1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 14960:2013Inflatable play equipment Safety requirements and testmethodsBS EN 14960:2013 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14960:2013. Itsupersedes BS EN 14960:2006 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its prepar
2、ation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/65, Childrens playground equipment.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its corre
3、ctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2013ISBN 978 0 580 74823 3ICS 97.190; 97.200.50Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and S
4、trategy Committee on 30 September 2013.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 14960:2013EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 14960 September 2013 ICS 97.190; 97.200.50 Supersedes EN 14960:2006English Version Inflatable play equipment - Safety requirements and test
5、 methods quipements de jeu gonflables - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai Aufblasbare Spielgerte - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 June 2013. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stip
6、ulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European
7、Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of 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
8、 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, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania
9、, 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: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2013 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by an
10、y means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 14960:2013: EBS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 4 Introduction .5 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references 6 3 Terms and definitions .7 4 Safety requirements 9 4.1 Materials .9 4.1.1 Fabrics 9 4.1.2 Thread 10 4.1.3 Nett
11、ing 10 4.1.4 Ropes . 10 4.1.5 Zips . 11 4.1.6 Dangerous substances and decorative finishes . 11 4.2 Design 11 4.2.1 Anchorage . 11 4.2.2 Structural Integrity 12 4.2.3 Access/egress . 13 4.2.4 Blowers 16 4.2.5 Entrapment 16 4.2.6 Hard objects, sharp angles and edges . 21 4.2.7 Electrical installation
12、s 21 4.2.8 Siting 21 4.2.9 Containment 23 4.2.10 Wall heights on slopes . 24 4.2.11 Run-out 25 4.2.12 Ventilation 25 4.3 Number of users . 25 4.4 Supervision . 26 5 Test methods and reports 26 6 Information to be provided by the supplier/manufacturer . 26 6.1 General product information . 26 6.2 Pre
13、-information . 27 6.3 Installation information 27 6.4 Operating information 27 6.5 Inspection and maintenance information 28 7 Inspection, maintenance and alteration . 28 7.1 Inspection 28 7.1.1 Routine Inspection 28 7.1.2 Annual inspection . 29 7.2 Maintenance 29 7.2.1 General . 29 7.2.2 Routine ma
14、intenance . 29 7.2.3 Corrective maintenance . 30 7.3 Alteration . 30 8 Marking 30 9 Documentation 31 Annex A (normative) Calculation of number of anchor-points . 32 Annex B (informative) The Beaufort Scale of wind force . 33 Annex C (normative) Test method for grounding . 34 BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960
15、:2013 (E) 3 Annex D (normative) Test methods for entrapment 35 D.1 General . 35 D.2 Head and neck entrapment 35 D.2.1 Completely bound openings 35 D.2.2 Partially bound and V-shaped openings . 36 D.3 Entrapment of clothing (Toggle test) 41 D.3.1 Apparatus . 41 D.3.2 Procedure . 43 D.4 Finger entrapm
16、ent . 43 D.4.1 Apparatus . 43 D.4.2 Procedure . 44 Annex E (normative) Test method for tear strength . 45 E.1 Maximum value tongue tear, apparatus 45 E.2 Preparation of test specimens . 45 E.3 Conditioning 46 E.4 Preconditioning . 46 E.5 Characteristics of test atmospheres . 46 E.6 Methods of condit
17、ioning . 46 E.7 Procedure . 47 E.8 Calculation and expression of results 47 E.9 Test report 49 Bibliography 50 BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 14960:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equi
18、pment”, 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 March 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2014. Atte
19、ntion 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 14960:2006. In relation to EN 14960:2006, the following main c
20、hanges have been made: changes with regard to the run outs on slides to correct one area where the contents of the original standard proved debatable; minor amendments to improve safety aspects together with facilitating clarity of interpretation; minor editing to improve the content accuracy of the
21、 document; amendments reflecting the changes with regard to entrapment as a result of the revision and re-issue of EN 1176 in 2008. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austri
22、a, 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, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
23、 Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 5 Introduction Play is the means by which children discover and understand the world in which they live and is an essential element in a childs physical and mental growth. It is important for childrens rounded development
24、 that, through play, they arrive at an understanding of danger, which provides a basis for assessing safety in a variety of situations. The balance between challenge and safety is an important consideration. The inflatable play equipment referred to in this standard can provide different levels of c
25、hallenge and excitement. This European Standard aims to minimise the level of risk and the possibility of serious injury while allowing children to enjoy themselves when playing in or on inflatable equipment. This standard acknowledges the difficulties of addressing safety issues by age criteria alo
26、ne because the ability to handle risk is based on the individual users level of skill and not age. Moreover, users other than the intended age range will make use of the inflatable equipment, in which case, the provisions of this standard still apply. It is not the purpose of the requirements of thi
27、s standard to affect a childs need to play nor to lessen the contribution that inflatable play equipment makes either to the childs development or meaningful play from an educational point of view. Where inflatable play equipment is combined with other items of childrens playground equipment, the re
28、levant standards applying to the other items of equipment should also be consulted. BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard is applicable to inflatable play equipment intended for use by children fourteen years and under both individually and collectively. This standard sp
29、ecifies safety requirements for inflatable play equipment for which the primary activities are bouncing and sliding. It sets measures to address risks and also to minimise accidents to users for those involved in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable play equipment. It specifies informati
30、on to be supplied with the equipment. The requirements have been laid down bearing in mind the risk factor based on available data. This standard specifies the requirements that will protect a child from hazards that he or she may be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a ma
31、nner that can be reasonably anticipated. This standard is not applicable to inflatable water-borne play and leisure equipment, domestic inflatable toys, air-supported buildings, inflatables used solely for protection, inflatables used for rescue, or other types of inflatable toys where the primary a
32、ctivity is not bouncing or sliding. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced 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 refe
33、renced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 71-3, Safety of toys Part 3: Migration of certain elements EN 1177, Impact attenuating playground surfacing Determination of critical fall height EN 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) (IEC 60529/A1) EN ISO 1421:1998, R
34、ubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break (ISO 1421:1998) EN ISO 2307, Fibre ropes Determination of certain physical and mechanical properties (ISO 2307) EN ISO 2411, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of coating adhesion (ISO 2411) EN
35、ISO 9554, Fibre ropes General specifications (ISO 9554) EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025) BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 7 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions
36、 apply. NOTE In order not to confine the application of this European Standard to those items of equipment currently in use and hence allow freedom of design for the manufacture of new equipment, only the fundamental forms of equipment and motion are listed. 3.1 inflatable play equipment structure r
37、elying on a continuous supply of air to maintain its shape, on or in which users may play, bounce and/or slide Note 1 to entry: Also referred to as an/the inflatable. a) Flat-bed (4 open sides) b) Castle (3 walled sides, 1 open side) c) A-Frame inflatable (3 walled sides, 1 open side) d) Bounce/Slid
38、e combination e) Multi-Play Centre f) Obstacle course g) Inflatable slide h) Enclosed inflatable i) Soft mountain Figure 1 Examples of inflatable play equipment BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 8 3.2 blower powered machine used to continuously inflate the structure 3.3 connection tube part of the i
39、nflatable structure to which the blower is connected 3.4 controller person, company or hirer (those who hire to others), having responsibility for the overall control, inspection and maintenance of the equipment 3.5 operator person appointed by a controller to be in charge of the operation of the eq
40、uipment at any time when it is available for use by the public 3.6 attendant person working under the control and direction of an operator to assist in the operation of the equipment 3.7 inspection body organisation, part of an organisation or individual with the appropriate competence to carry out
41、one or more of the following inspections: design review; assessment of conformity to design; initial testing; annual main inspection 3.8 free height of fall greatest vertical distance from the clearly intended body support to the impact area below SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2008, 3.6 3.9 critical fall height
42、 maximum free heights of fall, for which a surface will provide an acceptable level of impact attenuation 3.10 open side any external side of an inflatable with no containing wall 3.11 step step to aid the access/egress of users into and out of the playing area of the inflatable, making the transiti
43、on between the height of the playing area and the ground 3.12 ramp ramp to aid the access/egress of users into and out of the playing area of the inflatable, making the transition between the height of the playing area and the ground BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 9 3.13 platform any surface on w
44、hich a user may stand 3.14 squeeze play item which is often attached to and forms part of inflatable play equipment, the purpose of which is to squeeze the user whilst not entrapping them while allowing the user to pass through a gap with a degree of difficulty 3.15 entrapment hazard in which a body
45、, or part of a body, or clothing, can become trapped 3.16 impact area area surrounding the open side(s) of an inflatable 3.17 run-out intended deceleration zone at the bottom of a slide 3.18 anchorage system method of fixing an inflatable to the ground using stakes 3.19 ballast system method of fixi
46、ng an inflatable to the ground using weights 3.20 user height maximum height of persons allowed to use the inflatable 3.21 free space space in, on or around the inflatable that can be occupied by a user undergoing a movement forced by the equipment (for example sliding, bouncing) 3.22 playing area s
47、pace in or on the inflatable, intended for play 3.23 falling space space in, or around the inflatable that can be passed through by a user falling from an elevated part of the equipment Note 1 to entry: The falling space commences at the free height of fall. 4 Safety requirements 4.1 Materials 4.1.1
48、 Fabrics Fabrics shall be flame retardant. BS EN 14960:2013EN 14960:2013 (E) 10 Fabrics, and joins in fabrics, shall be of adequate tear and tensile strength for the weight of the intended user and have sufficient air retention to enable the inflatable, when pressurised to the level specified in the
49、 operations manual, to resume its shape after distortion under load. Fabrics of: a) minimum tear strength 350 N (see test method Annex E), b) minimum tensile strength 1 850 N (see EN ISO 1421), c) minimum coating adhesion 100 N (see EN ISO 2411), shall be used in those structural parts of the inflatable where force or stress is applied by the user. 4.1.2 Thread Threads shall be non-rotting yarn and at least 88 N tensile strength. Stitching shall be lock-stitch. The length of individual stitches shall be a minimum of 3 mm and a maximum o
