ASTM_F_1487_-_11.pdf

Designation:F148711Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification forPlayground Equipment for Public Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1487;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis consumer safety performance specification establishes nationally recognized safety standardsfor public playground equipment to address injuries identified by the U.S.Consumer Product SafetyCommission(CPSC).During 1999 the CPSC estimated that about 156 000 victims were treated in U.S.hospitalemergency rooms for injuries associated with public playground equipment.About three fourths ofthese injuries resulted from falls,primarily to the surface on which the equipment was located.Otherhazard patterns involved impact by swings and other moving equipment and contact with protrusions,crush or shear points,and sharp edges.Fatalities reported to the CPSC resulted from falls;entanglement of clothing or similar items on equipment;entanglement in ropes tied to or caught onequipment;head entrapment;impact by equipment that tipped over or otherwise failed;and impact bymoving swings.This consumer safety performance specification does not eliminate the need forsupervision of children on public playground equipment.It is intended to minimize the likelihood oflife-threatening or debilitating injuries,such as those identified by the CPSC.There has been significant harmonization of this performance specification and CAN/CSA-Z614.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety performance specification pro-vides safety and performance standards for various types ofpublic playground equipment.Its purpose is to reduce life-threatening and debilitating injuries.1.2 The range of users encompassed by this consumer safetyperformance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-oldthrough the 95th percentile 12-year-old.1.3 Home playground equipment,toys,amusement rides,sports equipment,fitness equipment intended for users over theage of 12,public use play equipment for children 6 to 24months,and soft contained play equipment are not included inthis specification.1.4 Products or materials(site furnishings)that are installedoutside the equipment use zone,such as benches,tables,independent shade structures,and borders used to containprotective surfacing,are not considered playground equipmentand are not included in this specification.1.5 This specification does not address accessibility,exceptas it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010Standard for Accessible Design.1.6 This consumer safety performance specification in-cludes the following sections:TitleSection NumberScope1Referenced Documents2Terminology3Materials and Manufacture4General Requirements5Performance Requirements6Requirements for Access/Egress7Equipment8Playground Layout9Accessibility10Installation11Structural Integrity12Maintenance13Labeling14Information Signage and Labels15Keywords16FiguresAnnex A11.7 General Measures,Tolerances,and Conversions:1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification(unlessotherwise specified)are as follows:DimensionToleranceX in.0.5 in.X.X in.0.05 in.X.XX in.0.005 in.1This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F15.29 on Playground Equipment for Public Use.Current edition approved Oct.15,2011.Published October 2011.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1487 07a1.DOI:10.1520/F1487-11.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when termslike greater than,less than,minimum,or maximum are used.1.7.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as standard.The values given in parentheses aremathematical conversions to SI units that are provided forinformation only.1.7.3 The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric unitsis 1 in.=25.4 mm,and 1 lb=0.45359 kg.1.7.4 See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout thisspecification.1.7.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D2240 Test Method for Rubber PropertyDurometer Hard-nessF698 Specification for Physical Information to be Providedfor Amusement Rides and Devices(Withdrawn 2009)3F846 Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Ridesand DevicesF853 Practice for Maintenance Procedures for AmusementRides and DevicesF893 Guide for Auditing Amusement Rides and DevicesF963 Consumer Safety