains a professional team of full-time inspectors, conducting more than 2,000 unannounced inspections of member company RV manufacturing plants annually, monitoring the pledge of member manufacturers to build in conformance to the adopted standards. The team promotes the enhancement of safety by monitoring adherence to the adopted standards while also providing educational resources and hands-on training to manufacturer members to further enhance their ability and commitment to comply.
Photo Courtesy: Heirloom X Crafted By Tiny Heirloom
How Is A Travel Trailer Or A Park Model A Tiny Home?
At this time, there is not one unified industry standard that is recognized for tiny homes on wheels and each jurisdiction, bank, insurance agency, etc… could have a different definition and requirements, including size and if they are allowed as a dwelling.
Most tiny home builders are building RVs built to the NFPA 1192 Standard or the Park Model Standard, ANSI A119.5 for the ability to have them certified and registered, to get a Vin number and title.
These standards address all safe health, life, and fire precautions.
The builders most always exceed the minimum requirements of these standards and build to 2 X 4 and 2 X 6 construction, increase insulation values, have 25-year roof warranties, increase truss loads when applicable, and use superior quality materials.
The beauty of tiny homes is they are custom built to order and can be built for all seasons with a focus on durability and longevity. They can also be built to any added requirements of the jurisdiction.
