ISO/TC 83 - Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment

This document defines terms for the specification of important characteristics of alpine skis, cross-country skis (XC-skis) and snowboards.

This document specifies requirements, test methods and marking for alpine ski-boots with improved walking soles that are used with systems of alpine ski-bindings for improved walking soles with attachment at the boot front and boot rear, the proper release function of which depends on the dimensions and design of the interfaces. Alpine ski boots with improved walking soles are intended to a better walkability without affecting the function of the alpine ski binding designed for improved walking soles. This document is applicable to ski-boots of sizes 15,0 and larger [Types A (Adults) and C (Children)] in the Mondopoint system (see Annex A).

This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods for indoor stationary training equipment. Other parts of the ISO 20957 series can modify the requirements contained in this document. This document also covers environmental aspects. It also specifies a classification system (see Clause 4). This document is applicable to all stationary training equipment. This includes equipment for use in training areas of organizations such as sport associations, educational establishments, hotels, sport halls, clubs, rehabilitation centres and studios (classes S and I) where access and control is specifically regulated by the owner (person who has the legal responsibility), equipment for domestic use (class H) and other types of equipment including motor driven equipment as defined in 3.1. The requirements of other parts of the ISO 20957 series take priority over the corresponding requirements of this general standard. This document does not apply to stationary training equipment intended for outdoor use. It also does not apply to stationary training equipment intended for use by children under the age of 14 years, unless such stationary training equipment is intended for educational purposes in schools and other pedagogical contexts for children under the supervision of a qualified adult instructor.

This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class C floating leisure articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. This document is applicable for Class C floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1. NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class C (see Annex B): — tube riders towable with interior holding facility and closed cockpit; — raft riders towable; — board riders towable; — banana type towable. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: — distant from bathing areas and other frequented water surfaces, wide empty spaces, dedicated racetracks (parcours); — no to little waves; — no strong currents.

This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods related to materials, safety and performance for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water. This document is not applicable to: — aquatic toys (use in shallow waters/use under supervision); — inflatable boats with a buoyancy > 1 800 N; — buoyant aids for swimming instructions; — air mattresses that are not specifically designed or intended for use on the water (e.g. velour bed, self-inflating mattress and rubberized cotton air mattress); — floating seats for angling purposes; — surf sports type devices (e.g. body boards, surf boards, stand-up-paddles boards); — water ski, wakeboard or kite surfing board; — devices made from rigid materials e.g. wood, aluminium, hard or non-deformable plastic; — devices that are kept in shape by permanent air flow; — rings intended for use on water slides; — wading devices.

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods related to materials, safety, performance and consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in the water according to ISO 25649-1:2024. This document is applicable to Class D floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to ISO 25649-1:2024 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class D (see Figure A.1 and Figure A.2): — inflatable climbing structures on the water; — bouncing platforms; — inflatable slides; — water trampolines; — teeter totters; — obstacle courses. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: — pools; — lakes, ponds; — open sea; — sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).

This document specifies consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to ISO 25649-1:2024.

This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A floating leisure articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. This document is applicable for Class A floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1. NOTE 1 Typical products in Class A (see Figures A.1 to A.3): — “Floating Islands” in near round or square shaped forms decorated with palm tree, sun shade, etc. high superstructure; — large floats/rafts in various shapes, from round to square; — large floating tubes, giant tubes (inflatable or inherently buoyant); — floating arm chairs, seats and sun beds; — air mattresses for use on the water; — recreational rafts/floating platforms/pontoons. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: — pools; — protected areas of lakes, ponds; — protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).

This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B floating leisure articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. This document is applicable for Class B floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1. Class B devices provide a buoyant structure with one or more body openings into which the user is positioned partly immersed. NOTE 1 Typical products in Class B (see Annex B): — floating rafts with interior body holding system (“swim seats”) mostly in circular or square shape, fantasy shape for playing purposes; — floating fantasy shaped structures with one or more openings to host a child’s body, with or without body holding system; — floating with slits or openings to put legs through any shape; — floating rings with interior seat segments inside the circular body opening. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: — pools; — protected areas of lakes, ponds; — protected areas of sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).

This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class E floating leisure articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material. This document is applicable for Class E floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1. Class E devices are inflatable boats of a buoyancy of less than 1 800 N with a hull length of more than 1,2 m and less than 2,5 m. Class E devices are intended for use in bathing areas or in protected and safe shore zones. NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class E (see Annex F): — inflatable boats for rowing or paddling of near oval shape with or without transom; — canoes and kayaks; — inflatable boats made from plastic sheets or from reinforced materials; — motor kit/sail kit as additional option. NOTE 2 Typical applications of Class E devices: — moving from one place to another for pleasure purposes; — staying on the water for relaxing; — moving from shore to the main boat, transportation of persons and load (tender boat).

This document specifies safety requirements for stationary strength training equipment, in addition to the general safety requirements of ISO 20957-1:2013. This document is applicable to stationary strength training equipment with stacked weight resistance or alternative means of resistance, such as elastic cords, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, magnetic, springs and externally loaded weights (hereinafter referred to as stationary training equipment) with the classes H, S and I according to ISO 20957-1:2013. NOTE Accuracy classes are not applicable to this type of stationary training equipment as accuracy classes do not affect the safety of this equipment.

This document specifies safety requirements for rowing equipment, in addition to the general safety requirements of ISO 20957-1:2013. This document is applicable to rowing type stationary training equipment, hereinafter referred to as rowing equipment, within the classes H, S and I and classes A, B and C regarding accuracy.

This document specifies performance requirements and test methods for eye and face protectors for use in ice hockey only. This document is applicable to eye and face protectors worn by ice hockey players other than goalkeepers and by referees.

This document specifies general requirements and test methods for head, face, eye, neck, and body protectors (hereafter referred to as protectors) for use in ice hockey. This document is intended only for protectors used for ice hockey.

This document specifies performance requirements and test methods for head protectors for use in ice hockey. This document is applicable to head protectors worn by ice hockey players excluding goalkeepers and by referees.

This document specifies performance requirements and test methods for head and face protectors for use by ice hockey goalkeepers only.

This document specifies the dimensions and characteristics of the interface, requirements, test methods and marking of ski-boots with a rigid ski boot sole that are used with current systems of touring ski-bindings with attachment at the boot toe and boot heel, the proper release function of which depends on the dimensions and design of the interfaces. This document is not necessarily applicable to touring ski boots that function independent of the sole shape with certain ski-binding systems. This document is applicable to ski-boots of sizes 15,0 and larger in the Mondopoint system (see Annex A). It is applicable to rigid touring boots. Boots with softer shells such as Telemark boots are excluded as they do not have the necessary shell stability to act as part of the release systems.

This document compiles a collection of different probes/gauges for assessing common playground equipment safety performance to eliminate known safety hazards such as entrapment and entanglement hazards on playground, playspaces, and associated equipment used in different countries/regions around the world. It also explains some historical content of origins, the purpose and some rationales for the dimensions and shape of each of those probes. These test probes and gauges, their dimensions and related historic rationale for their existence are applicable to playground equipment manufacturers, designers, installers, assemblers, owners, operators and inspectors alike and are necessary tools to the reduction of serious, life-threatening and debilitating injuries to the public playground intended users.

This document gives guidance and requirements for the education, examination and evaluation of the inspectors’ and maintenance technicians’ competence concerning public playground and recreational areas. This document describes the knowledge and competence required for each specific task an inspector or technician performs. This document is intended primarily for public playgrounds, but the principles are applicable to other recreational areas. This document does not include benefit/risk assessment methods. This document does not cover the competence of staff conducting product certification. NOTE 1 The different types of inspections covered are: routine visual inspection; operational inspection; annual main inspection; post-installation inspection; post-accident inspection; pre-installation consultation; mid-installation surveillance. NOTE 2 This document can be applicable to: roller-sport infrastructure; multi-sport arenas; outdoor exercise equipment; bouldering walls; portable and permanent socketed goals; parkour facilities; adventure playgrounds; ropes courses; inflatable play equipment.

This document specifies the fabric and material properties as well as provisions for labelling of adult sized sleeping bags for use in sports and leisure time activities. This document does not apply to sleeping bags intended for specific purposes such as military use and extreme climate zone expedition. It does not apply to sleeping bags for children or babies.

This document specifies methods for a benefit and risk assessment for sports, for recreational and sports facilities including equipment. This document also provides guidance and requirements on benefit and risk assessment within this field. It includes examples for injury thresholds.

This document specifies assembly, adjustment and inspection procedures for the binding mechanisms of skis, integrating, in a practical way, the requirements of International Standards which are related to skis, bindings and boots. It is applicable to a ski-binding-boot system (S-B-B) for alpine skiing, of which at least one component is owned by the user. This document is applicable for complete and incomplete alpine ski-binding-boot systems which are owned by the user or rented for 15 days or more. NOTE ISO 13993 gives a method of measurement for equipment which is rented for less than 15 days.

This document gives a list of the most frequent terms relating to camping tents and caravan awnings together with some definitions.

This document defines test soles representing — an alpine ski-boot (form A) or at least the bottom part of it used for testing alpine ski-bindings for alpine skiing in accordance with ISO 9462 and ISO 9465, and — a touring ski-boot (form T) or at least the bottom part of it used for testing touring ski-bindings for touring skiing in accordance with ISO 13992 and ISO 9465. This document also defines a test body representing alpine ski-boots with improved walking soles in accordance with ISO 23223. NOTE Ski-boots have their own International Standards (ISO 5355, ISO 9523 and ISO 23223), which allow relatively large tolerances in defining the test sole that are generally believed to be suitable for on-slope use by skiers, but too large for reproducible laboratory measurements.

This document specifies the main characteristics of ski-bindings and describes, as an example, test methods A and B. This document applies to ski-bindings for alpine skiing for children, juniors and adults.

This document is applicable to inflatable play equipment intended for use by children fourteen years and under both individually and collectively. This document specifies safety requirements for inflatable play equipment for which the primary activities are bouncing and sliding. It sets measures to address risks and also to minimize accidents to users for those involved in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable play equipment. It specifies information to be supplied with the equipment. The requirements have been laid down bearing in mind the risk factor based on available data. This document specifies the requirements that will protect a child from hazards that he or she may be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated. This document is not applicable to inflatable water-borne play and leisure equipment, domestic inflatable toys, air-supported buildings, inflatables used solely for protection, inflatables used for rescue, or other types of inflatable toys where the primary activity is not bouncing or sliding.

This part of ISO 20187 specifies additional safety requirements for inflatable bouncing pillows intended for permanent installation. This part of ISO 20187 is applicable to inflatable play equipment intended for use by children fourteen years and under, both individually and collectively. This part of ISO 20187 specifies safety requirements for inflatable play equipment for which the primary activity is bouncing. It sets measures to address risks and also to minimize accidents to users for those involved in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable play equipment. It specifies information to be supplied with the equipment. The requirements have been laid down bearing in mind the risk factor based on available data. This part of ISO 20187 specifies the requirements that will protect a child from hazards that he or she might be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated. This part of ISO 20187 is not applicable to inflatables dealt with in ISO 20187‑1:2022, inflatable water-borne play and leisure equipment, domestic inflatable toys, air-supported buildings, inflatables used solely for protection, inflatables used for rescue, or other types of inflatable toys where the primary activity is not bouncing or sliding.

This part of ISO 20187 is applicable to inflatable play equipment intended for use by children fourteen years and under, both individually and collectively. This part of ISO 20187 specifies additional safety requirements for snappies for which the primary activities are climbing and sliding. It sets measures to address risks and also to minimize accidents to users for those involved in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable play equipment. It specifies information to be supplied with the equipment. The requirements have been laid down bearing in mind the risk factor based on available data. This part of the ISO 20187 specifies requirements to protect a child from hazards that he or she might be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonably anticipated. This part of the ISO 20187 is not applicable to inflatable water-borne play and leisure equipment, domestic inflatable toys, air-supported buildings, inflatables used solely for protection, inflatables used for rescue, or other types of inflatable toys where the primary activity is not bouncing or sliding.

This document specifies safety requirements for the design, construction, inspection and maintenance of trampoline parks and their components. This document also specifies minimum operational requirements to ensure an appropriate level of safety and service when used for recreational, training or educational purposes. This document is applicable to trampoline parks and trampoline park areas within multi activity parks. This also includes landing areas such as airbags and foam pits. This document is intended for use by trampoline park manufacturers, installers, operators, inspectors and enforcement bodies. This document does not cover: a) general building regulations; b) fire regulations; c) planning regulations; d) water testing; e) food and drink provision; f) non-trampoline activities e.g. artificial climbing, parkour, obstacle courses and miscellaneous future activities; g) chemical composition of components; h) outdoor trampoline parks; i) equipment and procedures covered by the referenced documents listed in Clause2; j) general aspects of work safety.

This document specifies the requirements, test methods and other provisions for the labelling of adult sized sleeping bags for use in sports and leisure time activities at a limit temperature ≥ ‐20 °C regarding thermal characteristics, dimensions and mass. This document describes a method for the assessment of performance in steady‐state conditions of a sleeping bag with regard to the protection against cold. NOTE 1 Sleeping bags without homogeneous fillings designed to provide local extra insulation in certain parts pose issues with the calibration and/or test procedure. Ongoing work continues to provide suitable means of establishing temperature ratings. This document does not apply to sleeping bags intended for specific purpose such as military use and extreme climate zone expedition. It does not apply to sleeping bags for children or babies. NOTE 2 No prediction model exists for the determination of the limiting temperatures based on the thermal resistance of the sleeping bag for children and babies. Moreover, such a model for testing cannot be developed because the necessary controlled sleep trials with children or babies in climatic chambers are, out of ethical reasons, not possible.

This document compiles a collection of different probes/gauges for assessing common playground equipment safety performance to eliminate known safety hazards such as: entrapment and entanglement hazards on playground, playspaces, and associated equipment used in different countries/regions around the world. It also explains some historical content of origins, the purpose and some rationales for the dimensions and shape of each of those probes. NOTE These test probes and gauges, their dimensions and related historic rationale for their existence are of significant value to playground equipment, manufacturers, designers, installers, assemblers, owners, operators and inspectors alike and are necessary tools to the reduction of serious, life-threatening and debilitating injuries to the public playground intended users.

This document gives the specifications for impact attenuation testing equipment used to evaluate the impact performance characteristics of playground surfacing. The specifications are aimed at ensuring that developers and manufacturers of such instruments meet minimum performance characteristics to allow repeatable, reproducible and accurate results. This document does not specify a test method. NOTE Such test methods are covered in other standards, e.g. EN 1177, ASTM F1292, ASTM F3313, AS 4422, CSA Z614.

This document specifies requirements, test methods and marking for alpine ski-boots with improved walking soles that are used with systems of alpine ski-bindings for improved walking soles with attachment at the boot front and boot rear, the proper release function of which depends on the dimensions and design of the interfaces. Alpine ski boots with improved walking soles are intended to a better walkability without affecting the function of the alpine ski binding designed for improved walking soles. This document is applicable to ski-boots of sizes 15,0 and larger (Types A (Adults) and C (Children)) in the Mondo point system (see Annex A).

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for treadmills in addition to the general safety requirements and test methods of ISO 20957‑1. It is intended that this document is applied together with ISO 20957‑1. This document deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to stationary training equipment used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This document is applicable to power-driven as well as to non-power/manually driven training equipment type treadmills (hereafter referred to as treadmills) with the classes S, H and I and classes A, B and C regarding accuracy. This document is not applicable to treadmills which are manufactured before it publication.

This document specifies safety requirements for rowing equipment. This document is intended to be read in conjunction with the general safety requirements of ISO 20957‑1. This document is applicable to rowing type stationary training equipment, hereinafter referred to as rowing equipment, within the classes H, S and I and classes A, B and C regarding accuracy.

This document specifies additional safety requirements for stationary strength training equipment. This document is intended to be read in conjunction with the general safety requirements of ISO 20957‑1. This document is applicable to stationary training equipment type strength training equipment with stacked weight resistance or other means of resistance, such as elastic cords, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, magnetic, springs and externally loaded weights (type 2) (hereinafter referred to as training equipment) with the classes H, S and I according to ISO 20957‑1. NOTE Free-weight barbell racks are subject to the requirements of ISO 20957‑4 and ISO 20957‑1.

This document defines the minimum requirements for safety in poles for alpine and touring skiing. It specifies test methods to check conformity with these requirements. It is applicable to ski-poles for alpine and touring skiing in the following ranges of total length, lT: — group A, lT ≥ 1 050 mm (adults' poles); — group B, 1 050 mm > lT ≥ 700 mm (junior poles); — group C, lT

This document specifies the requirements on safety, performance and fitness for use of camping tents. NOTE For caravan awnings, see ISO 8936.

This document specifies the minimum safety requirement and test methods for a release system that reduces the pulling force of the kite and disconnects the user from the kite. This document is applicable for release systems which are operated intentionally by the user or another person, and are used for the sport of kite boarding.

This document specifies the terms and definitions, product structure, classification, requirements and test methods of head protectors for Wushu Sanda. This document is applicable to Wushu Sanda head protectors sewn with polyurethane (PU) synthetic leather, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) artificial leather, foamed plastic products and other materials.

This document specifies methods for the selection of the release torques for alpine ski-bindings. It gives information necessary to determine the release torques recommended for use by ski-binding manufacturers in their instructions for installation and use, and by ski shops for the adjustment of ski-bindings already mounted. It is applicable to state-of-the-art alpine ski bindings. It might be inappropriate for non-mechanical bindings or bindings used with boots which reach more than half-way up the lower leg. This document describes a specified method for the selection of the recommended release torques considering three types of skiers. The method applies to moment-measuring binding test machines, according to ISO 11110.

This document specifies test methods for screws used for fastening ski bindings to alpine skis. NOTE 1 Acceptance criteria are specified in ISO 6004. The results of these test methods characterize the properties of the binding screw. NOTE 2 A test method for the mounting and fastening characteristics of different ski models is specified in ISO 8364.

This document specifies the requirements, test methods and marking of ski-boots which are used with current systems of alpine ski-bindings with attachment at the boot toe and boot heel, the proper release function of which depends on the dimensions and design of the interfaces. For ski-binding systems that function irrespective of the sole shape or that have different requirements for the sole dimensions, it is not always necessary for the ski-boot soles to comply with this document in order to achieve the desired degree of safety. It applies to ski-boots of sizes 15,0 and larger [types A (for adults) and C (for children)] in the Mondopoint system (see Annex A).

This document specifies classifications, requirements and test methods of Wushu Taiji clothing for performing the Wushu Taiji sport. This document is applicable to the Wushu Taiji clothing made of textile fabrics for adult users.

This document specifies a uniform method for the sampling and inspection of complete and incomplete alpine ski-binding-boot systems used in rental operations. This document is intended for any facility which rents complete and incomplete alpine ski-binding-boot systems as for example when the skier owns the boots. This document is not applicable for alpine touring ski-binding-boot systems. This document is not applicable for complete and incomplete alpine ski-binding-boot systems which are rented for 15 days or more. NOTE 1 A period of less than 15 days is common for equipment being rented. NOTE 2 ISO 11088 gives a method for testing if the equipment is owned or rented for 15 days or more.

This document specifies terms and definitions, product structure, requirements, test method and marking of Wushu Taiji (Tai Chi) sword. This document is applicable to the sword used for the Wushu (Chinese martial arts also known as Kung Fu) Taiji (Tai Chi) sport.

ISO 8364:2017 specifies requirements and test methods for the binding mounting area and free space area, ski bindings and retention devices of alpine skis, in order to optimize the compatibility of the functional unit "ski binding ? retention device ? boot". ISO 8364:2017 contains data for the manufacturer of alpine skis, bindings and retention devices, concerning dimensions, tests and other specifications for the binding mounting area.

ISO 7798:2017 specifies a method for the determination of the fatigue indexes of cross-country skis (i.e. the resistance of the skis to changes of bottom camber height or irreversible damage) after a bending test with cyclic loading. ISO 7798:2017 is applicable to cross-country skis with a nominal length of 160 cm to 215 cm.

ISO 10045:2017 specifies the dimensions, mechanical properties and fastening characteristics of test screws used for testing the binding mounting area of alpine skis.