EN 15649-4:2010
(Main)Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods related to materials, safety, performance and consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on or in water according to EN 15649-1.
This document is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2.
This European Standard is applicable for Class B floating leisure articles for use on or in water according to EN 15649-1 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material.
Class B devices provide a buoyant structure with one or more body openings into which the user is positioned partly immersed.
NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class B (see Annex B):
- floating rafts with interior body holding system ("swim seats") mostly in circular or square shape, fantasy shape for playing purposes;
- floating fantasy shaped (animal adaptations) structures with one or more openings to host a child's body, with or without body holding system;
- floating with slits or openings to put legs through any shape (animal, car imitation, etc.);
- floating rings with interior seat segments inside the circular body opening.
NOTE 2 Typical places for application:
- pools;
- protected areas of lakes, ponds;
- protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).
Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 4: Zusätzliche spezifische sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Klasse B-Geräte
Diese Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren in Bezug auf Materialien, der Sicherheit und der Gebrauchstauglichkeit sowie Verbraucherinformationen für schwimmende Freizeitartikel für den Gebrauch auf und im Wasser nach EN 15649-1 fest.
Dieses Dokument gilt nur in Zusammenhang mit EN 15649-1 und EN 15649-2.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt für klassifizierte schwimmende Freizeitartikel für den Gebrauch auf und im Wasser der Klasse B nach EN 15649-1, unabhängig davon, ob der Auftrieb durch Aufblasen oder durch selbstschwimmendes Material erzielt wird.
Klasse B-Geräte weisen eine Auftriebsstruktur mit einer oder mehreren Körperöffnungen, in der der Benutzer mit teilweise eingetauchtem Körper positioniert ist.
ANMERKUNG 1 Typische Produkte der Klasse B (siehe Anhang B):
- Schwimmflöße mit innerem Körperhaltesystem ("Schwimmsitze") häufig in ring- oder rahmenförmiger Ausführung, Fantasiegebilde zu Spielzwecken;
- schwimmende Fantasiegebilde (Tieradaptionen) mit einer oder mehreren Öffnungen zur Aufnahme eines Kindes, mit oder ohne Körperhaltesystem;
- Flöße mit Schlitzen oder Öffnungen zum Durchstecken der Beine beliebiger Form (Tier-, Autoimitation usw.);
- Schwimmringe mit innerem Sitzsegment im Bereich der Körperöffnung;
ANMERKUNG 2 Typische Orte der Verwendung:
- Pools;
- geschützte Bereiche von Seen, Teichen;
- geschützte Bereiche der Küste (kein ablandiger Wind, keine ablandige Strömung).
Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 4 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires propres aux dispositifs de classe B
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai applicables aux matériaux, à la sécurité, aux performances et aux informations pour l’utilisateur pour les articles classés loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau, conformément à l’EN 15649-1.
Le présent document est applicable conjointement avec l’EN 15649-1 et l’EN 15649-2.
La présente Norme européenne s’applique aux articles de loisirs flottants de classe B à utiliser sur ou dans l’eau conformément à l’EN 15649-1, que la flottabilité soit assurée par gonflage ou par un matériau à flottabilité inhérente.
Les dispositifs de classe B comportent une structure flottante avec une ou plusieurs ouvertures pour le corps dans lesquelles l’utilisateur se trouve dans une position partiellement immergée.
NOTE 1 Produits type appartenant à la classe B (voir l’Annexe B) :
- radeaux flottants avec un dispositif de retenue du corps à l’intérieur (« sièges flottants »), principalement de forme circulaire ou carrée, de forme fantaisiste pour les applications de jeux ;
- structures flottantes de forme fantaisie (imitations d’animaux) avec une ou plusieurs ouvertures prévues pour le corps de l’enfant, avec ou sans dispositif de retenue du corps ;
- articles flottants avec des fentes ou des ouvertures pour mettre ses jambes, ayant des formes variées (imitations d’animaux, de voitures, etc.) ;
- anneaux flottants avec des segments de siège à l’intérieur de l’ouverture circulaire prévue pour le corps.
NOTE 2 Lieux d’utilisation type :
- piscines ;
- zones protégées des lacs, étangs ;
- zone protégée en bord de mer (pas de vent de terre, ni de courant).
Plavajoči pripomočki za prosti čas, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej - 4. del: Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za pripomočke razreda B
Ta evropski standard določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode, ki se nanašajo na materiale, varnost, zmogljivost in uporabniške podatke za razvrščene plavajoče pripomočke za prosti čas, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej, v skladu z EN 15649-1. Ta dokument se uporablja z EN 15649-1 in EN 15649-2. Ta evropski standard se uporablja za plavajoče pripomočke za prosti čas, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej, razreda B v skladu z EN 15649-1, ne glede na to ali se plavanje doseže z napihovanjem ali inherentno plavajočim materialom. Naprave razreda B imajo plavajočo konstrukcijo z eno ali več odprtinami, v katere je nameščen uporabnik, ki je delno potopljen.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.%Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 4: Zusätzliche spezifische sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Klasse B-GeräteArticles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 4: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai com-plémentaires propres aux dispositifs de classe BFloating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices97.220.40Oprema za športe na prostem in vodne športeOutdoor and water sports equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15649-4:2010SIST EN 15649-4:2010en,fr01-april-2010SIST EN 15649-4:2010SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 15649-4
January 2010 ICS 97.220.40 English Version
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices
Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 4 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires propres aux dispositifs de classe B
Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 4: Zusätzliche spezifische sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Klasse B-Geräte This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 December 2009.
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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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Optional manikin testing for swim seats as one possible embodiment of class B1 devices, requirements . 22Annex B (informative)
Examples of typical products forming Class B . 31Bibliography . 32 SIST EN 15649-4:2010
Compliance of a product to this standard requires that the relevant specific part and additionally the EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2 are met. If a product includes multiple use related to several classes it should meet the requirements of all these classes. 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 15649-4:2010
The development of new products in this area is progressing. Beyond the classical swim seat rafts for more dynamic action on and in the water different body postures and extended user groups have been developed.
Class B2 products do not provide this kind of support to the user. Even if they have the circumferential buoy-ant structure in common with the Class B1 products — and thus the entrapment risk if this fit becomes too tight — flotation of the user depends on his ability to hold himself by hands or body inside the very loosely sur-rounding buoyant structure.
Both classes of products include also adult use. Activities may reach from passive floating to actions like wave surfing, tubing, balancing, swinging, etc. The devices are linked with the identified risks given in Table 1.
Standardisation is aiming for more safety with regard to all foreseeable uses. Dealing with a partly intentionally immersed human body leads to the question of loads to be applied for ap-propriate testing. For the purpose of this standard load resulting from the body weight are set with 75 % of the body weight of the heaviest foreseeable or specified user even when in certain circumstances this immersed body weight may be reduced to roughly 10 %. In cases where the devices can be used for sitting on top (e.g. big rings) the maximum body weight out of the stipulated user group should be applied. It should be noted that this standard is not related to the one and only technically clearly determined product but to a whole diverse product group including two major design principles B1 and B2 as laid down in the classification, see Clause 4, for Class B floating leisure articles. Children testing
See Annex A and EN 15649-1:2009, Clause 4, as alternative. Use of Class B products includes children from four years of age and above. Some essential requirement ensuring safety in use and in dangerous situations which may occur
e. g. a capsize
cannot be simulated and verified via the application of forces or other instrumental procedures but only by practical testing involving human test subjects or test dummies which suf-ficiently represent the envisaged user groups. Children in testing increase the nearness to real life situation but may lead to subjective results. An increased number of test cycles are an appropriate means to get an average result which makes the subjective test more objective. The application of test dummies reduces the nearness to real life situation but increases reproducibility of testing. Costs and expenses are high in the be-ginning (production costs) but may pay off in long term in comparison to the expenses of repeated provision and operation of human test subjects. The worst alternative is to eliminate certain requirements if they cannot be verified for the reason of lacking either test dummies or human test subjects. It goes without saying that any involvement of human test subjects and thus in particular child testing is ac-companied with all necessary precautions, surveillance and safety measures. This standard refers amongst others to children as test subjects. The anthropometric requirements related to these test subjects are based on children five years and nine years of age with a body height of 126 cm and 149 cm and a body weight of 25 kg/38 kg. Children of 14 years of age and above can be represented by the smallest adult female person representing the fifth percentile of the anthropometric range. SIST EN 15649-4:2010
Table 1 — Introductory risk analysis No. Typical prod-ucts Place of use Function; range of usage; target/age group Type of movement/propulsionPosition of user in regard to the equipment, ele-vation above water Predict-able mis-use Partial risk related to water environ-ment Fi-nal riskProtection aims standard/ regulation B (B1, B2)
floating struc-tures with circum-ferential buoy-ancy cham-bers around user's body, body opening with or without interior body holding system, various body postures depending on age group and capability to swim: pool, close to shore, lake, pond children; adoles-cents; large vari-ety with regard to age and use (max. 16 years to 18 years); no infants mainly drift-ing; propul-sion only by swimming strokes; third party acting, moving by hand pad-dling, action in waves for adolescents in-water position; main parts of body are below the water sur-face; no elevation above water level, sitting kneeling, stand-ing, laying dangerous distance from bank/ shore; use in currents and/or dangerous offshore winds; use by non-swimmers (B2); cap-sizing (B1); wrong size allocation (user wedged in device); lack of su-pervision Capsizing, entrapment, entangle-ment; cap-sizing in combination with entrap-ment can lead to fatal accidents; drifting away through cur-rant or wind DROWNING avoidance of entrapment/ entangle-ment; float-ing stability; residual buoyancy; warning notes; easy escape in the case of capsizing; adult super-vision; suit-able sizing system
NOTE 1 Rings and ring shaped tubes dealt with in this standard are in no case swim rings as means to learn to swim (see EN 13138-2) but water leisure articles for hanging in or sitting on. NOTE 2 The minimum length or width is 1,2 m and the corresponding dimension is ≥ 1,2 m. SIST EN 15649-4:2010
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