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BS EN 1176-5:2019

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Playground equipment and surfacing – Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels

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BSI 2019 22
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This document specifies additional safety requirements for carousels intended for permanent installation for use by children.

Where the main play function is not rotating, the relevant requirements in this part of EN 1176 might be used, as appropriate. This document is not applicable to motor-driven carousels, fairground carousels or climbing drums.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
11 4 Safety requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Free height of fall, height of user stations and impact areas
12 4.3 Free space/falling space
13 4.4 Entrapment
14 4.5 User stations
4.6 Load capacity and stability
5 Type specific requirements
5.1 Rotating chairs (type A)
5.2 Carousel with platform (type B)
5.2.1 General
15 5.2.2 Rotating platform flush to the ground
5.2.3 Rotating platform not flush with the ground
17 5.3 Overhead carousel (type C)
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Structural integrity and impact attenuation
5.4 Track-driven carousel (type D)
5.4.1 Drives
5.4.2 Drive wheels
5.4.3 Supporting structure
18 5.4.4 Tracks
5.5 Inclined disc (type E)
5.6 Bowl-like carousel (type F)
19 5.7 Free standing carousel with a diameter of less than 500 mm
6 Test reports
7 Marking
20 Annex A (normative)Method for the determination of attachment strength of supporting structure components to the rotating shaft
A.1 Principle
A.2 Procedure
21 Annex B (informative)Aā€“deviations
BS EN 1176-5:2019
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