1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 1176-6:2008Incorporating corrigendum August 2008Playground equipment and surfacing Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipmentICS 97.200.40g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g
2、3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 1176-6:2008This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 64117 6National forewordThis British
3、Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1176-6:2008. It supersedes BS EN 1176-6:1998 which will be withdrawn on 31 May 2009. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/65, Childrens playground equipment. Operators and providers are advised that equipment conformi
4、ng to EN 1176 require regular maintenance. Guidance on this and appropriate inspection, maintenance and operation schedules are contained within BS EN 1176-7:2008. National standards have been published by BSI on childrens playground equipment since BS 3178 was first issued in 1959, this standard co
5、ncentrated on specifications for specific types of equipment. It was replaced in 1979 by BS 5696 which switched focus to a design and safety approach. With the increasing introduction of overseas equipment BSI led the way by calling for a European Standard to address the conflicting safety advice an
6、d standards from other countries. This was published in 1999 as BS EN 1176 and further focused on the safety of playground equipment. All standards published by BSI are regularly assessed and this revision is part of the process, it takes into account new design concepts and the operating experience
7、 available to the standards committees. It is advised that the previous version of BS EN 1176 will not be withdrawn until 31 May 2009 to give manufacturers time to amend their product lines.Playground equipment not complying with this revision should not automatically be considered as being unsafe o
8、r 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. A list of organizations represen
9、ted 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 for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. Amendments/
10、corrigenda issued since publicationDate Comments30 September 2008 Correction to national forewordEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 1176-6May 2008ICS 97.200.40 Supersedes EN 1176-6:1998 English VersionPlayground equipment and surfacing - Part 6: Additional specificsafety requirements
11、and test methods for rocking equipmentquipements et sols daires de jeux - Partie 6 : Exigencesde scurit et mthodes dessai complmentairesspcifiques aux quipements oscillantsSpielplatzgerte und Spielplatzbden - Teil 6: Zustzlichebesondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen undPrfverfahren fr Wippgert
12、eThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 April 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical refere
13、nces concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN 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 translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into
14、 its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Li
15、thuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2008 C
16、EN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 1176-6:2008: EEN 1176-6:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Safety requirements 11 5 Additional type requirements.14 6 Test
17、 reports 16 7 Marking .16 Annex A (informative) Guidance for assessing the safety of seesaw/rocking equipment other than Types 1 to 6 17 Annex B (normative) Determination of seat/stand slope and ground clearance .18 Annex C (normative) Determination of freedom from pinch and crush points 19 Annex D
18、(normative) Determination of sideways stability20 Annex E (normative) Determination of hand support and/or foot rest projection .21 BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 1176-6:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreati
19、onal facilities and equipment”, 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 November 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
20、 latest by May 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 supersedes EN 1176-6:1998. This European Standard c
21、onsists of a number of parts as follows: EN 1176-1, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods EN 1176-2, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings EN 1176-3, Playground equipment and su
22、rfacing Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides EN 1176-4, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways EN 1176-5, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 5: Additional specific safety requiremen
23、ts and test methods for carousels EN 1176-6, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment EN 1176-7, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation EN 1176-10, Pla
24、yground equipment and surfacing Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment EN 1176-11, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network This part of the standard should no
25、t be used in isolation, but in conjunction with EN 1176-1, EN 1176-7 and EN 1177. For inflatable play equipment see: EN 14960, Inflatable play equipment Safety requirements and test methods The principal changes from the previous edition of this part of EN 1176 are as follows. a) The inclusion of re
26、quirements for sweeping seesaws supported above the users position (Type 5) and overhead single axis seesaws (Type 6). BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 4 b) The inclusion of requirements and a test method, based on the use of a ring gauge, for the projection of hand supports and foot rests. Accor
27、ding to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Repub-lic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latv
28、ia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 5 1 Scope This document is applicable to rocking equipment which is used as playground equipment for children,
29、as de-fined in 3.1. Where the main play function is not rocking, the relevant requirements in this document may be used, as appropriate. This document specifies additional safety requirements for seesaws and rocking equipment intended for per-manent installation for use by children. It is intended t
30、o provide protection to the user against possible hazards during use. NOTE Guidance for assessing the safety of other forms of seesaw/rocking equipment is given in Annex A. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated ref
31、er-ences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1176-1:2008, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this
32、 document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1176-1:2008 and the following apply. 3.1 rocking equipment; seesaw (hereinafter referred to as equipment): equipment that can be set in motion by the user and is generally characterized by a rigid element that rocks about a central support NOTE 1 The
33、equipment can have one or several seats or stands. NOTE 2 Figure 1a) shows the principle components for rocking equipment. Figure 1b) shows the principle components for seesaws. NOTE 3 The seesaw/rocking movement depends on the type and configuration of fixture (see Figures 2 to 7). BS EN 1176-6:200
34、8EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 6 a) Rocking equipment b) Seesaw Key 1 hand support 2 body 3 foot rest 4 seat/stand 5 supporting component 6 anchorage Figure 1 Principal components for rocking equipment/seesaw 3.2 axial seesaw (Type 1) equipment in which only vertical movement can take place (see Figure 2) BS E
35、N 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 7 Figure 2 Example of an axial seesaw (Type 1) 3.3 single-point seesaw/single-point rocking equipment (Type 2A and 2B) equipment with a single-point supporting component (see Figure 3) NOTE Typical single point supporting components include: coils, springs, torsion an
36、d compression blocks. a) Type 2A with predetermined main direction of movement b) Type 2B with multi-directional movement Figure 3 Examples of single-point seesaw/rocking equipment (Types 2A and 2B) BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 8 3.4 multi-point seesaw/multi-point rocking equipment (Types 3A
37、and 3B) equipment with several supporting components (see Figure 4) NOTE The movement depends upon the placement and type of supporting components. a) Type 3A with predetermined movement b) Type 3B with multi-directional movement Figure 4 Examples of multi-point seesaw (Types 3A and 3B) 3.5 rocking
38、seesaw (Type 4) equipment that is fixed so that the movement, which is mainly horizontal, is guided by several parallel axes and moves in one (to-fro) direction only (see Figure 5) Figure 5 Example of a rocking seesaw (Type 4) BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 9 3.6 sweeping seesaw supported above
39、 the users position (Type 5) equipment in which both vertical and horizontal movement takes place (multi-directional), which may result in a sweeping motion (see Figure 6) Key 1 circular movement around central post 2 rocking movement Figure 6 Example of a sweeping seesaw supported above the users p
40、osition (Type 5) BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 10 3.7 overhead single axis seesaw (Type 6) equipment with a single overhead rocking axis, where the user stations are flexibly suspended below to pro-vide an additional limited swinging motion (see Figure 7) Key 1 limited swinging movement 2 rock
41、ing movement Figure 7 Example of overhead single axis seesaw (Type 6) 3.8 equipment body main moving part connected to the equipment supporting component(s) 3.9 supporting component component which connects the equipment body to the anchorage 3.10 anchorage means by which stability and fixation to t
42、he ground/surface is made 3.11 damping combined effect of the supporting component(s) that moderates the speed at which the equipment can move and the reduction of shock effects at the outer positions of the equipment 3.12 range of movement maximum horizontal and/or vertical deviation of the seat/st
43、and during use from the centre point at equilibrium position BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 11 4 Safety requirements 4.1 General Unless otherwise specified, seesaw/rocking equipment shall conform to EN 1176-1. 4.2 Free height of fall When measured at extreme positions of movement, the centre of
44、 the seat/stand shall have a maximum free height of fall in accordance with Table 1. 4.3 Seat/stand slope When tested in accordance with Annex B, the maximum slope at the seat/stand shall be in accordance with Table 1. 4.4 Pinch, crush When tested in accordance with Annex C, gaps in all accessible j
45、oints and supporting components shall con-form to EN 1176-1:2008, 4.2.6 and 4.2.7. NOTE This requirement is intended to prevent pinching and crushing. 4.5 Restraint of motion The motion of equipment should be regulated towards the extremities of movement so that no sudden stop or sudden reversal of
46、the motion can occur, e.g. damping. NOTE 1 The damping effect can be: a) constant, where the effect is constant throughout the entire range of movement; or b) varied, where the effect depends on the speed, mass and/or position of the rocking parts of the equipment. NOTE 2 This is to reduce the risk
47、of spinal injuries due to sudden shock load, e.g. by use of a spring or other damping elements. 4.6 Foot rests Foot rests shall be provided for each seating position when both of the following apply: the ground clearance is less than 230 mm and the structure is not damped. Foot rests shall be firmly
48、 fixed and unable to rotate without using tools. When tested in accordance with Annex E, no part of the foot rest shall project beyond the outer face of the gauge. 4.7 Hand supports Hand supports shall be provided for each seat/stand position. They shall be firmly fixed and unable to rotate without
49、using tools. BS EN 1176-6:2008EN 1176-6:2008 (E) 12 The diameter of the hand support (hand bars, grip handles) shall conform to the grip requirements of EN 1176-1:2008, 4.2.4.6. For equipment accessible for use by younger children, the grip requirements should be selected from the lower end of the range; 30 mm maximum is recommended. When tested in accordance with Annex E, no part of the hand support shall project beyond the outer face of the gauge. NOTE The intention of this requirement is to reduce the hazard of eye injury
