Standard Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-09-2021

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This safety performance specification provides safety and performance standards for soft contained play equipment. Its purpose is to reduce the potential for life-threatening and debilitating injuries.

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

1.3Public playground equipment, home playground equipment, sports equipment, amusement rides, fitness equipment not part of the play system, water-related attractions and devices, and toys and juvenile products are not included in this specification.

1.4This specification does not address accessibility, except as it pertains to safety issues not covered in The Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG).2

1.5This safety performance specification includes the following sections:

	Title	Section Number

	Scope	1
	Referenced Documents	2
	Terminology	3
	General Requirements	4
	Materials and Manufacture	5
	Performance Requirements	6
	Requirements for Access/Egress	7
	Equipment	8
	Areas Outside Equipment	9
	Structural Integrity	10
	Maintenance	11
	Fire Safety	12
	Evacuation	13
	Figures	Annex A1

1.6This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	F 15
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	36
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM F 1918 : 2012 : R2017

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