EN 1069-2:2026

Water slides - Part 2: Instructions

This document is applicable to all water slides installed at open water areas for public use or in swimming pools for public use.
This document establishes the instructions for use, operation, and maintenance as well as the documentation of water slides.

Wasserrutschen - Teil 2: Hinweise

Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für alle an Freiwasserflächen zur öffentlichen Nutzung oder in Schwimmbädern zur öffentlichen Nutzung installierten Wasserrutschen.
Dieses Dokument legt Anweisungen für die Benutzung, den Betrieb und die Wartung von Wasserrutschen sowie deren Dokumentation fest.

Toboggans aquatiques - Partie 2 : Instructions

Le présent document s’applique à tous les toboggans aquatiques installés dans les baignades aménagées en eau libre ou les piscines à usage public.
Le présent document spécifie les instructions d’utilisation, d’exploitation et d’entretien, ainsi que les documents relatifs aux toboggans aquatiques.

Vodni tobogani - 2. del: Navodila

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 28-Jul-2026
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136/WG 3 - Water slides
• Current Stage: 6055 - CEN Ratification completed (DOR) - Publishing
• Start Date: 22-Jun-2026
• Due Date: 31-Aug-2026
• Completion Date: 22-Jun-2026
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 1069-2:2026 - Water slides - Part 2: Instructions

Relations

• Revises: EN 1069-2:2017 - Water slides - Part 2: Instructions
• Effective Date: 09-Jul-2024

Overview

EN 1069-2:2026 – Water slides – Part 2: Instructions is a European standard developed by CEN. It provides comprehensive guidelines for the safe use, operation, maintenance, and documentation of public water slides installed either in open water areas or swimming pools. This standard focuses on enhancing safety by specifying requirements for signage, operational instructions, inspections, and risk management procedures for operators and manufacturers.

EN 1069-2:2026 supersedes previous editions and now explicitly covers water slides in both open-water and pool settings, supporting a broad range of recreational facilities across Europe. The document is relevant for facility owners, operators, manufacturers, and professionals involved in the management and installation of public water slides.

Key Topics

• Operational Risk Assessment: Operators must conduct a thorough risk assessment, considering user behavior, spacing, slide speed, landing type, and special features. Risk reduction strategies may involve technical or supervisory controls and clear signage.

• User Instructions and Signage:

  • Clear, standardized signage (including safety, mandatory, prohibition, and information signs) must be prominently displayed at access points and platforms.
  • Signage should communicate permitted behaviors, physical requirements (age, height, weight), splashdown details, and any special features or hazards.
  • Additional information is recommended in changing areas or via video to reinforce safety and help users make informed decisions.

• Operation and Emergency Procedures:

  • Operators are required to develop detailed operational guidelines, addressing start procedures, permitted slide positions, supervision levels, emergency plans, and maintenance responsibilities.
  • Incident logbooks must be maintained for continuous improvement and accident prevention.

• Maintenance and Inspection

  • Detailed instructions for regular maintenance, servicing, repairs, and modifications are mandated.
  • Both routine and periodic inspections are specified, including annual independent inspections for certain slide types, functional testing, and thorough logbook documentation.

• Documentation:

  • Manufacturers and suppliers must provide complete documentation, including design drawings, operating manuals, inspection reports, and risk assessments at the time of commissioning.

Applications

EN 1069-2:2026 is applicable wherever public water slides are installed, such as:

• Public swimming pools
• Water parks
• Resort and hotel pools with water slide features
• Open water installations in lakes, rivers, or beachfront facilities

Operators use this standard to ensure compliance, minimize risks, and provide a safe experience for users of all ages and abilities. Standardized instructions and signage support consistent safety practices across different facilities and member countries. For manufacturers and installers, EN 1069-2:2026 ensures all necessary guidelines are integrated during design, installation, and commissioning, facilitating smoother regulatory approval and long-term operational safety.

Related Standards

EN 1069-2:2026 should be used in conjunction with the following relevant standards:

• EN 1069-1: Water slides – Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods
• EN 15288-1: Swimming pools for public use – Safety requirements for design
• EN 15288-2: Swimming pools for public use – Safety requirements for operation
• EN ISO 7010: Graphical symbols – Safety signs
• ISO 3864-3: Design principles for safety signs and graphical symbols
• EN ISO/IEC 17020: Requirements for operation of inspection bodies

These standards collectively provide a framework for the safe design, operation, and management of water slides and other recreational water equipment, supporting compliance with legal and safety requirements across Europe.

Keywords: EN 1069-2:2026, water slides standard, public swimming pool safety, water slide operation, water slide signage, CEN standards, water slide maintenance, recreational facility standards, water slide inspection, swimming pool equipment regulations, European safety standards

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 1069-2:2025
01-julij-2025
Vodni tobogani - 2. del: Navodila
Water slides - Part 2: Instructions
Wasserrutschen - Teil 2: Hinweise
Toboggans aquatiques - Partie 2 : Instructions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 1069-2
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
oSIST prEN 1069-2:2025 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 1069-2
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EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2025
ICS 97.220.40 Will supersede EN 1069-2:2017
English Version
Water slides - Part 2: Instructions
Toboggans aquatiques - Partie 2 : Instructions Wasserrutschen - Teil 2: Hinweise
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 136.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard 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, 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, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Operation . 7
4.1 General. 7
4.2 Guidelines to the operational risk assessment . 7
4.3 Risk reduction . 8
4.4 Basic elements for the identification of proper supervision . 8
4.5 Technical operation . 9
4.6 Emergency instructions . 9
4.7 Incident logbook . 9
5 Instructions for users . 10
5.1 Planning of signage . 10
5.2 Requirements for signage . 10
5.3 Requirements for the use of safety signs and graphical symbols . 10
5.3.1 Safety signs . 10
5.3.2 Information signs . 10
5.3.3 Multiple signs . 10
5.4 Location of signage . 11
5.5 Content of signage. 11
5.6 Additional user information . 13
6 Documentation . 14
7 Maintenance instructions . 14
7.1 General. 14
7.2 Servicing . 15
7.3 Repair . 15
7.4 Modifications . 15
8 Inspections . 16
8.1 Inspection by the operator . 16
8.1.1 Routine visual inspection . 16
8.1.2 Periodic operational inspection . 16
8.2 Independent periodic thorough inspection . 16
8.2.1 General. 16
8.2.2 Inspection procedure . 16
8.2.3 Periodical practical sliding test . 17
9 Commissioning . 17
10 Quality of water . 17
Annex A (normative) Safety and information signs for water slides . 18
A.1 General. 18
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A.2 Examples for graphical symbol image content . 18
Bibliography . 24

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European foreword
This document (prEN 1069-2:2025) 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 document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 1069-2:2017.
prEN 1069-2:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 1069-2:2017:
a) change of scope: “to all water slides for public use installed at open water areas or in swimming
pools” →”open water areas” has been added to open the scope to other water facilities;
b) Clause 2 “Normative references” has been revised;
c) Clause 3 “Definitions”, has been revised;
d) Clause 5 “Instructions for users” has been restructured and revised;
e) Annex A “(normative) Safety and information signs for water slides” examples for image content
have been revised;
f) Annex B “(informative) Example of the risk assessment” has been deleted;
g) the document has been editorially revised.
EN 1069, Water slides, consists of:
— Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods
— Part 2: Instructions
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Introduction
The provision of water slide installations is increasing, also are the concerns over the number of injuries
resulting from the use of water slides, many of which are of a serious nature.
Many of the injuries have resulted from foreseeable circumstances and, given proper knowledge and
control, could have been prevented.
A standard or a code of practice for instructions and the operation of water slides is seen as the most
appropriate way to achieve an improvement in safety.

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1 Scope
This document is applicable to all water slides for public use, installed at open water areas or in
swimming pools.
This document establishes the instructions for use, operation, and maintenance as well as the
documentation of water slides.
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.
prEN 1069-1:2025, Water slides — Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods
EN 15288-1, Swimming pools for public use — Part 1: Safety requirements for design
EN 15288-2, Swimming pools for public use — Part 2: Safety requirements for operation
EN ISO 3834 (all parts), Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials (ISO 3834)
EN ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs
EN ISO 9606-1, Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels (ISO 9606-1)
EN ISO 15607, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials — General rules
(ISO 15607)
ISO 3864-3, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 3: Design principles for graphical
symbols for use in safety signs
ISO 7001, Graphical symbols — Registered public information symbols
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 1069-1:2025 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
operator
company, organization, authority or person with overall control and responsibility for the water slide
facility
3.2
platform
area providing access to the start section
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3.3
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+A1:2024, 3.5]
Note 1 to entry: Pools serving houses rented for private use are not of public use.
3.4
raft
type of ride enhancement device for one or more users
3.5
safety sign
sign giving a general safety message, obtained by a combination of a colour and geometric shape and
which, by the addition of a graphical symbol, gives a particular safety message
[SOURCE: EN ISO 7010:2020, 3.3]
3.6
water slide
piece of equipment or installation with a sliding surface on which the user slides with water as a friction-
and/or speed-reducing medium; the user slides freely or with the use of a ride enhancement device
[SOURCE: prEN 1069-1:2025, 3.3]
Note 1 to entry: On some water slides the user can also be pushed e.g. by a water stream.
4 Operation
4.1 General
EN 15288-2 applies and EN 15288-1 shall be considered if appropriate. The following subclauses give
specific advice related to water slides.
4.2 Guidelines to the operational risk assessment
An operational risk assessment shall be performed by the slide operator, based on the results of the
design risk assessment, as a basis for the identification of the proper supervision, following the
requirements of EN 15288-2. In addition, and referring to the fact that impact between the users proved
to be a critical issue, also the following risks shall be taken into consideration:
h) inappropriate spacing at the start between users;
i) sliding position (e.g. sitting) can bring the user to an involuntary stop;
j) significant differences in speed can cause collisions of users;
k) significant differences in speed caused by:
1) different sliding positions;
2) different bathing costume respectively wearing hardly any bathing costume (e.g. G-string type);
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3) different fitness, size, weight and age of user;
4) stopping or changing water flow rate (malfunction of water supply);
l) reasonably foreseeable risky behaviours by the users:
1) higher risk of collision between users at a splashdown area in contrast to a catch unit;
m) suitability for children;
n) foreseeable users categories (e.g. adults, children, both) and number of users (e.g. chain sliding
allowed);
o) allowed use of ride enhancement devices (e.g. mattresses, rafts);
p) unauthorised access.
4.3 Risk reduction
The operator shall take measures to reduce possible risks to a minimum bearing in mind the risky
behaviours of users by choosing an appropriate level of distance control and supervision and shall
identify a risk reduction strategy from the following options:
a) permanent full supervision by the staff at the start section and at the splashdown area/catch unit,
staff is in communication with each other;
b) adequate technical distance control, e.g. turnstiles at the entrance and/or exit area and/or a traffic
light control at the entrance;
c) a proper level of supervision/technical measures as a result of the risk assessment.
Additional safety equipment which may be used:
d) for the user: The installation of a monitor at the start section that transmits the situation at the end
of the slide and at the catch unit/splashdown area for the person who is starting to see whether the
catch unit or the splashdown area of the pool is free;
e) for the supervisory staff: The installation of a monitor at the staff terminal that transmits the situation
at the start and the end of the slide and at the catch unit/splashdown area. The quality of technical
distance control equipment depends on the risk assessment and should be carried out in accordance
with EN ISO 13849-2.
4.4 Basic elements for the identification of proper supervision
The operator, by performing the part of the risk assessment concerning proper supervision, shall take
into account at least the following:
a) kind of landing:
1) catch unit;
2) sofa unit;
3) special pool and its water depth at landing;
4) general purpose pool and its water depth at landing;
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b) speed at the final part;
c) presence and kind of distance control:
1) full technical distance control;
2) traffic lights;
3) other types;
d) visibility for the user:
1) slide fully visible from the start;
2) catch unit visible from the start;
3) pool visible from the start.
The use of mandatory and prohibition signs and public information symbols should also be considered
when determining the proper supervision to enforce them.
4.5 Technical operation
Written guidelines shall be produced concerning operational instructions by the operator paying
particular attention to operational safety aspects (e.g. starting procedure, sliding speed of the users – see
prEN 1069-1:2025, 7.13).
These instructions shall comprise:
— detailed explanation of the controls and their function;
— recommended user access and egress procedures, exclusively allowed sliding positions and any
limitations necessary to prevent static overload of the water slide;
— the prescribed limiting conditions stating any limitations for user, the limits of speed of operation,
the sliding time and the maximum numbers of user to be carried;
— emergency evacuation procedures;
— any environmental limitations, e.g. conditions of wind, rain, snow during which the water slide shall
not be operated;
— details of the maintenance, service or repairs, qualification of the maintenance staff and specification
about selection of proper spare parts.
4.6 Emergency instructions
Written guidelines for emergency situations shall be produced for competent staff by the operator in
association with the statutory authorities.
4.7 Incident logbook
All incidents, including accidents, occurring with the use of a slide shall be recorded, monitored and
analysed regularly to ensure that the necessary improvement of the design, operation or maintenance of
the slide are made in order to prevent accidents as far as possible in future.
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5 Instructions for users
5.1 Planning of signage
Water slides of types 1.2 and higher shall be equipped with a signage providing information for the safe
use of the water slides. The signage shall be installed at the time of commissioning and the operator shall
ensure that the signage is in function for the duration of the operation.
Extent and content of the signage shall be determined by the producer considering the
— installation and operation of the slide;
— the requirements of the operator;
— the experience of the producer;
— the requirements of this standard;
— the result of the preliminary risk analysis according to EN 1069-1.
If for extent and content of the signage additional requirements exist, a risk assessment according to 4.2
can be carried out.
5.2 Requirements for signage
Safety signs shall refer to EN ISO 7010. The safety signs shown in Annex A are designed according to
ISO 3864 series.
Requirements and examples for safety signs are given in Annex A.
5.3 Requirements for the use of safety signs and graphical symbols
5.3.1 Safety signs
In this standard safety signs are used as mandato
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