NZS 5828.3:1986
Specification for playgrounds and playground equipment - Design and construction - Safety aspects
Specifies general requirements for the design and construction of playground equipment, intended to minimize potential hazards. Also specifies loads and design criteria for members and components used in the construction of playground equipment from materials specified in NZS 5828, Part 2. Identical to AS 1924:Part 2:1981 with modifications for New Zealand. Reprinted incorporating Amendment 1.
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AS 1924.2-1981 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR PARKS, SCHOOLS AND DOMESTIC USE - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION - SAFETY ASPECTS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
1.1 SCOPE.
1.2 APPLICATION.
1.3 DEFINITIONS.
1.3.1 ‘Shall’ and ‘should’
1.3.2 Accessible space
1.3.3 Anchors
1.3.4 Dead load
1.3.5 Domestic equipment
1.3.6 Dynamic effects
1.3.7 Fall height
1.3.8 Guardrailing
1.3.9 Handrail
1.3.10 Infill
1.3.11 Joincing board
1.3.12 Ladder
1.3.13 Landing
1.3.14 Live load
1.3.15 Moving equipment
1.3.16 Platform
1.3.17 Pre-school equipment
1.3.18 Projected tread
1.3.19 Public equipment
1.3.20 Seats
1.3.21 Stairway
1.3.22 Static equipment
1.3.23 Step
1.3.24 Swinging assembly
1.3.25 Tread
SECTION 2. FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
2.1 SCOPE.
2.2 GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
2.2.1 Equipment Height.
2.2.2 Sharp or Rough Edges and Projections.
2.2.3 Ribbed Plastics Coverings.
2.2.4 Seating and Sliding Surfaces.
2.2.5 Shear, Pinch or Crush Points.
2.2.6 Head and Neck Entrapment.
2.3 ACCESS.
2.3.1 General.
2.3.2 Intermediate Landings.
2.3.3 Inclined Access.
2.3.4 Moving Ladders and Climbing Devices.
2.3.5 Handrails.
2.4 GUARDRAILING.
2.4.1 General.
2.4.2 Height.
2.4.3 Construction.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO SAFE DESIGN
3.1 SCOPE.
3.2 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATIC EQUIPMENT.
3.2.1 General.
3.2.2 Agility Apparatus.
3.2.3 Slides.
3.3 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SWINGING APPARATUS.
3.3.1 General Recommendations for All Swinging Apparatus.
3.3.2 General Recommendations for Seats.
3.3.3 Seats on Swings.
3.3.4 Other User Positions on Swings.
3.4 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROCKING APPARATUS.
3.4.1 Rocking Apparatus with One Fulcrum (e.g. Simple See-saw).
3.4.2 Rocking Apparatus with More Than One Fulcrum (e.g. Rocking Horse).
3.5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROTATING APPARATUS.
3.6 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 3.4.2.2 COMBINED EQUIPMENT.
SECTION 4. STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4.1 SCOPE.
4.2 DESIGN LOADS AND PERMISSIBLE STRESSES.
4.2.1 General.
4.2.2 Design Loads.
4.2.3 Deflection of Horizontal Members of All Types of Equipment.
4.2.4 Maximum Permissible Stresses.
4.2.5 Platforms and Landings.
4.2.6 Slides and Sliding Surfaces
4.2.7 Protective Rails and Infilling for Public Equipment.
4.3 CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT.
4.3.1 Stabilit y.
4.3.2 Bases of Support Members.
4.3.3 Steel Tubes.
4.3.4 Joints and Connections.
4.3.5 Concrete.
4.3.6 Clamps.
4.3.7 Bolts and Set Screws.
4.3.8 Rivets.
4.3.9 Welding.
APPENDIX A - GUIDE TO THE DESIGN LOADS THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED
A1 INTRODUCTION.
A2 STATISTICAL DATA.
A3 ASSUMPTIONS.
A4 EFFECTIVE MASS.
APPENDIX B - HEAD OR NECK ENTRAPMENT TEST
B1 SCOPE.
B2 PRINCIPLE.
B3 APPARATUS.
B4 PROCEDURE.
B5 REPORT.
APPENDIX C - SUPPORTING RATIONALE FOR HEAD AND NECK ENTRAPMENT TEST
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AS 1924.2-1981 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR PARKS, SCHOOLS AND DOMESTIC USE - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION - SAFETY ASPECTS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
1.1 SCOPE.
1.2 APPLICATION.
1.3 DEFINITIONS.
1.3.1 ‘Shall’ and ‘should’
1.3.2 Accessible space
1.3.3 Anchors
1.3.4 Dead load
1.3.5 Domestic equipment
1.3.6 Dynamic effects
1.3.7 Fall height
1.3.8 Guardrailing
1.3.9 Handrail
1.3.10 Infill
1.3.11 Joincing board
1.3.12 Ladder
1.3.13 Landing
1.3.14 Live load
1.3.15 Moving equipment
1.3.16 Platform
1.3.17 Pre-school equipment
1.3.18 Projected tread
1.3.19 Public equipment
1.3.20 Seats
1.3.21 Stairway
1.3.22 Static equipment
1.3.23 Step
1.3.24 Swinging assembly
1.3.25 Tread
SECTION 2. FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
2.1 SCOPE.
2.2 GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
2.2.1 Equipment Height.
2.2.2 Sharp or Rough Edges and Projections.
2.2.3 Ribbed Plastics Coverings.
2.2.4 Seating and Sliding Surfaces.
2.2.5 Shear, Pinch or Crush Points.
2.2.6 Head and Neck Entrapment.
2.3 ACCESS.
2.3.1 General.
2.3.2 Intermediate Landings.
2.3.3 Inclined Access.
2.3.4 Moving Ladders and Climbing Devices.
2.3.5 Handrails.
2.4 GUARDRAILING.
2.4.1 General.
2.4.2 Height.
2.4.3 Construction.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO SAFE DESIGN
3.1 SCOPE.
3.2 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATIC EQUIPMENT.
3.2.1 General.
3.2.2 Agility Apparatus.
3.2.3 Slides.
3.3 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SWINGING APPARATUS.
3.3.1 General Recommendations for All Swinging Apparatus.
3.3.2 General Recommendations for Seats.
3.3.3 Seats on Swings.
3.3.4 Other User Positions on Swings.
3.4 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROCKING APPARATUS.
3.4.1 Rocking Apparatus with One Fulcrum (e.g. Simple See-saw).
3.4.2 Rocking Apparatus with More Than One Fulcrum (e.g. Rocking Horse).
3.5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROTATING APPARATUS.
3.6 DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 3.4.2.2 COMBINED EQUIPMENT.
SECTION 4. STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4.1 SCOPE.
4.2 DESIGN LOADS AND PERMISSIBLE STRESSES.
4.2.1 General.
4.2.2 Design Loads.
4.2.3 Deflection of Horizontal Members of All Types of Equipment.
4.2.4 Maximum Permissible Stresses.
4.2.5 Platforms and Landings.
4.2.6 Slides and Sliding Surfaces
4.2.7 Protective Rails and Infilling for Public Equipment.
4.3 CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT.
4.3.1 Stabilit y.
4.3.2 Bases of Support Members.
4.3.3 Steel Tubes.
4.3.4 Joints and Connections.
4.3.5 Concrete.
4.3.6 Clamps.
4.3.7 Bolts and Set Screws.
4.3.8 Rivets.
4.3.9 Welding.
APPENDIX A - GUIDE TO THE DESIGN LOADS THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED
A1 INTRODUCTION.
A2 STATISTICAL DATA.
A3 ASSUMPTIONS.
A4 EFFECTIVE MASS.
APPENDIX B - HEAD OR NECK ENTRAPMENT TEST
B1 SCOPE.
B2 PRINCIPLE.
B3 APPARATUS.
B4 PROCEDURE.
B5 REPORT.
APPENDIX C - SUPPORTING RATIONALE FOR HEAD AND NECK ENTRAPMENT TEST
NZS 5828.3:1986
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