BS EN 1176-1:2017 specifies general safety requirements for permanently installed public playground equipment and surfacing. Additional safety requirements for specific pieces of playground equipment are specified in subsequent parts of this standard.

This part of EN 1176 covers playground equipment for all children. It has been prepared with full recognition of the need for supervision of young children and of less able or less competent children.

The purpose of this part of EN 1176 is to ensure a proper level of safety when playing in, on or around playground equipment, and at the same time to promote activities and features known to benefit children because they provide valuable experiences that will enable them to cope with situations outside the playground.

This part of EN 1176 is applicable to playground equipment intended for individual and collective use by children. It is also applicable to equipment and units installed as children's playground equipment although they are not manufactured as such, but exclude those items defined as toys in EN 71 and the Toys Safety Directive.

It is not applicable to adventure playgrounds with the exception of those items which have been commercially sourced.


Cross References:
EN 818-2:1996+A1:2008
EN 1991-1-3:2003
EN 818-3:1999+A1:2008
EN 1177:2008
EN 351-1:2007
EN 13411-3:2004
EN 13411-5:2003
(ISO 13934-1)
(ISO 2307)
(ISO 9554)
EN 636
ISO 4892-3
EN ISO 9554 (ISO 9554:2010) AS
EN 335:2013
EN 1991-1-2:2002
EN ISO 4892-3 (ISO 4892-3:2016) AS
EN ISO 2307 (ISO 2307:2010) AS
EN 1991-1-4:2005
EN 350:2016
EN ISO 13934-1 (ISO 13934-1:2013) AS
CEN/CLC Guide 14
EN 71
EN 12572
EN 1176-7:2008
CEN/TR 16598:2014
EN 913:2008
EN 933-1:2012
EN 1176-3:2017
EN 1176-2:2017
EN 13219:2008
CEN/TR 16879:2016
EN 1176-10:2008


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