ISO 25649-2:2017 水上および水中で使用するためのフローティングレジャー用品—パート2：消費者情報 | ページ 2

Foreword

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ISO 25649-2 was prepared by the European Committee Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 136, Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment, in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 83, Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment, in accordance with the agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

• A list of all the parts in the ISO 25649 series can be found on the ISO website.

Introduction

The safe use of floating leisure articles depends not only on the safety and reliability of the products in use but also on the adequate knowledge of the consumer/user about the risks related to water activities. The right information when selecting floating leisure articles is a further important aspect. Which device can be given to which user? What is the adequate area of use? What performance can be expected from the product, what are the limitations? What is the adequate behaviour on the water?

In particular, children need special supervision and care. Even if the products dealt with in this series of standards are only intended for use by swimmers that does not at all eliminate the well-known risks which cannot technically be avoided because they depend more on behaviour than on performance.

This document deals therefore in particular with all aspects to inform the consumer/user before and during use about major risks and appropriate behaviour.

Since floating leisure articles are products that are traded world-wide, the issue of language and comprehensibility of explanations and information play an important role. Within the EU, consumer information has already to cope with 25 different languages. Therefore, wherever possible and where available supplementary safety information symbols and general safety signs may be used to communicate important and safety information for the user.

1 Scope

This document specifies consumer information for classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to ISO 25649-1.

This document is applicable with ISO 25649-1 and the relevant specific parts (ISO 25649-3 to ISO 25649-7).

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 25649-1 apply.

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