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BS EN 15649-4:2010+A1:2012
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water. Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class B devices (British Standard)
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods related to materials, safety, perform-ance and consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in the water according to EN 15649-1.
This document is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2.
This European Standard is applicable for Class B floating leisure articles for use on and in the water according to EN 15649-1 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material.
Class B devices provide a buoyant structure with one or more body openings into which the user is positioned partly immersed.
NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class B (see Annex B):
- floating rafts with interior body holding system ("swim seats") mostly in circular or square shape, fantasy shape for playing purposes;
- floating fantasy shaped structures with one or more openings to host a child's body, with or with-out body holding system;
- floating with slits or openings to put legs through any shape
- floating rings with interior seat segments inside the circular body opening.
NOTE 2 Typical places for application:
- pools;
- protected areas of lakes, ponds;
- protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).
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