ASTM F1487-11
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
SCOPE
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
Scope1 Referenced Documents2 Terminology3 Materials and Manufacture4 General Requirements5 Performance Requirements6 Requirements for Access/Egress7 Equipment8 Playground Layout9 Accessibility10 Installation11 Structural Integrity12 Maintenance13 Labeling14 Information Signage and Labels15 Keywords16 FiguresAnnex A1
1.7 General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions:
1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification (unless otherwise specified) are as follows:
DimensionTolerance X in.±0.5 in. X.X in.±0.05 in. X.XX in.±0.005 in.
These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used.
1.7.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only.
1.7.3 The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg.
1.7.4 See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this specification.
1.7.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F1487 −11
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Playground Equipment for Public Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1487; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification establishes nationally recognized safety standards
for public playground equipment to address injuries identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC).
During 1999 the CPSC estimated that about 156 000 victims were treated in U.S. hospital
emergency rooms for injuries associated with public playground equipment. About three fourths of
these injuries resulted from falls, primarily to the surface on which the equipment was located. Other
hazard patterns involved impact by swings and other moving equipment and contact with protrusions,
crush or shear points, and sharp edges. Fatalities reported to the CPSC resulted from falls;
entanglement of clothing or similar items on equipment; entanglement in ropes tied to or caught on
equipment; head entrapment; impact by equipment that tipped over or otherwise failed; and impact by
moving swings. This consumer safety performance specification does not eliminate the need for
supervision of children on public playground equipment. It is intended to minimize the likelihood of
life-threatening or debilitating injuries, such as those identified by the CPSC.
There has been significant harmonization of this performance specification and CAN/CSA-Z614.
1. Scope 1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except
as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification pro-
Standard for Accessible Design.
vides safety and performance standards for various types of
1.6 This consumer safety performance specification in-
public playground equipment. Its purpose is to reduce life-
cludes the following sections:
threatening and debilitating injuries.
Title Section Number
1.2 Therangeofusersencompassedbythisconsumersafety
performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
through the 95th percentile 12-year-old.
Terminology 3
Materials and Manufacture 4
1.3 Home playground equipment, toys, amusement rides,
General Requirements 5
sportsequipment,fitnessequipmentintendedforusersoverthe
Performance Requirements 6
age of 12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24 Requirements for Access/Egress 7
Equipment 8
months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in
Playground Layout 9
this specification.
Accessibility 10
Installation 11
1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed
Structural Integrity 12
Maintenance 13
outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables,
Labeling 14
independent shade structures, and borders used to contain
Information Signage and Labels 15
protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment
Keywords 16
Figures Annex A1
and are not included in this specification.
1.7 General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions:
1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification (unless
1 otherwise specified) are as follows:
This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of
ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of
Dimension Tolerance
Subcommittee F15.29 on Playground Equipment for Public Use.
X in. ±0.5 in.
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2011. Published October 2011. Originally
X.X in. ±0.05 in.
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approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1487 – 07a . DOI:
X.XX in. ±0.005 in.
10.1520/F1487-11.
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These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms ANSI Z535.4 Products Safety—Signs and Labels
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like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used. 2.3 Federal Standards:
1.7.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be
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mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for
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information only. cluding Sections:
1.7.3 The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg. Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
1.7.4 See Annex A1 for figures referenced
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
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Designation:F1487–07a Designation: F1487 – 11
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
1
Playground Equipment for Public Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1487; 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.
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´ NOTE—The following paragraphs and figures were corrected editorially in June 2007: 3.1.45, 6.4.4, 8.3.5, 8.14.1, 8.14.2,
9.8.2, Fig. A1.16, Fig. A1.30, Fig. A1.34, and Fig. A1.36.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification establishes nationally recognized safety standards
for public playground equipment to address injuries identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC).
During 1999 the CPSC estimated that about 156 000 victims were treated in U.S. hospital
emergency rooms for injuries associated with public playground equipment. About three fourths of
these injuries resulted from falls, primarily to the surface on which the equipment was located. Other
hazard patterns involved impact by swings and other moving equipment and contact with protrusions,
crush or shear points, and sharp edges. Fatalities reported to the CPSC resulted from falls;
entanglement of clothing or similar items on equipment; entanglement in ropes tied to or caught on
equipment; head entrapment; impact by equipment that tipped over or otherwise failed; and impact by
moving swings. This consumer safety performance specification does not eliminate the need for
supervision of children on public playground equipment. It is intended to minimize the likelihood of
life-threatening or debilitating injuries, such as those identified by the CPSC.
There has been significant harmonization of this performance specification and CAN/CSA-Z614.
1. Scope
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,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 Americans with
Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). 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
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ThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
F15.29 on Playground Equipment for Public Use.
Current edition approved March 15, 2007. Published May 2007. Originally approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1487–07. DOI:
10.1520/F1487-07AE01.
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Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2011. Published October 2011. Originally approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1487 – 07a . DOI:
10.1520/F1487-11.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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Performance Requirements 6
Requirements for Access/Egress 7
Equipment 8
Playground Layout 9
Accessibility 10
Installation 11
Structural Integrity 12
Maintenance 13
Labeling 14
Information Signage and Labels 15
Keywords 16
Figures Annex A1
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. 60.5 in.
X.X in. 60.05 in.
X.XX in. 60.005 in.
These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than,
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