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Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Document Title: Stationary training equipment - Part 8: Steppers, stairclimbers and climbers - Additional specific safety requirements and test methods

German Designator: DIN EN 957-8

Date: August 1998

National Foreword Designations:

This standard includes safety requirements within the meaning of the Geräte- und Produktsicherheitsgesetz(German Equipment and Product Safety Law).

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 Freizeit-gerät (Sports Equipment Standards Committee), Technical Committee 1.4 Trainingsgeräte.

Stationary training equipment falls within the scope of the Gerätesicherheitsgesetz. Compliance with the requirements specified therein may, subsequent to verification of compliance by an accredited test house designated by the Bundesminister für Arbeit und Sozialordnung (German Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs), be indicated by marking the equipment with the symbol GS = Geprüfte Sicherheit (Safety tested) mark.

Purchase From DIN: DIN EN 957-8

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