National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 913:2018+A1:2021. It supersedes BS EN 913:2018, which is withdrawn.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment. For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by .

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/136/22, Sports, Playground and other Recreational Equipment - Gymnasium and Playing Field Equipment.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2018.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 July 2018 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 February 2021.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European 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 (English, 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, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 913:2018+A1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by 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 March 2022, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2022.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 913:2018.

This document is one of several standards, each of which deals with a particular type or a particular group of gymnastic equipment. Gymnastic equipment of any type not covered by a relevant European Standard is covered by this general standard.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.

This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 February 2021.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags .

The principal changes from the previous edition of EN 913 are as follows:

Scope has been concretised by adding sports equipment;
Term “hazard” modified according to EN ISO 12100:2010;
Term “risk” added according to EN ISO 12100:2010;
References to relevant European Directives added;
Risk of “fire” has been deleted, as it is not relevant for gymnastic equipment;
New Subclause 5.1 “Material” added;
Requirements regarding entrapment have been harmonized with EN 1176‑1:2017;
Entrapment requirement for floor fixings has been added;
New Subclause 5.7 “Friction and abrasion” added;
New Subclause 5.8 “Ergonomics” added;
In Clause 6 a reference to the relevant European Standard on Gymnastic equipment was added;
New Clause 7 “Manufactures instructions” has been added;
Body mass for multiple use has been modified according to CEN ISO/TR 7250‑2;
New “Bibliography” added.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods for all pieces of gymnastic and sports equipment and for all pieces of equipment for the use of physical education, training and competition, intended for use supervised by a competent person and not specified in other, individual standards and/or federation rules.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Risk assessment

5 General safety requirements

5.1 Materials

5.2 Surface finish

5.3 Entrapment

5.4 Stability and strength

5.5 Adjustment devices

5.6 Shock absorption of top padding

5.7 Friction and abrasion

5.8 Ergonomics

6 Marking

7 Manufacturer Instructions

Bibliography

BS EN 913:2018+A1:2021

Gymnastic equipment. General safety requirements and test methods

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Oct 2021