ASTM_F_2075_-_15.pdf

Designation:F207515An American National StandardStandard Specification forEngineered Wood Fiber for Use as a Playground SafetySurface Under and Around Playground Equipment1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2075;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.INTRODUCTIONThe need for a systematic means of evaluating engineered wood fiber for use as a playground safetysurface from the standpoint of particle size,consistency,purity,and ability to drain,has become agrowing concern of the designers,operators,and manufacturers of engineered wood fiber systems.There has been no qualitative method to assess these parameters of engineered wood fiber(that is,particle size,consistency,purity,and ability to drain)to ensure its quality.Therefore,the goal of thisspecification is to establish a uniform means to measure the characteristics of engineered wood fiberin order to provide the potential buyer with performance specifications to select an engineered woodfiber suitable to meet the needs of playground designers,operators and manufacturers.1.Scope1.1 This specification establishes minimum characteristicsfor those factors that determine particle size,consistency,purity,and ability to drain.1.2 Engineered wood fiber that meets the requirements ofthis specification must comply with Specification F1292,if thesurface is in the use zone as defined in Specification F1487.1.3 A sample of wood fiber that meets the requirements ofthis specification may be designated engineered wood fiber andbe suitable for playground safety surfacing.1.4 This specification does not imply that an injury cannotbe incurred if the engineered wood fiber complies with thisspecification.1.5 To meet the requirements of this specification,thematerial shall perform as follows:1.5.1 The material shall meet particle size requirements.1.5.2 The material shall meet the requirement for metalparticles.1.5.3 The material shall meet the allowable heavy metalconcentrations considered hazardous to children.1.5.4 The material shall meet the requirements of Specifi-cation F1292.1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values in parentheses are mathematicalconversions.SI units,which are provided for information,arenot considered the standard,except in 8.4.1.7 WarningMercury has been designated by EPA andmany state agencies as a hazardous material that can causecentral nervous system,kidney,and liver damage.Mercury,orits vapor,may be hazardous to health and corrosive tomaterials.Caution should be taken when handling mercury andmercury-containing products.See the applicable product Ma-terial Safety Data Sheet(MSDS)for details and EPAs website(http:/www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm)for additional informa-tion.Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products,or both,in your state may be prohibited bystate law.1.8 The following precautionary statement pertains to thetest method portions only,in 7.4,8.4,and 9.4 of this specifi-cation: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:2C136 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and CoarseAggregatesD1193 Specification for Reagent Water1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.63 on Playground Surfacing Systems.Current edition approved Jan.1,2015.Published January 2015.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F2075 10a.DOI:10.1520/F2075-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D2217 Practice for Wet Preparation of Soil Samples forParticle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Con-stantsE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSievesF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of SurfacingMaterials Within the Use Zone of Playground EquipmentF1487 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Play-ground Equipment for Public Use2.2 Other Standards and Methods:Method 6010B Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emis-sion Spectrometry(for the determination of heavy metalconcentrations)as found in the Solid Waste ManualSW8463Method 7470AMer