National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1176‑3:2017. It supersedes BS EN 1176‑3:2008, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/65, Children's playground equipment.

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

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of 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 30 November 2017.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 August 2016.

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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 1176‑3:2017) 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2018.

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 1176‑3:2008.

The main changes are:

definition for wave slide deleted;
revised figure for illustration of the position of the sections of a slide (see Figure 2);
reduction of free height of fall if starting section is easily accessible unless guarding is provided;
maximal length of the initial straight sliding section and of the second sliding section after a bend (4.4.1 and Annex B);
improvement Table 1 – inclination of run-out section for small slides;
reduction of the impact area for Type 1 if sliding section is max. 1 500 mm;
Figure 5 – Application of template to curved profile sliding section – amended;
start of the free space on a slide;
A-deviation for Romania.

This document is part of a series of standards dealing with playground equipment and surfacing which consists of:

Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods;
Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings;
Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides;
Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways;
Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels;
Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment;
Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation;
Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment;
Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network.

This part of EN 1176 will be used in conjunction with parts EN 1176‑1, EN 1176‑7 and EN 1177.

For inflatable play equipment see EN 14960, Inflatable play equipment — Safety requirements and test methods.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement 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, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies additional safety requirements for slides intended for permanent installation for use by children. The aim is to provide protection to the user against possible hazards during use. Where the main play function is not sliding, the relevant requirements in this part of EN 1176 may be used, as appropriate.

This document is not applicable to waterslides, rollerways or slide installations where auxiliary equipment such as mats or sledges are used. This document is not applicable to inclined surfaces that do not contain and guide the user, e.g. banister rails (inclined parallel bars).

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Safety requirements

4.1 General

4.2 Access

4.3 Starting section

4.4 Sliding section

4.5 Run-out section

4.6 Surface of the slide

4.7 Free space

4.8 Impact area

4.9 Tunnel and mixed tunnel slides

5 Test reports

6 Marking

Bibliography

BS EN 1176-3:2017

Playground equipment and surfacing - Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides

Current

Published:

30 Nov 2017