1、BS EN12572-3:2008ICS 97.220.10NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDArtificial climbingstructuresPart 3: Safety requirements and testmethods for climbing holdsCopyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot fo
2、r ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2009 BSI 2009ISBN 978 0 580 58226 4Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsBS EN 12572-3:2
3、008National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12572-3:2008. Together with BS EN 12572-1:2007 and BS EN 12572-2:2008 it supersedes BS EN 12572:1999, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/136, Sports, playground and
4、 other recreationalequipment.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 Standard
5、cannot confer immunityfrom legal obligations.Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 12572-3November 2
6、008ICS 97.220.10 Supersedes EN 12572:1998 English VersionArtificial climbing structures - Part 3: Safety requirements andtest methods for climbing holdsStructures artificielles descalade - Partie 3 : Exigences descurit et mthodes dessai pour prises descaladeKnstliche Kletteranlagen - Teil 3: Sicherh
7、eitstechnischeAnforderungen und Prfverfahren fr KlettergriffeThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 September 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 wit
8、hout 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 Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
9、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 standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,Franc
10、e, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORM
11、UNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12572-3:2008: ECopyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo rep
12、roduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Safety requirements 5 4.1 Material .5 4.2 Ergonomic requirements 6 4.3 Resistance to fixation
13、 force6 4.4 Resistance to rotation .6 4.5 Resistance to breakage in use .6 4.6 Dimension Ratio.6 5 Test methods7 5.1 Sample preparation .7 5.2 Resistance to fixation force7 5.3 Resistance to rotation .7 5.4 Resistance to breakage in use .7 6 Information to be supplied8 7 Marking .8 Bibliography 9 Co
14、pyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12572-3:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136
15、 “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 standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2009, and conflicting national s
16、tandards shall be withdrawn at the 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 125
17、72:1998, together with EN 12572-1:2007 and EN 12572-2:2008. This standard consists of a number of parts as follows: EN 12572-1, Artificial climbing structures Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for ACS with protection points EN 12572-2, Artificial climbing structures Part 2: Safety require
18、ments and test methods for bouldering walls EN 12572-3, Artificial climbing structures Part 3: Safety requirements and test methods for climbing holds According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this Europe
19、an Standard: 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 the United K
20、ingdom. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 4 Introduction The working group recognise that there is a potential danger to ACS u
21、sers from being struck by falling pieces of climbing holds that break whilst in use on an ACS. Some propriety systems within climbing holds have been developed by manufacturers in response to this problem but the systems have not been perfected and further development work is required. The aim is to
22、 develop a system that would prevent large pieces of a broken hold, that could cause serious injury to ACS users, from being able to break-off and fall from the ACS. Designers and manufacturers are requested to work on new systems that would address this problem. Copyright European Committee for Sta
23、ndardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for climbing holds. This European Standard i
24、s applicable to climbing holds, which are used for the natural progression of the climber, i.e. without the use of artificial means (e.g. ice axes, crampons, hooks, nuts) on artificial climbing structures (ACS) and bouldering walls. Climbing holds are designed to be mounted on the ACS with bolts, sc
25、rews etc. Climbing holds include large volumes or features that are designed for use without additional climbing holds being attached to them. (Volumes or features that are designed for use with additional climbing holds attached to them should meet the requirements of EN 12572-1) The main fixation
26、points for climbing holds forms part of the existing layout of the ACS and are considered in EN 12572-1 and EN 12572-2. A hold is not a belay anchor system; it is not designed to accommodate the latter and is therefore is not intended for belaying the climber. If a hold is designed as belay point it
27、 should meet EN 12572-1 and EN 12572-3 of the standard. This European Standard is not applicable to ice climbing, dry tooling and playground equipment. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edi
28、tion cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 12572-1:2007, Artificial climbing structures Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for ACS with protection points EN 12572-2:2008, Artificial climbing structures Pa
29、rt 2: Safety requirements and test methods for bouldering walls 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12572-1:2007 and EN 12572-2:2008 and the following apply. 3.1 hold removable climbing component used for progression on an ACS or boulderin
30、g wall 4 Safety requirements 4.1 Material Dangerous substances shall not be used in the manufacture of climbing holds in such a way that they can cause adverse health effects to the user of the equipment NOTE Attention is drawn to the provisions of the Dangerous Substances Directive 76/769/EEC and i
31、ts successive modifications. Prohibited materials include but are not limited to, asbestos, lead, formaldehyde, coal tar oils, carbolineums and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or ne
32、tworking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 6 4.2 Ergonomic requirements a) The climbing surface of a hold shall be free from accessible sharp edges with a radius less than 0,5 mm and burrs; b) There shall be no pointed climbing holds with a diameter less th
33、an 15 mm, which protrude more than 40 mm from the wall; c) There shall be no gaps between 8 mm and 25 mm and with a depth greater than 15 mm which can lead to entrapment, unless specifically designed for climbing. 4.3 Resistance to fixation force Climbing holds shall be tested in accordance with 5.2
34、 and they shall not fracture. 4.4 Resistance to rotation When climbing holds exhibit features that are off centre to the fixation point(s) they shall not rotate when tested in accordance with 5.3. 4.5 Resistance to breakage in use Climbing holds shall be tested in accordance with 5.4 and they shall
35、not fracture. 4.6 Dimension Ratio This requirement is to protect the surface of the ACS and the hold insert. The hold shall be designed in such a way that the ratio between: the load implementation edge of the hold, to the fixation hole, to opposite edge at the base of the hold, will result in a for
36、ce less than 5 kN in the insert hole when loaded with 1,5 kN at the load implementation edge. Any hold with a ratio 3:1 (d2 : d1and/or d3 : d1) is not acceptable (see Figure 1). Figure 1 Dimension Ratios of the hold Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with
37、CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 7 5 Test methods 5.1 Sample preparation Hold samples shall be subjected to five temperature cycles each for a period of 1 h at 30 C followed by a period of 1 h at + 70 C. Befor
38、e performing the test cycles the climbing holds shall be wetted by submerging in tap water for 10 min. There shall be no visible signs of damage to the climbing holds after conditioning. Undamaged climbing holds shall be dried after their last cycle and the following tests 5.2 to 5.4 shall be perfor
39、med. 5.2 Resistance to fixation force Testing shall be carried out using a wood panel of a minimum 18 mm thickness of untreated birch plywood with a suitable large washer and an ungreased nut, where appropriate. Fix the hold to the wood panel with a torque on the fixation screw using the manufacture
40、rs recommended maximum tightening torque, plus 10 %. 5.3 Resistance to rotation If the manufacturer specifies in the instructions that the hold shall always be attached with more than one fixation point then there is no need to test this requirement. Fix the hold to the manufacturers recommended tig
41、htening torque to a wood panel of a minimum 18 mm thickness of untreated birch plywood. Load the hold with a device (e.g. a hook, sling, sky hook) which pushes or pulls in the most unfavourable usable position and direction (normally anticlockwise) against rotation with a force of 1,5 kN for 1 min p
42、arallel to the base of the hold (see Figure 2). Key F applied load 1 unfavourable usable part of the climbing hold Figure 2 Resistance to rotation 5.4 Resistance to breakage in use Fix the hold as prescribed in 5.2. Load the hold with a device (e.g a hook, sling, sky hook) which pushes or pulls in t
43、he most unfavourable usable position and direction against breakage in use with a force of 1,5 kN for 1 min (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from I
44、HS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 8 Key F applied load Figure 3 and Figure 4 Resistance to breaking in use 6 Information to be provided by the manufacturer / supplier The information to be supplied shall include the following information: a) details of the type of fixing; b) maximum fixat
45、ion tightening torque for all types of fixation screws required to attach the climbing holds; c) recommended use; d) maintenance (intervals, cleaning, visually inspection); e) repair; f) disposal. 7 Marking Each climbing hold shall be marked with the logo of the manufacturer/supplier, except for scr
46、ew on climbing holds 50 mm average diameter. Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-BS EN 12572-3:2008EN 12572-3:2008 (E) 9 Bibliography Council Directive 76/769/EEC of
47、27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations Copyright European Committee for Standardization Provided by IHS under license with CENNot
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