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ASTM F1908-06

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Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas

Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas

SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides recommended minimum requirements for various types of fences for residential outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values stated in brackets are for information only.

General Information

Status
Historical
Publication Date
31-Mar-2006
ICS
97.220.10 - Sports facilities
Technical Committee
F14 - Fences
Drafting Committee
F14.10 - Specific Applications and Other Fence Systems and Components
Current Stage
Ref Project

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Replaces
ASTM F1908-98 - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
Effective Date
01-Apr-2006
Replaced By
ASTM F1908-07 - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
Effective Date
01-May-2007
Referred By
ASTM F2286-16(2023) - Standard Design and Performance Specification for Removable Mesh Fencing for Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
Effective Date
01-Apr-2006

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Designation: F 1908 – 06
Standard Guide for
Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs,
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and Spas
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1908; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.5 SBCCI Document:
1993 SBCCI Bluebook, Standard Swimming Pool Code
1.1 This guide provides recommended minimum require-
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2.6 ANSI Standards:
ments for various types of fences for residential outdoor
Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3. Terminology
as standard. The values stated in brackets are for information
3.1 See Terminology F 552 for definitions of terms relating
only.
to chain link fencing.
2. Referenced Documents 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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3.2.1 fence, n—a type of barrier that surrounds and ob-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
structs access to the pool, tub, or spa.
A 392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link
3.2.2 grade, n—the finished elevation at any specified point
Fence Fabric
of the ground or pavement outside the pool area.
A 491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-
3.2.3 hot tub, n—See spa.
Link Fence Fabric
3.2.4 outdoor, adj—located outside of a completely en-
F 552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
closed building or other structure.
F 668 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and
3.2.5 residential, adj—situated on the premises of a de-
Other Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence
tachedone-ortwo-familydwellingoraone-familytownhouse
Fabric
not more than three stories in height.
F 1183 SpecificationforAluminumAlloyChainLinkFence
3.2.6 spa (nonportable), n—a permanent structure contain-
Fabric
ing water over 24 in. [610 mm] deep, in which the water-
F 1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal
heating and water-circulating equipment are not an integral
Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
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part of the product, intended for recreational bathing.
2.2 CPSC Document:
3.2.7 spa (portable), n—a nonpermanent structure contain-
CPSC Staff Recommendations, Barriers for Residential
ing water over 24 in. [610 mm] deep, in which all controls,
Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs (March 1992)
4 water-heating, and water-circulating equipment are an integral
2.3 NSPI Document:
part of the product, intended for recreational bathing.
ANSI/NSPI-8 1996 Model Barrier Code for Residential
3.2.8 swimming pool, n—an in-ground, on-ground, or
Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
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above-ground structure of a permanent, semi-permanent, or
2.4 BOCA Document:
portable fabrication containing water over 24 in. [610 mm]
The BOCA National Building Code/1996—13th Edition
deep and designed and constructed in accordance with local
codes, used for bathing, swimming, diving, racing, or other
activity.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences and is
the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications.
4. Summary of Practice
Current edition approved April 1, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as F 1908 - 98.
4.1 Thisguideisbasedinpartuponrecommendationsofthe
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
theAmericanAssociation of Pediatrics, the National Center for
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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Available from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 4330
East-West Hwy., Bethesda, MD 20814.
4 6
Available from National Spa and Pool Institute, 2111 Eisenhower Avenue, Available from Southern Building Code Congress International, 900 Montclair
Alexandria, VA 22314. Rd., Birmingham, AL 35213–1206.
5 7
Available from Building Officials and Code Administrators International Inc., Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
4051 W. Flossmoor Rd., Country Club Hills, IL 60478–5795. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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F1908–06
Injury Prevention, and the American Medical Association. It
also incorporates certain provisions of the National Spa and
Pool Institute (NSPI) Model Barrier Code for Residential
Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 This guide sets forth minimum standard requirem
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