Use and Care Manual

Test Report
No.: SHHL1909051579IF Date: NOV. 25, 2019 Page: 11 of 19
Clause
Test Method / Requirement
Result
Rating
5.5.2 Raised bearing points
5.5.2.1 Contour In the control plane, the contour is the envelope curve of all
the protuberances appearing in this plane forms the contour.
The contour is read from the face to be controlled outwards
(see Figure 11).
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5.5.2.2 Control
plane
In the appropriate control area, the control plane is the
vertical plane intersecting the protuberances (see Figure 11).
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5.5.2.3 Potential
bearing area
The potential bearing area is all the consecutive points
forming a part of the contour. Each of these points has a
tangent inclined with respect to the horizontal at an angle of
less than 55°. Overhanging faces are not potential bearing
surfaces (see Figure 11).
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5.5.2.4 Safe
surfaces
Safe surfaces are surfaces constructed with an angle of
incline 55° or more from the horizontal, therefore not
presenting stepping surfaces (see Figure 11).
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5.5.2.5 Type of
raised bearing
point
The following are considered as bearing points:
- all potential adjoining bearing surfaces whose emergence in
relation to the end of a safe area is greater than 15 mm
(raised bearing point of type 1);
- all potential adjoining bearing surfaces whose emergence in
relation to the end of a safe area is greater than 5 mm and
whose surface area is greater than 175 mm² (raised bearing
point of type 2). The minimum surface area of 175 mm²
considered is understood as the projection of the bearing
point on a horizontal plane;
- all areas made up of one or more safe surfaces and
potential bearing surfaces, whose tangent at two points, not
intersecting the contour, is inclined with respect to the
horizontal at an angle of less than 55°, meeting one or more
of the following conditions (raised bearing point of type 3 –
Figure 12):
- the emergence between the 2 points of contact of the
tangent is greater than 15 mm;
- the projected surface of the bearing point, delimited by the 2
points of contact of the tangent, is greater than 175 mm2 and
the emergence between these two points is greater than 5
mm.
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5.6 Submerged stairs
5.6.1 General The dimensional requirements relating to submerged stairs
are given in Table 7 and in Figure 13.
Stairs installed in a pool area with a depth greater than or
equal to 1300 mm shall have a minimum of 3 internal steps
excluding the walkable surface and the pool bottom.
A bench seat or a sitting area is not considered as a means of
access. However, where a bench seat is used as a means of
access to and from the pool, it has to fulfil the requirements of
this clause.
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