Designation:F2126−06(Reapproved2010)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforTreestandStaticLoadCapacity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2126;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthestaticloadcapacityoftreestandsintermsofafactorofsafetyrelativetothemanufacturer’sratedcapacity.1.2Thevaluesstatedareininch-poundunitsandaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2531TestMethodforLoadCapacityofTreestandSeats3.Terminology3.1Theterminologyanddefinitionsinthereferenceddocu-mentsareapplicabletothistestmethod.3.2Definitions:3.2.1backbarorV-bar—adjustablecomponentofaclimb-ingtreestandorhandclimberthatengagesthetreetoprovidesupport.Thebackbarmayberigidorflexible.3.2.2climbingstick—deviceusedtoassistclimbingatreeprimarilytoafixedpositiontreestand.Astructurethatissecuredtothetreeandallowstheusertosupporthisweightandclimbtothedesiredheightonthetree.3.2.3climbingtreestand—treestandthatprovidesboththemeanstoascendthetree,andallowtheusertoremainatadesiredelevation.3.2.4handclimber,orclimbingaid—devicetoassistclimb-ingwithaclimbingtreestand.Astructurethatallowstheusertosupporthisweightwhenliftingaclimbingtreestandwithhislegs.3.2.5laddertreestand—treestandthatissecuredtothetreeattheelevationwheretheplatformislocated.(Theladdertreestandmaybesecuredtothetreeatotherlocationsandhasstepsthatareusedtoreachtheplatformorhuntingposition.)3.2.6non-climbing,fixedpositionorhang-ontreestand—treestandthatissecuredtothetreeattheelevationwhereiti...
