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BS ISO 20957-6:2021

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Stationary training equipment – Treadmills, additional specific safety requirements and test methods

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BSI 2021 30
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This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for treadmills in addition to the general safety requirements and test methods of ISO 20957-1. It is intended that this document is applied together with ISO 20957-1.

This document deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to stationary training equipment used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).

This document is applicable to power-driven as well as to non-power/manually driven training equipment type treadmills (hereafter referred to as treadmills) with the classes S, H and I and classes A, B and C regarding accuracy.

This document is not applicable to treadmills which are manufactured before it publication.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
7 Foreword
9 Introduction
11 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
13 4 List of significant hazards
5 Classification
15 6 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
6.1 General
6.2 Squeeze and shear points within the accessible area
16 6.3 Transmission elements and rotating parts
6.4 Temperature rise
6.5 Safety stop (emergency stop)
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Characteristics
17 6.5.3 Actuator(s)
6.6 Immobilization method
6.7 Stability
6.8 Static strength of the running surface
6.9 Endurance
18 6.10 Handrails
6.10.1 General
6.10.2 Treadmills with side handrails only
6.10.3 Treadmills with front handlebar and side handrails
6.11 Foot rails
6.12 Running surface
19 6.13 Acceleration
6.14 Heart rate control mode
6.15 Folding treadmills
6.16 Noise
6.17 Electrical safety
6.18 Additional classified requirements
21 6.19 Additional warning label
7 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures
7.1 Testing of transmission elements and rotating parts
7.2 Testing of temperature rise
7.3 Testing of the safety stop (emergency stop)
7.4 Testing of the actuator(s)
7.5 Testing of immobilization method
22 7.6 Stability testing
7.6.1 Testing in training position
7.6.2 Testing in folded position
7.6.3 Testing of the foot rail support system
7.7 Load testing of the running surface
7.8 Testing of endurance
7.8.1 Requirement for the test apparatus
7.8.2 Test method
24 7.9 Testing of side handrails/front handlebar
7.10 Testing of foot rails
7.11 Testing of the running surface
7.12 Testing of the acceleration
7.13 Testing of the heart rate control mode
7.14 Testing of the folding treadmills
7.14.1 Inadvertent release when packaged
7.14.2 For treadmills where the running surface is designed to be folded up when stored
25 7.14.3 For treadmills where the console is designed to be folded down when stored
7.14.4 Testing the maximum handling force
7.15 Testing of the accuracy of time, speed and distance indications
7.16 Noise testing
8 Test report
26 9 Marking
10 Additional instructions for use
28 Bibliography
BS ISO 20957-6:2021
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