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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.HTurngeräte - Allgemeine sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenMatériel de gymnastique - Exigences générales de sécurité et méthodes d'essaiGymnastic equipment - General safety requirements and test methods97.220.30Oprema za dvoranske športeIndoor sports equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 913:2008SIST EN 913:2009en,fr,de01-januar-2009SIST EN 913:2009SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 913November 2008ICS 97.220.30Supersedes EN 913:1996
English VersionGymnastic equipment - General safety requirements and testmethodsMatériel de gymnastique - Exigences générales de sécuritéet méthodes d'essaiTurngeräte - Allgemeine sicherheitstechnischeAnforderungen und PrüfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 September 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
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EN 913:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword.3 1 Scope.4 2 Normative references.4 3 Terms and definitions.4 4 Hazard assessment.5 5 General safety requirements.5 6 Marking.8 Annex A (normative)
Determination of entrapment.9 Annex B (normative)
Mechanical loading for determination of
stability and strength.13 Annex C (normative)
Determination of shock absorption of padding.18
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EN 913:2008 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 913:2008) 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 European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 913:1996. This European Standard is one of several standards, each of which deals with a particular type or a particular group of gymnastic equipment. Gymnastic equipment of any type not covered by a relevant European Stan-dard is covered by this general standard. The principal changes from the previous edition of EN 913 are as follows:
a) Requirements on stability and strength were amended by means of a formula with regard to the differen-tiation of rigid and sectional gymnastic equipment; b) Figure 1 was extended with examples of permissible parts; c) requirements regarding entrapment were expanded.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Repub-lic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 913:2008 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies general safety requirements and test methods for all pieces of gymnastic equipment intended for use supervised by a competent person and not specified in other, individual standards. This European Standard is not applicable to other sport equipment, playground equipment, stationary training equipment or educational training equipment. 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 edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1991-1-1, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-1: General actions – Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings EN 1991-1-3, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-3: General actions – Snow loads EN 1991-1-4, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-4: General actions – Wind actions EN 1991-1-5, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-5: General actions – Thermal actions
EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 1: Basic termi-nology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003) ISO 6487, Road vehicles – Measurement techniques in impact tests – Instrumentation 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 hazard source of possible injury or damage to health 3.2 body mass mass of the person(s) using the equipment 3.3 static load load acting on the equipment due to its structure, added weights and prestressed components 3.4 dynamic factor factor to take account of the increase in effective body mass during a dynamic movement 3.5 safety factor factor intended to cover uncertainties in the body loading and dynamic factor used, and which does not cover allowance for variations in materials and manufacturing processes SIST EN 913:2009



EN 913:2008 (E) 5 3.6 variable load loads due to factors other than the static and body loads 4 Hazard assessment The assessment of hazards has been based on EN ISO 12100-1. Twelve categories of hazard or sources of hazard have been considered relevant to gymnastic equipment. These are as follows: a) crushing; b) shearing; c) cutting and severing; d) entanglement and trapping; e) impact; f) stabbing or puncture; g) friction and abrasion; h) insufficient mechanical strength; i) use of unsuitable material; j) unintended movement, including sliding; k) unsuitable ergonomic design; l) fire; m) wrong or missing information. 5 General safety requirements 5.1 Surface finish There shall be no protruding nails, projecting wire rope terminations or pointed or sharp-edged components. Rough surfaces should not present any risk of injury. All welds shall be smooth. Protruding bolt threads within any accessible part of the equipment shall be permanently covered, e.g. dome headed nuts. Nuts and bolt heads that project less than 8 mm are permitted in non accessible parts, provided they are free from burrs.
Corners, edges and projecting parts within the space occupied by the user that protrude more than 8 mm, and which are not shielded by adjacent areas that are not more than 25 mm from the end of the projecting part, shall be rounded off. The minimum radius of the curve shall be 3 mm. Figure 1 shows examples of protection for nuts and bolts and permissible protruding parts. Figure 2 shows examples of non-permissible protruding parts. NOTE
This requirement is intended only to prevent injuries caused by unintended contact with components.
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EN 913:2008 (E) 6 Dimensions in millimetres
a) Examples of protection for nuts and bolts
b) Examples of permissible protruding parts Figure 1 — Examples of permissible parts
Dimensions in millimetres
a) Uncovered protruding exterior screw thread
b) Unprotected, overhanging sharp-edged (hard) equipment part
Figure 2 — Examples of non-permissible protruding parts SIST EN 913:2009



EN 913:2008 (E) 7 5.2 Entrapment 5.2.1 Gaps and shearing/crushing points When in use
 there shall be no openings, gaps and/or shearing/crushing points that can create a danger of head and neck or finger entrapment and
 where components of equipment are able to move relative to each other or to the floor, either by design or through deflection or bending under load, no entrapment point shall be created by such movement. These requirements shall be assessed by carrying out a visual inspection and measurement using the meth-ods specified in Annex A.
No danger of head and neck entrapment is considered to exist where the lowest part of the circumference of an opening is less than 600 mm above floor level.
Where an item of equipment may be used at different heights or in different orientations, all possible heights and orientations must be considered. These requirements also apply to all parts used during adjustment and transportation of equipment. 5.2.2 Unintentional dropping Where a transport system is used, it shall not be possible for the equipment to drop when loaded at one end with a minimum weight of 750 N. When a transport system encounters a threshold the mechanism shall not be able to disengage or drop unin-tentionally. 5.3 Stability and strength 5.3.1 General Unless specified elsewhere in individual equipment standards, verification of the stability and strength of equipment shall be achieved by engineering calculation or by testing in accordance with the procedures speci-fied in Annex B. 5.3.2 Stability For stability testing where the normal action produces a destabilising force in a horizontal direction, e.g. vault-ing, the theoretical horizontal test force shall be calculated using the formula given in B.1.7. The calculation shall give a result which is ≥ 35 % of the self weight of the equipment or 50 N, whichever is the greater.
Unless specified elsewhere in individual equipment standards, for equipment with unfixed body sections an actual test shall be carried out with a theoretical horizontal test force of 65 % of the theoretical test force calcu-lated according to the formula given in B.1.7, or 50 N, whichever is the greater. Unfixed body sections shall not become separated. 5.3.3 Strength When tested in accordance with Annex B, equipment shall not collapse or fracture, or show any permanent deformation that would result in an additional safety hazard as described in the standard. 5.4 Adjustment devices Any adjustment devices shall prevent accidental changes during use of the device or the equipment. SIST EN 913:2009



EN 913:2008 (E) 8 None of the operating levers shall protrude into
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