BS EN 13200-1:2019

What is BS EN 13200‑1‒ Spectator facilities about?  

BS EN 13200‑1 is the first part of an international multi-series standard that deals with spectator facilities.  

BS EN 13200‑1 specifies design and management requirements for spectator facilities at a permanent or temporary entertainment venue, including sports stadia, sports halls, indoor and outdoor facilities to enable their functionality. 

BS EN 13200‑1 explains a spectator facility including all the spaces permanently or temporarily views the public assemblies, indoors or outdoors, sports, entertainment or miscellaneous events naming it service area. The viewing area includes stands for spectators seated, standing and with special needs, passageways, and gangways necessary for circulation, vomitories for entry and exit. 

Note 1: BS EN 13200‑1 does not apply to other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, auditoriums, lecture halls and similar places where persons congregate. 

Note 2: Provisions for media facilities are not included in BS EN 13200‑1 

Who is BS EN 13200‑1‒ Spectator facilities for?  

BS EN 13200‑1 on spectator facilities is used by: 

• Sports governing bodies like BCCI, FIFA 
• Architects  

Why should you use BS EN 13200‑1‒ Spectator facilities? 

Sporting venues are places where a large number of people gather and experience a common activity in harmony. Attending a sporting event is a leisure activity for people and should be considered an inclusive activity. The sporting venues should also be safe, comfortable, and easy to load and evacuate.  

BS EN 13200‑1 specifies the general design criteria for spectator facilities, to enable their functionality. It helps you in identifying the minimum requirements you need to fulfil while constructing the stadium and its facilities to ensure the safety and comfort of the spectators. 

BS EN 13200‑1 guides you to make your sporting venue compatible with differently-abled individuals’ requirements. It also helps you make the sporting venue have a safe environment as per the regulations of your country and assist in making the venue’s security duties more efficient.  

BS EN 13200‑1 also ensures that your venue is prepared to handle any unforeseen disturbance like power outages or any kind of security threat without causing any sort of panic within the spectators. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN 13200‑1:2019 supersedes BS EN 13200‑1:2012, which is withdrawn. It includes following significant changes with respect to the previous edition:  

• Editorial changes of the text 
• All drawings have been checked to improve clarity and comprehension 
• In requirements for seating place a clarification has been made on clear width for the row passage with tip-up seats 
• Places for spectators with special needs has been improved