• ASTM F1487-17

ASTM F1487-17

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use

ASTM International, 02/15/2017

Publisher: ASTM

File Format: PDF

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Published:15/02/2017

Pages:71

File Size:1 file , 3.2 MB

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1.1 This consumer safety performance specification provides safety and performance standards for various types of public playground equipment. Its purpose is to reduce life-threatening and debilitating injuries.

1.2 The range of users encompassed by this consumer safety performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old through the 95th percentile 12-year-old.

1.3 Home playground equipment, toys, amusement rides, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users over the age of 12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24 months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in this specification.

1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables, independent shade structures, and borders used to contain protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment and are not included in this specification.

1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010 Standard for Accessible Design.

1.6 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections:

Title

Section Number

 

 

Scope

1

Referenced Documents

2

Terminology

3

Materials and Manufacture

4

General Requirements

5

Performance Requirements

6

Requirements for Access/Egress

7

Equipment

8

Playground Layout

9

Accessibility

10

Installation

11

Structural Integrity

12

Maintenance

13

Signs or Labels, or Both

14

Manufacturer Identification

15

Keywords

16

Figures

Annex A1

1.6.1 The requirements in this specification are designed to mitigate the hazards typically presented by various types of equipment. New equipment may not specifically fit into the designated types listed in the specification; however, the designer or manufacturer, or both, shall use professional judgment to perform and document a hazard analysis and follow appropriate requirements to mitigate the hazards.

1.7 General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions: 

1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification (unless otherwise specified) are as follows:

Dimension

Tolerance

X in.

±0.5 in.

X.X in.

±0.05 in.

X.XX in.

±0.005 in.

These tolerances still apply to

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