1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationPlayground equipment for children Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2008 and its partsPD CEN/TR 16396:2012National forewordThis Published Document is the UK imple
2、mentation of CEN/TR 16396:2012. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteeSW/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 nec
3、essary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2012.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012. ISBN 978 0 580 77929 9 ICS 97.200.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This Published Docu
4、ment was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2012.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date Text affectedPUBLISHED DOCUMENTPD CEN/TR 16396:2012TECHNICAL REPORT RAPPORT TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHER BERICHT CEN/TR 16396 October 2012 ICS 97.200.40
5、 English Version Playground equipment for children - Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2008 and its parts quipements daires de jeux pour enfants - Rponses aux demandes dinterprtation aux normes EN 1176:2008 et toutes ses parties Kinderspielplatzgerte - Antworten zu Interpretationsanf
6、ragen zur EN 1176:2008 und deren TeilenThis Technical Report was approved by CEN on 30 July 2012. 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, Forme
7、r 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 United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT E
8、UROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TR 16396:2012: EPD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 2 Contents
9、Page Foreword 3Introduction .41 Scope 62 EN 1176-1:1998, Playground equipment Part 1: General safety requirements and test method 62.1 General (interpretation request 2010-09 SII) 62.2 Scope (interpretation request 2010-04 SFS) .72.3 3.5 (interpretation request 2010-02 SFS) .72.4 4.2 (interpretation
10、 request 2011-02 TSI) 92.5 4.2.4; 4.2.4.4 (interpretation request 2011-04 SNV) . 102.6 4.2.4.4 (interpretation request 2010-01 SFS) 112.7 4.2.7.2 a) and b) and Annex D (interpretation request 2009-09 SN) . 112.8 4.2.7.3 (interpretation request 2011-03 SNV) 132.9 4.2.8.1 Table 2 (interpretation reque
11、st 2009-04 AFNOR). 132.10 4.2.8.1 Figure 14 (interpretation request 2009-05 AFNOR) . 142.11 4.2.8.4 (interpretation request 2009-06 DS) 152.12 4.2.8.5.2 (interpretation request 2010-07 DIN) 152.13 4.2.8.5.3 (interpretation request 2010-03 SFS) . 163 EN 1176-2:2008 - Playground equipment - Part 2: Ad
12、ditional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings . 173.1 4.2 (interpretation request 2010-06 DS) 173.2 4.10.1 (interpretation request 2010-05 DS) . 183.3 Annex B (interpretation request 2011-06 DS) 184 EN 1176-3:2008 - Playground equipment - Part 3: Additional specific safety requir
13、ements and test methods for slides . 204.1 4.2 (interpretation request 2011-05 SIS) . 205 EN 1176-4:2008 - Playground equipment - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways . 205.1 4.5 (interpretation request 2009-01 DS) 206 EN 1176-6:2008 - Playground equipment -
14、 Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment . 216.1 4.6 (interpretation request 2009-07 DS) 216.2 4.10 (interpretation request 2009-08 DS) 216.3 Table 1 (interpretation request 2010-08 CEN/TC 136/SC 1/TG 1) . 227 EN 1176-10:2008 - Playground equipment - Pa
15、rt 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment 227.1 4.3.7 (interpretation request 2009-02 DS) . 227.2 4.4.2.4 (interpretation request 2009-03 DS) 238 EN 1176-11:2008 - Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 11: Additional specific safety require
16、ments and test methods for spatial network . 238.1 Scope, signage (interpretation request 2011-01 ASI) 23PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 3 Foreword This document (CEN/TR 16396:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities an
17、d equipment“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. 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. PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 1639
18、6:2012 (E) 4 Introduction Interpretations and no-action decisions This Technical Report contains replies to requests for interpretations concerning the understanding of clauses in EN 1176:2008 and its parts. The replies concern those requests that have resulted in an interpretation or a decision tha
19、t no action is required as the standard is sufficiently clear. An interpretation does not have the same status as the text of the standard. However, following an interpretation gives assurance that the relevant clause of the standard has been correctly applied. An interpretation is a clarification o
20、f the meaning of the standard. Disclaimer The interpretations have been derived by expert groups of CEN/TC 136/SC 1 and have been circulated to National Standards Bodies for approval. The information contained herein does not reflect the full formal approval by CEN or CEN member bodies. It should be
21、 noted that the interpretations are neither part of any standard nor have been referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union. Requests for interpretations may be submitted by a CEN member body through its national committee or by a CEN/TC 136 liaison (but not directly by an individual or
22、a company) in accordance with the interpretation protocols agreed by CEN/TC 136/SC 1. The requests are then channelled to the CEN/TC 136/SC 1 interpretation panel, which will then deal with the request. A request for an interpretation may lead to: a) an interpretation of the standard with no action
23、to the standard (no revision and no amendment) This should reflect a reasonable interpretation of how the standard should be used, taking into account: 1) the wording of the standard; 2) the rationale of the standard; 3) the history of the standard. This is also applicable when it is agreed that the
24、 standard appropriately specifies how playground equipment shall be assessed. b) a proposal for an amendment of the standard This is applicable when it is agreed that the standard is deficient in some way. NOTE Interpretation and no-action decisions are published in CEN/TR 16396, which will be updat
25、ed on a regular basis Proposals for amendments will be progressed as new work item proposals in accordance with CEN rules. c) a future revision This is applicable when the standard is not clear and a suitable amendment cannot be found to fully clarify the question. Further work is needed on existing
26、 requirements or new requirements may need to be drafted. Proposals for a revision will be progressed as a new work item proposal in accordance with CEN rules. PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 5 Answers to requests for interpretations Since requests for interpretations are submitted through
27、 a CEN member body, it is assumed that the member body will keep itself informed about decisions concerning the request and its progress and will itself inform the originator of the request as appropriate. The following information requests have been included in this Technical Report: 2009 2009-01 D
28、S - Part 4 - 4.5 2009-02 DS - Part 10 - 4.3.7 2009-03 DS - Part 10 - 4.4.2.4 2009-04 AFNOR - Part 1 - 4.2.8.1 Table 2 2009-05 AFNOR - Part 1 - 4.2.8.1 Figure 14 2009-06 DS - Part 1 - 4.2.8.4 2009-07 DS - Part 6 - 4.6 2009-08 DS - Part 6 - 4.10 2009-09 SN - Part 1 - 4.2.7.2 a) and b) and Annex D 2010
29、 2010-01 SFS - Part 1 - 4.2.4.4 2010-02 SFS - Part 1 - 3.5 2010-03 SFS - Part 1 - 4.2.8.5.3 2010-04 SFS - Part 1 Scope 2010-05 DS - Part 2 - 4.10.1 2010-06 DS - Part 2 - 4.2 2010-07 DIN - Part 1 - 4.2.8.5.2 2010-08 CEN/TC 136/SC 1/TG 1 - Part 6 - Table 1 2010-09 SII - Part 1 gGeneral 2011 2011-01 AS
30、I - Part 11 - Scope, signage 2011-02 TSI - Part 1 - 4.2 2011-03 SNV - Part 1 - 4.2.7.3 2011-04 SNV - Part 1 - 4.2.4; 4.2.4.4 2011-05 SIS - Part 3 - 4.2 2011-06 DS - Part 2 - Annex B NOTE ASI Austria, DS Denmark, SFS Finland, AFNOR France, DIN Germany, SII Israel, SIS Sweden, SN Switzerland, TSI Turk
31、ey, PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 6 1 Scope The purpose of this CEN Technical Report is to provide replies to requests for interpretations of all parts to EN 1176. 2 EN 1176-1:1998, Playground equipment Part 1: General safety requirements and test method 2.1 General (interpretation reque
32、st 2010-09 SII) Question 1 We would appreciate a formal answer from the TC136/WG in relation to how to test the “rope carousel“ and to provide an explanation for the rationale for testing them only according to EN 1176-1 and not according to EN 1176-5? 2 During that period our WG discussed the EN 11
33、76-1:2008 standard, and now have a few questions: a) We need to obtain the position regarding the criteria for fire resistance of playground equipment placed mainly in open areas. b) We need to obtain an explanation as to why the instructions for tests of playground equipment in accordance with EN 1
34、021 have been deleted. c) Why are there no clear instructions besides the regulations of the countries as to where the equipment is assembled? 3 We are also involved with musical playground equipment (see attached photographs). Would the requirements of EN 1176 be applicable to some of them? Which t
35、ypes would be covered by EN 1176 and which would not? Is there any restriction to placing them in an area together with other playground equipment? Reply No action/interpretation 1) A picture of the specific product would be required to make a formal judgement. EN 1176-1, 4.2.1 confirms; Equipment w
36、here the primary play function is augmented by a secondary motion, e.g. rocking and/or rotating, shall conform to the additional parts of EN 1176 relating to both play functions, as appropriate, unless the equipment is specifically covered in just one of the additional parts of EN 1176. EN 1176-5, s
37、cope confirms; This document is not applicable to equipment where the main play function in not rotating. 2) d) Contained Playground Equipment has the greatest risk and these requirements are now covered in the new EN 1176-10. Other than this the greatest risk is from materials that produce a surfac
38、e flash effect and would not give time for users to leave the area. e) EN 1021 was no longer thought to be necessary as a general requirement, but is still referred to in EN 1176-10. PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 7 f) All countries have different National Regulations, from which no unive
39、rsal requirements could be identified. 3) There are no specific requirements in EN 1176 for Musical Playground Equipment. However, EN 1176-1 provides a basis for assessing all types of Playground Equipment. The judgement of when and how much of this specification to apply not only relates to the typ
40、e of product, but also to where it is provided. In an unsupervised/free access situation, together with other Playground Equipment items, then some assessment to EN 1176 may be helpful. Comments: Question 1: Future work required to determine what is relevant for this specific type of product. This w
41、ould need to be determined by risk assessment. Questions 2 This allows the Falling Space for rocking equipment types 1, 2, 3 and 4, to be reduced to a minimum of 1m, from the general requirements in EN 1176-1. PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 9 Comments: Risks associated with a closer separ
42、ation/proximity of single-user rockers, such as type 2a, are much less than for multiuser types as that single user has a far higher level of control. A closer separation distance for Rocking Equipment, of this type, could be considered, as an exemption, as future work. This would need to be careful
43、ly considered to the existing requirements of EN 1176-1, - 4.2.8.2. We would recommend that specific types of Rocking Equipment complying with EN 1176-6 should be exempt from the restriction in EN 1176-1, not to overlap Falling Spaces (should be confirmed by risk assessment). This would still enforc
44、e that they include some forced movement, but acknowledges it to be of a small, lower risk, amplitude. 2.4 4.2 (interpretation request 2011-02 TSI) Question Is the product seen in the photos suitable for 4.2 of EN 1176-1? PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 10 Reply No action/interpretation EN
45、1176-2 does not contain any specific requirements for the stiffness of swing seats. EN 1176-1, 4.2.1 requires that: The dimensions and degree of difficultyis apparent and foreseeable by the child. Some of these judgements will be subjective and it is not possible for this committee to comment on spe
46、cific products and circumstances. However, the panel is aware that belt seats are common in some markets, for use on swings, and we are not aware of any reason why this type of seat should not be accepted in principle. 2.5 4.2.4; 4.2.4.4 (interpretation request 2011-04 SNV) Question How are the requ
47、irements for protection against falling on easily accessible suspension bridges? PD CEN/TR 16396:2012CEN/TR 16396:2012 (E) 11 Reply Future Revision There are no specific requirements for protection against falling on easily accessible suspension bridges (see comments below). Suspension bridges offer
48、 much higher levels of challenge than rigid platforms. The movement of the walkway and the construction of the side elements will provide encouragement to users to hold on. This is different to a platform, which is defined in EN 1176-1, 3.20, where barriers or guardrails are required. In the case of
49、 suspension bridges, which include handhold supports to the side, the free height of fall should be measured from the walkway. EN 1176-1, 4.2.1 states that the dimensions and degree of difficulty of the equipment should be suitable for the intended user group. In the case of access, this would include an assessment to ensure any access provided is not easily accessible to those users who may not be able to cope with the expected risk factor
