1、Playground equipment and surfacingPart 1: General safety requirements and test methodsBS EN 1176-1:2017BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1176-1:2017. It supersedes BS EN 1176-1:2008,
2、which is withdrawn.Significant changes in the requirements for testing the impact attenuation (absorbing) of playground surfacing have been introduced into this edition of the standard to reflect the national variations in surfacing provision across Europe (see clause 5.2). The UK committee therefor
3、e provides a National Annex to comply with clause 5.2. National Annex NA contains the UK requirements to be used instead of Annex H of EN 1176-1:2017; these reflect current UK practice that has proven over the lifetime of the current standard to be reasonable and proportionate.Operators and provider
4、s are advised that playground equipment requires regular maintenance; guidance on this and appropriate inspection, maintenance and operational schedules are contained within BS EN 1176-7:2017. Clause 6.1.4 of this standard provides for inspection and maintenance information and guidance from the man
5、ufacturer of the equipment; this is to assist operators in determining their safety management system.It is appreciated that playgrounds are likely to contain a range of equipment from different manufacturers and installed over a number of years; operators should implement any guidance provided by t
6、he manufacturer. Item specific detail is not readily available to Annual Playground inspectors whose report contributes to the operators overall Annual Main Inspection as detailed in this standard.Playground equipment not complying with EN 1176-1:2017 should not automatically be considered as being
7、unsafe or to require replacement. A risk assessment by competent persons should be used to determine what action, if any, is necessary. Manufacturers and inspectors of the Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII) are amongst those that will be able to assist in this.The UK participation in i
8、ts preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/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 necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible f
9、or its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2017 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2017ISBN 978 0 580 86287 8ICS 97.200.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Poli
10、cy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2017.BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 1176-1:2017Date Text affectedBRITISH STANDARD BS EN 1176-1:2017Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 1176-1October 2017ICS 97.200.40 Supersedes EN 1176-1:2008EUROPEAN COMMITT
11、EE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGCEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2017 CEN Ref. No. EN 1176-1:2017: EAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national MembersPlayground equipmen
12、t and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methodsquipements et sols daires de jeux - Partie 1: Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai gnralesSpielplatzgerte und Spielplatzbden - Teil 1: Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und PrfverfahrenThis European Standard was appr
13、oved by CEN on 8 June 2017.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 references concerning such national sta
14、ndards 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 a CEN member into its own language and n
15、otified 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 Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
16、Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.English VersionEN 1176-1:2017 (E)European foreword 4Introduction . 61 Scope . 72 Normative references 73 Te
17、rms and definitions . 84 Safety requirements 154.1 Materials 154.1.1 General. 154.1.2 Flammability 164.1.3 Timber and associated products .164.1.4 Metals . 164.1.5 Synthetics 164.1.6 Dangerous substances .174.2 Design and manufacture 174.2.1 General. 174.2.2 Structural integrity .174.2.3 Accessibili
18、ty for adults .184.2.4 Protection against falling . 184.2.5 Finish of equipment .224.2.6 Moving parts .224.2.7 Protection against entrapment . 224.2.8 Protection against injuries during movement and falling .274.2.9 Means of access 364.2.10 Connections .384.2.11 Consumable components 394.2.12 Ropes
19、. 394.2.13 Chains . 404.2.14 Foundations.414.2.15 Heavy suspended rigid beams 424.2.16 Bouncing facilities 435 Verification of compliance and reports .455.1 General 455.2 Confirming the adequate level of impact attenuation after installation of impact attenuating surfacing 456 Information to be prov
20、ided by the manufacturer/supplier .456.1 Information to be provided by the manufacturer/supplier of playground equipment 456.1.1 General product information . 456.1.2 Pre-information .466.1.3 Installation information . 466.1.4 Inspection and maintenance information .476.2 Information to be provided
21、by the manufacturer or supplier of impact attenuating surfacing 486.2.1 Pre-information for impact attenuating surfacing 486.2.2 Installation information for impact attenuating surfacing .496.2.3 Inspection and maintenance information for impact attenuating surfacing 496.2.4 Identification of impact
22、 attenuating playground surfacing .507 Marking .507.1 Equipment identification 507.2 Basic level mark 50Bibliography .51Annex A (normative) Loads .522Contents PageBS EN 1176-1:2017EN 1176-1:2017 (E)Annex B (normative) Method of calculation of structural integrity .59Annex C (normative) Physical test
23、ing of structural integrity 71Annex D (normative) Test methods for entrapment .73Annex E (informative) Overview of possible entrapment situations .88Annex F (informative) Illustrations of calculation of free height of fall (FHF).90Annex G (informative) Illustration of sieve test .94Annex H (normativ
24、e) Procedure for confirming the adequate level of impact attenuation after installation of impact attenuating surfacing .96Annex I (informative) Adeviations 97National Annex NA (normative) UK requirements: procedure for confirming the adequate level of impact attenuation after installation of impact
25、 attenuating surfacing .99 ISO ISO pub-date year All rights reserved 3BS EN 1176-1:2017EN 1176-1:2017 (E)European forewordThis document (EN 1176-1:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which
26、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 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2018.Attention is drawn to the possibility
27、 that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.This document supersedes EN 1176-1:2008.EN 1176 “Playground equipment and surfacing” consists of the following parts: Part 1: General safet
28、y requirements and test methods Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways Part 5: Additional specific safety re
29、quirements and test methods for carousels Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment
30、 Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network This part of EN 1176 should be read in conjunction with: EN 1177, Impact attenuating playground surfacing Determination of critical fall height ; CEN/TR 16467:2013, Playground equipment accessible for all children
31、; CEN/TR 16598:2014, Collection of rationales for EN 1176; CEN/TR 16396:2012, Playground equipment for children, replies to requests for interpretation of EN 1176:2008 and its parts; CEN/TR 16879:2016, Siting of playground and other recreational facilities Advice on methods for positioning and separ
32、ation.For inflatable play equipment, see EN 14960, Inflatable play equipment Safety requirements and test methods.The main changes from the previous edition of this standard are as follows:a) Reference to CEN/TR 16467:2013, CEN/TR 16598:2014, CEN/TR 16396:2012, CEN/TR 16879:2016 added;b) Scope amend
33、ed to include reference to permanently installed also reference to electricity, water and UV added;c) Clause 3.25 definition of easily accessible improved;4BS EN 1176-1:2017EN 1176-1:2017 (E)d) New definitions added for impact attenuating surfacing, adequate level of impact attenuation, forced movem
34、ent, bouncing facilities, suspension bed, one post equipment, post installation inspection, firemans pole and tunnel;e) Clause 4.2.4.1 amended to agree with Figure 8;f) Clause 4.2.4.3 and 4.2.4.4 detail of measurement of 500 mm opening added;g) Clause 4.2.7.1 new sentence adding reference to Clause
35、4.2.7.2;h) Figure 13 amended to show direction of travel;i) Clause 4.2.8.1 cross reference to Table 2 added;j) Table 2 amended to clarify distinctions for climbing and hanging fall heights;k) Figure 14 amended to include two types of net structure in fall height examples;l) Clause 4.2.8.2.5 clarific
36、ation of overlapping falling spaces added;m) Clause 4.2.8.5.2 and Table 4 revised to align with changes to EN 1177;n) Clause 4.2.9.5 major rewrite to clarify requirements for easily accessible equipment;o) Clause 4.2.12.2 inclusion of reference to use of probe E;p) New Clause 4.2.16 giving requireme
37、nts for bouncing facilities;q) Clauses 5.2 and Annex H relating to Impact Attenuating Surfacing added;r) Clauses 6.2 amended to give more information on Impact Attenuating Surfacing;s) A.2.2, notes 1 and 2 now included as part of requirements;t) D.4.2, last paragraph now includes additional test req
38、uirement for holes behind holes;u) New test (D.5) and Figure (D.13) for testing chain openings added;v) New Figure (D.12) showing application of finger probes in test situations;w) New test (D.6) for bouncing facilities;x) New Annex F showing illustrations of free height of fall;y) New Annex G showi
39、ng illustration of sieve test results and sieve curve;y) New Annex H “Procedure for confirming the adequate level of impact attenuation after installation of impact attenuating surfacing“ added;aa) Annex I “A-Deviations“ updated.According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standar
40、ds organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxe
41、mbourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.5BS EN 1176-1:2017EN 1176-1:2017 (E)IntroductionFor the quality of reading and understanding this standard, the following wording is used: shall = requ
42、irement; should = recommendation; may = permission; can = possibility.It is not the purpose of the requirements of this standard to lessen the contribution that playground equipment makes to the childs development and/or play, which is meaningful from an educational point of view.This standard ackno
43、wledges the difficulties of addressing safety issues by age criteria alone because the ability to handle risk is based on the individual users level of skills and not age. Also, users other than the intended age range will almost certainly make use of the playground equipment.Risk-taking is an essen
44、tial feature of play provision and of all environments in which children legitimately spend time playing. Play provision aims to offer children the chance to encounter acceptable risks as part of a stimulating, challenging and controlled learning environment. Play provision should aim at managing th
45、e balance between the need to offer risk and the need to keep children safe from serious harm.The principles of safety management are applicable both to workplaces in general as well as to play provision. However, the balance between safety and benefits is likely to be different in the two environme
46、nts. In play provision, exposure to some degree of risk might be of benefit because it satisfies a basic human need and gives children the chance to learn about risk and consequences in a controlled environment.Respecting the characteristics of childrens play and the way children benefit from playin
47、g on the playground with regard to development, children need to learn to cope with risk and this can lead to bumps and bruises and even occasionally a broken limb. The aim of this standard is first and foremost to prevent accidents with a disabling or fatal consequence, and secondly to lessen serio
48、us consequences caused by the occasional mishap that inevitably will occur in childrens pursuit of expanding their level of competence, be it socially, intellectually or physically.Refusal of admittance and access as a safety precaution is problematic due to, for example, breach in supervision or he
49、lp by peers. Requirements of significant importance, such as head and neck entrapment and protection against inadvertent falls, have been written with this in mind. It is also recognized that there is an increasing need for play provision to be accessible to users with disabilities. This of course requires play areas to provide a balance between safety and the offer of the required level of challenge and stimulation to all possible groups of users. However, for the purposes of protection against head and neck entrapment, this sta
