CEN/TR 16879:2016

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2016
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Siting of Playground and other recreational facilities - Advice on methods for positioning
and separation
Standortwahl von Spielplatz- und anderen Freizeitanlagen - Ratschlag zu Verfahren für
Anordnung und Trennung
Emplacement des aires de jeux et autres installations de loisirs - Conseils sur les
méthodes d'implantation et de séparation
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CEN/TR 16879
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
April 2016
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 97.200.40; 97.220.01
English Version
Siting of Playground and other recreational facilities -
Advice on methods for positioning and separation
Emplacement des aires de jeux et autres installations Standortwahl von Spielplatz- und anderen
de loisirs - Conseils sur les méthodes d'implantation et Freizeitanlagen - Ratschlag zu Verfahren für
de séparation Anordnung und Trennung

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 10 November 2015. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC
136.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Recommendations for separation . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Need for separation . 6
4.3 Methods of separation . 8
4.3.1 General . 8
4.3.2 Distance . 8
4.3.3 Landscaping . 8
4.3.4 Fencing . 8
4.3.5 Signage . 9
4.3.6 Combinations . 9
5 Risk-benefit assessment (RBA) . 9
Bibliography . 10
European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 16879:2016) 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.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Introduction
CEN/TC 136/SC 1, the committee responsible for the development of EN 1176 standards, considered
that there may be risks to children associated with placing playgrounds in the vicinity of other
recreational facilities such as multisport arenas, bouldering walls, roller sport facilities, football goals,
outdoor fitness equipment and Parkour facilities. In addition, environmental features such as fast
flowing water, deep water with steep banks, roads, and natural formations such as cliffs, can also create
hazards if in the proximity of playgrounds.
Specific safety requirements for recreational facilities are covered by their own standards. However,
these individual standards do not cover possible risks related to the proximity to other recreational
facilities and other environmental hazards.
This technical report gives advice to designers, providers, and inspectors on methods of positioning and
separating different recreational facilities, to help reduce the potential risks.
There are four principal methods of separation. These are distance, natural features, fencing and
signage, or a combination of these.
1 Scope
This Technical Report gives advice on positioning and possible means of separation between
recreational facilities that have different user age groups and levels of risk. This document also gives
advice on features to consider in order to address the risks from other features nearby such as traffic,
fast flowing water, deep water with steep banks and other natural environmental features such as.
Information given relates to equipment and facilities that are installed for free-access use outdoors
only.
This document is intended to give a horizontal approach, to be considered in all CEN/TC 136 relevant
standards dealing with free access sports or physical activity facilities.
2 Normative references
Not applicable.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
recreational facility
equipment intended for children’s play and free access sport/fitness facilities for all ages
3.2
separation
all physical and visual methods adopted to distinguish one recreational facility from another
3.3
siting / positioning
planning and layout of an area consisting of recreational facilities and other environmental factors and
their relationship to one another
3.4
carer
person who exercises responsibility, however temporarily, for an individual child’s safety
Note 1 to entry: This could be either:
a) non-qualified carer: a parent, grandparent, older sibling who has been given a limited responsibility over a
child, adult acquaintance, a young person who is a baby sitter; or
b) qualified carer: a person trained to exercise responsibility for the safety of children or young people, for
example a trained/qualified teacher, child minder, youth leader or sports coach.
4 Recommendations for separation
4.1 General
The main issue is for young and vulnerable children.
The EN 1176 playground standard has safety requirements for young children using playgrounds. It
states in 3.1 in a definition of playground equipment that children play according to “their own rules or
own reasons for playing which can change at any time”. EN 1176 contains safety requirements taking
into account this free way of playing that young children employ. On most other recreational facilities
the acceptable risk level is higher than on playgrounds because they are not intended to be used by
young and vulnerable children, and the activity is often prescribed rather than free. The environment
around the play area may also contain hazards such as roads, fast flowing water, or deep water with
steep banks.
These risks with examples of the related hazards are:
— crushing, e.g. mechanisms in fitness equipment;
— being hit by a fast moving hard object, e.g. skateboard, or football;
— falling onto non-impact attenuating surface from height, e.g. parkour landings and bouldering walls,
natural cliffs, trees, playable art;
— being hit by part of some equipment due to unforeseeable movement, e.g. mechanism in fitness
equipment;
— unexpected forces, e.g. heavy parts of fitness equipment;
— drowning, e.g. fast flowing river or deep water with steep banks;
— being hit by a vehicle, e.g. road traffic.
4.2 Need for separation
There are three principal reasons for providing separation:
a) To help identify risks to the carers of young and vulnerable children. Normally young and
vulnerable children are always accompanied by carers. This is the primary
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