Active Risk Management Services Ltd

Assessing the safety of sport and play provision through risk assessment - not dogma.
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Standards 
 
There are a range of Standards that directly relate to play and sports facilities and it is important to comprehend which are appropiate for your needs.
 
British Standards Instution are the UK body producing a range of  Standards relating to both good construction practice and safety. 
BSI operate through national committees of experts from relevant national organisations and individual experts.  They are members of The European
Standards organisation CEN and the International Standards organisations ISO.  BSI publish Standards in their own right (BS) or as part of
that other organisation e.g. BS EN a British and European Standard.
 
The Standards relating to play and sport are not legal requirements within the UK (in some countries they are e.g. Germany and France) they however represent
the national ly gathered guidance and in the case of European Standards (EN) that of the 30 European nations.
 
European Standards (EN) are normally published by the Standards body of the relevant country, in the UK that is  BSI where they are known as a BSEN and contain
a national forword for that country.  The standard is the same for each every country.
 
European Standards now form the major part of BSI's work and it is important to appreciate that they are normally drafted in one language and then published in
the 3 offical languages, English, French & German.  In play and sport the UK are fortunate that the drafting language was English, this is important as transalations, even official
ones lose some of the original intent/ meaning.
 
BSI also publish Product Approval Scheme (PAS) for work that is not an officially standard but recognised as an approved document by the UK bodies.
 
PD a BSI Published Document giving information.
 
prEN a pre (draft) European Standard
 
 
BSEN1176 [2008] First published in 1998
Playground equipment and surfacing published in 9 parts, 1-7 + 10 & 11
 
BSEN1177
Method of test for ascertaining Impact attenuating playground surfacing - Determination of critical fall height
(this is a standard for laboratories ascertaining what the fall height of a surface is)
 
BSEN14974 [2006] First published 30th March 2007
Facilities for users of roller sports equipment - Safety requirements and test methods
(The standard appropiate for skateboard, bike, and skate ramps etc)
 
BSEN15312 [2007] First published 31 October 2007
Free access multi-sports equipment - Requirements including safety, and test methods
(The standard for multi use games areas (MUGAS) and their goals )
 
 
 
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