1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 16630:2015Permanently installed outdoorfitness equipment Safetyrequirements and test methodsBS EN 16630:2015 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 16630:2015.This standard utilizes the knowledge and experience of existing
2、standards that provide positive guidance for permanently installedoutdoor fitness equipment. It is based on established experience andfollows on from the German standard DIN 79000 that was used byBritish and other European suppliers as a standard reference. The UKcommittee would like to draw particu
3、lar attention to the fact thatthe equipment is designed to exercise particular muscle groups andare for youth and adults taller than 1.4m use only, as detailed in thescope.Outdoor adult fitness equipment has only recently arrived in the UK and the UK committee will monitor the effectiveness of this
4、standard and work within CEN to further consider safety, particularly with aspects relating to unsupervised use and crush injuries. Forthis and other reasons, it is strongly recommended that products of this type be carefully located to ensure they cannot be confused with childrens playground equipm
5、ent. Areas intended for outdoor adult fitness equipment need to be provided with information signage that the items are for adults usage and how each item should be used.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/65/2, Freely Accessible Exercise Equipment.A list o
6、f organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2015. Published by BSI StandardsLimited
7、 2015ISBN 978 0 580 82878 2ICS 97.220.40Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2015.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 16
8、630:2015EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16630 April 2015 ICS 97.220.40 English Version Permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment - Safety requirements and test methods Modules fixes dentranement physique de plein air - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai Standortgebunden
9、e Fitnessgerte im Auenbereich - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 February 2015. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status o
10、f 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 (English, French, German
11、). 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, Bulgaria, Croatia,
12、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, Switzerland, Turkey and United
13、 Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16
14、630:2015 EBS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Safety requirements 8 4.1 General 8 4.2 Materials .8 4.2.1 General 8 4.2.2 Flammability .8 4.2.3 Timber and associated products .8 4.2.4 Metals 9 4.2
15、.5 Rubbers and synthetics 9 4.2.6 Dangerous substances .9 4.3 Design and manufacture .9 4.3.1 General 9 4.3.2 Structural integrity 10 4.3.3 Surface finish of accessible parts of equipment . 11 4.3.4 Tread surface 12 4.3.5 Moving parts 12 4.3.6 Entrapment 13 4.3.7 Weights and resistance 15 4.3.8 Adju
16、stment and locking mechanisms 15 4.3.9 Access/Egress 15 4.3.10 Connections 15 4.3.11 Consumable components 15 4.3.12 Grasp and grip 16 4.3.13 Ropes, belts, chains . 16 4.3.14 Spaces and areas 17 4.3.15 Foundations 22 5 Test methods . 23 5.1 General . 23 5.2 Test methods for entrapment 23 5.2.1 Gener
17、al . 23 5.2.2 Test method for head and neck entrapment 24 5.2.3 Test method for finger entrapment . 29 6 Test report . 31 7 Information for use . 32 7.1 Facilities . 32 7.2 Fitness equipment 32 8 Marking 32 9 Information to be provided by the manufacturer 32 9.1 General . 32 9.2 Assembly/set-up . 33
18、 9.3 Use . 33 9.4 Inspection and maintenance . 33 Bibliography . 35 BS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 16630:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by
19、 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 October 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that
20、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. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to i
21、mplement 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, Portugal, Roma
22、nia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 4 Introduction Outdoor fitness equipment is suitable for people who enjoy movement and want to actively engage themselves. The equipment should be designed to promote physical activi
23、ty across a wide range of abilities. Such activities could include cardiovascular, strength, toning, balance, coordination and flexibility exercises. When drafting this European Standard, the difficulties have been recognized to address safety issues by age criteria alone, because the ability to han
24、dle risks is based on the individual users level of skill. Also, age groups other than the intended ones will almost certainly make use of the outdoor fitness equipment. Therefore, it was decided to recommend the use of the fitness equipment for youths and adults or users with an overall height grea
25、ter than 1 400 mm and to specify safety requirements on this basis. This is necessary in order to produce a clear differentiation from playground equipment in accordance with the EN 1176 series. However, relevant requirements of this series have been taken into account wherever it was useful and pos
26、sible. The requirements in this European Standard assume that all users of the fitness equipment are aware of the limits of their physical capacity and are able to use the equipment unassisted. Provided that the equipment is used as intended, i.e. in accordance with the exercise instructions attache
27、d to each individual piece of equipment, it is assumed that single or multiple body parts are moved and are not incorrectly strained. As long as there is human interaction with moving equipment there is a residual risk that cannot be further mitigated in order to maintain the function. However, a sl
28、ightly incorrect execution is considered not to cause severe health consequences for the user. In the case of improper use, bruises, sprains and occasional bone fractures caused (e.g. by falls) might have to be accepted. In correspondence with the available opportunities, it is advisable to offer in
29、troductory courses at regular intervals, in which trained experts explain the individual pieces of equipment, their handling and their possible effects on the body and mind. The design of outdoor fitness equipment is subject to constant development. Therefore, the design of particular types of equip
30、ment might not be specified in this European Standard, however the general requirements of this European Standard apply to all equipment. BS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 5 1 Scope This European standard specifies general safety requirements for the manufacture, installation, inspection and mainten
31、ance of permanently installed, freely accessible outdoor fitness equipment. This standard does not cover electrically driven equipment, functional training facilities (typically with unrestrained weights) nor military style obstacle courses. The equipment is intended for youths and adults or users h
32、aving an overall height greater than 1 400 mm to promote fitness by using the equipment to exercise. Equipment covered by this standard is not playground equipment for children (EN 1176 series), indoor stationary training equipment (EN 957 series) or free access multi-sports equipment (EN 15312) eve
33、n if it meets the requirements of each of these standards. NOTE In this standard “permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment” is simply called “fitness equipment”. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensa
34、ble for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 335-2:2006, Durability of wood and wood-based products Definition of use classes Part 2: Application to solid wo
35、od EN 350-2:1994, Durability of wood and wood-based products Natural durability of solid wood Part 2: Guide to natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe EN 351-1:2007, Durability of wood and wood-based products Preservative-treated solid wood Part 1: Classi
36、fication of preservative penetration and retention EN 636, Plywood Specifications EN 933-1, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution - Sieving method EN 1176-1:2008, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 1: General safety requirements and t
37、est methods EN 1177, Impact attenuating playground surfacing Determination of critical fall height ISO 1834, Short link chain for lifting purposes General conditions of acceptance 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 user station l
38、ocation of a piece of fitness equipment which the user can occupy while standing, sitting, lying or hanging Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1. 3.2 area of movement base area of movement space Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1. BS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 6 3.3 movement space space around the fitness e
39、quipment necessary for safe use Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1. 3.4 training space space in, above or around the fitness equipment which the users of the equipment need to perform their exercises Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1. Key 1 movement space 2 training space 3 user station 4 overlapping trainin
40、g space (4.3.14.2) 5 area of movement Figure 1 Spaces and area 3.5 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 SOURCE: EN 1176-6:2008, 3.11 BS EN 16630:2015E
41、N 16630:2015 (E) 7 3.6 forced movement movement which the user can no longer stop in a self-determined way, by using their own strength, after the start of the movement 3.7 free height of fall greatest vertical distance between the user station and the horizontal surface lying directly underneath 3.
42、8 grasp holding of the hand round part of the circumference of a support Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2. Figure 2 Grasp SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2008, 3.16 3.9 grip holding of the hand round the entire circumference of a support Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3. Figure 3 Grip SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2008, 3.15 3.10
43、body support surface of the user station where the user stands, sits or lies 3.11 permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment permanently installed, freely accessible equipment upon or with which the intended users, unsupervised and without outside help, can operate with the aim of maintaining o
44、r improving their physical and intellectual abilities BS EN 16630:2015EN 16630:2015 (E) 8 3.12 tread surface area accommodating one foot or both feet and moved by or with the user 3.13 constrained posture physiologically unfavourable posture from which the user cannot free themselves without either
45、outside help or without extreme difficultly or painful discomfort 4 Safety requirements 4.1 General Fitness equipment is not intended for installation in the immediate vicinity of childrens playgrounds in accordance with the EN 1176 series. If installed in connection with playground equipment, on pl
46、aygrounds or similar installations, they shall be separated from general playing activities by an appropriate distance, fencing or other structural measures. 4.2 Materials 4.2.1 General Materials shall be selected and treated in such a way that the stability of the equipment manufactured from them i
47、s not affected before the next relevant maintenance inspection. Materials should be manufactured in a professional manner. NOTE The conditions relating to certain materials in this standard do not imply that other equivalent materials are unsuitable in the manufacture of fitness equipment. The selec
48、tion of materials and their use shall be in accordance with the appropriate European Standards. Special attention shall be given to surface coatings to avoid the risk of toxicity. In the choice of a material or substance for fitness equipment, consideration shall be given to the eventual disposal of
49、 the material or substance in regard to any possible environmental toxic risks. 4.2.2 Flammability To prevent fire and similar dangers, materials known to produce surface flash shall not be used. 4.2.3 Timber and associated products Components from timber or timber products shall be designed in such a way that precipitation can drain or drip off freely and water accumulation is avoided. In cases of ground contact, one or more of the following methods shall be used: a) use of timber species with sufficient natural resistance in accordan
