Designation:F2697−15StandardTestMethodsforPhysicalAssaultonOverheadHorizontalFixedBarriersforDetentionandCorrectionalFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2697;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverrequirementsforsimulatedservicetestsandtestingequipmentfordeterminingtheperfor-mancecharacteristicsofhorizontalfixedbarriersdesignedtoincarcerateinmatesindetentionandcorrectionalinstitutions.Thetestingequipmentprovidesforthesetupandtestingofsamplebarriersandinstallationsystems.1.2Itistheintentofthesetestmethodstohelpensurethatdetentionsecurityhorizontalfixedbarriersperformatoraboveminimumacceptablelevelsforcontrolofpassagetounauthor-izedorsecureareas,toconfineinmates,andtodelayandfrustrateescapeattempts.Providesecuritygrilles,accessdoors,lightfixtures,andsimilarassembliescompatiblewiththeselevelsofperformance,withtestapparatusadjustmentsasrequiredtosuittheparticularproduct.1.3Thesetestmethodsapplytohorizontalfixedbarriersenclosingorseparatingsecureareasofdetention/correctionalfacilities.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversiontoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1450TestMethodsforHollowMetalSwingingDoorAssembliesforDetentionandCorrectionalFacilitiesF1592TestMethodsforDetentionHollowMetalVisionSystemsF1915TestMethodsforGlazingforDetentionFacilitiesF2322TestMethodsforPhysicalAssaultonVerticalFixedBarriersforDetentionandCorrect...
