UNE-EN 16230-2:2017

This European Standard is applicable for karting facilities, according to 3.1, relating to karts that are not intended to be used on public roads.This European Standard applies to:¾ðoperation of leisure karts only;¾ðoperation of karts propelled by a combustion engine, including LPG combustion engines;¾ðoperation of karts used on indoor and outdoor tracks, permanent or temporary;¾ðoperation of karts used on supervised tracks designed for leisure karting, with a permanent hard surface (such as asphalt, concrete, timber and steel);¾ðthis part 2 does not consider the use of karts on ice or snow.This European Standard does not apply to:¾ðoperation of karts used for competition organised by and under the responsibility of Commission international of Karting (CIK) Federation International of Automobile (FIA) and/or ASN (a national automobile club or other national body recognised by the FIA as sole holder of sporting power in a country), ensuring through the granting of licenses by an ASN or one of its affiliated members as defined in the International Sporting code, compliance with the safety, sporting, disciplinary and technical rules of the CIK-FIA and/ or ASN;¾ðoperation of karts designed exclusively for competition and toys;¾ðoperation of cross country karts;¾ðoperation of karts with two or more seats;¾ðoperation of karts used on tracks not mentioned above (such as mud, earth);¾ðoperation of karts used in amusement parks.The requirements related to the hazards of electrical propulsion are not covered in this European Standard.This European Standard specifies appropriate measures to eliminate or reduce the risks arising from significant hazards, hazardous situations and events (see Clause 6) during operation and maintenance of the karts, when carried out as intended by the manufacturer.This document is the part 2 covering track design and operation referred to in the scope of part 1. This document serves to provide guidance for circuit operators regarding the safe operation of karting facilities. It does not remove the participants' responsibility for their own safety, nor does it remove the overriding principle that motorsport, due to its very nature can be dangerous.