scope:

Specifies general safety requirements for playground equipment. These requirements have been laid down bearing in mind the risk factor based on available data. Additional specific safety requirements for specific pieces of playground equipment are specified in subsequent parts of this standard. Is applicable to playground equipment intended for individual and collective use by children, but excluding adventure playgrounds. Is also applicable to equipment and units installed as children's playground equipment although they are not manufactured as such, but excludes those items defined as toys in EN 71 and the Toy Directive. Speciifes the requirements that will protect the child from hazards that he or she may be unable to foresee when using the equipment as intended, or in a manner that can be reasonabley anticipated. It is not the purpose of this standard to encompass the play value.