1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 13138-1:2014Buoyant aids for swimminginstructionPart 1: Safety requirements and testmethods for buoyant aids to be wornBS EN 13138-1:2014 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13138-1:2014.It supersedes BS EN 13138-1:2008
2、 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/136/8, Swimming pools and aquatic equipment.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessa
3、ryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2014. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2014ISBN 978 0 580 76924 5ICS 97.220.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was pub
4、lished under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 October 2014.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 13138-1:2014EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 13138-1 October 2014 ICS 13.340.70; 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 13138-1:2008English Vers
5、ion Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be worn Aides la flottabilit pour lapprentissage de la natation - Partie 1: Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai pour les aides la flottabilit portes au corps Auftriebshilfen fr das Schwimme
6、nlernen - Teil 1: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren fr am Krper getragene Auftriebshilfen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 August 2014. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
7、 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 (E
8、nglish, 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, Belgiu
9、m, 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerl
10、and, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national M
11、embers. Ref. No. EN 13138-1:2014 EBS EN 13138-1:2014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 4 Introduction .5 1 Scope 7 2 Normative references 7 3 Terms and definitions .7 4 Classification 9 5 Safety Requirements .9 5.1 General 9 5.2 Buoyancy . 10 5.2.1 Buoyancy characteristics of the complete
12、device 10 5.2.2 Residual buoyancy . 10 5.3 Design, fit and positioning . 11 5.3.1 Adjustability - Class B devices 11 5.3.2 Buckles, zippers and other fixings . 11 5.3.3 Retention of function 11 5.3.4 Innocuousness 12 5.4 Entire assembly and components 12 5.4.1 Integrity of the entire assembly of wor
13、n devices 12 5.4.2 Thread 13 5.4.3 Valves, stoppers and other protruding parts . 13 5.5 Materials - mechanical properties . 13 5.5.1 Seam strength and durability of inflatable devices . 13 5.5.2 Resistance to puncturing . 13 5.5.3 Resistance of foam and other inherent buoyant materials to compressio
14、n 13 5.6 Materials and markings 13 5.6.1 General . 13 5.6.2 Resistance to chlorinated salt water 14 5.6.3 Resistance of the markings to saliva . 14 5.6.4 Resistance of the markings to perspiration . 14 5.6.5 Adhesion of markings 14 6 Test methods . 14 7 Warnings and markings . 15 7.1 General . 15 7.
15、2 Warnings and markings on the product . 15 7.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer 16 7.4 Consumer information at the point of sale 16 Annex A (normative) Procedures for testing resistance of markings to saliva . 18 Annex B (normative) Procedures for testing efficiency of valves of inflatable
16、devices . 19 Annex C (normative) Security of the pressure release of buckles 20 Annex D (normative) Procedures for testing adjustability, retention of function, edges, corners and points by assessment panel 21 D.1 General . 21 D.2 Assessment of Risks 21 D.3 Re-assessment of instructions supplied wit
17、h the device. 21 BS EN 13138-1:2014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 3 Annex E (normative) Test procedures for seam strength and durability of inflatable devices 24 Annex F (normative) Test procedures for determining the puncture resistance of inflatable devices 25 Annex G (normative) Test procedures for integrit
18、y of the entire assembly 26 G.1 Test description . 26 G.2 Test parameters . 26 Annex H (informative) Significant changes between this document and the previous edition of EN 13138-1:2008 27 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Direct
19、ive 89/686/EEC . 29 Bibliography 30 BS EN 13138-1:2014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 13138-1:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Sta
20、ndard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2015 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this
21、 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 13138-1:2008. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade
22、 Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of this document. Annex H provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 13138
23、-1:2008. This European Standard is one of a series consisting of four standards dealing with buoyant devices for swimming instructions for the various stages of the learning process: EN 13138-1, Buoyant aids for swimming instruction Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be
24、 worn EN 13138-2, Buoyant aids for swimming instruction Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held EN 13138-3, Buoyant aids for swimming instruction Part 3: Safety requirements and test methods for swim seats prEN 13138-4, Buoyant aids for swimming instruction Part 4: T
25、est manikin for in water performance testing of buoyant aids to be worn According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denma
26、rk, Estonia, Finland, Former 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 the United Kingdom. BS EN 13138-1:2
27、014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 5 Introduction The entire process of learning to swim is considered to include two stages: getting familiar with the water environment and movements in it; acquiring skills in standard swimming strokes. Buoyant aids for swimming instruction (in brief: swimming device(s) are in
28、tended to assist users (in particular children) to learn to swim. The design and purpose of the devices are related to the above stages. Swimming devices are intended to give the user positive buoyancy in the water while maintaining the correct body position for swimming. However, it should not be a
29、ssumed that standard conformity of the devices will by itself eliminate the risk of drowning as this depends also on the behaviour of the user and any supervision. Although this European Standard sets performance requirements to ensure that swimming devices perform appropriately, it is essential tha
30、t the devices are used correctly and under constant and close supervision. It is important to ensure that they are securely fitted to the appropriate size of user and that when correctly fitted, they cannot become displaced. Swim seats however should allow immediate escape in case of capsizing. Ther
31、efore the use of these devices is recommended to be restricted to water out of standing depth of the user. The highest degree of protection against drowning can only be achieved by using lifejackets. It is essential that there is a clear distinction between devices intended to preserve life and thos
32、e which are intended only to assist buoyancy for the user when learning to swim. As swimming devices are not life preservers, they should only be used in swimming pools and other situations free from current, tides and waves. The bulk storage of some types of swimming devices could, under certain co
33、nditions, result in a potential fire hazard. The perceived risk of such a hazard was evaluated against the actual risk to the user from materials treated with certain known toxic fire retardant chemicals. However, the fire hazard is less of a problem to the user than the risk associated with the swi
34、mming devices being put in the mouth, especially by children. For this reason, flammability requirements do not apply to this European Standard. For the above reasons and to differentiate these devices from aquatic toys, advisory safety measures, including marking, warning notices and user instructi
35、ons are included in this standard. The range both of the design and function of buoyant aids for swimming instruction varies considerably and for this reason, the standard for swimming devices has been prepared in three parts, namely devices that are intended to allow the user to become familiar wit
36、h water (passive user), devices that are worn (active user) and those devices that are held by the user to improve swimming strokes. Part 1 of this European Standard is only for devices that are securely attached to the body (class B devices = for an active user). They are intended to introduce the
37、user to the range of swimming strokes. Part 2 of this European Standard is for devices that are held either in the hands or by the body (class C devices = for an active user) and are intended to assist with improving specific elements of the swimming stroke. For adult beginners or more advanced user
38、s they can also be used for further stages of the process to learn to swim. Part 3 of this European Standard deals only with swim seats to assist children up to 36 months in their first attempts to learn to swim (i.e. to get familiar with the “in-water-environment” and moving through it). The child
39、is positioned inside the buoyant structure, which provides buoyancy and lateral support to the body, thereby keeping the childs head above water level (class A devices = for a passive user). Swim seats allow young children to experience the water environment and being moved through it. Movements of
40、lower limbs and arms are possible. The use of swim seats does however not replicate any form of a correct swimming stroke. BS EN 13138-1:2014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 6 Swim seats complying with this standard provide a stable, floating position for a child sitting in the swim seat and avoids entrapment in
41、 case of capsizing. Children in swim seats do however require very close parental supervision. Overload beyond specified body weight, breaking waves and violent external forces are remaining risks that can cause capsizing. Use of these devices in water that is of the childs standing depth will incre
42、ase the risk of capsizing and will hinder or block the escape from the seat in case of emergency. BS EN 13138-1:2014EN 13138-1:2014 (E) 7 1 Scope This European Standard specifies safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer for swimm
43、ing aids intended to assist beginners with movement through the water while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements. This part 1 of EN 13138 applies only to devices that are designed to be worn, to be securely
44、 attached to the body and which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated. It only applies to Class B devices intended to introduce the user to the range of swimming strokes. It does not apply to Class A or Class C devices, to pull buoys, swim rings, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or a
45、quatic toys. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (includ
46、ing any amendments) applies. EN 71-1, Safety of toys Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties EN 15649-1:2009+A2:2013, Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water Part 1: Classification, materials, general requirements and test methods EN 15649-2:2009+A2:2013, Floating leisure articles f
47、or use on and in the water Part 2: Consumer information EN 20105-A02, Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour (ISO 105-A02) EN ISO 105-E03:2010, Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part E03: Colour fastness to chlorinated water (swimming-pool water) (ISO
48、 105-E03:2010) EN ISO 105-E04, Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 105-E04) EN ISO 105-X12, Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part X12: Color fastness to rubbing (ISO 105-X12) EN ISO 3696:1995, Water for analytical laboratory use Specification and test
49、methods (ISO 3696:1987) EN ISO 12402-9:2006, Personal flotation devices Part 9: Test methods (ISO 12402-9:2006) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 buoyancy resultant upthrust of a swimming device when totally submerged in fresh water with its uppermost part just below the water surface 3.2 inherent buoyancy upthrust provided by material which is less dense than water or by sealed chambers that are not inflatable and are filled with air or gas BS EN 1
