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Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Document Title: Gymnastic equipment - Horizontal bars - Safety requirements and test methods

German Designator: DIN EN 12197

Date: August 1997

Supercedes: DIN 7903-1, January 1975 and DIN 7903-4, December 1977

National Foreword Designations:

This standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 136 'Sports, playground and other recreational equipment' (Secretariat: Germany).

The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Sport- und Freizeitgerat (Sports Equipment Standards Committee), Technical Committee Turngerate, Matten und Spielfeldgerate.

Horizontal bars as specified in this standard fall within the scope of the Gerätesicherheitsgesetz. Once compliance with the safety requirements specified therein has been verified by an accredited test house designated by the Bundesminister für Arbeit und Sozialordnung (German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs), the equipment may be marked with the symbol GS = Geprüfte Sicherheit (Safety tested).

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