1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS EN 12503-1:2013Sports matsPart 1: Gymnastic mats, safety requirementsBS EN 12503-1:2013 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1
2、2503-1:2013.It supersedes BS EN 12503-1:2001 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/136/22, Sports, Playground and other RecreationalEquipment - Gymnasium and Playing Field Equipment.A list of organizations represented on this committee can
3、beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2013 ISBN 978 0 580 72912 6 ICS 97.220.30 Complia
4、nce with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2013. Amendments issued since publicationDate T e x t a f f e c t e dBS EN 12503-1:2013EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EU
5、ROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 12503-1 February 2013 ICS 97.220.30 Supersedes EN 12503-1:2001English Version Sports mats - Part 1: Gymnastic mats, safety requirements Tapis de sport - Partie 1: Tapis de gymnastique, exigences de scurit Sportmatten - Teil 1: Turnmatten, sicherheitstechnische Anforderunge
6、n This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 December 2012. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical
7、references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC 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 translation under the responsibility of
8、a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace
9、donia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUR
10、OPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2013 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 12503-1:2013: EBS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Nor
11、mative references . 4 3 Terms and definitions 4 4 Classification 5 5 Safety requirements . 5 5.1 Shock absorption . 5 5.2 Base friction characteristics 6 5.3 Top friction characteristics 6 6 Marking . 6 Annex A (informative) Flame retardancy 7 Annex B (informative) End user guidance . 8 Bibliography
12、 9 BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12503-1:2013) 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. This European Standard shall be given the status of a
13、 national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2013. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of p
14、atent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 12503-1:2001. This standard EN 12503 “Sports mats“ consists of: Part 1: Gymnastic mats, safety requirements; Part 2: Pole vault and high jump mats, safety require
15、ment; Part 3: Judo mats, safety requirements; Part 4: Determination of shock absorption; Part 5: Determination of the base friction; Part 6: Determination of the top friction; Part 7: Determination of static stiffness. In relation to EN 12503-1:2001, the following main amendments have been made: a)
16、Peak deceleration for type 3 in Table 2 has been modified; b) Annex B (informative) has been introduced. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croat
17、ia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and th
18、e United Kingdom. BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies safety requirements (including performance requirements) for 8 types of gymnastic mats used in school, training and competition, see Clause 4. The performance and safety values cover shock absorption,
19、anti-slip characteristics of the base and top friction characteristics of the surface. NOTE For the specific requirements of international official competitions, see appropriate international regulations. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced
20、 in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 12503-4, Sports mats Part 4: Determination of shock absorption EN 12503-5, S
21、ports mats Part 5: Determination of the base friction EN 12503-6, Sports mats Part 6: Determination of the top friction 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 shock absorption ability of the mat to reduce impact forces on the athlete
22、, expressed as a maximum deceleration under defined test conditions 3.2 deflection ability of the mat to deform to an impact whilst maintaining the athletes stability, expressed as maximum deflection under defined test conditions 3.3 resilience ability of the mat to return energy after an impact, ex
23、pressed as resilience in percent under defined test conditions 3.4 surface upper side of the mat on which the athlete moves 3.5 base under side of the mat designed to be in contact with the floor during use BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 5 4 Classification Gymnastic mats shall be classified b
24、y type according to their intended typical use as shown in Table 1 Table 1 Types Type Typical use 1 Mat for floor exercise without jumping (foundation skills) 2 Mat for floor exercise with jumping 3 Mat for floor exercise with jumping and landing 4 Mat for simple dismount from apparatus with control
25、led landing 5 Mat for dismount 6 Mat for difficult dismount 7 Fall mattress for simple exercises 8 Fall mattress NOTE For types 9, 10 and 11 see EN 12503-2, for type 12 see EN 12503-3. 5 Safety requirements 5.1 Shock absorption When tested according to EN 12503-4, the gymnastic mat shall comply with
26、 the values of Table 2 according to the appropriate type. Table 2 Shock absorption Type Peak deceleration Deflection Resilience g (1 g = 9,81 m/s2) mm % 1 80 not needed not needed 2 65 35 20 to 60 3 40 50 55 4 40 110 50 5 25 110 30 6 14 105 15 7 35 185 25 8 20 250 25 BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:201
27、3 (E) 6 5.2 Base friction characteristics When tested in accordance with EN 12503-5, the gymnastic mat shall comply with the values given in Table 3. Table 3 Base friction characteristics Type Frictional value 1 No requirement 2 1,5 3 1,5 4 4,5 5 4,5 6 4,5 7 4,5 8 4,5 5.3 Top friction characteristic
28、s When tested in accordance with EN 12503-6, the gymnastic mat shall comply with the values of Table 4. Table 4 Top friction characteristics Type Frictional value 1 0,8 2 0,8 3 0,8 4 0,8 5 0,8 6 0,8 7 not needed 8 not needed 6 Marking Mat shall be marked legibly and indelibly with the following info
29、rmation: a) the number of this European Standard EN 12503-1 and the type number; b) the name and trademark of the manufacturer, retailer or importer and the year of manufacture; c) which is the top surface of the mat (if not clearly recognisable). BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 7 Annex A (inf
30、ormative) Flame retardancy Sports matting for use in the United Kingdom shall satisfy certain minimum levels of flame retardancy. These levels and the required test methodology are detailed in BS 1892-3:2003. BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 8 Annex B (informative) End user guidance The attenti
31、on of users is drawn to the need to regularly inspect mats to ensure their performance has not deteriorated after prolonged use or inappropriate handling and storage. BS EN 12503-1:2013EN 12503-1:2013 (E) 9 Bibliography 1 BS 1892-3:2003, Gymnasium equipment. Sports mats. Specification for fire safet
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