ASTM_F_1749_-_15.pdf

Designation:F174915An American National StandardStandard Specification forFitness Equipment and Fitness Facility Safety Signage andLabels1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1749;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 specification sets forth guidelines for signage and labels associated with fitness equipment andfitness facilities.Its goal is to help alert and remind users of safe practices in utilizing fitnessequipment.Like any other physical activity,exercise involving fitness equipment presents a potentialfor injury.No label or sign alone can prevent all injuries,especially when fitness equipment is usedimproperly.The ultimate responsibility for preventing injury lies with the equipment owner orequipment user,or both.This specification,however,intends to promote proper fitness equipmentpractices through standardization of signage and label requirements.1.Scope1.1 This specification establishes requirements for safetysignage and labels for fitness equipment as defined in 3.1.3 andfitness facilities as defined in 3.1.4.It provides for the design,placement,and minimum wording required.1.2 It is the intent of this specification to set guidelines forwarnings and signage to be placed on fitness equipment and infitness facilities where the intended users are 13 years old andolder.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ANSI Standards2Z 535.1 Safety Color CodeZ 535.2 Environmental and Facility Safety SignsZ 535.3 Criteria for Safety SymbolsZ 535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 consumer fitness equipment,nfitness equipment in-tended for use by one person or one family unit.3.1.2 control panel,nthe console on fitness equipmentwhere the user chooses/enters an exercise routine,resistancelevel,or otherwise interacts with the machine settings.3.1.3 fitness equipment,na product designed for use inexercising specific or multiple muscles of the body.3.1.4 fitness facility,na location where people go to useinstitutional fitness equipment.3.1.5 fitness facility equipment sign,n a general safetysign designed within the scope of this specification andcomplying with all applicable ANSI standards that is postedwithin a fitness facility and alerts users to potential hazardsassociated with institutional fitness equipment.3.1.6 general safety sign,na sign addressing safe exercisepractices,proper safety procedures,and the location of safetyequipment.3.1.7 general safety sign signal word,n brief word(s)atthe top of a general safety sign designed to draw attention tothe sign.3.1.7.1 DiscussionExamples of these words include safetyfirst,be careful and think.The words danger,warning andcaution shall not be used(see also signal word).3.1.8 general warning label,na label designed in accor-dance with this specification that is affixed to a portion of thefitness equipment and draws attention to potential hazardsassociated with the use of that fitness equipment.3.1.9 hazard classification,nchoice of a signal wordbased on the seriousness of the related potential hazard.3.1.10 institutional fitness equipment,n fitness equipmentintended for use by numerous persons in a commercial orinstitutional,as opposed to a home,environment.3.1.11 instruction plate,n a placard on fitness equipmentthat describes how to use the equipment properly.3.1.11.1 DiscussionThe instruction plate,may,but is notrequired to,be part of the control panel.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.30 on Fitness Products.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F1749 09.DOI:10.1520/F1749-15.2Available from American National Standards Institute,11 W.42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.12 message panel,nthe area of a warning label wherethe statement of hazard is placed.3.1.13 pictorial,ngraphic representation that depicts orillustrates a potential hazard without the use of words.3.1.14 signal icon,nthe symbol that precedes the signalword in the signal word panel.3.1.14.1 DiscussionThis symbol is a solid black trianglewith an exclamation point.3.1.15 signal word,nbrief word at the top of a labeldesigned to draw attention to that label.3.1.15.1 DiscussionThe word(s)convey(s)the degree orlevel of seriousness of a potential hazard.Examples of signalwords are DANGER,WARNING,and CAUTION(see alsogeneral safety sign signal word).3.1.16 signal word panel,nthe location in which thesignal word is placed.3.1.16.1 DiscussionThe color and placement of the signalw