What is this BS EN 1069‑1 - Water slide safety about?
BS EN 1069 discusses water slide safety. BS EN 1069‑1 is the first part of the BS EN 1069 multi-series and provides design guidance, safety requirements and test methods for water slides. BS EN 1069‑1 is applicable to all water slides installed in swimming pools of public use.
BS EN 1069‑1 specifies general safety requirements for water slides in swimming pools of public use and specific requirements for defined types of water slides. These specific safety requirements are also applicable to undefined types as far as possible. These requirements concern safety and the technical rules for design, calculation, and testing.
Who is BS EN 1069‑1 - Water slide safety for?
BS EN 1069‑1 on water slides safety requirements and test methods is useful for:
- Water slide manufacturers
- Designers of water slides
- Contractors / Architects who design / instal pools
- Health and safety bodies
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 1069‑1- Water slide safety?
The market for water slides is extremely wide and specific and still developing. Defining an all-embracing safety specification, including dimensions and design requirements could limit the design possibilities and prevent innovative and new but safe products.
BS EN 1069‑1 establishes safety requirements and design guidance rules to serve anyone involved with water slides, especially designers, manufacturers, operators, and users, to ensure safe and more efficient products.
The basic approach of BS EN 1069‑1 is the consciousness that the sliding action usually implies a higher risk level than using a pool. For certain aspects of design, manufacturing, installation, operation and use only specific guidelines, without any technical specification, are given, which should be taken into consideration and be fulfilled in order to ensure safety for operators and users.
