prEN 15312

Free access multi-sports equipment - Safety requirements and test methods

Scope

This document is applicable to free access unsupervised multi-sports equipment and combinations intended for permanent installation, primarily used for training, recreational and educational use outdoors.
This document specifies requirements for free access unsupervised multi-sports equipment which may incorporate a multi-sports surround, ball stop screen and various equipment for sports such as badminton, basketball, football, futsal, handball, hockey, tennis, and volleyball.
This document specifies requirements, including safety, for the equipment itself as well as for its installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance.
This document is applicable to multi-sports equipment intended for individual and collective public use primarily by children and teenagers.
This document is not applicable to equipment as defined in the following standards:
— Playground equipment and surfacing EN 1176 series,
— Skateparks EN 14974,
— Artificial climbing structures EN 12572 series,
— Basketball equipment EN 1270,
— Volleyball equipment EN 1271,
— Football goals EN 748,
— Handball goals EN 749,
— Hockey goals EN 750,
— Table tennis EN 14468,
— Tennis equipment EN 1510,
— Badminton equipment EN 1509,
— Portable and permanent socketed goals EN 16579,
— Lightweight goals EN 16664,
— Parkour equipment EN 16899 and
— Permanently installed outdoor fitness equipment EN 16630.
This document does not deal with beach equipment, the ground surfaces, the local environment, and any feature outside the multi-sports equipment.
This document does not include any specific requirements other than for access and egress for disabled users.