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BS EN 913:2018+A1:2021

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Gymnastic equipment. General safety requirements and test methods

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BSI 2021 24
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This document specifies general safety requirements and test methods for all pieces of gymnastic and sports equipment and for all pieces of equipment for the use of physical education, training and competition, intended for use supervised by a competent person and not specified in other, individual standards and/or federation rules.

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2 undefined
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
8 4 Risk assessment
5 General safety requirements
5.1 Materials
9 5.2 Surface finish
10 5.3 Entrapment
5.3.1 Gaps and shearing/crushing points
11 5.3.2 Transport system
5.3.3 Floor fixings
5.4 Stability and strength
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Stability
5.4.3 Strength
5.5 Adjustment devices
5.6 Shock absorption of top padding
12 5.7 Friction and abrasion
5.8 Ergonomics
6 Marking
7 Manufacturer Instructions
13 Annex A (normative)!Determination of entrapment
A.1 Principle
A.2 Apparatus
A.3 Conditioning and test temperature
A.4 Procedure
A.4.1 Head and neck entrapment
A.4.1.1 General
A.4.1.2 Procedure
14 A.4.2 Finger entrapment
A.5 Expression of results
17 Annex B (normative)Mechanical loading for determination of stability and strength
B.1 General loading specifications
B.1.1 General
B.1.2 Principle
B.1.3 Static load
B.1.4 Body mass
18 B.1.5 Dynamic factor and horizontal acceleration
B.1.6 Safety factor
B.1.7 Variable loads
19 B.1.8 Theoretical horizontal test force
B.1.9 Number of users on the equipment
20 B.2 Apparatus
B.3 Procedure
B.3.1 General
B.3.2 Loading area
B.3.3 Loading time
B.3.4 Test procedure
B.4 Expression of results
21 Annex C (normative)Determination of shock absorption of padding
C.1 Principle
C.2 Apparatus
C.2.1 Metal indenter conforming to the essential dimensions shown in Figure C.1 and of mass (8 ± 0,1) kg
C.3 Test piece
C.4 Conditioning and test temperature
C.5 Procedure
C.6 Expression of results
BS EN 913:2018+A1:2021
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