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NBN EN 1176-1 : 2008

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PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SURFACING - PART 1: GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

Published date

01-12-2013

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Safety requirements
    4.1 Materials
          4.1.1 General
          4.1.2 Flammability
          4.1.3 Timber and associated products
          4.1.4 Metals
          4.1.5 Synthetics
          4.1.6 Dangerous substances
    4.2 Design and manufacture
          4.2.1 General
          4.2.2 Structural integrity
          4.2.3 Accessibility for adults
          4.2.4 Protection against falling
          4.2.5 Finish of equipment
          4.2.6 Moving parts
          4.2.7 Protection against entrapment
          4.2.8 Zones
          4.2.9 Means of access
          4.2.10 Connections
          4.2.11 Consumable components
          4.2.12 Ropes
          4.2.13 Chains
          4.2.14 Foundations
5 Test methods and reports
6 Information to be provided by the manufacturer/supplier
    6.1 General product information
    6.2 Pre-information
    6.3 Installation information
    6.4 Inspection and maintenance information
7 Marking
Annex A (normative) - Loads
      A.1 Permanent loads
      A.2 Variable loads
      A.3 Number of users on the equipment
Annex B (normative) - Method of calculation of structural
                      integrity
      B.1 General principles limit state
      B.2 Load combinations for static analysis
      B.3 Worked example of the calculation of user loads
            (without safety factors)
      B.4 Calculation of forces acting on a swing
      B.5 Worked examples for forces acting on a swing
            (without safety factors)
      B.6 Calculation of forces acting on the cable of a
            cableway
      B.7 Worked example for forces acting on a cableway
            (without safety factors)
Annex C (normative) - Physical testing of structural integrity
      C.1 Pass/fall criteria
      C.2 Test load for equipment
      C.3 Load application
      C.4 Test report
Annex D (normative) - Test methods for entrapment
      D.1 General
      D.2 Head and neck entrapment
      D.3 Entrapment of clothing
      D.4 Finger entrapment
Annex E (informative) - Spiral and helical stairs
Annex F (informative) - Overview of possible entrapment
                        situations
Annex G (informative) - A-deviations
Figures
Tables

Defines general safety requirements for playground equipment meant for individual and collective use by children, not including adventure playgrounds. Also applies to children's playground equipment and units, although not manufactured as such.

DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Belgian Standards
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 1176-1:2016-06 (Draft) Identical
DIN EN 1176-1:2008-08 Identical
UNE-EN 1176-1:2009 Identical
I.S. EN 1176-1:2017 Identical
ONORM EN 1176-1 : 2017 Identical
NF EN 1176-1 : 2017 Identical
SN EN 1176-1 : 2018 Identical
UNI EN 1176-1 : 2008 Identical
NS EN 1176-1 : 2017 Identical
EN 1176-1:2017 Identical

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