EN 17232-2020 水上游戏设备和特性 安全要求 试验方法和操作要求

EUROPEANSTANDARDEN17232

NORMEEUROPEENNE

EUROPÄISCHENORMMarch2020

ICS97.220.40

EnglishVersion

Waterplayequipmentandfeatures-Safetyrequirements,testmethodsandoperational

requirements

Equipementsetélémentsdejeuxaquatiques

-Exigencesdesécurité,méthodesd'essai

etexigencesdefonctionnement

Wasserspielgeräteund-merkmale-

SicherheitstechnischeAnforderungen,

PrüfverfahrenundbetrieblicheAnforderungen

ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon5January2020.

CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographical

referencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.

ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguage

madebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.

CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,

Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,RepublicofNorthMacedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,TurkeyandUnitedKingdom.

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◎2020CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedRef.No.EN17232:2020:EworldwideforCENnationalMembers

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ContentsPage

Europeanforeword iv

Introduction V

1Scope 7

2Normativereferences 7

3Termsanddefinitions 8

4Safetyrequirements 11

4.1General 11

4.2Structuralintegrity 11

4.2.1General 11

4.2.2Materials 11

4.3Climbability 12

4.4Spaces 12

4.4.1General 12

4.4.2Impactarea 12

4.4.3Fallingspace 15

4.5Handrails,barriers,safetybarriers 15

4.6Surfaces 15

4.7Protrusions 15

4.8Edgesandcorners 15

4.9Entrapment,crushingandshearingpoints 15

4.9.1General 15

4.9.2Swimmingunderwaterplayequipment/feature 16

4.9.3Divingunderwaterplayequipment/feature 17

4.10Slipresistance 18

4.11Safetyofwetbarefootareas 18

4.12Fittings 18

4.13Removableprotectiondevices 18

4.14Alterationofexistingequipment 18

4.15Waterinletsandwateroutlets 19

4.16Forcedmovement 19

5Electricity 19

6Waterquality 19

7Testmethods 19

8Testreport 19

9Installationandgeneralinstructions 20

9.1General 20

9.2Pre-information 20

9.3Installation 20

9.4Generalinformation 21

10Operationalandsafetyinstructions 22

10.1General 22

10.2Operationalinstructions 22

10.3Signage 2

11Inspectionandmaintenanceinstructions 23

11.1General 23

11.2Inspections 23

11.2.1Commissioninginspection 23

11.2.2Routinevisualinspection 23

11.2.3Periodicinspection 23

11.2.4Periodicthoroughinspection 24

11.3Maintenanceinstructions 24

11.3.1General 24

11.3.2Servicing 25

11.3.3Repair 25

11.3.4Modifications 25

12Marking 25

12.1General 25

12.2Waterlevel 26

AnnexA(informative)Signs 27

Bibliography 30

◎ISOISOpub-dateyear-Allrightsreserved3

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Europeanforeword

Thisdocument(EN17232:2020)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC136"Sports,playgroundandotherrecreationalfacilitiesandequipment",thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.

Thisdocumentshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbySeptember2020,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbySeptember2020.

Attentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisdocumentmaybethesubjectofpatentrights.CENshallnotbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights.

AccordingtotheCEN-CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganisationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,

Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Republic

ofNorthMacedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,TurkeyandtheUnitedKingdom.

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Introduction

Forthequalityofreadingandunderstandingthisdocument,thefollowingwordingisused:

-shall=requirement;

—should=recommendation;

—may=permission;

-can=possibility

Itisnotthepurposeoftherequirementsofthisdocumenttolessenthecontributionthatwaterplayequipment/featuremakestothechild'sdevelopmentand/orplay,whichismeaningfulfromaneducationalpointofview.

Risk-takingisanessentialfeatureofplayprovisionandofallenvironmentsinwhichchildrenlegitimatelyspendtimeplaying.Playprovisionaimstoofferchildrenthechancetoencounteracceptablerisksaspartofastimulating,challengingandcontrolledlearningenvironment.Playprovisionshouldaimatmanagingthebalancebetweentheneedtoofferriskandtheneedtokeepchildrensafefromseriousharm.

Theprinciplesofsafetymanagementareapplicablebothtoworkplacesingeneralaswellastoplayprovision.However,thebalancebetweensafetyandbenefitsislikelytobedifferentinthetwoenvironments.Inplayprovision,exposuretosomedegreeofriskcouldbeofbenefitbecauseitsatisfiesabasichumanneedandgiveschildrenthechancetolearnaboutriskandconsequencesinacontrolledenvironment.

Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoensureaproperlevelofsafetywhenplayingin,onoraroundwaterplayequipment/feature(s),andatthesametimetopromoteactivitiesandfeaturesknowntobenefitchildrenbecausetheyprovidevaluableexperiencesthatwillenablethemtocopewithsituationsoutsidethewaterplayequipment/feature(s).

Respectingthecharacteristicsofchildren'splayandthewaychildrenbenefitfromplayinginawaterenvironmentwithregardtodevelopment,childrenneedtolearntocopewithriskandthiscanleadtobumpsandbruisesandevenoccasionallyabrokenlimb.Theaimofthisdocumentisfirstandforemosttopreventaccidentswithadisablingorfatalconsequence,andsecondlytolessenseriousconsequencescausedbytheoccasionalmishapthatinevitablywilloccurinchildren'spursuitofexpandingtheirlevelofcompetence,beitsocially,intellectuallyorphysically.

Withoutstrivingforcompleteness,amongothersthefollowingfeaturescouldbeconsideredwhendesigning,installingandusingwaterplayequipment/feature:

a)Water(andair)emitting-asdescribedinEN13451-3;

b)Withoutwater(orair)emitting-e.g.aplaygroundfeatureinstalledinwaterplayinstallation;

c)Solofeatures-e.g.onestepstone;

d)Groupsoffeatures-e.g.agroupofstepstones;

e)Normallydryfeaturesbutwithwettedsurfacebye.g.watercannons,spraysetc.;

f)Climbablefeatures(intendedtobeclimbed);

g)Non-climbablefeatures(andnotintendedtobeclimbed)-e.g.anelevatedsprayparkstructure;

h)Additionalfeaturesnotintendedtobeclimbedbutwiththepossibility-e.g.artificialrocks,supportingconstructions;

i)Raisedand(often)combinedfeatures(spraypark)withwaterslidesconnected-e.g.araisedspraygroundstructure;

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j〕Raisedand(often)combinedfeatures(spraypark)withoutwaterslidesconnected-e.g.araised

sprayparkstructure.

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1Scope

Thisdocumentspecifiessafetyrequirements,testmethodsandoperationalrequirementsforinstalledwaterplayequipment,featuresandstructures:

—intendedforplaying,and

-inareasintendedforwateractivitiesforpublicuse(non-domestic),typicallyinswimmingpoolfacilities,and

-wherewaterisanintegralpartintheuseoftheplayequipment/feature/structures.Thisdocumentalsoappliesforsprayparks.

Thisdocumentdoesnotapplyto:

a)floatingleisurearticlesaccordingtoENISO25649series;

b)artificialclimbingwallsaccordingtoEN12572series;

c)toysaccordingtoEN71series;

d)waterslidesaccordingtoEN1069series;

e)climbing/boulderingwallsusedintheswimmingpoolsurroundaccordingtoEN17164;

f)waterequipment/features(e.g.ornamentalfountains)notintendedforplaying;

g)waterplayequipment/featuresinstalledinswimmingpoolsfordomesticuse;

h)playgroundequipmentaccordingtoEN1176series.

2Normativereferences

Thefollowingdocumentsarereferredtointhetextinsuchawaythatsomeoralloftheircontentconstitutesrequirementsofthisdocument.Fordatedreferences,onlytheeditioncitedapplies.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthereferenceddocument(includinganyamendments)applies.

EN1069(allparts),Waterslides

EN1176(allparts),Playgroundequipmentandsurfacing

EN1177,Impactattenuatingplaygroundsurfacing-Methodsoftestfordeterminationofimpactattenuation

EN13451(allparts),Swimmingpoolequipment

EN15288-1,Swimmingpoolsforpublicuse—Part1:Safetyrequirementsfordesign

EN15288-2,Swimmingpoolsforpublicuse-Part2:Safetyrequirementsforoperation

ENISO3834(allparts),Qualityrequirementsforfusionweldingofmetallicmaterials(ISO3834(allparts))ENISO14732:2013,Weldingpersonnel-Qualificationtestingofweldingoperatorsandweldsettersfor

mechanizedandautomaticweldingofmetallicmaterials(ISO14732:2013)

ENISO15607,Specificationandqualificationofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials-Generalrules(ISO15607)

HD60364-7-702,Low-voltageelectricalinstallations—Part7-702:Requirementsforspecialinstallations

orlocations-Swimmingpoolsandfountains(IEC60364-7-702)

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ISO3864-1,Graphicalsymbols-Safetycoloursandsafetysigns-Part1:Designprinciplesforsafetysignsandsafetymarkings

ISO3864-3,Graphicalsymbols—Safetycoloursandsafetysigns-Part3:Designprinciplesforgraphicalsymbolsforuseinsafetysigns

ISO7001,Graphicalsymbols—Publicinformationsymbols

ISO7010,Graphicalsymbols-Safetycoloursandsafetysigns-RegisteredsafetysignsISO20712-3,Watersafetysignsandbeachsafetyflags—Part3:Guidanceforuse

ISO22727,Graphicalsymbols—Creationanddesignofpublicinformationsymbols—Requirements

3Termsanddefinitions

Forthepurposesofthisdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninEN15288-1andthefollowingapply.ISOandIECmaintainterminologicaldatabasesforuseinstandardizationatthefollowingaddresses:

·IECElectropedia:availableat

/

·ISOOnlinebrowsingplatform:availableat

/obp

3.1

waterplayequipment/feature

equipment/featureincludingcomponentsandconstructionalelementsthatincorporatewaterasanelementintendedforplaying

3.2

spraypark

specificbarefootrecreationalareainstalledwithwaterplayequipment/featureswithoutwaterretentionaccessibletotheusers

3.3

swimmingpoolequipment

componentsinstalledinandaroundabasin,designated:

-tooperatethebasinanditsfunctionallyadjoiningareas;

-touseitanditsfunctionallyadjoiningareas

NOTEThesecomponentscanbepartoftheswimmingpooltechnology(e.g.waterinletsoroutlets),toassisttheusers(e.g.ladders),forcompetitiveandtraininguse(e.g.startingplatforms),forleisure(e.g.fountains).

[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.1]

3.4

fallingspace

spacein,onoraroundtheequipmentthatcanbepassedthroughbyauserfallingfromanelevatedpartofthewaterplayequipment/feature

[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,3.8,modified-Specifiedforwaterplayequipment/features]

3.5

elevatedplayingsurface

accessibleareaonawaterplayequipment/featurewheretheplayoccursandwheretheusercanfallorjumpoff

NOTEThiscane.g.beaplatform,aslope,aladder,aramporsteps.

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3.6

playingsurface

<waterplayequipment/features>surfacewithinthefallingspace,includingthewaterplayequipment/feature,wheretheplayoccursandwhichcomprisesatleasttheimpactarea

3.7

minimumspace

smallestspacerequiredforthesafeuseofthewaterplayequipment/feature

[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.10,modified-"Installation"deletedandadaptedtowaterplayequipment/feature.]

3.8

impactarea

areathatcanbehitbyauserafterfallingthroughthefallingspaceNOTEThewatersurfaceisnotconsideredasanimpactarea.

[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,modified-Note1toentryadded]

3.9

fallheighttowatersurface

FHW

maximumverticaldistancefromtheelevatedplaysurfacetotheunderlyingwatersurface

3.10

totalfallheight

TFH

maximumverticaldistancefromelevatedplaysurfacetotheimpactareabelow

3.11

diving

activemovementfromoutsidethewaterintothewaterwithheadandarmsforward

3.12

jumping

activemovementfromoutsidethewaterintothewaterwithfeetforward

3.13

handrail

railintendedtoassisttheusertobalance

[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,3.21]

3.14

barrier

meansofsegregationtopreventmovementoraccess[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.14]

3.15

safetybarrier

barrierdesignedtopreventusersfromfallingover,throughorbeneath[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.15]

3.16

protrusion

object,oraportionofanobject,thatstandsorprotrudesin/intothefallingspace[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.12,modified-Specifiedto"fallingspace".]

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3.17

edge

linebeingformedbytwosurfacesofsomethingsolidwhichmeetoneanother

[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.8]

3.18

corner

pointbeingformedbytwoormoreedgeswhichmeetoneanother[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.9]

3.19

shearingpoint

placewherepartoftheequipmentcanmovepastafixedorothermovingpart,orpastafixedareaso

thatpersons,orpartsoftheirbody,canbecut[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,3.11]

3.20

entrapment

hazardpresentedbythesituationinwhichabody,orpartofabody,thehairorclothingcanbecometrapped

NOTEEntrapmenthazardscanarisefromsituationswherethebody,itsparts,etc.gettrapped,butalsofromsituationswherethebodyoftheuserhasnocompletefreedomtoemergefromthewater,e.g.whenswimmingunderneathastepladder.

[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.7]

3.21

freearea

unobstructedareainfrontofanentrancetotheswim-underareaforfacilitatingrescueactivities

3.22

forcedmovement

movementoftheusercausedbytheequipment(e.g.swinging,sliding,carouselrotationetc.)which,oncestarted,cannotbetotallycontrolledbytheuser

NOTERationale—fallsarenotconsideredforcedmovementastheyarenotimposedontheuserbytheequipmentbutoccurforotherreasons.

[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,3.34-modifiedbydeletingNote2toentry]

3.23

crushingpoint

placewherepartsoftheequipmentcanmoveagainsteachother,oragainstafixedareasothatpersons,orpartsoftheirbody,canbecrushed

[SOURCE:EN1176-1:2017,3.10]

3.24

grid

componenttocoveranoverflowchanneloranopening,designedtoallowthepassageofwater

[SOURCE:EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,3.17]

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4Safetyrequirements

4.1General

Waterplayequipment/featureforpublicuseshallcomplywithEN1176-1forplaygroundequipmentaswellaswithEN13451-1,EN13451-2andEN13451-3forswimmingpoolequipment,iftheirrequirementsarenotmodifiedbythisdocument.

Whenrequirementsoverlap,EN1176seriesapplieswithequipment-specificrequirements.EN13451seriesapplieswithswimming-pool-specificrequirementsaswellasforeffectsinconnectionwithwaterandEN1069seriesforwaterslides.

Therespectiverequirementsshallbeadheredtowithcombinedwaterplayequipment/features.Additionalhazardscanarisefromcombiningtheequipment.Theseshallbeassessedindividually

Manufacturersshallgiveminimumwaterdepthsand/orimpact-arearequirementsandrequiredsizeoffallingspaceandminimumzoneforuseasminimumdataforplanning.

4.2Structuralintegrity

4.2.1General

Structuralintegrity,includingstability,oftheequipmentshallbeaccordingto

EN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,4.1.1.

4.2.2Materials

General

Materialsshouldbeselectedsothatthey:

-meettherequirementsofthenationalapplicableregulations/guidelines;

—shallmeettherequirementsoftheEN1176(allparts);

—shallmeettherequirementsoftheEN13451(allparts);

—aresuitableforawetenvironment;

—shallbeabletowithstandcorrosionintheintendedenvironment;

-shallnotpromotebacterialgrowth;

-shouldnotreleasesubstancesasrequiredbycurrentrelevantEuropeanand/orNationalregulations;

-shallnotnegativelyinfluencethewaterquality.

Useofstainlesssteel

Stress-crack-corrosioncanaffectstainlesssteelinacorrosiveatmosphere.Wherevertheuseofstainlesssteelisconsidered,adesignriskassessmentshallbecarriedout.

Fortheselectionanduseofstainlesssteelforstructuralpartsinacorrosiveatmosphere,EN13451-1applies.

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4.3Climbability

Waterplayequipment/featuresareconsideredclimbableifatleastoneofthefollowingprinciplesapplies:

a)waterplayequipment/featurewithadesignatedelevatedplayingsurfaceinaheightof<600mmabovetheimpactarea;

b)footstepinaheight<400mmabovetheimpactarea;

c)handgriporobjectforclimbing≤1800mmabovetheimpactarea;

d)slantedelements,walkablebytheuser,withaslopeof≤30°fromthehorizontal;

e)slotsandprotrusionsthatencourageclimbing.

4.4Spaces

4.4.1General

FallingspacesandimpactareasshallbeimplementedinaccordancewithEN1176(allparts)unlessotherwisestatedinthisdocument.

Themanufacturer/suppliershallstatethedimensionsoftheminimumspace,theminimumzoneforuseandthefallingspaceoftheequipment(seeFigure1).

Key

1fallingspace

2impactarea

3fallheighttowatersurface(FHW)

4waterdepth(WD)

5totalfallheight(TFH,see4.4.2)

6waterplayequipment/feature

7waterlevel

8extentoftheimpactarea(X,see

)

Figure1-Differentareasofwaterplayequipment/feature

4.4.2Impactarea

General

Theimpactareaincludessurfacesofthewaterplayequipment/featureandthesurfacesbelowthewaterplayequipment/featureiftheycanbehitbytheuser.

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Ifaplayequipment/featurehasmorethanoneelevatedplayingsurface,theimpactareaisdefinedfromtheedgeofeverysingleelevatedplayingsurfaceintothedirection(s)ofpossiblefalling.

Theimpactareaofwaterplayequipment/featureswherejumpingoff/divingispossibleshallnotoverlapwithotherimpactareas.

Theimpactareashallbefreefromprotrusions

Dimensionofimpactarea

Theextentoftheimpactareaiscalculatedasthedistancefromanypointonanelevatedsurfacewheretheusercanfallfromtothefurthestpoint(s)whichtheusercanreachintothedirection(s)ofpossiblefalling.

Theextent,X,oftheimpactareadependsonthetotalfallheight(TFH)andshallbecalculatedasfollows:

IfTFH≤600mmthenXtobedefinedbymanufacturer(

1

)

If600mm<TFH≤1500mmthenX=1500mm;(

2

)

(

3

)

where

Xistheextentoftheimpactarea(seeFigure1andFigure2);TFHisthetotalfallheight.

Dimensionsinmillimetres

Key

Xextentoftheimpactarea

TFHtotalfallheight

aXtobedefinedbythemanufacturer/supplier

Figure2-Extentoftheimpactarea

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Impactattenuation

.1General

Forwaterplayequipment/features,withatotalfallheight(TFH)≤600mmornotclimbableaccordingto4.3,thereisnoimpactattenuationrequirement(waterdepthorimpactattenuatingsurfacing)

Foratotalfallheight(TFH)>600mm,theimpactattenuationrequirementsshallbefulfilledeitherbywaterdepth(see.2)orbyspecificimpactattenuatingsurfacing(see.3).

.2Waterdepth

.2.1Waterplayequipment/featurefordiving

Ifthewaterplayequipment/featureisdesignedfororencouragesdivingintothewater(e.g.cableway,swing,orswingrope),thepoolwaterdepthsandthesafety-relevantdimensionsshallbedesignedinaccordancewithEN13451-10.

.2.2Waterplayequipment/featurewithatotalfallheight(TFH)>600mmnotfordiving

Forwaterplayequipment/featureswithatotalfallheight(TFH)>600mmnotfordiving,theminimumwaterdepthshallbeasfollows(seeFigure3):

—if0mm<FHW<900mm,thenWD≥1,5×FHW;

NOTE1ForaFHW≤240mm,theTFHwillalwaysresultin≤600mm.

-if900mm≤FHW≤3000mm,thenWD≥0,65×FHW+1350mm;

—ifFHW>3000mmthanWD≥3500mm.

NOTE2Waterplayequipment/featuresareusuallyinstalledinchildren'spoolswithawaterdepth<800mm.

Key

1waterplayequipment/feature

2waterlevelWDwaterdepth

FHWfallheighttowatersurfaceTFHtotalfallheight

Figure3-Fallheighttothewatersurface

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.3Impactattenuationsurfacingrequirements

Forwaterplayequipment/featureswithatotalfallheight(TFH)>600mmandiftherequirementsfortheimpactareacannotbefulfilledbythewaterdepth(see.2),theimpactattenuatingsurfacingshallcomplywiththefollowingrequirements:

—impactattenuationaccordingtoEN1177,withaheadinjurycriterion(HIC)value<1000;

—slipresistanceaccordingtoEN13451-1;

-forsprayparksonly,adrainagesystemshallbedesignednottoretainwaterandtoaccommodatethetotalwatercapacityofthefacility,avoidingponding;

-thematerialshallbeeasytocleanandshallnotaffectthequalityofthewaterusedforthewaterplayequipment/feature;

-thematerialandthesurfaceshallbedesignedtonotsupportthegrowthofmicroorganisms.

4.4.3Fallingspace

Thefallingspaceisdefinedhorizontallybytheimpactarea(s)andverticallybythetotalfallheight(s)(TFH).

Thefallingspaceshallbefreeofobstacles(e.g.swimmingpoolwall).Thewaterplayequipment/featureitselfisnotconsideredasanobstacle.

4.5Handrails,barriers,safetybarriers

TherequirementsofEN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,4.3,apply,whererequirementsforgrip,graspandfingerholdaredefined.

4.6Surfaces

TherequirementsofEN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,4.4,apply.

Allsurfacesofthewaterplayequipment/featuresshallbedesignedinawaythatwaterrunsoff.

4.7Protrusions

TherequirementsofEN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,4.5,apply

NOTEThisrequirementreferstoprotrusionsoutsidetheimpactareasincenoprotrusionsarepossibleintheimpactarea,see

.

4.8Edgesandcorners

TherequirementsofEN13451-1:2011+A1:2016,4.6,apply.

4.9Entrapment,crushingandshearingpoints

4.9.1General

Therequirementsforentrapment,crushingandshearingpointsofEN13451-1apply.Swimminganddivingunderplayequipmentshouldbepreventedbythedesignoftheconstruction.

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4.9.2Swimmingunderwaterplayequipment/feature

Whenswimmingunderwaterplayequipment/featurescannotbeavoided:

-thedistancefromtheplayequipment's/feature'sloweredgetothewatersurfaceshallbe≥500mm(Figure4);

-thewidthatawaterdepthof≤1350mmshallbe≥600mm(seeFigure5);

-thewidthatawaterdepthof>1350mmshallbe≥2000mm(seeFigure5);

—atleastonewallshallbeequippedwithahandgripandarestledgeif

-thewaterdepthis>1350mm,and

-thewaterplayequipment's/feature'slengthis>5000mm,and

-theareaunderthewaterplayequipment/featureislaterallyboundedbywalls;

-accessfromtwooppositesidesshallbeprovidedifthelengthoftheswim-underareais>2000mm(seeFigure5);

-effectiveviewoftheentireswim-underarea(inaccordancewithEN15288-2)shallexistfromthesupervisor'sposition.Ifthisisnotpossibleduetothedesignoftheequipment,thesurveillanceshallbeensuredbyothermeans(e.g.videomonitoringsystem);

-thedistancefromanypositionofthe