It enables the identification of potential hazards and classification of biomechanical effects, including information on recommended acceleration limits, rate of their onset and their duration, to ensure acceptable degrees of biomechanical risks at the stage of amusement ride design, as well as to take such risks into account during development of operational procedures and information on use limitations for amusement ride guests.

It gives recommendations regarding use limitations for amusement rides in accordance with the health condition and the well-being of passengers. It also specifies body dimensions of passengers 1,20 m to 2,0 m in height for motion risk analysis on amusement rides. These body dimensions can be taken into account when designing passenger containments and restraints.

It does not cover devices used in the circus, theatre or sports, or other devices intended for use only by specially trained people. Nevertheless, it can be used in the design of any similar structural or passenger-carrying device even if it does not explicitly mention the device.

ISO 17929:2014 is not applicable to amusement rides put into operation before the date of its publication.

NOTE       These test probes and gauges, their dimensions and related historic rationale for their existence are of significant value to playground equipment, manufacturers, designers, installers, assemblers, owners, operators and inspectors alike and are necessary tools to the reduction of serious, life-threatening and debilitating injuries to the public playground intended users.

This document does not specify a test method.

NOTE      Such test methods are covered in other standards, e.g. EN 1177, ASTM F1292, ASTM F3313, AS 4422, CSA Z614.

This document specifies the minimum requirements necessary for the independent inspections of amusement devices designed, manufactured, operated and used according to ISO 17842-1 and ISO 17842-2.

The following are not covered by this document (this list is not exhaustive):

—    grandstands;

—    construction site installations;

—    scaffolding;

—    removable agricultural structures;

—    simple coin-operated children's amusement devices;

—    carrying up to three children, and recreational devices like waterslides or summer toboggan runs;

—    playground equipment;

—    rope courses;

—    climbing walls;

—    inflatable trampolines and swimming pool equipment.

It can nevertheless be used in the design of any similar structural or passenger-carrying device.