1、BS EN 913:2008ICS 97.220.30NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDGymnastic equipment General safetyrequirements and testmethodsLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIThis British Standardwas p
2、ublished under theauthority of the StandardsPolicy and StrategyCommittee on 31 July2009. BSI 2009ISBN 978 0 580 58747 4Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsBS EN 913:2008National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 913:2008. Itsupersedes BS EN 913:1996
3、which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/136/22, Gymnasium and playing field equipmentA list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessa
4、ry provisionsof a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunityfrom legal obligations.Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPE
5、NNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 913November 2008ICS 97.220.30 Supersedes EN 913:1996 English VersionGymnastic equipment - General safety requirements and testmethodsMatriel de gymnastique - Exigences gnrales de scuritet mthodes dessaiTurngerte - Allgemeine sicherheitstechnischeAnforderungen und PrfverfahrenThi
6、s European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 September 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical refere
7、nces concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into
8、 its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Li
9、thuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2008 C
10、EN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 913:2008: ELicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativ
11、e references 4 3 Terms and definitions .4 4 Hazard assessment .5 5 General safety requirements 5 6 Marking .8 Annex A (normative) Determination of entrapment .9 Annex B (normative) Mechanical loading for determination of stability and strength .13 Annex C (normative) Determination of shock absorptio
12、n of padding .18 Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 913:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equip
13、ment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2009. Attention
14、 is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 913:1996. This European Standard is one of several standards, each
15、of which deals with a particular type or a particular group of gymnastic equipment. Gymnastic equipment of any type not covered by a relevant European Stan-dard is covered by this general standard. The principal changes from the previous edition of EN 913 are as follows: a) Requirements on stability
16、 and strength were amended by means of a formula with regard to the differen-tiation of rigid and sectional gymnastic equipment; b) Figure 1 was extended with examples of permissible parts; c) requirements regarding entrapment were expanded. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the nat
17、ional standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Repub-lic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway
18、, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies general safety requirements
19、and test methods for all pieces of gymnastic equipment intended for use supervised by a competent person and not specified in other, individual standards. This European Standard is not applicable to other sport equipment, playground equipment, stationary training equipment or educational training eq
20、uipment. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated refer-ences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1991-1-1, Eur
21、ocode 1: Actions on structures Part 1-1: General actions Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings EN 1991-1-3, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures Part 1-3: General actions Snow loads EN 1991-1-4, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures Part 1-4: General actions Wind actions EN 1991-1-5, Eurocode
22、 1: Actions on structures Part 1-5: General actions Thermal actions EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic termi-nology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003) ISO 6487, Road vehicles Measurement techniques in impact tests Instrumentation 3 Terms and
23、definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 hazard source of possible injury or damage to health 3.2 body mass mass of the person(s) using the equipment 3.3 static load load acting on the equipment due to its structure, added weights and prestressed
24、components 3.4 dynamic factor factor to take account of the increase in effective body mass during a dynamic movement 3.5 safety factor factor intended to cover uncertainties in the body loading and dynamic factor used, and which does not cover allowance for variations in materials and manufacturing
25、 processes Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 5 3.6 variable load loads due to factors other than the static and body loads 4 Hazard assessment The assessment of hazards has been based on EN ISO 12100-1. Tw
26、elve categories of hazard or sources of hazard have been considered relevant to gymnastic equipment. These are as follows: a) crushing; b) shearing; c) cutting and severing; d) entanglement and trapping; e) impact; f) stabbing or puncture; g) friction and abrasion; h) insufficient mechanical strengt
27、h; i) use of unsuitable material; j) unintended movement, including sliding; k) unsuitable ergonomic design; l) fire; m) wrong or missing information. 5 General safety requirements 5.1 Surface finish There shall be no protruding nails, projecting wire rope terminations or pointed or sharp-edged comp
28、onents. Rough surfaces should not present any risk of injury. All welds shall be smooth. Protruding bolt threads within any accessible part of the equipment shall be permanently covered, e.g. dome headed nuts. Nuts and bolt heads that project less than 8 mm are permitted in non accessible parts, pro
29、vided they are free from burrs. Corners, edges and projecting parts within the space occupied by the user that protrude more than 8 mm, and which are not shielded by adjacent areas that are not more than 25 mm from the end of the projecting part, shall be rounded off. The minimum radius of the curve
30、 shall be 3 mm. Figure 1 shows examples of protection for nuts and bolts and permissible protruding parts. Figure 2 shows examples of non-permissible protruding parts. NOTE This requirement is intended only to prevent injuries caused by unintended contact with components. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, IS
31、O/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 6 Dimensions in millimetres a) Examples of protection for nuts and bolts b) Examples of permissible protruding parts Figure 1 Examples of permissible parts Dimensions in millimetres a) Uncovered pro
32、truding exterior screw thread b) Unprotected, overhanging sharp-edged (hard) equipment part Figure 2 Examples of non-permissible protruding parts Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 7 5.2 Entrapment 5.2.1 Ga
33、ps and shearing/crushing points When in use there shall be no openings, gaps and/or shearing/crushing points that can create a danger of head and neck or finger entrapment and where components of equipment are able to move relative to each other or to the floor, either by design or through deflectio
34、n or bending under load, no entrapment point shall be created by such movement. These requirements shall be assessed by carrying out a visual inspection and measurement using the meth-ods specified in Annex A. No danger of head and neck entrapment is considered to exist where the lowest part of the
35、circumference of an opening is less than 600 mm above floor level. Where an item of equipment may be used at different heights or in different orientations, all possible heights and orientations must be considered. These requirements also apply to all parts used during adjustment and transportation
36、of equipment. 5.2.2 Unintentional dropping Where a transport system is used, it shall not be possible for the equipment to drop when loaded at one end with a minimum weight of 750 N. When a transport system encounters a threshold the mechanism shall not be able to disengage or drop unin-tentionally.
37、 5.3 Stability and strength 5.3.1 General Unless specified elsewhere in individual equipment standards, verification of the stability and strength of equipment shall be achieved by engineering calculation or by testing in accordance with the procedures speci-fied in Annex B. 5.3.2 Stability For stab
38、ility testing where the normal action produces a destabilising force in a horizontal direction, e.g. vault-ing, the theoretical horizontal test force shall be calculated using the formula given in B.1.7. The calculation shall give a result which is 35 % of the self weight of the equipment or 50 N, w
39、hichever is the greater. Unless specified elsewhere in individual equipment standards, for equipment with unfixed body sections an actual test shall be carried out with a theoretical horizontal test force of 65 % of the theoretical test force calcu-lated according to the formula given in B.1.7, or 5
40、0 N, whichever is the greater. Unfixed body sections shall not become separated. 5.3.3 Strength When tested in accordance with Annex B, equipment shall not collapse or fracture, or show any permanent deformation that would result in an additional safety hazard as described in the standard. 5.4 Adjus
41、tment devices Any adjustment devices shall prevent accidental changes during use of the device or the equipment. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 8 None of the operating levers shall protrude into the use
42、rs free space. This shall be assessed by carrying out a visual inspection and operation of the adjustment device. 5.5 Shock absorption of top padding When tested in accordance with the method specified in Annex C, the peak acceleration shall not exceed 500 m/s, if not specified in other, individual
43、equipment standards. 6 Marking All gymnastic equipment shall bear the following marking: a) number of the relevant European Standard; b) name, trademark or other means of identification of the manufacturer, retailer or importer; c) year of manufacture; d) number of users for which the equipment is i
44、ntended. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 9 Annex A (normative) Determination of entrapment A.1 Principle Test probes of specified dimensions are offered to potential entrapment points and a note is made
45、of whether or not they can be inserted. In situations of doubt when using the probes relating to the tolerance an accurate measurement should be made to ensure the opening is in accordance with the nominal dimension. All tests shall be performed in the most onerous way. A.2 Apparatus Test probes of
46、dimensions as described in Figures A.1 and A.2. A.3 Conditioning and test temperature Condition the equipment and test probes for a minimum of 3 h at the test temperature of (23 2) C. A.4 Procedure A.4.1 Head and neck entrapment A.4.1.1 General The probe shall be applied with its longitudinal axis p
47、erpendicular to the plane of the opening. No rotation of the probe about any axis other than the longitudinal axis is permitted. Translations perpendicular to the longi-tudinal axis of the probe are allowed. The longitudinal axis of the probe is considered to coincide with the longest axis of the pr
48、obes handle. A.4.1.2 Procedure A.4.1.2.1 General Try to insert the cone shaped probe (see Figure A.1) into the opening. If the probe can enter the opening (opening 110 mm) it shall also pass the opening with its largest dimension (230 mm). A.4.1.2.2 Partially bound openings Try to insert the cone sh
49、aped probe (see Figure A.1) into the opening. The probe shall not become stuck. If the probe can enter the opening it shall touch the bottom of the opening (see Figures A.3 and A.4). Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 13/10/2009 03:46, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 913:2008EN 913:2008 (E) 10 A.4.1.2.3 V-shaped openings Try to insert the cone shaped probe (see Figure A.1) into the opening along the direction of its median line. The probe shall not become stuck. If the probe can enter the opening it shall t
