EN 13451-11:2022

Swimming pool equipment - Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads installed in pools for public use

EN 13451-11:2022

Name:EN 13451-11:2022   Standard name:Swimming pool equipment - Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads installed in pools for public use
Standard number:EN 13451-11:2022   language:English language
Release Date:20-Dec-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 136/WG 8 - Swimming pool equipment   ICS number:97.220.10 - Sports facilities

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13451-11:2014
Oprema za plavalne bazene - 11. del: Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode za premične bazenske pode in premične pregrade, vgrajene v
javne plavalne bazene
Swimming pool equipment - Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test
methods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads installed in pools for public
use
Schwimmbadgeräte - Teil 11: Zusätzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für höhenverstellbare Zwischenböden und bewegliche
Beckenabtrennungen in öffentlichen Schwimmbädern
Équipement de piscine - Partie 11 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d ’essai
complémentaires propres aux fonds de bassins mobiles et cloisons mobiles installés
dans des piscines à usage public
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13451-11:2022
ICS:
97.220.10 Športni objekti Sports facilities
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13451-11
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.10 Supersedes EN 13451-11:2014
English Version
Swimming pool equipment - Part 11: Additional specific
safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool
floors and moveable bulkheads installed in pools for public
use
Équipement de piscine - Partie 11 : Exigences de Schwimmbadgeräte - Teil 11: Zusätzliche besondere
sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires propres sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
aux fonds de bassins mobiles et cloisons mobiles Prüfverfahren für höhenverstellbare Zwischenböden
installés dans des piscines à usage public und bewegliche Beckenabtrennungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 November 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Classification of movable pool floors and movable bulkheads . 7
5 Safety requirements . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Moveable pool floors . 9
5.2.1 General . 9
5.2.2 Structural integrity . 9
5.2.3 Abnormal movements . 10
5.2.4 Prevention of entrapment . 10
5.2.5 Slip resistance . 10
5.2.6 Prevention of falling off . 10
5.2.7 Prevention of swimming underneath . 11
5.2.8 Prevention of hazards during movement of the floor . 11
5.2.9 Prevention of hazards coming from water depth . 11
5.2.10 Prevention of hazards coming from diving . 12
5.2.11 Prevention of hazards coming from interference with other equipment . 12
5.3 Moveable bulkheads . 12
5.3.1 General . 12
5.3.2 Dimensions . 12
5.3.3 Structural integrity . 12
5.3.4 Prevention of entrapment . 12
5.3.5 Slip resistance . 12
5.3.6 Prevention of hazards during movement of the bulkhead . 13
5.3.7 Prevention of hazards coming from rails . 13
6 Test methods . 13
6.1 General . 13
6.2 Closure devices for perimeter gaps – Flexible closure devices – Test procedure . 14
7 Instructions and information . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 User manual (Instruction handbook) . 16
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 18
Bibliography . 21

European foreword
This document (EN 13451-11:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports,
playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 13451-11:2014.
EN 13451-11:2014:
— normative references have been updated;
— requirements for the recessed ledges and steps have been modified;
— safety requirements for the prevention of interference with the circulation system have been added;
— requirement that no person shall be on the movable floor or bulkhead when moving has been added;
— new Annex A of all thinkable hazards has been added.
The EN 13451 series, under the general title “Swimming pool equipment”, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for equipment installed in pools for public use;
— Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for ladders, stepladders and handle
bends;
— Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for inlets and outlets and water/air
based water leisure features installed in pools for public use;
— Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for starting platforms;
— Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for lane lines and dividing line;
— Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for turning boards;
— Part 7: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for water polo goals;
— Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for diving platforms, diving
springboards and associated equipment;
— Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and
moveable bulkheads installed in pools for public use.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players:
— manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of safety achieved with the means of the document by the above-
mentioned stakeholder groups:
— operators/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises).
NOTE Due to the huge variety of individual drive systems, this document cannot provide specific requirements
for each system. A risk assessment based on EN 15288-2 is recommended.
1 Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements and the means of their verification for the design and
construction of moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads for use in classified swimming pools as
specified in EN 15288-1 and EN 15288-2.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as listed in Annex A,
relevant to this equipment when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse reasonably
foreseeable by the manufacturer during normal operation and service.
NOTE When requirements of this part of EN 13451 series are different from those which are stated in
EN 13451-1, the requirements of this part of EN 13451 series take precedence over the requirements of EN 13451-1
for moveable floors and moveable bulkheads that have been designed and built according to the requirements of
this part of EN 13451 series.
This document does not apply to installations or equipment intended to move people into or out of a pool
tank.
This document is not applicable to equipment which is manufactured before the date of its publication as
a European standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13451-1:2020, Swimming pool equipment — Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods for
equipment installed in pools for public use
EN 13451-4, Swimming pool
...

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