Designation:F1162/F1162M−12AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPoleVaultLandingSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1162/F1162M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversminimumrequirementsofsize,physicalcharacteristicsofmaterials,standardtestingprocedures,labelingandidentificationofpolevaultlandingsystems.1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1292SpecificationforImpactAttenuationofSurfacingMaterialsWithintheUseZoneofPlaygroundEquipment3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1baseunitsections,n—thosecomponentsofapolevaultlandingsystemwherethepolevaulterintendstoland.3.1.1.1Discussion—Thebaseunitsectionsprovidethema-jorityofthepaddingbehindtheplantingbox.Inmostpolevaultlandingsystems,theyareseverallargerectangularsectionsthatcomposethemajorityofthisportionofthelandingsystem.(SeeFig.1.)3.1.2commontopcover,n—thecontinuouscoveringoverthetopsurfacesofallpartsoftheprimarylandingsystem.3.1.2.1Discussion—Itmayfunctionbothaspaddingandasabindertohelpholdthebaseunitsandfrontbunsectionsinplaceduringuse.(SeeFig.1.)3.1.3frontbunsections,n—thosecomponentsofthepri-marylandingsystemthatpadtheareasbetweenthestandardbasesandaroundthepolevaultbox.(SeeFig.1.)3.1.4polevaultbox,n—atroughattheendofthepoleva...
