FprEN 17736

Entertainment technology - Specifications for design and manufacture of aluminium stage decks and frames

This document specifies the requirements for the design and manufacture of aluminium decks and frames used in the entertainment industry.
This document does not apply to scaffolding used as substructures in stage and studio environments in accordance with standard series EN 12810 and EN 12811 or fairground rides in accordance with EN 13814-1.

Veranstaltungstechnik - Anforderungen an die Bemessung und Herstellung von Podesten und Zargen aus Aluminium

Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an die Bemessung und Herstellung von in der Veranstaltungs¬branche verwendeten Podesten und Zargen aus Aluminium fest.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für die in Bühnen- und Studioumgebungen als Unterkonstruktion verwendeten Gerüste nach den Normenreihen EN 12810 und EN 12811 sowie nicht für fliegende Bauten nach EN 13814-1.

Technologies du spectacle - Spécifications pour la conception et la fabrication de praticables de scène en aluminium

Le présent document spécifie les exigences pour la conception et la fabrication des praticables de scène en aluminium utilisés dans l'industrie du spectacle.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux échafaudages utilisés comme sous-structures dans les environnements scéniques et de studio conformément aux séries de normes EN 12810 et EN 12811, ni aux manèges de parcs d'attractions conformément à l'EN 13814-1.

Zabavna tehnologija - Specifikacije za projektiranje in izdelavo aluminijastih odrov in okvirjev

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 97.200.10 - Theatre, stage and studio equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 433 - Entertainment technology - Equipment, technical installations and machinery used on stages and other production areas within the entertainment industry
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 433/WG 2 - Working materials
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 17736:2022 - Entertainment technology - Specifications for design and manufacture of aluminium stage decks and frames

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17736:2021
01-november-2021

Zabavna tehnologija - Specifikacije za projektiranje in izdelavo aluminijastih odrov

in okvirjev

Entertainment technology - Specifications for design and manufacture of aluminium

stage decks and frames
Veranstaltungstechnik - Anforderungen an die Bemessung und Herstellung von
Podesten und Zargen aus Aluminium

Technologies du spectacle - Spécifications pour la conception et la fabrication de

praticables de scène en aluminium
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17736
ICS:
91.080.17 Aluminijaste konstrukcije Aluminium structures
97.200.10 Gledališka, odrska in Theatre, stage and studio
studijska oprema ter delovne equipment
postaje
oSIST prEN 17736:2021 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17736
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 97.200.10
English Version
Entertainment technology - Specifications for design and
manufacture of aluminium stage decks and frames
Veranstaltungstechnik - Anforderungen an die
Bemessung und Herstellung von Podesten und Zargen
aus Aluminium

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 433.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17736:2021 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 List of significant hazards ............................................................................................................................ 6

5 Engineering ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

5.2 Design .................................................................................................................................................................. 8

5.3 Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

5.3.2 Load assumptions ........................................................................................................................................... 8

5.4 Engineering documentation ........................................................................................................................ 9

6 Manufacture ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

6.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

6.2 Materials ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

6.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

6.2.2 Fire behaviour .................................................................................................................................................. 9

6.2.3 Surface condition ............................................................................................................................................ 9

6.3 Welding ............................................................................................................................................................ 10

6.4 Inspection ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

6.5 Identification ................................................................................................................................................. 10

6.6 Manufacturing documentation ............................................................................................................... 10

7 Additional design requirements for stairs, ramps and guardrails ............................................ 10

7.1 Stairs ................................................................................................................................................................. 10

7.2 Ramps ............................................................................................................................................................... 11

7.3 Guardrails ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

7.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

7.3.2 Guardrails for stages ................................................................................................................................... 11

7.3.3 Guardrails for areas with public access ............................................................................................... 12

7.4 Alignment of stage decks ........................................................................................................................... 12

8 Ancillary items .............................................................................................................................................. 12

9 Test requirements and procedures ....................................................................................................... 12

9.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

9.2 Preperation of the test ............................................................................................................................... 13

9.3 Vertical test loads ......................................................................................................................................... 13

9.3.1 Uniformly distributed load ....................................................................................................................... 13

9.3.2 Point load ........................................................................................................................................................ 13

9.4 Horizontal test load ..................................................................................................................................... 13

9.5 Verification of test results ......................................................................................................................... 13

9.6 Documentation of test results ................................................................................................................. 13

10 User documentation .................................................................................................................................... 14

Annex A (informative) Technical data sheet example ................................................................................. 15

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Annex B (informative) Example of test setups for testing aluminium stage decks and

frames ............................................................................................................................................................... 17

B.1 Application of test loads ............................................................................................................................. 17

Annex C (informative) Test report examples .................................................................................................. 19

C.1 Example of test report for stage decks or frames ............................................................................. 19

C.2 Example of test report for guardrails .................................................................................................... 20

Annex D (informative) Inspection report example ....................................................................................... 22

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 23

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European foreword

This document (prEN 17736:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 433

“Entertainment Technology - Machinery, equipment and installations”, the secretariat of which is held by

DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This is a type C standard as specified in EN ISO 12100.
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1 Scope

This document specifies the safety requirements for planning, selection, production, intended use as well

as testing of aluminium stage decks and frames that are capable of being used as aluminium stage decks,

inclinations, steps and stairs; including railings for performance areas (stages) and stands.

This document deals with all of the significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events

relevant to aluminium stage decks and frames when they are used as intended and under conditions of

misuse reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.

If these products become components of a built environment, then structural requirements are expected

to be taken into consideration.

This document does not apply to scaffolding used as substructures in stage and studio environments in

accordance with the standard series EN 12810 and EN 12811 and not for fairground rides in accordance

with EN 13814-1.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 17115, Entertainment technology - Specifications for design and manufacture of aluminium and steel

trusses

EN 17206, Entertainment technology - Machinery for stages and other production areas - Safety

requirements and inspections
EN 1993 series, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures
EN 1995 series, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures
EN 1999 series, Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures
EN 10204, Metallic products - Types of inspection documents

EN 82079-1, Preparation of instructions for use - Structuring, content and presentation - Part 1: General

principles and detailed requirements
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 17115 and EN 17206 and the

following apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
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3.1
stage deck

frame construction predominantly made from aluminium profiles with a load bearing infill

3.2
frame

closed frame construction made of aluminium profiles; depending on model with mounting for legs

and/or substructure (without load bearing infill)
3.3
substructure

structure, independently placed on the market, intended to support decks or frames

EXAMPLE scaffolding, lattice beams, truss
3.4
plug leg

detachable straight profile generally mounted in the corners of a deck or frame and perpendicular to the

said deck or frame
3.5
foldable leg

generally non-detachable straight profile with a hinging action mounted in the corners of a deck or frame

3.6
scissor leg

generally non-detachable profiles with a scissor-like action mounted on the bottom side of a deck or

frame
3.7
guardrail
physical barrier to protect persons against falling off raised areas
3.8
load bearing infill

load bearing structure, for example timber, metal, polymer, attached to the frame

3.9
toeboard

board placed around the outer edges of stage decks to prevent objects from falling off the deck when

required
4 List of significant hazards

Table 1 contains some examples of typical hazards associated with the application of stage decks and

frames.
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Table 1 — List of significant hazards
relevant clause(s) in this
Hazards
document
1 Mechanical hazards due to:
1.1 Inadequate mechanical strength 5
1.2 Instability 5
1.3 Gravity and stability 5
1.4 Height from the ground 7.3
1.5 Slippery surface 6.2.3, 7.1, 7.2
1.6 Surface geometry 5, 6
1.7 Potential energy 5, 8
1.8 Sharp edges 6.2.3
1.9 trip hazard 6.2.3
1.10 Transport 5, 8, 10
2 Electrical hazards
Contact of persons with parts which have become live under faulty
2.1 8, 10
conditions
3 Thermal hazards
3.1 Objects or materials with a high or low temperature 5, 10
4 Noise hazards
4.1 Mechanical noise 10
5 Vibration hazards
5.1 loosening of components due to dynamic actions 5, 10
6 Ergonomic hazards
6.1 Manual handling 5, 10
6.2 Inadequate working light level 10
6.3 Constricted room during assembly 8, 10
Hazards associated with the environment in which the product
is used
7.1 Weather conditions (temperature, wind, rain, ice, lightning etc.) 6.2.3, 10
7.2 Humidity 6.2, 10
7.3 Corrosion 6.2, 10
7.4 Seismic activity 10
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5 Engineering
5.1 General

Stage decks, frames and their accessories shall be engineered in accordance with this document.

5.2 Design

The design of stage decks, frames and their accessories shall be in accordance with the relevant parts of

the European Standards EN 1990, EN 1991 series, EN 1993 series, EN 1995 series and EN 1999 series

and the related national application documents as well as EN 1090-2 and EN 1090-3.

Physical testing may be used to support calculation in accordance with the relevant standards. Physical

testing shall not be used to replace structural calculation.
5.3 Analysis
5.3.1 General
Analysis shall include but not be limited to the following:
a) influence of height and type of supports (e.g. legs, scissors etc.);
b) supporting substructure;
c) connection to supports and supporting substructure;
d) interaction between stage decks and frames with supporting substructure;
e) influence of adjacent stage decks and frames;
f) allowable deflection;
g) welding process.
5.3.2 Load assumptions
5.3.2.1 General
Analysis shall prove the following minimum load assumptions.
5.3.2.2 Uniformly distributed load
A minimum uniformly distributed vertical load of 5 kN/m shall be assumed.
5.3.2.3 Point load

A minimum single vertical point load of 1,5 kN on an area of 2 500 mm in a square or round shape shall

be assumed in all instances.

For deck surfaces exceeding the dimensions of 1 000 mm in any direction, vertical point loads of 1,5 kN

shall be assumed for every additional started meter. The centers of the point loads shall have a maximum

distance of 500 mm to each other.

The point load shall be assumed at the most unfavourable position of the load bearing infill.

NOTE This is necessary to ensure that the load bearing infill is not affected by punching shear or bending of

any supporting profile caused by the point load.
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5.3.2.4 Horizontal equivalent loads

To achieve sufficient horizontal stiffness a distributed load acting in a horizontal direction, level with the

load bearing infill, of 1/20 of the uniformly distributed vertical load in all directions shall be assumed.

For stage decks and frames equipped with vertical legs, a build height of at least 1,00 m shall be assumed.

For scissor stage decks the worst case deck height shall be assumed.
5.4 Engineering documentation

Engineering documentation of the product designs shall be created, compiled and maintained by the

manufacturer.

Engineering documentation shall include as a minimum, engineering drawings and structural analysis.

Additional methods needed to validate the design shall be included.

Engineering drawings shall include dimensions, components, subassemblies, material types, self-weight,

fastener types, specifications and welds as required by the EN 1090 series.

Engineering documentation shall be retained for 10 years following cessation of the production of a

specific stage deck or frame.
6 Manufacture
6.1 General

The manufacturing of stage decks and frames shall maintain compliance with the applicable standards of

the EN 1090 series.

Stage decks and frames shall be classified accordingly to consequence class CC2 and service category SC1

and shall be manufactured accordingly to execution class EXC2.
6.2 Materials
6.2.1 General
Steel alloy shall conform to the demands of the EN 1993 series and EN 1090-2.

Aluminium alloy shall conform to the demands of the EN 1999 series and EN 1090-3.

Timber shall conform to the demands of the EN 1995 series.

All aluminium alloy shall be accompanied by inspection certificates 3.1 as defined by EN 10204.

Alternative materials used in the manufacture of stage decks and frames should only be selected if an

appopiate validation for its use is available.
NOTE 1 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) applies with re
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