What is this BS EN 13451-3 - Water/air based water leisure features about?
BS EN 13451-3 discusses swimming pool equipment with a focus on specific safety requirements and test methods for inlets and outlets and water/air-based water leisure features. BS EN 13451-3 is the third part of the BS EN 13451 multi-series on swimming pool equipment that specifies safety requirements and test methods for inlets and outlets for water/air and water/air-based leisure features involving water movement, in addition to the general safety requirements of EN 13451-1:2011.
BS EN 13451-3 is applicable to swimming pool equipment designed for:
- The introduction and/or extraction of water for treatment or leisure purposes
- The introduction of air for leisure purposes
- Water leisure features involving the movement of water
Who is BS EN 13451-3 - Water/air based water leisure features for?
BS EN 13451-3 on water/air based water leisure features is useful for:
- Architects
- Contractors
- Installers of aboveground swimming pools equipment
- Manufacturers of aboveground swimming pools equipment
Why should you use BS EN 13451-3 - Water/air based water leisure features?
The speed of the water and the path of the stream has not compromised the safety of a user entering or exiting the feature. Leisure water features are created by the introduction of air and/or water under pressure into the pool water, the safety of the users is provided by means of a risk assessment.
BS EN 13451-3 discusses safety requirements, structural integrity, water speed at inlets, hair entrapment, slip resistance of grilles, risk of suction entrapment, positioning of leisure features, stream channels and rivers, additional requirements for specific leisure features, and test methods. To prevent risks of impact and/or entrapment caused by the involuntary movement of the users, special attention shall be paid to the location and type of swimming pool accessories installed in a stream channel.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13451-3, you can ensure safety and build consumer confidence.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13451-3:2011+A23:2016 supersedes EN 13451-3:2011+A2:2014, which is withdrawn. BS EN 13451-3:2011+A23:2016 include technical changes with respect to EN 13451-3:2011+A2:2014 which is:
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