CEN TR 17207-2018 Playground and recreational areas - Framework for the competence of playground inspectors.pdf

1、BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06Playground and recreational areas Framework for the competence of playground inspectorsPD CEN/TR 17207:2018TECHNICAL REPORT RAPPORT TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHER BERICHT CEN/TR 17207 July 2018 ICS 97.200.40 English Version Play

2、ground and recreational areas - Framework for the competence of playground inspectors Aires de jeux et de loisirs - Cadre dfinissant les comptences des inspecteurs daires de jeux Spielplatz- und Freizeitbereiche - Kompetenzrahmen von Spielplatzprfern This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 26 F

3、ebruary 2018. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 136. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland

4、, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Managemen

5、t Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TR 17207:2018 ENational forewordThis Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN/TR 17207:2018.The UK participation in its

6、 preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/65, Childrens playground equipment.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for

7、 its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018ISBN 978 0 580 51510 1ICS 97.200.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Polic

8、y and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2018.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affectedPUBLISHED DOCUMENTPD CEN/TR 17207:2018TECHNICAL REPORT RAPPORT TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHER BERICHT CEN/TR 17207 July 2018 ICS 97.200.40 English Version Playground and recreational areas - Framework for

9、 the competence of playground inspectors Aires de jeux et de loisirs - Cadre dfinissant les comptences des inspecteurs daires de jeux Spielplatz- und Freizeitbereiche - Kompetenzrahmen von Spielplatzprfern This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 26 February 2018. It has been drawn up by the Tec

10、hnical Committee CEN/TC 136. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta

11、, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brusse

12、ls 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TR 17207:2018 EPD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 1 Contents Page European foreword . 3 Introduction . 4 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references 7 3 Terms and definitions 7 4

13、 Requirements for inspections 11 4.1 General . 11 4.2 Levels of inspections . 11 4.3 Other inspection activities 11 4.3.1 General . 11 4.3.2 Post-accident inspection 11 4.3.3 Mid-installation surveillance . 11 4.3.4 Pre-Installation consultation . 11 4.4 Inspection report 12 4.4.1 Contract between i

14、nspector and the purchaser of the inspection 12 4.4.2 General information 12 4.4.3 Inspection outcome . 13 4.4.4 Quality of inspection report 13 5 Requirements for inspectors 14 5.1 General . 14 5.2 Levels of knowledge. 14 5.3 Learning goals for level 3 . 17 5.3.1 General . 17 5.3.2 Standards / Tech

15、nical reports . 17 5.3.3 Risk analysis / Risk benefit analysis . 17 5.3.4 Technical production 18 5.3.5 Child development . 18 5.3.6 Environmental issues / Layout design 18 5.3.7 Legislation: national laws / Jurisdiction / Responsibilities 19 5.4 Cooperation with other parties . 19 5.4.1 General . 1

16、9 5.4.2 Code of conduct and ethics 19 Annex A (informative) Introduction to childrens play and development 22 Annex B (informative) Risk assessment 23 B.1 Risk assessment 23 B.2 Advantages of risk assessment 24 B.3 Risk-benefit analysis . 25 Annex C (informative) Risk analyses 26 C.1 Examples of ris

17、k analyses 26 C.2 Method 1 27 PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 2 C.2.1 General . 27 C.2.2 Method 1 risk assessment . 28 C.3 Method 2 28 C.4 Method 3 30 C.4.1 General . 30 C.4.2 Method 3 risk assessments for 5 identified hazards . 32 Annex D (informative) Use of probes . 33 Bibliography . 34

18、 PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 3 European foreword This document (CEN/TR 17207:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. Attention is drawn to the possibility th

19、at some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 4 Introduction During the process of reviewing the EN 1176 series it became clear to the CEN/TC 136

20、/SC 1 committee that there is a broad spectrum of competence in inspectors of playground environments. With the specific elements involved in play, such as equipment, environment, children, etc., an inspection of a playground environment is not solely a “technical” inspection but also requires knowl

21、edge of how and why children of all abilities play from the inspector. Inspectors need to understand the way children play, interact, evolve and develop to be able to make informed, balanced decisions about the safety of the play environment. EN 1176-1 states: “Risk taking is an essential feature of

22、 play provision and of all environments in which children legitimately spend time playing. Play provision should aim to offer children the chance to encounter acceptable risks as a part of a stimulating, challenging and controlled learning environment. Play provision should aim at managing the balan

23、ce between the need to offer risk and the need to keep children safe from serious harm.” The aim should be to provide as much play value as possible and as little safety as necessary. In this vision on the safety of playground environments it is essential that the inspector doesnt only know the tech

24、nical content of the related standards, but also understands why and how to make risk assessments and/or a risk benefit analysis. After reviewing methods of inspections around the Europe, it seems there are three main principal ways in use: 1) Inspection of the entire play environment is including c

25、onformity of equipment and the extent of the impact attenuating surfacing area, maintenance defects, ancillary items and be combined with a risk assessment. 2) Checking the equipment and environment based on a risk assessment alone. This can be described as a global inspection of the minimal level o

26、f safety of the equipment and play environment. 3) Checking the equipment referencing the relevant standards and technical reports. Broadly this can be described as a conformity inspection. This option specifically excludes the play environment because there is no standard available for it. The reco

27、mmended approach is the first, which is broadly applicable in Europe; it is acknowledged by authors of this European Technical report that cultural differences play an important role in the inspection process and outcome. Each member state should publish this Technical Report, the implementation of

28、the guidance is determined at a National level. Regardless to popularity of method three, checking the equipment without identifying hazards, undertaking risk assessment and/or risk-benefit analysis, is a very restrictive inspection. The outcome of this option can be in contradiction with the statem

29、ent about risk taking in the introduction of EN 1176-1. The way in which children play and the public perception of childrens play varies from country to country and with this in mind it is vital that the inspector is aware of the cultural differences that exist. The inspector will need to be famili

30、ar with what is an acceptable level of risk or challenge for the country in which they are employed or contracted. For example, there is a big difference in the approach on the subject of water in the direct neighbourhood of play environment in the Netherlands compared to other countries in the EU.

31、This is a result of the never ending struggle in The Netherlands to acquire more space to live. And so building “on” or in the close proximity of water is a necessity. Children are educated from early age on how to deal with this potential danger in their daily lives and have from early age an eleva

32、ted awareness of this danger. PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 5 Cultural and socioeconomic differences cannot and may never be an argument to withhold children from a beneficial risk/challenge while playing. This document is based on the text contained within EN 1176 series and the working

33、 group accepts that there may be variations in working practices in different countries. Irrespective of established systems, inspectors need to have necessary competence to undertake the tasks. The lack of safety knowledge by some product and layout designers cannot be compensated for by the expert

34、ise of inspectors. Operators responsible for several playgrounds need some level of knowledge as well. Installers will at least have correctly detailed technical documents to work with but a basic level of knowledge about safety could help to solve problems arising during installation. Manufacturers

35、 should have a high level of knowledge. In general, safety relates to everything from the inception of a playground project to the end of its lifecycle. PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 6 1 Scope This framework forms a guideline for the education, examination and evaluation of the inspector

36、s competence concerning public playground and recreational sports environments. For each specific task an inspector may need to perform, this guideline describes the knowledge required and also sets out the basic level of knowledge necessary. The standard EN 1176 parts 1 and 7 detail the different t

37、ypes or levels of inspections required to help provide a play environment that is suitable for children to play in. The different types of inspections demand different levels of knowledge; these are: routine visual inspection; operational inspection; annual main inspection; post-installation inspect

38、ion. As well as these inspections identified in the standard there are also other inspections or activities that are useful in helping to ensure the safe operation of a play environment: post-accident inspection; pre-installation consultation; mid-installation surveillance. In this guideline there i

39、s a broad explanation of what these inspections are and how they should be performed. This guideline doesnt cover the competence of staff conducting product certification. Due to the variety of items that can be encountered in the playground environment this guideline can be used to evaluate an insp

40、ectors competence for the following equipment e.g.: playground equipment (EN 1176-1, 6, 1-10 and 11); roller-sport infrastructures (EN 14974); multi-sport arenas (EN 15312); outdoor exercise equipment (EN 16630); bouldering walls (EN 12572-2); portable and permanent socketed goals (EN 16579); parkou

41、r facilities (EN 16899); adventure playgrounds. This Technical Report is not intended for: toys (EN 71 series); rope courses (EN 15567 series); inflatable play equipment (EN 14960). PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 7 2 Normative references The following documents are referred to in the text

42、 in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1176-1:2017, Playground equipment and surfaci

43、ng Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods EN 1176 (all parts), Playground equipment and surfacing EN ISO 12100, Safety of machinery General principles for design Risk assessment and risk reduction (ISO 12100) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following term

44、s and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: IEC Electropedia: available at http:/www.electropedia.org/ ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:/www.iso.org/obp 3.1 inspector competent person qualified to undert

45、ake inspections of play environments 3.2 competence having suitable and sufficient training, skill and knowledge to perform the task 3.3 routine visual inspection inspection intended to identify obvious hazards that can result from normal use, vandalism or weather conditions Note 1 to entry: Typical

46、 hazards can take the form of broken parts or broken bottles. 3.4 operational inspection inspection, more detailed than routine visual inspection, to check the operation and stability of the equipment Note 1 to entry: Typical checks include an examination for wear. 3.5 annual main inspection inspect

47、ion intended to establish the overall level of safety of equipment, foundations and playing surfaces Note 1 to entry: Typical checks include the effects of weather, evidence of rotting or corrosion and any change in the level of safety of the equipment as a result of repairs made, or of added or rep

48、laced components. PD CEN/TR 17207:2018CEN/TR 17207:2018 (E) 8 3.6 post-installation inspection inspection undertaken prior to the opening of a playground for public use, intended to assess the equipment and environment and to assess the overall level of safety of the playground environment 3.7 post-

49、accident inspection inspection undertaken after a serious injury on a playground to assess the safety of the area and to help assist in determining if any immediate works are required 3.8 inspection report document produced as a result of an inspection to a predetermined or agreed specification 3.9 playground environment area, open to public access containing the play equipment, ancillary items, landscaping and/or natural features 3.10 playground equipment equipment and structures, including components and cons