Dimensions and Design of swimming pool fences and balcony - ANEC

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elevance. In the present research, and strictly for methodological reasons, children were encouraged to pass the barriers. That is the only way to test the overcoming resilience of a barrier. The comparisons between barriers, the characteristics of the techniques used by the children, the effects of body dimensions and age, are a natural outcome of the method that we’ve developed. The findings that we’ll report must take the methodological strategy into consideration. In fact, children were asked to do something they know they shouldn’t. requirements depending on the age of the child; b) testing some of the most common solutions in what concerns their ability to climb; c) determining which are the main factors associated with the children’s ability to pass through, below or above a fence or a barrier. Additional information was provided by selected anthropometric variables. The ability to pass barriers and fences was assessed by the absolute overcoming resilience and, if possible to overcome, by the time necessary to “conquer” the obstacle. 1.2 Purpose of the project The literature research had the objective of gathering information on norms, law, and regulations about fences and barriers enforced in different countries. A preliminary analysis of fences and barriers helped to categorize them following a reasonable classification system. The design of the barriers was analysed from a child safety point of view for the different age groups under consideration. The review of literature also addressed specific concepts that have implications on the issue of child safety. Subsequent to the literature research we have carried out practical tests with children with the main purposes of: a) finding out different height 1.3 Scope The project focuses on the skills to pass these objects of children aged from 9 to 75 months. The barriers under analysis replicate some of the major types of restraining devices available on the market. For practical reasons a limited number of barriers had to be selected, because the repeated practice of different barriers may introduce learning and adaptation effects. The panels and barriers that were investigated approximately represent the diversity of solutions. It is not possible to represent all available solutions according to fashion, design or other regional specificities. 4 Faculdade de Motricidade Humana Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
2. LITERATURE RESEARCH Dimensions and design of swimming pool fences and balcony and stairs barreirs to protect children from falling and from passing through, bellow or above 5
Page 1 and 2: Dimensions and Design of swimming p
Page 3: PROJECT TEAM Carlos Neto Faculty of
Page 7 and 8: CONTENTS 1. PROBLEM 1 Background 3
Page 9 and 10: FIGURES Fig. 1. 8 A gap of 11 cm al
Page 11 and 12: TABLES Table 1. 9 Recommended spaci
Page 13 and 14: 1. PROBLEM Dimensions and design of
Page 15: 1.1 Background Climbing is a natura
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Table 5 - Grouping crossings for 9-
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Table 6 - Grouping crossings for 36
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equipped with different kinds of ba
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Percentage of crossings 100% 90% 80
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Table 9 - Influence of morphologica
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Table 13 - Influence of morphologic
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Table 17 - Morphological variables
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Table 18 - Correlations between tim
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Ratio Strength / Weight 0,50 0,45 0
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