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What they are and how they
benefit the industry?
EN standards
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LAPPSET- Manufacturer since 1970’s
- Playground equipment, park furniture, recreational sports equipment
- Perhaps the most versatile R&D in the business designing more than
1000 customer specific designs every year
ESA JUNTTILA- Engineer of wood technology
- Full time product safety expert, Product safety manager of Lappset
- For example
- Member of EN 1176 interpretation panel
- Author of two playground and recreational sports area safety
books
- Convener of Parkour standardization working group
- Secretary of inspector competence working group
- Member of several other working groups
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DEVELOPMENT OF
EN STANDARDS
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Iniative from any CEN member state or EU commission
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Support from 5 countries
Working Group is formed
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Convener
Secretariat
Experts
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3 years time, normally meetings
once every 3 months
CEN enquiry
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Implementation of the comments
received during CEN enquiry
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Formal vote with weighted
votes
• Turkey has 29 votes out of
405. Finland 7.
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Publication
Review after 5 years
• Confirmation for
another 5 years
• Revision
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OVERVİEW TO SOME
STANDARDS
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EN 1176 - Playground equipment
– Entrapments
• Head
• Neck
• Finger
– Accessibility
– Falling protection
– Impact area
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Risk example 1/4
– Fences are not
playequipment, but shall be
safe
– Into this fence a 2 year old girl
strangled to death
• Bottom bar
• Opening 100 x 150 mm
• Smooth surface
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EN 1176 - Playground equipment
– All chains are not acceptable to
playgrounds
– Dimension b < 8,6 mm
• DIN 766 type
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EN 1176 - Playground equipment
– 17% of all accidents in slides
– What larger that riskier
– Even following standards isn’t
enough for large slides but a
professional risk assessment is
required.
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EN 1176 - Playground equipment
– Not only products, but also
layout has to be safe
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EN 1177 - Impact attenuation test
– Test method for determining an impact attenuation of the safety
surfacing
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EN 15312 – Multi-sport arenas
– Goals
– Basketball rings
– Spectator platforms
– Ball stop screens
– Structural integrity
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EN 16630 – Fitness equipment
– Gaps with changing dimensions
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EN 14974 – Skate facilities
– Safety areas
– Dimensions for obstacles
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EN 16579 – Football goals
– Stability
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EN xxxxx – Parkour facilities
– Falling space
– Clearances
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BENEFİTS FROM
EN STANDARDS
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Public tenders
• Demand standard compatibility
– Law requirement
– Safety is manufacturer’s responsibility
– At least decent quality
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In case of accident
• Easiest way to defend is to show products compatibility
against relevant safety standard
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Risk assessment
• Always bases on relevant
standard
• Tool to improve safety
• Way to make new products
with equal safety
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Inspections and maintenance
• Post installation
• Annual
• Operational
• Visual
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SAFE_TO_PLAY
www.SafeToPlay.com
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THANK YOU
