EN 13451-1:2020

Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in pools for public use

This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in swimming pools for public use as classified in EN 15288 1 and EN 15288 2.
Where specific standards exist, this general standard is not expected to be used alone.
Special care is expected to be taken in applying this general standard alone to equipment for which no product specific standard has yet been published.

Schwimmbadgeräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für in öffentlichen Schwimmbädern installierte Schwimmbadgeräte

Dieses Dokument legt allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Geräte fest, die in nach EN 15288 1 und EN 15288 2 klassifizierten öffentlich genutzten Schwimmbädern aufgestellt werden.
Wenn besondere Normen vorhanden sind, wird nicht erwartet, dass diese allgemeine Norm allein verwendet wird.
Besondere Aufmerksamkeit ist erforderlich, wenn diese allgemeine Norm allein auf Geräte angewendet wird, für die noch keine produktspezifische Norm veröffentlicht wurde.

Équipement de piscine - Partie 1 : Exigences générales de sécurité et méthodes d’essai pour les équipements installés dans des piscines à usage public

Le présent document spécifie des exigences générales de sécurité et méthodes d’essai pour les équipements installés dans des piscines à usage public telles que classifiées dans l’EN 15288 1 et l’EN 15288 2.
Lorsqu’il existe des normes spécifiques, la présente norme générale ne doit pas être utilisée seule.
Il convient de prendre les précautions nécessaires lors de l’application de la présente norme générale seule pour les équipements pour lesquels aucune norme spécifique à ces produits n’a encore été publiée.

Oprema za plavalne bazene - 1. del: Splošne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za opremo, vgrajeno v javne plavalne bazene

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Feb-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 30-May-2021
• ICS: 97.220.10 - Sports facilities
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136/WG 8 - Swimming pool equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 11-Nov-2020
• Due Date: 05-Jan-2021
• Completion Date: 11-Nov-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13451-1:2021 - Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in pools for public use

Relations

• Replaces: EN 13451-1:2011+A1:2016 - Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13451-1:2021
01-januar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13451-1:2011+A1:2017
Oprema za plavalne bazene - 1. del: Splošne varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode za opremo, vgrajeno v javne plavalne bazene

Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for

equipment installed in pools for public use
Schwimmbadgeräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren für in öffentlichen Schwimmbädern installierte Schwimmbadgeräte

Équipement de piscine - Partie 1 : Exigences générales de sécurité et méthodes d’essai

pour les équipements installés dans des piscines à usage public
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13451-1:2020
ICS:
97.220.10 Športni objekti Sports facilities
SIST EN 13451-1:2021 en,fr,de

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

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EN 13451-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.10 Supersedes EN 13451-1:2011+A1:2016
English Version
Swimming pool equipment - Part 1: General safety
requirements and test methods for equipment installed in
pools for public use

Équipement de piscine - Partie 1 : Exigences générales Schwimmbadgeräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine

de sécurité et méthodes d'essai pour les équipements sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und

installés dans des piscines à usage public Prüfverfahren für in öffentlichen Schwimmbädern

installierte Schwimmbadgeräte
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 September 2020.

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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13451-1:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 8

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 8

4 Safety requirements .................................................................................................................................... 11

4.1 Structural integrity ...................................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.2 Materials .......................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2 Minimum space .............................................................................................................................................. 12

4.3 Handrails, barriers, safety barriers ....................................................................................................... 12

4.3.1 Handrails.......................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.3.2 Barriers ............................................................................................................................................................ 12

4.3.3 Safety barriers ............................................................................................................................................... 13

4.3.4 Grip..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.3.5 Grasp .................................................................................................................................................................. 14

4.3.6 Finger hold ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.4 Surfaces ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

4.4.1 Surface finishing ............................................................................................................................................ 14

4.4.2 Surface materials .......................................................................................................................................... 14

4.5 Protrusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.6 Edges and corners ......................................................................................................................................... 15

4.7 Entrapment, crushing and shearing points ......................................................................................... 16

4.7.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 16

4.7.2 Permissible openings .................................................................................................................................. 16

4.7.3 Protections and grids .................................................................................................................................. 16

4.7.4 Moving parts ................................................................................................................................................... 16

4.7.5 Slits ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17

4.7.6 Entrapment of hair ....................................................................................................................................... 17

4.8 Slip resistance ................................................................................................................................................ 17

4.9 Fittings .............................................................................................................................................................. 17

4.10 Removable protection devices ................................................................................................................. 18

4.11 Alteration of existing equipment ............................................................................................................ 18

5 Test methods .................................................................................................................................................. 18

5.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 18

5.2 Test report ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

6 Instruction and information ..................................................................................................................... 19

6.1 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2 Technical operation ..................................................................................................................................... 19

6.3 Inspection and maintenance..................................................................................................................... 19

7 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................ 19

Annex A (normative) Loads .................................................................................................................................... 20

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A.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

A.2 Permanent loads ........................................................................................................................................... 20

A.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

A.2.2 Self-weight ....................................................................................................................................................... 20

A.2.3 Prestressing loads ........................................................................................................................................ 20

A.3 Variable loads ................................................................................................................................................ 20

A.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

A.3.2 User loads ........................................................................................................................................................ 21

A.3.3 Snow loads....................................................................................................................................................... 23

A.3.4 Wind loads....................................................................................................................................................... 23

A.3.5 Temperature loads ....................................................................................................................................... 23

A.3.6 Specific loads .................................................................................................................................................. 23

A.4 Number of users on the equipment........................................................................................................ 24

A.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 24

A.4.2 Number of users on a point ....................................................................................................................... 24

A.4.3 Number of users on line type elements ................................................................................................ 24

A.4.4 Number of users on an area ...................................................................................................................... 24

Annex B (normative) Method of calculation of structural integrity ........................................................ 25

B.1 General principles ........................................................................................................................................ 25

B.1.1 Limit state ........................................................................................................................................................ 25

B.1.2 Ultimate limit state ...................................................................................................................................... 25

B.1.3 Serviceability limit state ............................................................................................................................ 26

B.2 Load combinations for static analysis ................................................................................................... 26

Annex C (normative) Physical testing of structural integrity .................................................................... 27

C.1 Pass/fail criteria ........................................................................................................................................... 27

C.1.1 Test method .................................................................................................................................................... 27

C.1.2 Compliance ...................................................................................................................................................... 27

C.1.3 Failure ............................................................................................................................................................... 27

C.2 Test load for equipment ............................................................................................................................. 27

C.2.1 Load combinations for testing ................................................................................................................. 27

C.2.2 Safety factor for test on identical series ............................................................................................... 27

C.2.3 Safety factor for test on a unique product ........................................................................................... 28

C.3 Load application ............................................................................................................................................ 28

C.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 28

C.3.2 Point loads ....................................................................................................................................................... 28

C.3.3 Line loads ......................................................................................................................................................... 28

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C.3.4 Area loads ........................................................................................................................................................ 28

Annex D (normative) Methods of test for entrapment ................................................................................. 29

D.1 Head and neck entrapment ....................................................................................................................... 29

D.1.1 Apparatus ........................................................................................................................................................ 29

D.1.2 Test method .................................................................................................................................................... 29

D.2 Finger and toe entrapment........................................................................................................................ 30

D.2.1 Apparatus ........................................................................................................................................................ 30

D.2.2 Test method .................................................................................................................................................... 30

D.3 Foot and hand entrapment ........................................................................................................................ 30

D.3.1 Apparatus ........................................................................................................................................................ 30

D.3.2 Test method .................................................................................................................................................... 31

Annex E (normative) Barefoot Ramp Test ........................................................................................................ 32

E.1 Principle ........................................................................................................................................................... 32

E.2 Test equipment .............................................................................................................................................. 32

E.2.1 Test apparatus ............................................................................................................................................... 32

E.2.2 Test surface ..................................................................................................................................................... 33

E.2.3 Contaminant ................................................................................................................................................... 33

E.3 Calibration ....................................................................................................................................................... 34

E.3.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 34

E.3.2 Validation of test person ............................................................................................................................ 34

E.4 Test procedure ............................................................................................................................................... 35

E.5 Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................................ 36

E.6 Precision .......................................................................................................................................................... 37

E.7 Test report ....................................................................................................................................................... 37

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 38

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European foreword

This document (EN 13451-1:2020) 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 May 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be

withdrawn at the latest by May 2021.

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 13451-1:2011+A1:2016.
Compared to EN 13451-1:2011+A1:2016 the following changes have been made:
a) definition "swimming pool equipment" revised;
b) term "public use" added;
c) requirements for structural integrity specified;

d) material selection, in particular steel, aligned with EUROCODE and former Annex F deleted;

e) requirements for safety barriers revised;
f) requirements for protrusions and their test methods revised;
g) requirements for fittings specified;

h) Annex E for the determination of the slip resistance of inclined surfaces revised;

i) editorial revision of the standard.
EN 13451, Swimming pool equipment, consists of the following parts:

— Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in pools for public use;

— Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for ladders, stepladders and handle

bends;

— Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for inlets and outlets and water/air

based water leisure features installed in pools for public use;

— Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for starting platforms;

— Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for lane lines and dividing line;

— Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for turning boards;

— Part 7: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for water polo goals;

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— Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for diving platforms, diving

springboards and associated equipment;

— Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and

moveable bulkheads.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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.
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Introduction

This document could also be applicable to other equipment installed in pools for public use not

specified in Parts 2 to 11, provided the safety requirements are fulfilled.

There can be additional requirements for purposes such as competition swimming and advice should

be sought from the governing body of the sport in question.
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1 Scope

This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in

swimming pools for public use as classified in EN 15288-1 and EN 15288-2.

Where specific standards exist, this general standard is not expected to be used alone.

Special care is expected to be taken in applying this general standard alone to equipment for which no

product specific standard has yet been published.
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 1990, Eurocode - Basis of structural design

EN 1991-1-2, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-2: General actions - Actions on structures exposed

to fire

EN 1991-1-3, Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-3: General actions - Snow loads

EN 1991-1-4, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions - Wind actions

EN 1991-1-5, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-5: General actions - Thermal actions

EN 1993-1-4, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-4: General rules - Supplementary rules for

stainless steels

EN 15288-1:2018, Swimming pools for public use - Part 1: Safety requirements for design

EN ISO 12100, Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction

(ISO 12100)

ISO 5725-2, Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results - Part 2: Basic method

for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method

ISO 5725-5, Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results - Part 5: Alternative

methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15288-1 and the following

apply.

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

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
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3.1
swimming pool equipment

item in and/or around a pool basin, accessible by users of the swimming pool, designated:

— to operate the pool basin and its functionally adjoining areas; and/or
— to use the pool basin and its functionally adjoining areas

Note 1 to entry: These items can be part of the swimming pool technology (e.g. water inlets or outlets), to assist

the users (e.g. ladders), or for competitive and training use (e.g. starting platforms), or for leisure (e.g. fountains).

3.2
crushing hazard

place where parts of the equipment can move against each other, or against a fixed area so that persons,

or parts of their body, can be crushed
[SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2017, 3.11]
3.3
shearing point

place where part of the equipment can move past a fixed or other moving part, or past a fixed area so

that persons, or parts of their body, can be cut
[SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2017, 3.12]
3.4
grip
holding of the hand round the entire circumference of a support
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
Figure 1 — Grip
[SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2017, 3.16]
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3.5
grasp
holding of the hand round part of the circumference of a support
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
Figure 2 — Grasp
[SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2017, 3.17]
3.6
finger hold
holding which is found with hand, at least with the finger head by hooking in
3.7
entrapment

hazard presented by the situation in which a body, or part of a body, the hair or clothing can become

trapped

Note 1 to entry: Entrapment hazard can arise from situations where the body, its parts, etc. get trapped, but also

from situations where the body of the user has no complete freedom to emerge from the water, e.g. when

swimming underneath a stepladder.
3.8
edge
line being formed by two surfaces of something solid which meet one another
3.9
corner
point being formed by two or more edges which meet one another
3.10
minimum space
smallest space required for the safe installation and use of the equipment
3.11
minimum zone for use
minimum space required for anyone who could come into contact with equipment
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3.12
protrusion

object, or a portion of an object, that stands or protrudes in/into the minimum zone for use

Note 1 to entry: A protrusion typically has a width of < 200 mm and height of < 75 mm.

3.13
handrail
rail intended to assist the user to balance
[SOURCE: EN 1176-1:2017, 3.22]
3.14
barrier
means of segregation to prevent movement or access
3.15
safety barrier
barrier designed to prevent users from falling over, through or beneath
3.16
slit
small longitudinal opening with a width < 8 mm
3.17
grid

component to cover an overflow channel or an opening, designed to allow the passage of water

3.18
public use

use of an installation open to everyone or to a defined group of users, not designated solely for the

owner's/proprietor's/operator's family and guests independently from paying an entrance fee

[SOURCE: EN 15288-1:2018, 3.5]
4 Safety requirements
4.1 Structural integrity
4.1.1 General

Structural integrity, including stability, of the equipment shall be assessed for the reasonably

foreseeable types of load they may be subjected to by one of the following:
a) calculation, carried out
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