Gathering Tents

Tents intended for 150 people and more must be inspected and approved in accordance with the order act for use at public gatherings (e.g. religious practice, theatre, circus) and public events (e.g. sports, dance, carnivals, markets).

Purpose

RISE performs such inspections as an accredited inspection body. Approved tents receive a certificate of approval that is unique to each holder and tent or tent type.

Fire test

For tents made of type-approved tent cloth, no testing is required during the first five years after manufacture.

For tents that are made of non-approved tent cloth or where the cloth is older than 5 years, fire testing is required.

Method

The inspection is conducted within the framework of Swedac's accreditation and is confirmed by a certificate of approval. The regulations contain requirements on the fire-technical properties of the canvas, evacuation safety, carrying capacity, safety against fire origin and spread and electrical safety.

Marking

Each tent for the approved gathering tent shall be marked as follows:

Type-approved tent cloth where type-approval can be invoked:

approval number
production
cloth manufacturer
cloth designation

Non-type-approved canvas or canvas whose type-approval can no longer be claimed:

SP logo

Reference to fire test report

date of marking

System Tents (Tents manufactured in series of similar designs):

canvas manufacturer
canvas designation
year of production
tent holder or approval certificate number

Deliveries

Tents that are inspected and approved receive a certificate of approval. The certificate of approval is valid for 3 years (tents used frequently, e.g. circus tents), for 7 years (tents used only 1 - 2 weeks per year eg meeting tent) or for 5 years (others).