Designation:F2223−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforASTMStandardsonPlaygroundSurfacing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2223;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversstandardsforselectingandspecifyingsurfacesystemsunderandaroundplaygroundequipment.1.2ThisguidedescribeshowtoapplyexistingASTMstandardstoevaluatetheimpactattenuation,accessibilitycharacteristicsandproductcharacteristicswhenselectingsur-facingsystemsforuseunderandaroundplaygroundequip-ment.1.3Thisguidedoesnotimplythataninjurycannotbeincurredwhenthesurfacesystemcomplieswithstandardsreferredtointhisguide.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Warning—MercuryhasbeendesignatedbyEPAandmanystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercury-containingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMa-terialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite(http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm)foradditionalinforma-tion.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryormercury-containingproducts,orboth,inyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C136TestMethodforSieveAnalysisofFineandCoarseAggregatesE1613TestMethodforDeterminationofLeadbyInduc-tivelyCoupledPlasmaAtomicEmissionSpectrometry(ICP-AES),FlameAtomicAbsorptionSp...
