GB 37219-2023 Safety specification of inflatable play equipment
1 Scope
This document specifies the general requirements, safety requirements, material requirements, accompanying documentation and use management requirements for inflatable play equipment, as well as the inspection, testing and test methods for such equipment.
This document is applicable to inflatable play equipment for children aged 3 to 14 to play on land.
This document is not applicable to inflatable toys, inflatable buildings, rubber boats, inflatable swimming pools and inflatable equipment used for advertising, exhibitions, acrobatic performances, safety, rescue, aviation and aerospace.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions 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.
GB/T 529 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength (Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces)
GB/T 1804 General tolerances - Tolerances for linear and angular dimensions without individual tolerance indications
GB/T 2408 Plastics - Determination of burning characteristics - Horizontal and vertical test
GB 2894 Safety signs and guideline for the use
GB 3096 Environmental quality standard for noise
GB/T 3805 Extra-low voltage (ELV) - Limit values
GB/T 4208 Degrees of protection provided by enclosure (IP code)
GB 4706.1 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
GB 6675.3 Safety of toys - Part 3: Flammability
GB 6675.4 Safety of toys - Part 4: Migration of certain elements
GB 8408 Large-scale amusement device safety code
GB/T 20050-2020 Inspection and testing specifications of large-scale amusement device - General principles
GB/T 21328 Fibre ropes - General specifications
GB/T 22048 Determination of certain phthalate esters in toys and children’s products
GB 24613-2009 Limit of harmful substances of coatings for toys
GB/T 28622 No power type of amusement devices - Terminology
GB/T 34272-2017 Safety requirements of small amusement device
CJ/T 244 Water quality standards for swimming pool
HG/T 2580 Rubber or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break
HG/T 3052 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of coating adhesion
SN/T 1877.2 Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in plastic and plastic article
SN/T 1877.4 Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rubber and rubber product
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 28622 and the following apply.
3.1
inflatable play equipment
facility mainly made of flexible fabric, which maintains its shape by air provided continuously or filled in advance, and on the surface of which the main activities of the users are bouncing, sliding, climbing, or interactive play, and which does not move with the users in the process of amusement
3.2
air blower
device for continuously providing air in inflatable play equipment
3.3
blow cube
component connecting an air blower with inflatable play equipment
3.4
open side
side of inflatable play equipment where no containment wall is provided
3.5
step
stair for users to enter and exit inflatable play equipment
3.6
run-out
area at the bottom of a slide used for deceleration
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4 General requirements
4.1 Inflatable play equipment shall be subject to risk evaluation to identify the hazards to human body, health and equipment during use and foreseeable misuse, as well as the hazards during installation, maintenance and repair of the inflatable play equipment, the possible consequences of the hazards shall also be evaluated, and targeted measures be proposed to eliminate or control the risks.
4.2 When any change is made to the design of inflatable play equipment, a new risk evaluation shall be conducted.
Foreword II
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Safety requirements
5.1 Fixation
5.2 Structural integrity
5.3 Protrusions
5.4 Entrances & exits and open sides
5.5 Containment wall
5.6 Inflatable slide
5.7 Entrapment protection
5.8 Electric devices
5.9 Air blower
5.10 Particular requirements for wading inflatable play equipment
5.11 Particular requirements for non-sustainable inflatable play equipment
5.12 Site requirements
5.13 Packaging and storage
5.14 Number of users
5.15 Emergency handling
5.16 Safety signs
5.17 Designed life and scrapping
6 Material requirements
6.1 Flexible fabric
6.2 Sewing thread
6.3 Net
6.4 Rope
6.5 Zippe
7 Inspection, testing and test
7.1 Inspection of basic parameters and important linear & angular dimensions
7.2 Inspection, testing and test methods
8 Accompanying documents
8.1 Inflatable play equipment nameplates
8.2 Air blower nameplate
8.3 Use and maintenance manual
9 Use management
Annex A (Informative) Calculating method for the number of fixed points
Annex B (Normative) Touchdown test method
