What is BS EN 16051-2 - Inflation devices and accessories test methods about?
BS EN 16051-2 specifies safety requirements, performance requirements, and requirements for marking and labeling of air pumps for inflatable consumer articles including the adapter side interface geometry between pump adapters and valves for inflatable consumer articles.
BS EN 16051-2 does not apply for complete pumps (including tubes and adapters) for inflation and deflation sold together with the appropriate consumer article as a set. BS EN 16051-2 is not applicable to electrical inflators.
Who is BS EN 16051-2 - Inflation devices and accessories test methods for?
BS EN 16051-2 on inflation devices and accessories test methods is useful for:
- Playground and outdoor sports equipment
- Quality assurance management
- Inflatable devices
- The healthcare industry
- The global inflation device industry
Why should you use BS EN 16051-2 - Inflation devices and accessories test methods?
The process of inflating a floating leisure article should be considered in two ways:
- The device for inflating the product, a pump
- The compatibility between the pump and the valve or valves on the product itself
BS EN 16051-2, EN 16051, is in two parts and addresses the performance, safety requirements, durability, and test methods that should be applied to the pump and the compatibility between a pump and the device to be inflated to ensure that the inflation process can be conducted efficiently and safely.
Unless a device is supplied and sold with a pump, by the manufacturer, where it is reasonable to expect the pump to be compatible with the product, there is generally a requirement to have an adaptor between a pump and the device valves to ensure that the air hose or other connector fits into or onto the valves on the device. This part of BS EN 16051-2, Part 2, addresses the requirements for the safe performance of the pump when it is being used to inflate the device.