BS 5696-1:1997

Foreword
Specifications
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Safety requirements
5 Test methods
6 Information to be provided by the supplier/manufacturer
7 Marking
Annexes
A (normative) Loads
B (normative) Methods of calculation of structural integrity
C (informative) Worked examples
D (normative) Physical testing of structural integrity
E (normative) Methods of test for determining crushing
    or shearing points for moving equipment
F (normative) Methods of test for entrapment
G (informative) Spiral and helical stairs
H (informative) Recommendations for slides
J (normative) Methods of test for swings
Tables
1 Requirements for tunnels
    A.1 Total vertical user load for playground intended for
          use by children of all ages
    B.1 Load factors for swings
    B.2 Maximum dynamic tensile cable force in kN
    C.1 Data
    C.2 Number of users on the complete structure
    C.3 Example of a swinging platform
    C.4 Data for worked example for forces on a cableway
    F.1 Probes for assessment of head and neck entrapment
          in completely bound openings
Figures
1 Examples of equipment for accessing playground structures
2 Grip
3 Grasp
4 Example of removal of that part of the user load which
    causes a favourable effect
5 Dimensions of handrails
6 Guardrail heights
7 Examples of protection for nuts and bolts
8 Possible entrapment situations
9 Application of probes to wedge traps
10 Inclined surface gap limit of 30 mm
11 Unexpected obstacles
12 Examples of ferrules, turnbuckles and double-lug head
    fittings
13 Examples of foundations
14 Typical arrangements of access, handrails and guardrails
    for slides
15 Foot rests or pedals
16 Deviation of a typical swing seat in a lateral direction
    B.1 Loads acting on swing
    B.2 Deflection of a cableway
    C.1 Platform with ladder
    C.2 Single point swing
    F.1 Probes for determination of head and neck entrapment
          in completely bound openings
    F.2 Probes for determination of head and neck entrapment
          in completely bound openings
    F.3 Finger rods
    F.4 Rotation of the 8 mm diameter finger rod
    G.1 Spiral and helical stairs
    H.1 Outline of straight and non-straight slides
    J.1 Typical swing seats
    J.2 Typical apparatus for the swing seat impact test
    J.3 Typical brace for flexible seats
List of references

Specifies requirements for construction and performance, taking into account risk factors based on available data.