CEN/TC 315 - Spectator facilities

This document specifies mechanical, physical and chemical product characteristics of fixed seating for spectator facilities used in sports venues (indoor and outdoor) in the spectator viewing area. It also specifies the criteria for fixing the seating to the structure.
These characteristics and criteria are determined to ensure an adequate resistance to static and dynamic stresses and to atmospheric agents. This document specifies comfort, functionality and safety requirements to prevent serious injury through normal use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be excepted to occur. This document does not include any fire behaviour or resistance requirements.

This document specifies product characteristics for demountable stands at permanent or temporary entertainment venues, sports stadiums, sport halls and indoor and outdoor facilities. This document is not applicable to stands of a moveable type where last row of places for spectators is under 1 m height from the ground.
NOTE   It is recalled the attention to the fact that demountable stands used in Fairground and amusement park machinery and structures - Safety are covered by EN 13814:2004.

This document specifies design and management requirements for spectator facilities at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities for the purpose of enabling their functionality.
This document is not applicable to other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, auditoriums, lecture halls and similar places where persons congregate.
NOTE   Provisions for media facilities are not included in this document.

This document specifies design requirements for layout and product characteristics for separating elements within spectator accommodation at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities for the purpose of enabling their functionality.
Other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, lecture halls and similar are excluded from this document.
Elements and barriers included in this document are:
-   barrier front of a row of fixed seats;
-   barrier adjacent to end row of seats;
-   barrier behind  a rear row of seats;
-   barrier at the foot of a gangway or on stairway, aligned at right angles to the direction of movement;
-   side or lateral barrier, aligned parallel to the direction of spectator movement;
-   gangway barriers;
-   gangway barriers in standing  areas, aligned at right angles to the direction of spectator movement;
-   crush barriers;
-   barriers for spectator galleries;
-   external perimeter barriers and barriers between sectors.

This European Standard specifies general characteristics of safety management in spectator facilities.
It specifies the layout and the planning of the management, the criteria to maintain this planning before, during and after any event.
It covers the following:
-   the safety personnel;
-   safety policy;
-   safety procedures.
This European Standard does not apply for the roles and responsibilities of those who are part of the security system (police and security companies).

This European Standard specifies safety and design characteristics of entry and exit elements of passage that are used in spectator facilities, either singularly or in combination, to provide a route.

This Technical Report gives certain design solutions on how a spectator viewing area should be designed in order to cover people with disabilities and special needs.

This European standard specifies product characteristics for telescopic stands at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sports stadiums, sport halls and indoor and outdoor facilities. Stands in fairgrounds and amusement parks are excluded from this standard (see EN 13814).

This Technical Report gives characteristics generally applicable to service areas.
This Technical Report also gives a questionnaire where CEN members give their contributions and information on the national situation.

This European Standard specifies general characteristics regarding infrastructures of safety and emergency management in spectator facilities.
It specifies the method of calculating a safe capacity for the planning of the any event.

This European Standard specifies layout criteria for service area at permanent or temporary Spectator facilities including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities for the purpose of enabling their functionality.
This standard is not applicable to other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, auditoriums, lecture halls and similar.

This European Standard specifies the mechanical, physical and chemical product characteristics of fixed seating used in sports venues (indoor and outdoor) in the spectator viewing area (S.V.A.). It also specifies the criteria for fixing the seating to the structure.
These characteristics and criteria are determined in order to assure an adequate resistance to static and dynamic stresses and to atmospheric agents. This European Standard specifies comfort, functionality and safety requirements to prevent serious injury through normal functional use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be excepted to occur. This European Standard does not include any fire behaviour or resistance requirements.

This European Standard specifies product characteristics for demountable (temporary) stands at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sports stadiums, sport halls and indoor and outdoor facilities. Stands in fairgrounds and amusement parks are excluded from this standard (see EN 13814).
This European Standard is not applicable to stands of moveable type in which the last row of places for spectators is less than 1 m height from the ground.

This European Standard specifies design and management requirements for spectator facilities at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities for the purpose of enabling their functionality.
This European Standard is not applicable to other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, auditoriums, lecture halls and similar places where persons congregate.
NOTE   Provisions for media facilities are not included in this standard.

This European Standard specifies design requirements for layout and product characteristics for separating elements within spectator accommodation at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sport stadia, sport halls, indoor and outdoor facilities for the purpose of enabling their functionality.
Other permanent venues such as theatres, cinemas, opera houses, lecture halls and similar are excluded from this standard.
Elements and barriers included in this standard are:
a)   external perimeter barriers (5.2)
b)   activity area barriers (5.3)
c)   segregation elements (5.4)
d)   crush barriers (5.5)
e)   barriers in front of and behind seating (5.6)
f)   barriers in spectator galleries (5.7)
g)   ingress and turnstiles (5.8)
h)   exit doors and gates (see 5.9)
i)   temporary barriers (5.10)
j)    front of stage barriers (5.11)

This European standard specifies product characteristics for demountable (temporary) stands at permanent or temporary entertainment venues including sports stadiums, sport halls and indoor and outdoor facilities. Stands in fairground and amusement parks are excluded from this standard (see EN 13814).

This European Standard specifies design requirements for the viewing areas of indoor spectator facilities and outdoor spectator facilities.