ASTM F1703-13
(Guide)Standard Guide for Skating and Ice Hockey Playing Facilities (Withdrawn 2022)
Standard Guide for Skating and Ice Hockey Playing Facilities (Withdrawn 2022)
SCOPE
1.1 The intent of this guide is to provide consistent considerations for the design, construction, and retrofitting of ice skating and ice hockey playing facilities. It is intended to establish guidelines that will provide a level of functionality for recreational skating, conformity for the purpose of competition and reduce potential hazards to skaters, players, game officials, spectators, and employees.
1.2 This guide should be taken into consideration by owners/operators, architects, planners, engineers, equipment manufacturers, construction companies, construction contractors, and appropriate inspectors who may be involved in the design and construction of new ice skating/hockey playing facilities. Whenever possible, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency should be taken into consideration in the planning and design of facilities. This guide applies only to the construction and development of new ice skating/hockey playing facilities. Portions, however, may be useful for renovation projects, such as, replacing worn out dasherboards.
1.3 Every arena is unique in material, architecture, and engineering, and therefore will require technical review. This guide is not meant to provide an architectural prototype, but is a guide to set forth measures for the development of safer ice arena venues.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in SI units are for information only.
1.5 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.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
The intent of this guide is to provide consistent considerations for the design, construction, and retrofitting of ice skating and ice hockey playing facilities. It is intended to establish guidelines that will provide a level of functionality for recreational skating, conformity for the purpose of competition and reduce potential hazards to skaters, players, game officials, spectators, and employees.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities, this guide was withdrawn in July 2022 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
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Designation: F1703 − 13 An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
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Skating and Ice Hockey Playing Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1703; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Ice skating and ice hockey have evolved as a result of a convergence of ideas from Canada, the
United States, and Europe.As a result of differing influences, there are a wide variety of skating and
ice hockey-playing facilities currently in use.
Attentioniscalledtothedimensionsoftheicesurface.ThemajorityoffacilitiesinEuropecomply
withthoseoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,200ft(60m)inlengthand100ft(30m)inwidth,
whileinNorthAmerica,themajorityoffacilitiesare200ft(60m)inlengthand85ft(26m)inwidth,
with both having as near as possible to 28 ft (8.53 m) radius corners. However, variations may exist.
In the interest of future standardization, it is recommended that ice surface dimensions of all new
facilities are those found in this guide.
Itisrecognizedthatskatingandicehockey-playingfacilitiesarealsousedforfigureskating,speed
skating, pleasure skating, and for the sports of broomball, curling, sledge hockey, and ringette.
Organizers of these sports may adopt the present guide as written, or modify the guide in accordance
with their special interests.
1. Scope guide is not meant to provide an architectural prototype, but is
a guide to set forth measures for the development of safer ice
1.1 The intent of this guide is to provide consistent consid-
arena venues.
erations for the design, construction, and retrofitting of ice
skating and ice hockey playing facilities. It is intended to 1.4 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded
establishguidelinesthatwillprovidealeveloffunctionalityfor asthestandard.ThevaluesgiveninSIunitsareforinformation
recreationalskating,conformityforthepurposeofcompetition only.
andreducepotentialhazardstoskaters,players,gameofficials,
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
spectators, and employees.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1.2 This guide should be taken into consideration by
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
owners/operators, architects, planners, engineers, equipment
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
manufacturers, construction companies, construction
contractors,andappropriateinspectorswhomaybeinvolvedin
2. Referenced Documents
the design and construction of new ice skating/hockey playing
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facilities.Whenever possible, environmental sustainability and 2.1 ASTM Standards:
A53/A53MSpecification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-
energy efficiency should be taken into consideration in the
planninganddesignoffacilities.Thisguideappliesonlytothe Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
construction and development of new ice skating/hockey A60Specification for Chromium-Vanadium Steel Bars for
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Springs
playing facilities. Portions, however, may be useful for reno-
vation projects, such as, replacing worn out dasherboards. A185/A185M Specification for Steel Welded Wire
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Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete (Withdrawn 2013)
1.3 Every arena is unique in material, architecture, and
engineering, and therefore will require technical review. This
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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 guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of the ASTM website.
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Subcommittee F08.66 on Sports Facilities. Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2013. Published March 2013. Originally on www.astm.org.
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F1703–04. DOI: The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
10.1520/F1703-13. www.astm.org.
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