EN 1176-1:2017/prA1
(Amendment)Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
This part of EN 1176 specifies general safety requirements for permanently installed public playground equipment and surfacing. Additional safety requirements for specific pieces of playground equipment are specified in subsequent parts of this standard.
This part of EN 1176 covers playground equipment for all children. It has been prepared with full recognition of the need for supervision of young children and of less able or less competent children.
The purpose of this part of EN 1176 is to ensure a proper level of safety when playing in, on or around playground equipment, and at the same time to promote activities and features known to benefit children because they provide valuable experiences that will enable them to cope with situations outside the playground.
This part of EN 1176 is applicable to playground equipment intended for individual and collective use by children. It is also applicable to equipment and units installed as children's playground equipment although they are not manufactured as such, but exclude those items defined as toys in EN 71 and the Toys Safety Directive.
It is not applicable to adventure playgrounds with the exception of those items which have been commercially sourced.
NOTE Adventure playgrounds are fenced, secured playgrounds, run and staffed in accordance with the widely accepted principles that encourage children's development and often use self-built equipment.
This part of EN 1176 specifies the requirements that will protect the child from hazards that they might be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated.
The use of electricity in play equipment, either as a play activity or as a motive force, is outside the scope of this standard. The attention of users is drawn to European and local national standards and regulations which are to be complied with when using electricity.
Play equipment placed in water and where water can be seen as impact attenuating surfacing is not fully covered by this standard and additional risks are associated with wet environments.
The risk of exposure to excessive levels of UV radiation is not covered in this standard.
Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 1: Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
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Équipements et sols d'aires de jeux - Partie 1 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes dessai générales
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Oprema in podloge otroških igrišč - 1. del: Splošne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 28-Jun-2023
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 136/SC 1/WG 13 - Safety requirements and test methods
- Current Stage
- 4097 - End of interruption of work - split/merged
- Start Date
- 10-Jul-2023
- Completion Date
- 14-Apr-2025
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jun-2023
- Effective Date
- 10-Nov-2021
Overview
The EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 standard, published by CEN, establishes general safety requirements and test methods for permanently installed public playground equipment and surfacing. It is part 1 of the EN 1176 series, focusing on ensuring safety for all children using playgrounds, while supporting developmental activities that promote valuable experiences. This standard addresses the design, installation, inspection, and maintenance of playground equipment intended for both individual and collective use.
Key aspects of EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 include protection against hazards that children might not foresee and consideration of safe usage under normal and reasonably anticipated conditions. It excludes toys covered by EN 71 and the Toys Safety Directive, certain adventure playground equipment that is self-built, and equipment involving electrical components or water-based impact surfacing.
Key Topics
Scope of Safety Requirements
Applies to permanently installed public playground equipment for all children, emphasizing supervision needs for young or less able users.General Safety Criteria
Specifies risk reduction measures to prevent accidents or injuries during intended or reasonably foreseeable use.Test Methods
Provides standardized procedures for assessing equipment durability, stability, and surface impact attenuation to verify compliance.Equipment Coverage
Includes non-toy equipment even if not originally manufactured as play equipment; excludes electrical play features and wet environments.Protection from Hazards
Addresses mechanical risks such as falls, entrapment, sharp edges, and protrusions that may cause injury.Limitations
Does not cover UV radiation exposure risks or playground components with integrated electricity as power or play.Updates and Amendments
Latest amendment modifies test formulas and technical clauses to refine safety assessment.
Applications
Public Playground Design and Installation
Enables engineers, designers, and authorities to ensure playgrounds meet verified safety levels.Safety Inspection and Maintenance
Used by safety inspectors and maintenance personnel to evaluate equipment condition and compliance over time.Manufacturing and Certification
Guides manufacturers of playground equipment and surfacing materials to comply with European safety norms.Policy and Regulation Development
Assists policymakers in defining legal and safety frameworks for public play areas.Risk Management
Helps reduce injury rates by identifying potential hazards and implementing preventive measures during equipment selection and installation.
Related Standards
EN 1176 Series
Subsequent parts provide detailed safety requirements for specific playground equipment types such as swings, slides, and seesaws.EN 71 – Toy Safety Standards
Defines safety requirements for toys, differentiating from permanently installed playground equipment.Toys Safety Directive
European legislation that excludes certain play items from this playground equipment standard.Local Electrical Safety Standards
Important for equipment incorporating electrical components not covered within EN 1176-1.Standards for Playground Surfacing
Addresses impact attenuation properties relevant to EN 1176-1 for surfacing materials.
This standard plays a pivotal role in ensuring playground safety across Europe-supporting child development while minimizing risks from playground equipment and surfacing. It provides a comprehensive framework essential for all stakeholders spanning playground design, manufacturing, inspection, maintenance, and regulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods". This standard covers: This part of EN 1176 specifies general safety requirements for permanently installed public playground equipment and surfacing. Additional safety requirements for specific pieces of playground equipment are specified in subsequent parts of this standard. This part of EN 1176 covers playground equipment for all children. It has been prepared with full recognition of the need for supervision of young children and of less able or less competent children. The purpose of this part of EN 1176 is to ensure a proper level of safety when playing in, on or around playground equipment, and at the same time to promote activities and features known to benefit children because they provide valuable experiences that will enable them to cope with situations outside the playground. This part of EN 1176 is applicable to playground equipment intended for individual and collective use by children. It is also applicable to equipment and units installed as children's playground equipment although they are not manufactured as such, but exclude those items defined as toys in EN 71 and the Toys Safety Directive. It is not applicable to adventure playgrounds with the exception of those items which have been commercially sourced. NOTE Adventure playgrounds are fenced, secured playgrounds, run and staffed in accordance with the widely accepted principles that encourage children's development and often use self-built equipment. This part of EN 1176 specifies the requirements that will protect the child from hazards that they might be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated. The use of electricity in play equipment, either as a play activity or as a motive force, is outside the scope of this standard. The attention of users is drawn to European and local national standards and regulations which are to be complied with when using electricity. Play equipment placed in water and where water can be seen as impact attenuating surfacing is not fully covered by this standard and additional risks are associated with wet environments. The risk of exposure to excessive levels of UV radiation is not covered in this standard.
This part of EN 1176 specifies general safety requirements for permanently installed public playground equipment and surfacing. Additional safety requirements for specific pieces of playground equipment are specified in subsequent parts of this standard. This part of EN 1176 covers playground equipment for all children. It has been prepared with full recognition of the need for supervision of young children and of less able or less competent children. The purpose of this part of EN 1176 is to ensure a proper level of safety when playing in, on or around playground equipment, and at the same time to promote activities and features known to benefit children because they provide valuable experiences that will enable them to cope with situations outside the playground. This part of EN 1176 is applicable to playground equipment intended for individual and collective use by children. It is also applicable to equipment and units installed as children's playground equipment although they are not manufactured as such, but exclude those items defined as toys in EN 71 and the Toys Safety Directive. It is not applicable to adventure playgrounds with the exception of those items which have been commercially sourced. NOTE Adventure playgrounds are fenced, secured playgrounds, run and staffed in accordance with the widely accepted principles that encourage children's development and often use self-built equipment. This part of EN 1176 specifies the requirements that will protect the child from hazards that they might be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated. The use of electricity in play equipment, either as a play activity or as a motive force, is outside the scope of this standard. The attention of users is drawn to European and local national standards and regulations which are to be complied with when using electricity. Play equipment placed in water and where water can be seen as impact attenuating surfacing is not fully covered by this standard and additional risks are associated with wet environments. The risk of exposure to excessive levels of UV radiation is not covered in this standard.
EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 97.200.40 - Playgrounds. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 1176-1:2017+A1:2023, EN 1176-1:2017. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Oprema in podloge otroških igrišč - 1. del: Splošne varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test
methods
Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 1: Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Équipements et sols d'aires de jeux - Partie 1 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes
dessai générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1176-1:2017/prA1
ICS:
97.200.40 Igrišča Playgrounds
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1176-1:2017
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
November 2022
ICS 97.200.40
English Version
Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General
safety requirements and test methods
Équipements et sols d'¿aires de jeux - Partie 1 : Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 1:
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d¿essai générales Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 136.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 1176-1:2017. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment 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, Croat
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기사 제목: EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 - 놀이터 장비와 표면재 - 제 1부: 일반적인 안전 요건과 시험 방법 기사 내용: EN 1176의 이 부분은 영구 설치된 공공 놀이터 장비와 표면재에 대한 일반적인 안전 요건을 명시합니다. 특정 놀이터 장비에 대한 추가적인 안전 요건은 이 표준의 후속 부분에서 명시됩니다. EN 1176의 이 부분은 모든 어린이를 대상으로한 놀이터 장비를 다룹니다. 젊은 어린이와 능력이 떨어지는 어린이의 감독이 필요하다는 사실을 충분히 인식하고 준비되었습니다. EN 1176의 이 부분은 놀이터 장비 내부, 위에, 주위에서 놀 때 적절한 수준의 안전을 보장하고 동시에 놀이터 바깥 상황에 대처할 수 있게 도움이 되는 활동과 기능을 촉진하기 위한 목적으로 작성되었습니다. EN 1176의 이 부분은 어린이가 개별적으로 또는 집단적으로 사용하기 위한 놀이터 장비에 적용됩니다. 제품으로 생산되지 않았지만 어린이 놀이터 장비로 설치된 장비와 유닛에도 적용됩니다. 단, EN 71과 장난감 안전 지침에서 정의된 장난감은 제외됩니다. 모험 놀이터는 상업적으로 조달된 항목이 제외되는 경우를 제외하고 이 표준에 해당되지 않습니다. 참고: 모험 놀이터는 자체적으로 건설된 장비를 사용하여 어린이의 발달을 촉진하는 폭넓게 인정된 원칙에 따라 운영되고 감독되는 울타리 치장된 놀이터입니다. EN 1176의 이 부분은 어린이가 의도된 방식으로 놀이 기구를 사용하거나 합리적으로 예상되는 방식으로 사용할 때 예상치 못한 위험으로부터 아동을 보호하기 위한 요구 사항을 명시합니다. 놀이 기구에서 전기를 사용하는 경우(놀이 활동으로 또는 동력으로), 이 표준의 적용 범위를 벗어납니다. 사용자는 전기를 사용할 때 준수해야 할 유럽 및 국내 표준과 규정에 유의해야 합니다. 물 속에 배치된 놀이 기구와 물이 충격을 완화하는 표면재로 볼 수 있는 경우, 이 표준에서 완전히 다루지는 않으며, 젖은 환경과 관련된 추가적인 위험도 있습니다. 이 표준은 과도한 자외선(UV) 노출 위험에 대해서는 다루지 않습니다.
記事タイトル：EN 1176-1:2017/prA1 - 遊び場の設備と表面 - 第1部：一般的な安全要件と試験方法 記事内容：EN 1176のこの部分は、永久に設置された公共の遊び場の設備と表面の一般的な安全要件を規定しています。遊び場の特定の設備に対する追加の安全要件は、この規格の後続部分で規定されています。 EN 1176のこの部分は、すべての子供を対象とした遊び場の設備をカバーしています。若い子供や能力の低い子供の監督の必要性を十分に認識し、準備されています。 EN 1176のこの部分の目的は、遊び場の設備内、上、周囲での遊び時に適切な安全レベルを確保すると同時に、子供たちの発達に役立つ活動や機能を促進することです。 この部分のEN 1176は、個人や集団で使用するための子供の遊び場の設備に適用されます。ただし、EN 71とおもちゃの安全指令で定義されたおもちゃは除外されます。アドベンチャー遊び場は通常除外されますが、一部の商業的に調達されたアイテムは含まれる場合があります。 この規格は、子供が想定外の危険から保護されるようにする要件を規定し、設備の意図した使用方法や合理的に予測される使用方法に関係します。ただし、遊び場の設備に電気を使用する場合は、他の規格と規制が適用されます。 水中や湿った環境に設置された遊び場の設備は、この規格では完全にカバーされておらず、追加のリスクが関連しています。また、過剰な紫外線（UV）放射への曝露リスクは、この規格では扱われていません。
The article discusses the general safety requirements for playground equipment and surfacing as specified in EN 1176-1:2017/prA1. This standard applies to permanently installed public playground equipment and covers equipment for all children. It emphasizes the need for supervision of young and less able children. The purpose of EN 1176-1 is to ensure a safe environment for children when using playground equipment and promote activities that benefit their development. It is applicable to both individual and collective use by children, excluding items defined as toys. Adventure playgrounds are generally exempt but some commercially sourced items may be included. The standard specifies requirements to protect children from unforeseen hazards and covers equipment used as intended or in a reasonably anticipated manner. It does not address the use of electricity in play equipment, which is subject to other standards and regulations. Play equipment placed in water and wet environments present additional risks not fully covered by this standard. Similarly, the risk of excessive UV radiation exposure is not addressed.
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