1、Playground equipment and surfacingPart 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipmentBS EN 11766:2017BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1176-6:2017.
2、It supersedes BS EN 1176-6:2008, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/65, Childrens playground equipment.A list of organizations represented on this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 t
3、o include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2017 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2017ISBN 978 0 580 84801 8ICS 97.200.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.
4、This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2017.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affected BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 11766:2017EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 11766October 2017ICS 97.200.40
5、 Supersedes EN 1176-6:2008EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGCENCENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B1000 Brussels 2017 CEN Ref. No. EN 1176-6:2017: EAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for
6、 CEN national MembersPlayground equipment and surfacing - Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipmentquipements et sols daires de jeux - Partie 6 : Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai complmentaires spcifiques aux quipements oscillantsSpielplatzgerte und
7、Spielplatzbden - Teil 6: Zustzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren fr WippgerteThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 April 2016.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
8、 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 Standard exists in three official versions (En
9、glish, 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 national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
10、 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, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Sw
11、itzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.English VersionEN 11766:2017 (E)European forewordThis document (EN 1176-6:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.This European Standar
12、d 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 that some of the elements of this d
13、ocument 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 1176-6:2008 .This European Standard EN 1176 “Playground equipment and surfacing” consists of a number of parts as follows: Part 1: General safety r
14、equirements 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 requi
15、rements 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 Pa
16、rt 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network This part of EN 1176 is to be used 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 cha
17、nges from the previous edition of this part of EN 1176 are as follows:a) type 2, 3 and 4 is not classified as a forced movement equipment;b) rocking equipment provided for standing use the falling space shall be at least 1,5 m.According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards
18、 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, Luxemb
19、ourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.2BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)European foreword 2European foreword 41 Scope .52 Normative references 53 Terms and definitions .54 Safety requirements
20、 104.1 General 104.2 Free height of fall 104.3 Seat/stand slope .104.4 Pinch, crush .104.5 Restraint of motion 104.6 Foot rests .114.7 Hand supports 114.8 Side view profiles .114.9 Entrapment .114.10 Falling space .124.11 Anchor covering 125 Additional type requirements .135.1 Axial seesaw (Type 1)
21、135.2 Multi point seesaw/rocking equipment (Type 3A) 135.3 Rocking seesaw (Type 4) 145.4 Overhead single axis seesaw (Type 6) .145.5 Forced movement 156 Test reports .157 Marking .15Annex A (informative) Guidance for assessing the safety of rocking equipment other than Types 1 to 6 .16Annex B (norma
22、tive) Determination of seat/stand slope and ground clearance 17Annex C (normative) Determination of freedom from pinch and crush points .18Annex D (normative) Determination of sideways stability19Annex E (normative) Determination of hand support and/or foot rest projection .203Contents PageBS EN 117
23、66:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)European forewordThis document (EN 1176-6:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.This European Standard shall be given the status of a national sta
24、ndard, 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 that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.
25、CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.This document supersedes EN 1176-6:2008 .This European Standard EN 1176 “Playground equipment and surfacing” consists of a number of parts as follows: Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods Part 2: Addition
26、al 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 requirements and test methods for carousels Part 6
27、: 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 Part 11: Additional specific safety requirement
28、s and test methods for spatial network This part of EN 1176 is to be used 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 o
29、f EN 1176 are as follows:a) type 2, 3 and 4 is not classified as a forced movement equipment;b) rocking equipment provided for standing use the falling space shall be at least 1,5 m.According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are
30、 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, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Por
31、tugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.4BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)1 ScopeThis document is applicable to rocking equipment which is used as playground equipment for children, as defined in 3.1. Where the main play function is not r
32、ocking, the relevant requirements in this document may be used, as appropriate.This document specifies additional safety requirements and test methods for seesaws and rocking equipment intended for permanent installation for use by children.It is intended to provide protection to the user against po
33、ssible hazards during use.NOTE Guidance for assessing the safety of other forms of seesaw/rocking equipment is given in informative Annex A.2 Normative referencesThe following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For d
34、ated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.EN 1176-1:2017, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of
35、this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1176-1 and the following apply.3.1rocking equipmentseesaw (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 supportNote 1 to entry: T
36、he equipment can have one or several seats or stands.Note 2 to entry: Figure 1a) shows the principle components for rocking equipment. Figure 1b) shows the principle components for seesaws.Note 3 to entry: The seesaw/rocking movement depends on the type and configuration of fixture (see Figures 2 to
37、 7). 5BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)a) Rocking equipmentb) SeesawKey1 hand support 4 seat/stand2 body 5 supporting component3 foot rest 6 anchorageFigure 1 Principal components for rocking equipment/seesaw3.2axial seesaw (Type 1)equipment in which only vertical movement can take placeNOTE See Fig
38、ure 2. 6 BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)Figure 2 Example of an axial seesaw (Type 1)3.3single point seesawsingle point rocking equipment (Type 2A and 2B)equipment with a single point supporting componentNote 1 to entry: See Figure 3.Note 2 to entry: Typical single point supporting components inclu
39、de: coils, springs, torsion and compression blocks. a) Type 2A with predetermined main direction of movementb) Type 2B with multidirectional movementFigure 3 Examples of single point seesaw/rocking equipment (Types 2A and 2B)3.4multi point seesawmulti point rocking equipment (Types 3A and 3B)equipme
40、nt with several supporting componentsNote 1 to entry: See Figure 4.Note 2 to entry: The movement depends upon the placement and type of supporting components. 7BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)a) Type 3A with predetermined movement b) Type 3B with multidirectional movementFigure 4 Examples of multi
41、point seesaw (Types 3A and 3B)3.5rocking 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 onlyNOTE See Figure 5. Figure 5 Example of a rocking seesaw (Type 4)3.6sweeping seesaw supported ab
42、ove the users position (Type 5)equipment in which both vertical and horizontal movement takes place (multi directional), which may result in a sweeping motionNOTE See Figure 6. 8 BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)Key1 circular movement around central post2 rocking movementFigure 6 Example of a sweepi
43、ng seesaw supported above the users position (Type 5)3.7overhead single axis seesaw (Type 6)equipment with a single overhead rocking axis, where the user stations are flexibly suspended below to provide an additional limited swinging motionNOTE See Figure 7. Key1 limited swinging movement2 rocking m
44、ovementFigure 7 Example of overhead single axis seesaw (Type 6)9BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)3.8equipment bodymain moving part connected to the equipment supporting component(s)3.9supporting componentcomponent which connects the equipment body to the anchorage3.10Anchoragemeans by which stabilit
45、y and fixation to the ground/surface is made3.11dampingcombined 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 equipment3.12range of movementmaximum horizontal and/or vertical deviation o
46、f the seat/stand during use from the centre point at equilibrium position4 Safety requirements4.1 GeneralUnless otherwise specified, seesaw/rocking equipment shall conform to EN 1176-1 .4.2 Free height of fallWhen measured at extreme positions of movement, the centre of the seat/stand shall have a m
47、aximum free height of fall in accordance with Table 1.4.3 Seat/stand slopeWhen tested in accordance with normative Annex B, the maximum slope at the seat/stand shall be in accordance with Table 1.4.4 Pinch, crushWhen tested in accordance with normative Annex C, gaps in all accessible joints and supp
48、orting components shall conform to EN 1176-1:2017, 4.2.6 and 4.2.7.NOTE This requirement is intended to prevent pinching and crushing.4.5 Restraint of motionThe motion of equipment should be regulated towards the extremities of movement so that no sudden stop or sudden reversal of the motion can occ
49、ur, e.g. damping.NOTE 1 The damping effect can be:a) constant, where the effect is constant throughout the entire range of movement; orb) 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 of spinal injuries due to sudden shock load, e.g. by use of a spring or other damping elements.10 BS EN 11766:2017EN 11766:2017 (E)4.6 Foot restsWhere foot rests are provided they shall be firmly fixed and unable to
