{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-479/annex/part-II/division-B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-479/annex/part-II/division-B.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2011/479",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 27 July 2011 on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for gymnastic equipment pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/479/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-479",
  "path": "annex/part/II/division/B",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": "Specific safety requirements",
  "text": "In application of the general safety requirements referred to in Directive 2001/95/EC, the following shall be taken into account, as a minimum:\n(a) Surface finish;\n(b) Gaps and shearing/crushing/pinching points;\n(c) Unintentional dropping;\n(d) Falling from height;\n(e) Stability and strength;\n(f) Adjustment devices;\n(g) Shock absorption of top padding;\n(h) Marking. More specifically, all gymnastic equipment shall bear the following information:\n(1) number of the relevant European standard;\n(2) name, trademark or other means of identification of the manufacturer, retailer or importer;\n(3) year of production;\n(4) maximum number of users at a time for which the equipment is intended;\n(5) instructions for use;\n(i) Entrapment and strangulation;\n(j) Collision;\n(k) Durability;\n(l) Electric shocks;\nIn addition, the following risks shall be taken into account:\n(a) risks resulting from insufficient load bearing capacity of the equipment, taking into account the strength, stiffness and elasticity of the materials used;\n(b) risks resulting from loss of stability of the equipment, taking into account the support of the equipment and the floor, as well as possible loads on the equipment;\n(c) risks resulting from the use of electrical energy and from operating circuits;\n(d) risks resulting from applied mechanical, or water energy;\n(e) risks resulting from the use of the equipment, including falls, cuts, entrapment, suffocation, collisions and overloading of the body;\n(f) risks resulting from the accessibility of the equipment, including accessibility in case of defects and emergency situations;\n(g) risks resulting from possible interactions of the equipment and occasional bystanders (e.g. public audience);\n(h) risks resulting from insufficient maintenance;\n(i) risks resulting from assembly, disassembly and handling of the equipment;\n(j) risks resulting from exposure to chemical substances.\nIn application of the general safety requirements referred to in Directive 2001/95/EC, the following tests shall be taken into account, as a minimum:\n(a) Determination of entrapment;\n(b) Mechanical loading for determination of stability and strength;\n(c) Determination of shock absorption of padding;\n(d) Test report.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/479/annex/part/II/division/B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:43.233514+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}