ASTM F2049-11(2017)
(Specification)Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This specification sets forth minimum standard requirements for use in local codes and ordinances relating to public, multi-family, residential, and commercial outdoor play areas or zones and their environments.
5.2 This specification does not have the effect of law, nor is it intended to supersede local codes and ordinances of a more restrictive nature.
5.3 Playgrounds that intentionally incorporate water into the play area are exempt from this specification.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification provides the recommended minimum requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for the protection of children's outdoor play spaces in public, commercial, and multi-family residential use locations. This specification excludes individual single family residential use play equipment locations. Interior fences located in a play area that has a perimeter fence established shall only have to comply with the latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2.
1.2 This specification provides for the safety of occupants in play areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well as other participant intrusion, and for children containment or entry/exit. This specification has the intent to also keep children inside a predetermined area in an effort to enhance supervision; to keep children from running out of the area into water and other hazards; to minimize the likelihood of facial lacerations on low gate and fence hardware; to minimize the likelihood of abduction; and to restrict access to railroads, highways, roads, and other such hazards.
1.3 This specification does not choose the product components for the fence system, the choice of which should be made by the operators of the play space and their specification writers or drafters based upon their determination of the merits of the products that could be used.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 This specification does not purport to address the aspect of safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of the user of this specification to establish appropriate safety practices as related to the play area and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
1.6 This 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.
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This 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.
Designation: F2049 −11 (Reapproved 2017)
Standard Safety Performance Specification for
Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family
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Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2049; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.1 This specification provides the recommended minimum
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for
the protection of children’s outdoor play spaces in public,
2. Referenced Documents
commercial, and multi-family residential use locations. This
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
specification excludes individual single family residential use
A392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence
play equipment locations. Interior fences located in a play area
Fabric
that has a perimeter fence established shall only have to
A491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link
comply with the latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2.
Fence Fabric
1.2 Thisspecificationprovidesforthesafetyofoccupantsin
F552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
play areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well
F668 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polyolefin
as other participant intrusion, and for children containment or
and Other Polymer-Coated Steel Chain Link Fence Fabric
entry/exit. This specification has the intent to also keep
F1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings on
children inside a predetermined area in an effort to enhance
Steel Industrial Fence Framework
supervision; to keep children from running out of the area into
F1083 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Hot-Dipped Zinc-
water and other hazards; to minimize the likelihood of facial
Coated (Galvanized) Welded, for Fence Structures
lacerations on low gate and fence hardware; to minimize the
F1183 Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence
likelihood of abduction; and to restrict access to railroads,
Fabric
highways, roads, and other such hazards.
F1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal
1.3 This specification does not choose the product compo-
Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
nents for the fence system, the choice of which should be made
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2.2 Research Reports:
by the operators of the play space and their specification
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report
writers or drafters based upon their determination of the merits
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of the products that could be used.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 3. Terminology
as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
3.1 See Terminology F552 for definitions of terms relating
information only.
to chain-link fencing.
1.5 This specification does not purport to address the aspect
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
of safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of
3.2.1 fence, n—type of containment that surrounds and
the user of this specification to establish appropriate safety
obstructs primarily people passage to or from the play area.
practices as related to the play area and determine the
3.2.2 barrier, n—type of containment or deflector system
applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
that surrounds and obstructs primarily vehicle passage into a
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
playarea,suchasbollardsandposts.Barriersmustpassimpact
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved April 15, 2017. Published July 2017. Originally Colcote, L. R., and Mitchie, J. D., “Location, Selection, and Maintenance of
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F2049 – 11. DOI: Highway Guardrails and Median Barriers,” National Cooperative Highway Re-
10.1520/F2049-11R17. search Program Report #54, S. W. Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
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