What is this BS EN 12572-2 - Bouldering walls of Artificial climbing structures about?

BS EN 12572-2 discusses artificial climbing structures (ACS) with a focus on safety requirements and test methods for bouldering walls. BS EN 12572-2 is the second part of the BS EN 12572 multi-series on artificial climbing structures that specifies the safety requirements and calculation methods for bouldering walls, including the safety zone.

BS EN 12572-2 is applicable when the bouldering is in normal use. BS EN 12572-2 provides a test that is designed to reproduce a shock perpendicular to the surface of the ACS when the ACS is used under normal conditions.

Note: BS EN 12572-2 does not apply to ice climbing, dry tooling, playground equipment, and deep-water soloing.

Who is BS EN 12572-2 - Bouldering walls of Artificial climbing structures for?

BS EN 12572-2 on bouldering walls for Artificial climbing structures is useful for:

Artificial climbing structures constructors
Adventure parks
Instructors of adventure parks
Climbing gear manufacturers

Why should you use BS EN 12572-2 - Bouldering walls of Artificial climbing structures?

BS EN 12572-2 provides a test that is designed to reproduce the maximum load that can be applied to a panel insertion a bouldering wall due to the force of a fixed climbing hold and the maximum permissible force exerted by a climber during use.

BS EN 12572-2 discusses safety requirements and test methods, layout, and placement of individual protection points, design of individual top protection points, dimensions, structural integrity, the structural integrity of an ACS, structural integrity of a protection point connection, impact resistance, and deflection of surface elements, panel insert resistance, and bouldering wall surfaces.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 12572-2:2017 supersedes EN 12572-2:2008, which is withdrawn. BS EN 12572-2:2017 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 12572-2:2008. These include:

Table regarding “Shock absorbing” has been added
Table regarding “Size of the impact area” has been added
Test for shock absorbing surfaces has been added
Structural integrity and impact resistance modified

BS EN 12572-2:2017

Artificial climbing structures - Safety requirements and test methods for bouldering walls

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jan 2017