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AS 16630:2021
[Current]Permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment — Safety requirements and test methods (EN 16630:2015, MOD)
Adopts and modifies EN 16630:2015 for Australia, which specifies general safety requirements for the manufacture, installation, inspection and maintenance of permanently installed, freely accessible outdoor fitness equipment. KEYWORDS: Permanently installed; Outdoor; Fitness; Equipment; Safety
Published: 29/01/2021
Pages: 33
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Materials
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Flammability
4.2.3 Timber and associated products
4.2.4 Metals
4.2.5 Rubbers and synthetics
4.2.6 Dangerous substances
4.3 Design and manufacture
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Structural integrity
4.3.3 Surface finish of accessible parts of equipment
4.3.4 Tread surface
4.3.5 Moving parts
4.3.6 Entrapment
4.3.6.1 Entrapment of the head and neck
4.3.6.2 Entrapment of fingers
4.3.6.3 Entrapment of the foot or leg
4.3.7 Weights and resistance
4.3.8 Adjustment and locking mechanisms
4.3.9 Access/Egress
4.3.10 Connections
4.3.11 Consumable components
4.3.12 Grasp and grip
4.3.12.1 Grasp requirements
4.3.12.2 Grip requirements
4.3.13 Ropes, belts, chains
4.3.13.1 General
4.3.13.2 Ropes fixed at one end
4.3.13.3 Ropes fixed at both ends
4.3.13.4 Chains
4.3.14 Spaces and areas
4.3.14.1 Minimum spaces
4.3.14.2 Training space
4.3.14.3 Area of movement
4.3.14.3.1 Dimensions
4.3.14.3.2 Ground composition
4.3.14.4 Movement space
4.3.14.5 Free height of fall
4.3.15 Foundations
5 Test methods
5.1 General
5.2 Test methods for entrapment
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Test method for head and neck entrapment
5.2.2.1 Completely bound openings
5.2.2.1.1 Apparatus
5.2.2.1.2 Procedure
5.2.2.2 Partially bound and V-shaped openings
5.2.2.2.1 Apparatus
5.2.2.2.2 Procedure
5.2.3 Test method for finger entrapment
5.2.3.1 Apparatus
5.2.3.2 Procedure
6 Test report
7 Information for use
7.1 Facilities
7.2 Fitness equipment
8 Marking
9 Information to be provided by the manufacturer
9.1 General
9.2 Assembly/set-up
9.3 Use
9.4 Inspection and maintenance
9.4.1
9.4.2
9.4.3
Bibliography
Appendix ZZ
ZZ.1 Scope
ZZ.2 Variations
Cited references in this standard
EN 1177
Impact attenuating playground surfacing — Determination of critical fall height
EN 335-2:2006
Durability of wood and wood-based products — Definition of use classes — Part 2: Application to solid wood
EN 350-2:1994
Durability of wood and wood-based products — Natural durability of solid wood — Part 2: Guide to natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe
EN 351-1:2007
Durability of wood and wood-based products — Preservative-treated solid wood — Part 1: Classification of preservative penetration and retention
Content history
DR AS 16630:2019
EN 16630:2015
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