EN 1176-2:2017+AC:2019

Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings

This European Standard specifies additional safety requirements for swings intended for permanent installation for use by children. Where the main play function is not swinging, the relevant requirements in this part of EN 1176 may be used, as appropriate.
NOTE   Recommendations on the design and siting of swings are given in Annex A.

Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 2: Zusätzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schaukeln

Diese Europäische Norm legt zusätzliche sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen an Schaukeln fest, die dauerhaft installiert und für die Benutzung durch Kinder vorgesehen sind. Sofern die Hauptspielfunktion nicht Schaukeln ist, dürfen die entsprechenden Anforderungen in diesem Teil der EN 1176, sofern zutreffend, angewendet werden.
ANMERKUNG   In Anhang A werden Empfehlungen zur Konstruktion und zum Aufstellungsbereich von Schaukeln gegeben.

Équipement et sols d'aires de jeux - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires spécifiques aux balançoires

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences de sécurité complémentaires pour les balançoires destinées à être installées de façon permanente et utilisées par des enfants. Lorsque la principale fonction de jeu n’est pas de se balancer, les exigences appropriées définies dans cette partie de l’EN 1176 peuvent être utilisées, selon le cas.
NOTE   L’Annexe A donne des recommandations relatives à la conception et à l’emplacement des balançoires.

Oprema in podloge otroških igrišč - 2. del: Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za viseče gugalnice

Ta evropski standard določa dodatne varnostne zahteve za trajno nameščene viseče gugalnice za otroke. Kadar glavna funkcija igralne naprave ni guganje, se lahko ustrezne zahteve tega dela standarda EN 1176 uporabljajo, kot je ustrezno.
OPOMBA: Priporočila glede konstrukcije in mesta postavitve visečih gugalnic so podana v dodatku A.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 22-Oct-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Apr-2020
• ICS: 97.200.40 - Playgrounds
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136/SC 1 - Playground equipment for children
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 31-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• Ref Project: SIST EN 1176-2:2018+AC:2019 - Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings

Relations

• Merged From: EN 1176-2:2017 - Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 1176-2:2017+AC:2019 is the CEN European standard that specifies additional safety requirements and test methods for swings intended for permanent installation on children’s playgrounds. It supplements the general requirements of EN 1176‑1 and covers definitions, design limits, impact and dynamic testing, marking and test reporting. Annex A provides recommendations on the design and siting of swings, while Annexes B and C give normative test methods for impact attenuation and dynamic load testing of suspension systems.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and definitions: Clear classification of swing types (Type 1 - one rotational axis, Type 2 - several rotational axes, Type 3 - single‑point swings, Type 4 - contact/group swings), plus dimensional terms such as swing height, length of suspension member, seat height and ground clearance.
• Ground clearance: Minimum clearances specified - 350 mm for single‑use swings at rest, 400 mm for group swing seats (400 mm measured from the rigid part if the seat has a flexible lower part); vertical tyre seats may have minimum 100 mm due to flexible, impact‑attenuating construction.
• Seat clearance: Minimum seat clearance for single‑point swings (Type 3) is at least 400 mm adjacent to obstacles (with specified exceptions).
• Impact attenuation: Methods for determining how well seats and surfacing reduce impact forces (normative Annex B). Includes apparatus, test procedures and measurement requirements.
• Dynamic load and structural integrity: Procedures to test suspension systems and overall framework for fatigue and safety (normative Annex C).
• Additional type requirements: Specific provisions for multi‑axis, single‑point, contact and group swings (e.g., group swing seat definitions and handling).
• Marking & test reports: Requirements for labelling and documentation to demonstrate conformity.
• Corrigendum updates: 2019 corrigendum updated definitions, figures (ground clearance, free height of fall), group seat requirements and harmonised measurement methods.

Applications and users

This standard is used by:

• Playground equipment manufacturers - for design and pre‑production testing to ensure compliance.
• Designers and landscape architects - to select and site swings safely.
• Installers and maintenance teams - for correct installation, inspections and repairs.
• Safety inspectors, certifiers and procurement officers - to verify conformity, prepare specifications and accept equipment.
• Municipalities and schools - to assess suitability and ongoing safety of swing installations.

Relevant search keywords: EN 1176-2, playground equipment, swings safety, playground surfacing, impact attenuation, test methods, CEN standard, swing design.

Related standards

• EN 1176‑1: General safety requirements and test methods
• EN 1176‑7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation
• EN 1177: Impact attenuation of playground surfacing
• EN 14960: Inflatable play equipment (where applicable)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1176-2:2018
Oprema in podloge otroških igrišč - 2. del: Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode za viseče gugalnice
Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements
and test methods for swings
Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 2: Zusätzliche besondere
sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schaukeln
Équipement et sols d'aires de jeux - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai
complémentaires spécifiques aux balançoires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1176-2:2017+AC:2019
ICS:
97.200.40 Igrišča Playgrounds
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 1176-2:2017+AC
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.200.40 Supersedes EN 1176-2:2017
English Version
Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional
specific safety requirements and test methods for swings
Équipement et sols d'aires de jeux - Partie 2: Exigences Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 2:
de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires Zusätzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische
spécifiques aux balançoires Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schaukeln
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 August 2016 and includes Corrigendum approved by CEN on 6 August 2016.

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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists 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.

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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Safety requirements . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Ground clearance . 9
4.3 Seat clearance for single point swing (Type 3). 10
4.4 Minimum clearance and lateral stability of swing seats with more than one point of
suspension . 10
4.5 Means of suspension . 12
4.6 Impact attenuation of swing seats . 13
4.6.1 Swing seats and vertical tyre seats . 13
4.6.2 Cradle swing seats . 13
4.6.3 Group swing seats . 13
4.7 Dynamic load for swing equipment . 14
4.8 Structural integrity . 14
4.9 Framework . 14
4.10 Height of fall and impact area . 14
4.10.1 Free height of fall . 14
4.10.2 Dimensions of falling space and impact area . 14
5 Additional type requirements . 17
5.1 Swings with several rotational axes (Type 2) . 17
5.2 Single-point swings (Type 3) . 17
5.3 Contact swings (Type 4) . 18
6 Test reports . 18
7 Marking . 18
Annex A (informative) Recommendations for design and siting of swings . 19
Annex B (normative) Determination of swing seat impact attenuation . 20
B.1 General . 20
B.2 Apparatus . 20
B.3 Procedure. 21
B.3.1 Flat swing seats . 21
B.3.2 Cradle swing seats . 21
B.3.3 Arrangement of test rig . 21
B.3.4 Raising seat for test . 21
B.3.5 Support and release of seat . 21
B.3.6 Collection of data . 21
B.3.7 Peak acceleration . 21
B.3.8 Surface compression . 21
B.3.9 Average surface compression . 21
B.4 Impact measuring equipment . 22
B.5 Accuracy of tests . 22
Annex C (normative) Dynamic load test for suspension systems of swings . 23
C.1 Principle . 23
C.2 Procedure . 23
Bibliography . 24

European foreword
This document (EN 1176-2:2017+AC:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136
“Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes ˜EN 1176-2:2017™.
This document includes Corrigendum 1 issued by CEN on 23 October 2019.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by corrigendum is indicated in the text by tags ˜™
The main changes are:
a) amended definition of a swing;
b) additional figure for an example of a swing with one rotational axis (see Figure 1);
c) new figure on ground clearance (see Figure 7);
d) new definition and requirements for group swing seats;
e) improved recommendations for fences around swings;
f) revised figure for free height of fall and surfacing requirements beneath a swing (see Figure 10);
g) harmonization of B.4 and B.5 with the measuring device from the EN 1176 series.
This document is part of a series of standards dealing with playground equipment and surfacing which
consists of:
— Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods;
— Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings;
— Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides;
— Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways;
— Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels;
— Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment;
— Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation;
— Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment;
— Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network.
This part of EN 1176 will be used in conjunction with parts EN 1176-1, EN 1176-7 and EN 1177.
For inflatable play equipment see EN 14960, Inflatable play equipment — Safety requirements and test
methods.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies additional safety requirements for swings intended for permanent
installation for use by children. Where the main play function is not swinging, the relevant
requirements in this part of EN 1176 may be used, as appropriate.
NOTE Recommendations on the design and siting of swings are given in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1176-1:2017, Playground equipment and surfacing — Part 1: General safety requirements and test
methods
EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
(ISO/IEC 17025)
ISO 6487, Road vehicles — Measurement techniques in impact tests — Instrumentation
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1176-1 and the following
apply.
NOTE In order not to confine the application of this European Standard to those items of equipment currently
in use and to allow freedom of design for the manufacture of new equipment, only the fundamental forms of
equipment and motion are defined.
3.1
swing
moving equipment where the weight of the user is supported below a pivot or universal joint, where the
pivot or universal joint is more than 1,3 m above the ground
3.2
swing with one rotational axis (Type 1)
seat that is flexibly suspended individually from a load bearing cross beam that can swing to and fro in
an arc at right angles to the cross beam
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.

a) b)
Figure 1 — Examples of a swing with one rotational axis (Type 1)
3.3
swing with several rotational axes (Type 2)
seat suspended from one or more load bearing cross beams, supported in such a way that it can move at
right angles or longitudinally to the cross beams in as horizontal position as practicable
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.

Figure 2 — Example of a swing with several rotational axes (Type 2)
3.4
single point swing (Type 3)
seat or platform with cables or chains that meet at one fixing point so that the swing can move in all
directions
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
a) b)
Figure 3 — Examples of a single point swings (Type 3)
3.5
contact swing (Type 4)
group of seats flexibly suspended individually from load bearing cross beams, which are arranged
around a central axis (a centre point), typically six in number
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.

Key
1 central axis
Figure 4 — Example of a contact swing (Type 4)
3.6
swing height
distance between the middle of the fulcrum of the suspension and the playing surface
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5.
3.7
length of swing suspension member
distance between the middle of the fulcrum of the suspension member and top surface of the seat or
platform
Note 1 to entry: Suspension members include chains and ropes.
Note 2 to entry: See Figure 5.
3.8
height of seat
distance between the top of the seat or platform and the playing surface
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5.

Key
1 rotational axis
h swing height
h length of swing suspension member (h -h )
2 1 3
h height of seat
h ground clearance
Figure 5 — Height dimensions
3.9
ground clearance
distance between the specified under-part of the seat and the playing surface
Note 1 to entry: The measurement position depends on seat type, see 4.2.
3.10
seat clearance
distance between the lower edge of the seat and any obstacle adjacent to the path of the swing
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.
Key
h seat clearance
Figure 6 — Example of a Type 3 swing showing seat clearance
3.11
flat swing seat
seat without back and side protections
3.12
cradle swing seat
seat provided with greater body support for younger or less able users, typically designed so that the
user cannot slip through the constructional parts surrounding the seat
3.13
group swing seat
seat with a large surface area intended for several users, typically nest or basket swing seats, single
point swing seats, tyre seats, and swinging beds
4 Safety requirements
4.1 General
Swings shall conform to EN 1176-1 unless otherwise specified in this part of EN 1176.
4.2 Ground clearance
The minimum ground clearance for single-use swings (see Figures 5 and 6) at rest position shall be
350 mm.
For group swing seats, the minimum ground clearance at rest position shall be 400 mm.
For group swing seats with a flexible lower part the ground clearance shall be a minimum of 400 mm
measured from the underside of the rigid part of the seat in its most onerous position (see Figure 7).
In the case of contact swings with vertical tyres as seats (see Figure 12), the ground clearance may be
reduced to 100 mm minimum.
NOTE The minimum ground clearance is lower for contact swings with vertical tyres because their
construction is flexible; if an impact occurs the tyre is deflected and the impact is reduced. Also, the tyre is made
from impact attenuating material.

Key
1 rigid part
2 flexible part
h ground clearance
Figure 7 — Ground Clearance
4.3 Seat clearance for single point swing (Type 3)
The seat clearance (see Figure 6) shall be at least 400 mm except in the direction of the beam on which
the suspension is fixed.
If during use, the side of the swing seat can come into contact with the swing frame, then protective
material may be fitted to the frame at this point to protect the beam and the seat.
NOTE The design of Type 3 swings permits a deviation from the free space requirement in EN 1176-1
because the hazar
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