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AS 4685.6-2004

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Playground equipment Particular safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment
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Superseded date

01-29-2021

Published date

10-13-2004

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1 - AS 4685.6-2004 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR ROCKING EQUIPMENT
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 OBJECTIVE
6 - 1.3 APPLICATION
6 - 1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 1.5 DEFINITIONS
6 - 1.5.1 Anchorage
6 - 1.5.2 Damping
7 - 1.5.3 Equipment body
7 - 1.5.4 Range of movement
7 - 1.5.5 Rocking equipment, seesaw (also referred to as ‘equipment’)
7 - 1.5.6 Supporting component
7 - 1.6 CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKING EQUIPMENT/SEESAWS
7 - 1.6.1 Axial seesaw (Type 1)
7 - 1.6.2 Single-point seesaw/rocking equipment (Types 2A and 2B)
7 - 1.6.3 Multi-point seesaw/rocking equipment (Types 3A and 3B)
7 - 1.6.4 Rocking seesaw (Type 4)
11 - SECTION 2 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
11 - 2.1 GENERAL
11 - 2.2 FREE HEIGHT OF FALL
11 - 2.3 SEAT OR STAND HEIGHT
11 - 2.4 SEAT OR STAND SLOPE
11 - 2.5 PINCH, CRUSH
11 - 2.6 RESTRAINT OF MOTION
11 - 2.7 FOOT RESTS
11 - 2.8 HAND SUPPORTS
11 - 2.9 SHAPE PROFILES
12 - 2.10 ENTRAPMENT
12 - 2.11 FALL ZONE
14 - SECTION 3 ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC TYPE REQUIREMENTS
14 - 3.1 AXIAL SEESAW (TYPE 1)
14 - 3.2 MULTI-POINT SEESAW AND ROCKING EQUIPMENT (TYPE 3A)
15 - 3.3 ROCKING SEESAW (TYPE 4)
16 - SECTION 4 MARKING
17 - APPENDIX A - GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE SAFETY OF SEESAW AND ROCKING EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN TYPES 1 TO 4
18 - APPENDIX B - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SEAT FOR STAND SLOPE AND GROUND CLEARANCE
18 - B1 PRINCIPLE
18 - B2 APPARATUS
18 - B2.1 User load
18 - B3 PROCEDURE
18 - B4 TEST REPORT
19 - APPENDIX C - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FREEDOM FROM PINCH AND CRUSH POINTS
19 - C1 PRINCIPLE
19 - C2 APPARATUS
19 - C2.1 User load
19 - C2.2 Rod of 12 mm diameter
19 - C3 PROCEDURE
19 - C4 TEST REPORT
20 - APPENDIX D - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SIDEWAYS STABILITY
20 - D1 PRINCIPLE
20 - D2 APPARATUS
20 - D2.1 User load
20 - D3 PROCEDURE
20 - D4 TEST REPORT

Specifies particular safety requirements for seesaws and rocking equipment intended for permanent installation for use by children. General requirements and test methods are set out in AS4685.1.

This Standard specifies particular safety requirements for seesaws and rocking equipment intended for permanent installation for use by children. The requirements of this Standard apply in addition to the general requirements for playground equipment set out in AS 4685.1. NOTE: Appendix A provides guidance for assessing the safety of equipment that does not conform with the types defined in this Standard.

Committee
CS-005
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 6298 0
Pages
15
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

First published as part of AS 1924.1-1976.Second edition 1981.AS 1924.2 first published 1981.Part of AS 1924.1-1981 and AS 1924.2-1981 revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 4685.6-2004. Originated as part of AS 1924.1-1976. Previous edition AS 1924.1-1981 and AS 1924.2-1981. Part of AS 1924.1-1981 and AS 1924.2-1981 revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 4685.6-2004. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (April 2008).

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