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19 December 2022  
(22-9414) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.keb s.org 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Articles 
and equipment for gene ral physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports, incl. 
table-tennis, or outdoor games, not specified or included in this chapter or elsewhere; 
swimming pools and paddling pools. (HS code(s): 9506); Playgrounds (ICS code(s): 
97.200.40)  
5. Title,  number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2948 -
4:2022 Safe play environment for children — Guidelines Part 4: Parts of the playground; 
(39 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard presents safety information  for public 
playground equipment in the form of guidelines. This is Part 4 of KS 2948. It provides a 
broad overview of parts of a playground.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive pra ctices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – Accidents do not have to happen  
2. EN1176 Playground equipment standard  
3. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Public playground safety handbook  
4. KS 2948 -1 Safe play environment for children — Guide lines Part 1: General playground 
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  5. KS 2948 -2 Safe play environment for children — Guidelines Part 2: Playground hazards  
6. KS 2948 -3 Safe play environment for children — Guidelines Part 3: Maintaining a 
playground  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 March 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 February 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KEN/22_8632_00_e.pdf  
 