AS 4685.3:2021 Playground equipment and surfacing Part 3: Additional safety requirements and test methods for slides (EN 1176-3:2017, MOD)

AS 4685.3:2021 Playground equipment and surfacing Part 3: Additional safety requirements and test methods for slides (EN 1176-3:2017, MOD).
AS 4685.3 specifies additional safety requirements for slides intended for permanent installation for use by children. The aim is to provide protection to the user against possible hazards during use. Where the main play function is not sliding, the relevant requirements in this part of EN 1176 maybe used, as appropriate.
This document is not applicable to waterslides, rollerways or slide installations where auxiliary equipment such as mats or sledges are used. This document is not applicable to inclined surfaces that do not contain and guide the user, e.g. banister rails (inclined parallel bars).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1176-1:2017, Playground equipment and surfacing — Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1176-1 and the following apply.
3.1
slide
structure with inclined surface(s) that contains and guides the user sliding in a defined track
Note 1 to entry: Inclined planes, designed primarily for other purposes, such as roofs, do not constitute slides.
3.2
embankment slide
slide in which the majority of the sliding section follows the contour of the land
Note I to entry: Access to the starting section is usually direct from the mound or via an access ladder or stairs.
3.3
attachment slide
slide for which access to the starting section is possible only by passing via other equipment or parts of equipment
Note 1 to entry: Such equipment includes climbing nets, bridges, platforms, inclined planes, other climbing devices.
3.4
helical slide
slide where the sliding section follows spirals
Note I to entry: See Figure 4.
3.5
curved slide
slide where the sliding section follows curves
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.AS 4685.3 pdf download.