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BS EN 1176-6:1998:2002 Edition

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Playground equipment – Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment

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BSI 2002 16
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1 BRITISH STANDARD
2 National foreword
4 Foreword
Foreword to amendment A1
Contents
5 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
3.1 rocking equipment; seesaw
3.2 equipment body
3.3 supporting component
3.4 anchorage
3.5 damping
3.6 range of movement
6 3.7 axial seesaw (type�1)
3.8 single-point seesaw/rocking equipment (types�2A and�2B)
3.9 multi-point seesaw/rocking equipment (types�3A and�3B)
3.10 rocking seesaw (type�4)
7 Figure 1 Principle components for rocking equipment/seesaw
8 Figure 2 Example of an axial seesaw (type 1)
Figure 3 Examples of single-point seesaw/rocking equipment (types 2A and 2B)
Figure 4 Examples of multi-point seesaw (types 3A and 3B)
9 Figure 5 Example of a rocking seesaw (type 4)
4 Safety requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Free height of fall
4.3 Seat/stand height
4.4 Seat/stand slope
4.5 Pinch, crush
Table 1 Safety requirements
10 4.6 Restraint of motion
4.7 Foot rests
4.8 Hand supports
4.9 Shape profiles
Figure 6 Shape profile showing suitably rounded corners
4.10 Entrapment
4.11 Falling space
5 Additional specific type requirements
5.1 Axial seesaw (type�1)
5.2 Multi�point seesaw/rocking equipment (type�3A)
11 Figure 7 Example of falling space of rocking equipment
Figure 8 Types 1 and 3 seesaw lateral deviation (aerial view)
12 Figure 9 Type 3A multipoint equipment deviation (aerial view)
5.3 Rocking seesaw (type�4)
6 Test reports
7 Marking
13 Annex A (informative) Guidance for assessing the safety of seesaw/rocking equipment other than types�1�to�4
(informative) Guidance for assessing the safety of seesaw/rocking equipment other than types�1�to�4
Annex B (normative) Method for determination of seat/stand slope and ground clearance
(normative) Method for determination of seat/stand slope and ground clearance
B.1 Principle
B.2 Apparatus
B.2.1 Suitable device
B.2.2 Suitable device for type 2B
B.3 Procedure
B.3.1 Tilt the equipment in the main direction of movement and impose a load (
B.3.2 For type 2B, apply the force according to
Annex C (normative) Method for determination of freedom from pinch and crush points
(normative) Method for determination of freedom from pinch and crush points
C.1 Principle
C.2 Apparatus
C.2.1 Suitable device
C.2.2 Suitable device for type 2B
C.2.3 Rod
14 C.3 Procedure
C.3.1 Load the equipment with a force at�695�N ±�5�N (
C.3.2 Move the equipment to one of its most extreme positions. Using the rod (
Annex D (normative) Method for determination of sideways stability
(normative) Method for determination of sideways stability
D.1 Principle
D.2 Apparatus
D.2.1 Suitable device
D.3 Procedure
BS EN 1176-6:1998
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