EN 15649-1:2009+A1:2012

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 1: Klassifikation, Werkstoffe, allgemeine Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenArticles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 1 : Classification, matériaux, exigences et méthodes d'essai généralesFloating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 1: Classification, materials, general requirements and test methods97.220.40Oprema za športe na prostem in vodne športeOutdoor and water sports equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15649-1:2009+A1:2012SIST EN 15649-1:2010+A1:2012en,fr,de01-marec-2012SIST EN 15649-1:2010+A1:2012SLOVENSKI
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EN 15649-1:2009+A1
January 2012 ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 15649-1:2009English Version
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 1: Classification, materials, general requirements and test methods Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 1: Classification, matériaux, exigences et méthodes d'essai générales
Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 1: Klassifikation, Werkstoffe, allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 September 2009 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 29 November 2011.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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!". This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. This European Standard is one of a series consisting of seven standards dealing with floating leisure articles for use on and in the water.
Compliance of a product to this standard requires that the requirements of the relevant specific part and,
additionally, the requirements of EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2 have to be met. If a product includes multiple use related to several classes, it has to meet the requirements of all these classes. Annex A is normative. SIST EN 15649-1:2010+A1:2012

Until now, standardisation has addressed the risks through a wide series of standards aiming at the protection against drowning and covering a number of products used in leisure activities on and in the water. There are standards covering the relevant products for activities like playing in the water, water sports, boating, diving, learning to swim and even the emergency devices as buoyancy aids and live jackets. Beyond these typical and traditional activities and products, there is a new tendency for the creation and marketing of more and more new products. They are all aiming to increase pleasure and entertainment on the water but also more speed, action and thrill as far as the new adventurous activities as "tubing", "white water rafting" etc. is con-cerned. The new products are partly modified traditional core products or they are derived from them and fur-ther developed to something new. Additionally, there is a clear trend to bring more and more formerly land based playground equipment on the water. The term "amphibiation" is justified as in many cases the original function of the product is maintained, i.e. they can be used both ways. Typical examples for the first men-tioned kind of new products are modifications of inflatable boats into a bathing raft in fantasy shape or the fur-ther development of the earlier swim-ring into a flotation seat. Examples for "amphibians" exist in inflatable trampolines, climbing installations being put on the water for action and fun. Inflatable floating armchairs and sun loungers including the mini bar and sun shade rather serve for more comfort and relaxation when bathing. This trend is clear and very likely to continue. It can be shown that the nature of these new products provide an equal or even higher risk potential than the original core products. In parallel, the number of these products override the number of the core products. In cases of collective use, the frequency of use is considerably increased which in turn increases the likelihood of accidents — drownings. Drowning is the final risk of the mentioned product related activities, there are other somewhat lesser evils — partial risks — which are likely to happen too independently or in combination with the final risk. Having in mind the existing safety related standardisation, an evident discrepancy emerges. Standardisation in the past was focused on the core products and has neglected the huge amount of products forming the so called "grey zone". We always were aware of this fact, but the "grey zone" was so disturbingly complicated and never really considered and investigated. The triggering incident to change this was the swim seat case, its interaction with aquatic toys and all the many related products mentioned above. The fact of negligence highlights the reason. It was due to this inconsistency, variety and complexity that these products were usually excluded from the scopes of related standards. Experts involved in this standardisation work therefore in-vented the term "grey zone products". A systematic risk analysis or an investigation in drowning accidents was never made. What matters today is not so much the fact of a disturbing gap in the series of existing standards but the knowledge that there is a number of coincidences:  all in all the main user groups of these products are children and adolescents who in turn are the main victims of drowning;  the main areas where drowning happens are identical with the areas of use for such products (rivers, lakes, pools, bathing beaches); SIST EN 15649-1:2010+A1:2012

 setting of clear boundaries between the product areas in order to avoid incorrect certification (e.g. unjusti-fied CE-Mark), "standard jumping" including escape from tougher standards into weaker ones, contribut-ing to overcome the problems of an extremely wide and vague definition of aquatic toys in the toy direc-tive (88/378/EEC) and the distinction of shallow and deep water as dividing criterion;  avoidance of individually established testing procedures by the various test houses in the absence of a unified technical rule. 0.3 Risks and need for prevention  Relevance of drowning is proven (age groups, places, partly product involvement);  new products increase frequency of use and amount of products likely to contribute to accident;  theoretical risk analysis shows additional risks below the final risk of drowning;  plausibility and likelihood of harm to users is evident, so is the probability of adequate safety standards to avoid or minimise this;  to contribute positively to the basic problem of parental supervision which is needed and claimed with re-gard to child activities but in many cases weak, not existing or neglected;  safety by utmost inherent safety by design from the product in addition to this technical safety shall be supplemented through supervision it is recommended for younger children;  we have to recognise that there are new trends to bring more and more former land based products on the water, as well as trends to adventure activities increasing the thrill of water related leisure activities and entertainment;  need for prevention. SIST EN 15649-1:2010+A1:2012

performance for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water in accordance with Clause 4 (see Table 1). This document (EN 15649-1) is only applicable with EN 15649-2 and the relevant specific parts (EN 15649-3 to EN 15649-7).
NOTE 1 Specific safety requirements are specified in the specific parts EN 15649-3 to EN 15649-7.
NOTE 2 The specific parts can include exclusions from the general requirements specified in this document and/or EN 15649-2.
This standard is not applicable to: !  aquatic toys according to Directive 2009/48/EC (use in shallow waters / use under supervision);  inflatable boats with a buoyancy > 1 800 N according to Directive 94/25/EC;  buoyant aids for swimming instructions according to Directive 89/686/EEC;"  air mattresses which 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);  water ski, wakeboard or kite surfing board;  devices made from rigid materials e.g. wood, aluminium, hard or non-deformable plastic;
 devices which are kept in shape by permanent air flow;  rings intended for use on water slides;  wading devices. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated refer-ences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest editi
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