This document specifies requirements for synthetic surfaces (placed in situ and prefabricated) for outdoor sports facilities. It covers synthetic surfaces for the following applications:
athletics, track and field;
- tennis;
multi-sports.
It also covers surface systems which include both their supporting and upper layers whether prefabricated, produced in situ or a combination of the two.
NOTE 1 Examples of types of surface and their fields of application are given in Annex A, general recommendations and information regarding requirements in Clauses 4 and 5 are given in Annex B and recommendations for the finished surface are given in Annex C.
NOTE 2 "Multi-sports" will be defined by appropriate national provisions.
NOTE 3 Requirements for the thickness of the surface are specified in 5.1, which means that this European Standard is not applicable to certain coatings used for sports surfaces.