ASTM_F_2275_-_10_2014.pdf

Designation:F227510(Reapproved 2014)An American National StandardStandard Practice forTreestand Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2275;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.1.Scope1.1 This practice provides minimum requirements for aquality assurance program.1.2 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:2F2120 Practice for Testing Treestand Load CapacityF2121 Practice for Treestand LabelsF2122 Practice for Treestand Safety DevicesF2123 Practice for Treestand InstructionsF2124 Practice for Testing Treestand Ladder,Tripod Standand Climbing Stick Load CapacityF2125 Test Method for Treestand Static Stability andAdher-enceF2126 Test Method for Treestand Static Load CapacityF2128 Test Method for Treestand Repetitive Loading Capa-bilityF2337 Test Method for Treestand Fall Arrest SystemF2531 Test Method for Load Capacity of Treestand Seats3.Significance and Use3.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide the minimumrequirements necessary for the establishment of a writtenquality assurance program for treestands and elevated huntingequipment.4.Drawing Control Procedure4.1 A procedure shall be in effect so that appropriatemanufacturing drawings,their engineering revisions,and re-lated documents are utilized for each project.These drawingsand documents must be retained as long as the product remainsin production or distribution and for a period of five(5)yearsafter distribution ends.5.Material Control Procedures5.1 Aprocedure shall be in effect to ensure that all materials,processes and components,including raw materials,are inaccordance with the engineering specifications.5.1.1 This procedure shall provide purchasing personnelwith all the information required to order appropriate material.5.1.2 A receiving procedure shall be in effect so thatincoming material is checked against purchasing specifica-tions.5.1.3 A procedure shall be in effect so that material in stockcan be properly identified for future use.5.1.4 Documentation on any material,process,or compo-nents certified shall be filed for reference.5.2 A procedure will be in effect to ensure that the finalassembly of each product has a permanent date code indicatingits date of manufacture.5.2.1 A date code shall be located on each final productassembly.5.2.2 The date code shall include as a minimum the last digitof the year and a code for the month or the week.(Example:forMarch,2009 “39”or“C9”or“93”or“9C”.)Any code thatis logical,consistent and able to be decoded by the manufac-turer is acceptable.Any product in production for ten years ormore with no changes will be required to add a third number sothat the last two digits of the year are known.5.2.3 Date codes shall be made permanent.6.Inspection6.1 A procedure shall be in effect so that appropriateinspections are made on manufactured parts and subassembliesto ensure conformance with engineering specifications.6.2 A procedure shall be in effect so that appropriateinspections are made on purchased components.6.3 A procedure shall be in effect so completed units areinspected prior to delivery.6.4 Nonconforming components shall be identified andevaluated for disposition as follows:1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.18 on Treestands.Current edition approved Sept.1,2014.Published November 2014.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F2275 10.DOI:10.1520/F2275-10R14.2For 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 6.4.1 Reworked components shall be re-inspected in accor-dance with 6.1,6.2,or 6.3 of this practice prior to use.6.4.2 A component not suitable for use shall be altered ordisposed of to avoid accidental use.6.4.3 In some cases,a component may be determined to be“acceptable as is”or“as modified”after further evaluation.Insuch cases,appropriate review acceptance and documentationshall be a requirement.7.Testing and Compliance7.1 A procedure shall be in effect to insure that producttesting has been completed and that products comply with theminimum requirements of applicable ASTM sta