What they are and how they

benefit the industry?

EN standards

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LAPPSET- Manufacturer since 1970’s

- Playground equipment, park furniture, recreational sports equipment

- Perhaps the most versatile R&D in the business designing more than

1000 customer specific designs every year

ESA JUNTTILA- Engineer of wood technology

- Full time product safety expert, Product safety manager of Lappset

- For example

- Member of EN 1176 interpretation panel

- Author of two playground and recreational sports area safety

books

- Convener of Parkour standardization working group

- Secretary of inspector competence working group

- Member of several other working groups

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DEVELOPMENT OF

EN STANDARDS

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Iniative from any CEN member state or EU commission

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Support from 5 countries

Working Group is formed

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Convener

Secretariat

Experts

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3 years time, normally meetings

once every 3 months

CEN enquiry

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Implementation of the comments

received during CEN enquiry

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Formal vote with weighted

votes

• Turkey has 29 votes out of

405. Finland 7.

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Publication

Review after 5 years

• Confirmation for

another 5 years

• Revision

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OVERVİEW TO SOME

STANDARDS

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EN 1176 - Playground equipment

– Entrapments

• Head

• Neck

• Finger

– Accessibility

– Falling protection

– Impact area

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Risk example 1/4

– Fences are not

playequipment, but shall be

safe

– Into this fence a 2 year old girl

strangled to death

• Bottom bar

• Opening 100 x 150 mm

• Smooth surface

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EN 1176 - Playground equipment

– All chains are not acceptable to

playgrounds

– Dimension b < 8,6 mm

• DIN 766 type

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EN 1176 - Playground equipment

– 17% of all accidents in slides

– What larger that riskier

– Even following standards isn’t

enough for large slides but a

professional risk assessment is

required.

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EN 1176 - Playground equipment

– Not only products, but also

layout has to be safe

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EN 1177 - Impact attenuation test

– Test method for determining an impact attenuation of the safety

surfacing

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EN 15312 – Multi-sport arenas

– Goals

– Basketball rings

– Spectator platforms

– Ball stop screens

– Structural integrity

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EN 16630 – Fitness equipment

– Gaps with changing dimensions

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EN 14974 – Skate facilities

– Safety areas

– Dimensions for obstacles

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EN 16579 – Football goals

– Stability

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EN xxxxx – Parkour facilities

– Falling space

– Clearances

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BENEFİTS FROM

EN STANDARDS

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Public tenders

• Demand standard compatibility

– Law requirement

– Safety is manufacturer’s responsibility

– At least decent quality

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In case of accident

• Easiest way to defend is to show products compatibility

against relevant safety standard

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Risk assessment

• Always bases on relevant

standard

• Tool to improve safety

• Way to make new products

with equal safety

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Inspections and maintenance

• Post installation

• Annual

• Operational

• Visual

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SAFE_TO_PLAY

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