prEN 15312
(Main)Free access multi-sports equipment - Safety requirements and test methods
Free access multi-sports equipment - Safety requirements and test methods
This document is applicable to free access unsupervised multi-sports equipment and combinations intended for permanent installation, primarily used for training, recreational and educational use outdoors.
This document specifies requirements for free access unsupervised multi-sports equipment which may incorporate a multi-sports surround, ball stop screen and various equipment for sports such as badminton, basketball, football, futsal, handball, hockey, tennis, and volleyball.
This document specifies requirements, including safety, for the equipment itself as well as for its installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance. This document is applicable to multi-sports equipment intended for individual and collective public use primarily by children and teenagers.
This document is not applicable to equipment as defined in the following standards:
— Playground equipment and surfacing EN 1176 series,
— Skateparks EN 14974,
— Artificial climbing structures EN 12572 series,
— Basketball equipment EN 1270,
— Volleyball equipment EN 1271,
— Football goals EN 748,
— Handball goals EN 749,
— Hockey goals EN 750,
— Table tennis EN 14468-1 and EN 14468-2,
— Tennis equipment EN 1510,
— Badminton equipment EN 1509,
— Portable and permanent socketed goals EN 16579,
— Lightweight goals EN 16664,
— Parkour equipment EN 16899 and
— Permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment EN 16630.
This document does not deal with beach equipment, the ground surfaces, the local environment, and any feature outside the multi-sports equipment. This document does not include any specific requirements other than for access and egress for disabled users.
Frei zugängliche Multisportgeräte - Anforderungen, einschließlich Sicherheit und Prüfverfahren
Dieses Dokument gilt für standortgebundene frei zugängliche unbeaufsichtigte Multisportgeräte und Kombinationen, die hauptsächlich für Trainings-, Freizeit- und Unterrichtsaktivitäten im Freien genutzt werden.
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen für frei zugängliche unbeaufsichtigte Multisportgeräte fest, die eine Multisportgerät-Umgrenzung, ein Ballfanggitter und verschiedene Einrichtungen für Sportarten wie Badminton, Basketball, Fußball, Futsal, Handball, Hockey, Tennis und Volleyball umfassen können.
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen, einschließlich Sicherheitsanforderungen, sowohl für das Gerät selbst als auch für dessen Aufstellung, Betrieb, Inspektion und Wartung fest. Diese Norm gilt für Multisportgeräte, die für die öffentliche Benutzung hauptsächlich durch Kinder und Jugendliche, entweder einzeln oder gemeinsam, vorgesehen sind.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Geräte nach den Festlegungen in den folgenden Normen:
Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden, Normenreihe EN 1176,
Skateparks, EN 14974,
Künstliche Kletteranlagen, Normenreihe EN 12572,
Basketballgeräte, EN 1270,
Volleyballgeräte, EN 1271,
Fußballtore, EN 748,
Handballtore, EN 749,
Hockeytore, EN 750,
Tischtennis, EN 14468 1 und EN 14468 2,
Tenniseinrichtungen, EN 1510,
Badmintoneinrichtungen, EN 1509,
Ortsveränderliche und standortgebundene Tore, EN 16579,
Leichtgewicht-Tore, EN 16664,
Parkoureinrichtungen, EN 16899 und
Standortgebundene Fitnessgeräte im Außenbereich, EN 16630.
Dieses Dokument behandelt nicht die Strandgeräte, die Bodenflächen oder die örtlichen Umgebungsbedingungen und jede Einrichtung außerhalb der Multisportgeräte. Dieses Dokument enthält keine spezifischen Anforderungen für behinderte Benutzer, außer im Hinblick auf die Zugänge und Ausgänge.
Equipements sportifs en accès libre - Exigences, y compris de sécurité et méthodes d'essai
Prosto dostopna večnamenska športna oprema - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Prosto dostopna večnamenska športna oprema - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode
Free access multi-sports equipment - Safety requirements and test methods
Frei zugängliche Multisportgeräte - Anforderungen, einschließlich Sicherheit und
Prüfverfahren
Equipements sportifs en accès libre - Exigences, y compris de sécurité et méthodes
d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15312
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2025
ICS 97.220.40 Will supersede EN 15312:2007+A1:2010
English Version
Free access multi-sports equipment - Safety requirements
and test methods
Equipements sportifs en accès libre - Exigences, y Frei zugängliche Multisportgeräte - Anforderungen,
compris de sécurité et méthodes d'essai einschließlich Sicherheit und Prüfverfahren
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.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 General requirements . 8
4.1 General. 8
4.2 Materials . 9
4.3 Structural integrity . 9
4.4 Finish of equipment . 10
4.5 Entrapment . 11
4.5.1 General. 11
4.5.2 Protection against entrapment . 11
4.6 Moving parts . 12
4.7 Protection against injuries due to movement . 13
4.8 Connections . 14
4.9 Consumable components (parts of wear and tear) . 14
4.10 Wire ropes . 14
4.11 Chains . 15
4.12 Foundations . 15
4.13 Removable elements . 15
5 Specific safety requirements . 15
5.1 General. 15
5.2 Surrounds . 15
5.2.1 General. 15
5.2.2 Multi-sports surrounds . 16
5.2.3 Mini-surrounds . 16
5.2.4 Structural durability . 16
5.3 Function specific requirements . 17
5.3.1 General. 17
5.3.2 Basketball equipment . 17
5.3.3 Goals . 22
5.3.4 Multi-function central nets and posts. 24
5.3.5 Table tennis equipment . 24
5.3.6 Ball stop screen. 24
5.3.7 Spectator platforms . 25
5.4 Area specific considerations . 26
6 Test methods . 26
6.1 General test methods . 26
6.2 Test methods specific to basketball equipment . 26
6.2.1 Ring . 26
6.2.2 Net . 27
6.2.3 Rigidity. 27
6.2.4 Stability . 27
7 Test report . 28
8 Information for users . 28
9 Marking . 28
10 Information provided by the supplier and/or the manufacturer . 28
Annex A (normative) Loads . 29
Annex B (normative) Method of calculation of structural integrity . 35
Annex C (normative) Physical testing of structural integrity . 37
Annex D (normative) Test methods for entrapment . 39
Annex E (normative) Information to be provided by the manufacturer . 49
Annex F (normative) Test methods for surround’s resistance for impacts. 52
Annex G (informative) Types of basketball equipment . 54
Annex H (informative) Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation . 55
Bibliography . 58
European foreword
This document (prEN 15312:2025) 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 15312:2007+A1:2010.
EN 15312:2007+A1:2010:
— Added new Introduction.
— Changed Scope to exclude equipment that have their specific product standards and not to
mention user age.
— Changed title.
— Added some definitions e.g. for competent person and standing surface.
— Added references to risk assessment to various requirements throughout the document.
— Excluded entrapment testing from inaccessible structures.
— Updated examples of unexpected obstacles.
— Added requirements for mini-arenas.
— Added new basketball class F.
— Added minimum diameter for yarns of basketball nets.
— Added points to consider when deciding whether a ball stop screen is needed or not.
— Rewritten requirements for spectator platforms.
— Added area specific considerations.
— Edited requirements for table tennis tables.
— Harmonized entrapment test methods with EN 1176-1.
— Clarified spaces relating to equipment.
— Added informative annex about installation, inspection, maintenance and operation.
Introduction
Benefits that can be derived from outdoor activities are widely recognized and include among others
physical exercising, mental wellbeing, and opportunities to improve social connections. Engaging in these
activities may involve a certain level of risk. However, benefits and risks need to be well balanced to avoid
the existence of unacceptable, severe, disabling, or fatal injuries. An important factor in managing and
mitigating risks are the users, who must learn about their own level of competence and recognize their
personal limits; other factors include design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and
inspection.
To extract the most benefit from these areas users should be encouraged, wherever possible to join games
in progress, meet fresh contacts and make new friends. Although systems for reserving the area are not
excluded, they may inhibit some users from making new friends.
Facilities may be targeted to different age group
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