BS ISO 16121-1:2012

This standard BS ISO 16121-1:2012 Road vehicles. Ergonomic requirements for the driver’s workplace in line-service buses is classified in these ICS categories:

• 43.080.20 Buses
• 13.180 Ergonomics

This part of ISO 16121 applies to the driver’s workplace in low-floor line-service buses designed for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and having a maximum weight exceeding five metric tonnes and an overall width exceeding 2,30 m.

This part of ISO 16121 contains basic requirements for an ergonomic and comfortable seating position, which is essential to keep drivers in a good state of health. The dimensions and mounting positions of a driver's seat, pedals and steering should be carefully chosen to enable drivers to sit in an ergonomic seating position, i.e. sitting at angles which comply with the given ranges of comfort and to allow some variation when seated.