1、BS EN 15613:2008ICS 13.340.40; 13.340.50; 97.220.30NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDKnee and elbowprotectors for indoorsports Safetyrequirements and testmethodsThis British Standardwas published under theauthority of the StandardsPolicy and Strate
2、gyCommittee on 32008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 57970 7Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsBS EN 15613:2008National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15613:2008.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee PH/3/11, Protecti
3、ve Equipment For Sports Players.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisionsof a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standar
4、d cannot confer immunityfrom legal obligations.0 NovemberBS EN 15613:2008EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 15613October 2008ICS 13.340.40; 13.340.50English VersionKnee and elbow protectors for indoor sports - Safetyrequirements and test methodsProtecteurs de genoux et de coudes pour
5、les sports desalle - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessaiKnie- und Ellbogenschtzer fr den Hallensport -Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und PrfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 September 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
6、stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standar
7、d exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standard
8、s bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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10、08EN 15613:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword. 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normative references . 4 3 Terms and definitions. 4 4 Classification. 4 5 Safety requirements . 4 5.1 General. 4 5.2 Innocuousness 5 5.3 Sizing 5 5.4 Adjusting/restraint systems. 5 5.5 Impact performance 5 6 Test methods. 6 6.1 General. 6
11、 6.2 Sampling and conditioning of the test samples 6 6.3 Ergonomics . 7 6.4 Edges, seams and buckles 7 6.5 Restraint. 7 6.6 Impact performance 7 6.6.1 General. 7 6.6.2 Test area 7 6.6.3 Apparatus 8 6.6.4 Procedure 8 7 Marking 9 8 Information supplied by the manufacturer. 9 Annex ZA (informative) Rel
12、ationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC. 11 Bibliography . 12 BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15613:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective clothing including hand and arm protecti
13、on and lifejackets”, 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 April 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by mon
14、th April 2009. Attention 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 has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the Eur
15、opean Commission and the Euro-pean Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC. For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standar
16、ds organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Lux-embourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Por
17、tugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzer-land and United Kingdom. BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for ergonomics, sizing, adjust/restraint performance and impact performance of knee and elbow protectors
18、used for indoor sports, e.g. volleyball and handball. It applies for knee and elbow protectors to be used on smooth and level floors without mats. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated refer-ences, only the edition
19、 cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (in-cluding any amendments) applies. EN 340:2003, Protective clothing General requirements ISO 7000:2004, Graphical symbols for use on equipment Index and synopsis 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this d
20、ocument, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 knee protector device worn on the knee that is intended to reduce the risk of injuries of the knee caused by impact and skin abrasion 3.2 elbow protector device worn on the elbow that is intended to reduce the risk of injuries of the elbow caus
21、ed by impact and skin abrasion 4 Classification The classification of knee and elbow protectors shall be based on two weight ranges as follows: a) Class A: Users of body mass up to 50 kg; b) Class B: Users of body mass above 50 kg. The different performance requirements are described in Clause 5. 5
22、Safety requirements 5.1 General 5.1.1 Knee and elbow protectors shall be so designed that in the foreseeable conditions of use for which they are intended the user can perform the typical movements without being hindered. See test method in 6.3. 5.1.2 Knee and elbow protectors shall be free of sharp
23、 edges, corners and burrs that might injure the user. See test method in 6.4. BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 5 5.2 Innocuousness Construction materials or their derivates shall not harm those coming into contact with them. The manufacturer shall list in the information supplied by the manufacture
24、r the substances used for the main components of the product. NOTE Information on the identification and classification of such substances can be found in the Directive 67/548/EEC (classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances) 1 as well as in the Regulation (EC) no.1907/2006 of th
25、e European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)2. 5.3 Sizing Knee and elbow protectors shall be indicated with a size according to the principles described in Clause 6 of EN 340:2003. See test me
26、thod in 6.1. 5.4 Adjusting/restraint systems 5.4.1 If knee and elbow protectors have parts which can be adjusted by the user or which can be removed for the purpose of change they shall be so designed that they can be easily adjusted, assembled and removed without a tool. The width of the straps sha
27、ll be at least 40 mm. Restraint devices shall be so designed that they do not constrict limbs, e.g. by rolling straps. See test method in 6.1. 5.4.2 Knee and elbow protectors shall remain in the areas they are designed to protect during all typical movements or during an impact. When tested accordin
28、g to 6.5, the movement of the central point of a protector shall not be greater than speci-fied in Table 1. Table 1 Maximum movements of knee and elbow protectors Maximum movement Protector Class A mm Class B mm Elbow protector 40 50 Knee protector 50 60 5.5 Impact performance When tested according
29、to 6.6, all test results shall not exceed the values specified in Table 2. BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 6 Table 2 Impact performance requirements of knee and elbow protectors Class A Class B Max. peak force r E R E Protector mm J Mm J kNElbow protector 12,5 1 17,5 1,5 4 Knee protector 25,0 2,5
30、35,0 4 6 r is the radius of curvature of the anvil E is the impact energy See test method in 6.6. 6 Test methods 6.1 General If no specific methods are specified compliance with the requirements of this European Standard shall be exam-ined by measurement, visual inspection and tactile examination. F
31、or the tests new protectors shall be used. Measuring instruments unless otherwise specified shall be accurate to 2 % of the pass/fail level of the charac-teristic being measured. For each of the required sequences of measurements performed in accordance with this European Standard a corresponding es
32、timate of the uncertainty of the final result shall be determined. The uncertainty of measure-ment shall be expressed in the form X. It shall be used in determining whether a “Pass“ performance has been achieved. If the final result minus X is below the pass level when the requirement, that a certai
33、n value shall be exceeded, the sample shall be deemed to have failed. NOTE It is anticipated that values of uncertainty of measurement will be usually between 2 % and 5 % of the measured value for force and length measurements. 6.2 Sampling and conditioning of the test samples Two pairs of protector
34、s of each size manufactured shall be provided for testing. Where only one size of a protector is manufactured 4 pairs of that protector shall be provided for testing. The test samples shall be supplied to the test house with the information regarding the body dimensions of the intended user. Before
35、testing, all protectors shall be cleaned 3 times according to the information supplied by the manufacturer. This shall be recorded in the test report. The test samples shall be conditioned for at least 24 h at an atmosphere with a temperature of (20 2) C and a relative humidity of (65 5) %. Testing
36、shall be carried out in the conditioning environment or within 10 min of removal from the environment. BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 7 6.3 Ergonomics One knee protector and one elbow protector of each size shall be put on and adjusted by a subject of appropri-ate dimensions of the intended user
37、according to the information supplied by the manufacturer. The subject shall report if the typical movements in playing indoor sports can be carried out without restriction or severe dis-comfort. The results shall be included in the test report. 6.4 Edges, seams and buckles Inspect one knee protecto
38、r and one elbow protector respectively of each size visually and by hand to locate any hard or sharp edges, seams or buckles that might injure the user or another player during normal use. The re-sults shall be included in the test report. 6.5 Restraint The test shall be carried out for each size of
39、 the protector. The protector shall be put on a subject or dummy of dimensions of the intended user according to the informa-tion supplied by the manufacturer respectively. Fasten the protector securely according to the manufacturers instructions. Subjects shall not wear clothing under the protector
40、 for this test. The dummy used shall have an artificial skin of “chamois“ leather at least 1 mm thick. The leather shall be stuck to the dummy so that it cannot slide on the dummy surface during the test. A reference point near the centre of the outside of the protector shall be marked. The subject
41、shall be required to grip a support with his/her hand or to stand still so that the limb under the pro-tector does not move during the test. The dummy shall be fixed to a firm support. The limbs shall be maintained in a natural position during the test. Clamp a spring balance or similar device readi
42、ng to at least 60 N in turn to the upper and lower edges of the protector. Apply the force given in Table 3 over a period of (20 2) s and maintain for (20 2) s in a direction parallel to the limb, directly down the limb and directly up the limb. Measure the maximum movement of the central point of t
43、he protector to an accuracy of 5 mm after the release of the force. Three tests shall be made in each direction. Re-position and adjust the protector as necessary between the tests. The largest movement recorded shall be used to determine the result of the whole test to be included in the test repor
44、t. Table 3 Forces to be used in restraint testing Range of body mass Kind of protector Class A N Class B N Elbow protectors 35 50 Knee protectors 35 50 6.6 Impact performance 6.6.1 General The test shall be carried out for each size of the protector. 6.6.2 Test area The test area shall be marked on
45、the protector by using a template in accordance with Table 4. BS EN 15613:2008EN 15613:2008 (E) 8 Table 4 Diameters of the test area template Range of body mass Kind of protector Class A mm Class B mm Elbow protectors 60 0,5 80 0,5 Knee protectors 75 0,5 90 0,5 Templates shall be prepared from stiff
46、 but flexible material cut to the dimensions of the test areas given in Table 4. The templates shall be centred on the points marked on the protectors of each size as follows: For each size of the protector, it shall be put on by a subject of dimensions of the intended user according to the informat
47、ion supplied by the manufacturer. With their knee or elbow bent at an angle of 90 mark the centre of the protector with respect to the joint covered. The accuracy shall be 5 mm. Place the template on the protector so that its centre coincides to the centre of the template. Draw a line on the protect
48、or around the template. Mark the test area with an accuracy of 1,5 mm using the edge of the template. 6.6.3 Apparatus Testing shall be carried out in an apparatus in which a guided mass falls onto a test specimen placed on an anvil. The centre of gravity of the falling mass shall be above the centre
49、 of the anvil. The falling mass shall have a mass of (2,5 0,025) kg and a striking face with dimensions of 40 mm 40 mm. It shall be made of polished steel. A means of measuring the velocity of the falling mass prior to impact shall be provided to enable the impact energy to be verified. The surface of the anvil shall be hemispherical with a diameter given in Table 2. The anvil shall be made of polished steel and have a height of at least 200 mm. The anvil shall be mounted directly onto a piezo-electrical load cell and the sys
