I-EN 12520 ibhekisela endleleni yokuhlola ejwayelekile yezihlalo zasendlini, okuhloswe ngayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ikhwalithi nokusebenza kokuphepha kwezihlalo kuhlangabezana nezidingo ezijwayelekile.

Leli zinga lihlola ukuqina, ukuzinza, imithwalo emile kanye neguqukayo, impilo yesakhiwo, nokusebenza kwezihlalo ezimelene nethiphu.

Ekuhlolweni kokuqina, isihlalo sidinga ukuhlolwa okulingisiwe kokuhlala nokuma ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi akukho ukuguga okubalulekile noma ukulimala kwesihlalo ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa. Ukuhlolwa kokuzinza kuhlola ukuzinza kanye nekhono le-anti tipping yesihlalo.

Isihlalo kufanele sihlolwe elingisa ukudluliswa kwesisindo kungazelelwe phakathi kwezingane nabantu abadala ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi asiphuki noma asihlephuki ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa. Ukuhlolwa komthwalo omile nokushintshashintshayo kuhlola umthamo wokuthwala umthwalo wesihlalo, esidinga ukumelana izikhathi eziningi nomthwalo ojwayelekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isihlalo singakwazi ukumelana nesisindo ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa. Ukuhlolwa kwempilo yesakhiwo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isihlalo ngeke sibe nokuhluleka kwesakhiwo noma umonakalo phakathi nenkonzo yaso evamile.

Kafushane, i-EN12520 iyindinganiso ebaluleke kakhulu eqinisekisa ukuzinza, ukuqina, nokusebenza kokuphepha kwezihlalo zasendlini ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa.

Lapho abathengi bethenga izihlalo zasendlini, bangabhekisela kuleli zinga ukuze bakhethe umkhiqizo ofanele.