EN 15567-1:2015+A1:2020

Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety requirements

This European Standard applies to permanent and mobile ropes courses and their components.
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for the design, construction, inspection and maintenance of ropes courses and their components.
This European Standard does not apply to temporary ropes courses (see 3.3) and children's play grounds (see EN 1176 all parts).
For the use of ropes courses EN 15567 2 applies.

Sport- und Freizeitanlagen - Seilgärten - Teil 1: Konstruktion und sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen

Diese Europäische Norm gilt für permanente und mobile Seilgärten und deren Bestandteile.
Diese Europäische Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen an die Auslegung, Konstruktion, Inspektion und Instandhaltung von Seilgärten und deren Bestandteilen fest.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für temporäre Seilgärten (siehe 3.3) und für Kinderspielplätze (siehe EN 1176, alle Teile).
Für die Benutzung von Seilgärten gilt EN 15567 2.

Structures de sport et d’activités de plein air - Parcours acrobatiques en hauteur - Partie 1 : Exigences de construction et de sécurité

La présente Norme européenne s’applique aux parcours acrobatiques en hauteur, fixes et mobiles, et à leurs composants.
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences de sécurité concernant la conception, la construction, le contrôle et la maintenance des parcours acrobatiques en hauteur et de leurs composants.
La présente Norme européenne ne s’applique ni aux parcours acrobatiques temporaires (voir 3.3) ni aux aires de jeux pour enfants (voir toutes les parties de l’EN 1176).
En ce qui concerne l’utilisation des parcours acrobatiques en hauteur, l’EN 15567 2 s’applique.

Športni in rekreacijski pripomočki - Vrvni plezalni parki - 1. del: Konstrukcijske in varnostne zahteve

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-Feb-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 11-Aug-2020
• ICS: 97.220.10 - Sports facilities
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Current Stage: 9000 - Start of review/2 Year Review Enquiry - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 20-May-2020
• Completion Date: 20-May-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN 15567-1:2015+A1:2020 - Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety requirements

Relations

• Merged From: EN 15567-1:2015/FprA1 - Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 15567-1:2015 - Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety requirements
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15567-1:2015
Športni in rekreacijski pripomočki - Vrvni plezalni parki - 1. del: Konstrukcijske in
varnostne zahteve
Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety
requirements
Sport- und Freizeitanlagen - Seilgärten - Teil 1: Konstruktion und sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen
Structures de sport et d’activités de plein air - Parcours acrobatiques en hauteur - Partie
1 : Exigences de construction et de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15567-1:2015+A1:2020
ICS:
97.220.10 Športni objekti Sports facilities
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15567-1:2015+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.10 Supersedes EN 15567-1:2015
English Version
Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1:
Construction and safety requirements
Structures de sport et d'activités de plein air - Parcours Sport- und Freizeitanlagen - Seilgärten - Teil 1:
acrobatiques en hauteur - Partie 1 : Exigences de Konstruktion und sicherheitstechnische
construction et de sécurité Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 March 2015 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 11 November
2019.
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.

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.
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Safety requirements . 12
4.1 Choice of site . 12
4.2 Material . 13
4.3 Design and manufacture . 16
4.4 Personal protective equipment (PPE) . 22
5 Test methods . 23
6 Marking . 23
6.1 Element identification . 23
6.2 Element marking . 23
7 Inspection and maintenance . 24
7.1 Inspection . 24
7.2 Maintenance manual . 25
8 Documents . 26
8.1 General . 26
8.2 User manual for operators. 26
8.3 Arboreal assessment report . 27
Annex A (normative) Minimum information to be included in an arboreal assessment
report . 28
Annex B (normative) Instructions for the use of the ropes course . 29
Annex C (informative) Relevance of ISO 4309:2010 to EN 15567-1 for Ropes Courses . 31
Annex D (informative) Guidance on risk assessment . 36
Bibliography . 37
European foreword
This document (EN 15567-1:2015+A1:2020) 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 August 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by August 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 includes amendment 1, approved by CEN on 11 November 2019.
This document supersedes !EN 15567-1:2015."
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
EN 15567 consists of the following parts, under the general title, Sports- and recreational facilities —
Ropes courses:
— Part 1: Construction and safety requirements;
— Part 2: Operation requirements.
The main changes to EN 15567-1:2007 are:
a) terms and definitions revised (Clause 3);
b) requirements for wire ropes revised (4.2.4);
c) new clause for synthetic ropes included (4.2.5);
d) influence of loads revised (4.3.2);
e) requirements for trees revised (4.3.3.3);
f) requirements for zip lines revised (4.3.4.2);
g) requirements for safety systems revised (4.3.5);
h) requirements for personal protective equipment revised in accordance with existing standards
(4.4);
i) requirements for inspection and maintenance revised (Clause 7);
j) Annex A revised;
k) Annex B deleted;
l) new Annex C “Relevance of ISO 4309:2010 to EN 15567-1 for ropes courses” added;
m) correction of editorial errors.
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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Ropes courses vary considerably and may be used for educational, recreational, training or therapeutic
purposes.
Ropes course activities involve risks that should be managed by the manufacturers and operators. This
is achieved through careful design, manufacture, supervision, training, instruction, information etc.
Ropes course activities should only be undertaken by those who are physically and mentally able to
comply with the safety requirements specified by the operator.
The various safety devices (for protection against falling from a height and collisions) consist of
equipment designed to limit the consequences of falls or collisions. There are inherent risks associated
with ropes courses. These risks should, however, be appropriately managed and reduced to an
acceptable level by the ropes course operator. However, it should be understood that such risks cannot
be eliminated altogether. It should be noted that no safety system can prevent deliberate misuse.
On the basis of a risk assessment, that takes into account the manufacturer's manual, operators should
take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety of participants and staff. This means that the
degree of risks in a particular job/work place/facility need to be balanced against the time, trouble,
cost, benefits and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid or reduce the risk.
Ropes course operators should also consider EN 15567-2, when carrying out risk assessments.
1 Scope
This European Standard applies to permanent and mobile ropes courses and their components.
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for the design, construction, inspection and
maintenance of ropes courses and their components.
This European Standard does not apply to temporary ropes courses (see 3.3) and children's play
grounds (see EN 1176 all parts).
For the use of ropes courses EN 15567-2 applies.
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 335, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood
and wood-based products
EN 350-2:1994, Durability of wood and wood-based products — Natural durability of solid wood — Part
2: Guide to natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe
EN 351-1:2007, Durability of wood and wood-based products - Preservative-treated solid wood - Part 1:
Classification of preservative penetration and retention
EN 358, Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts
and lanyards for work positioning or restraint
EN 361, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses
EN 636, Plywood — Specifications
EN 813, Personal fall protection equipment - Sit harnesses
EN 1176-1, Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
EN 12277, Mountaineering equipment — Harnesses — Safety requirements and test methods
EN 12927-6, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Ropes — Part 6:
Discard criteria
EN 13411-1, Terminations for steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 1: Thimbles for steel wire rope slings
EN 13411-2, Terminations for steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 2: Splicing of eyes for wire rope slings
EN 13411-3:2004+A1:2008, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Ferrules and ferrule-
securing
EN 13411-4, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 4: Metal and resin socketing
EN 13411-5, Terminations for steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 5: U-bolt wire rope grips
EN 13411-6, Terminations for steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 6: Asymmetric wedge socket
EN 13411-7, Terminations for steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 7: Symmetric wedge socket
EN 15567-2:2015, Sports- and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 2: Operation requirements
ISO 4309:2010, Cranes — Wire ropes — Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
ropes course
constructed facility consisting of one or more activity systems, support systems and, if needed, an
appropriate safety system with restricted access and requiring supervision
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.

Key
Activity systems Support systems Belaying systems
A S B
A1 Elements S1 Poles B1 Assisted belaying
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