ASTM F2184-10(2018)

Standard Guide for Installation of Paintball Barrier Netting

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide recommends minimum installation requirements to provide a reasonable degree of safety in the normal use of paintball barrier netting.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides recommendations for the installation of paintball barrier netting that may be used to delineate playing fields, chronograph areas, target ranges, and other “goggle-on” areas of an active paintball site.  
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units in parentheses are provided for information only.  
1.3 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.4 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2018
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.24 - Paintball and Equipment

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F2184 − 10 (Reapproved 2018) An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
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Installation of Paintball Barrier Netting
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2184; 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 guide is intended to outline installation requirements for the safe and effective installation of
paintball barrier netting. The proper installation of safe paintball barrier netting at paintball playing
facilities is critical to protect non-players from accidental impact of a paintball.
Paintball is a sport that, like all sports, has intrinsic hazards for the active participants. These
hazards include being hit by paintballs. Spectators not separated from the active playing field by an
appropriate barrier can experience accidental impact of a paintball. Although surrounding an active
playing field with paintball barrier netting cannot eliminate all injuries, paintball barrier netting can
substantially reduce the severity and frequency of injuries when properly installed.
This guide is written within the current state-of-the-art of paintball barrier netting technology. The
intent is to revise this guide whenever substantive information becomes available that justifies revising
existing requirements or adding new requirements.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This guide provides recommendations for the installa-
F1979 Specification for Projectiles Used in the Sport of
tion of paintball barrier netting that may be used to delineate
Paintball
playing fields, chronograph areas, target ranges, and other
F2272 Specification for Paintball Markers
“goggle-on” areas of an active paintball site.
F2278 Test Method for Evaluating Paintball Barrier Netting
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard. The inch-pound units in parentheses are provided for 3. Terminology
information only.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the 3.1.1 barrel, n—that portion of a paintball marker through
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the which the paintball is discharged.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.2 billowing, n—lateralmovementofthenettingthatmay
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
occur from influence of the wind.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.3 muzzle, n—the end of the barrel at which the ball exits
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
the barrel.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1.4 paintball, n—a spherical ball, composed of a shell and
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
a fill, that is designed to be expelled from a paintball marker
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
and conforms to Specification F1979.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
3.1.5 paintball barrier netting, n—netting used in the sport
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
of paintball as a protective barrier.
3.1.6 paintball marker, n—a device specifically designed to
discharge paintballs that conforms to Specification F2272.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved June 1, 2018. Published August 2018. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F2184 – 10 (2014). Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
DOI: 10.1520/F2184-10R18. the ASTM website.
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3.1.7 SAT (Standard Ambient Temperature), n—used to 5.3.1.4 Netting sag between vertical supports should not
describe a substance at a temperature of 25 6 2°C (77 6 4°F). exceed 30.5 6 2.5 cm (12 6 1 in.).
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(1) The use of a 0.95-cm ( ⁄8-in.) steel cable or equivalent
3.1.8 shell, n—a rigid to semi-rigid material (generally of
strung across the top of the vertical supports through eyebolts
gelatin) that encapsulates the fill of a paintball.
with a 5-cm (2-in.) inside diameter (ID) will reduce sag
4. Significance and Use
between the vertical s
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Designation: F2184 − 10 (Reapproved 2014) F2184 − 10 (Reapproved 2018)An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
1
Installation of Paintball Barrier Netting
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2184; 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 guide is intended to outline installation requirements for the safe and effective installation of
paintball barrier netting. The proper installation of safe paintball barrier netting at paintball playing
facilities is critical to protect non-players from accidental impact of a paintball.
Paintball is a sport that, like all sports, has intrinsic hazards for the active participants. These
hazards include being hit by paintballs. Spectators not separated from the active playing field by an
appropriate barrier can experience accidental impact of a paintball. Although surrounding an active
playing field with paintball barrier netting cannot eliminate all injuries, paintball barrier netting can
substantially reduce the severity and frequency of injuries when properly installed.
This guide is written within the current state-of-the-art of paintball barrier netting technology. The
intent is to revise this guide whenever substantive information becomes available that justifies revising
existing requirements or adding new requirements.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides recommendations for the installation of paintball barrier netting that may be used to delineate playing
fields, chronograph areas, target ranges, and other “goggle-on” areas of an active paintball site.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units in parentheses are provided for
information only.
1.3 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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory requirementslimitations prior to use.
1.4 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1979 Specification for Projectiles Used in the Sport of Paintball
F2272 Specification for Paintball Markers
F2278 Test Method for Evaluating Paintball Barrier Netting
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 barrel, n—that portion of a paintball marker through which the paintball is discharged.
3.1.2 billowing, n—lateral movement of the netting that may occur from influence of the wind.
3.1.3 muzzle, n—the end of the barrel at which the ball exits the barrel.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment.
Current edition approved May 1, 2014June 1, 2018. Published September 2014August 2018. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 20102014
as F2184 – 10.F2184 – 10 (2014). DOI: 10.1520/F2184-10R14.10.1520/F2184-10R18.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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3.1.4 paintball, n—a spherical ball, composed of a shell and a fill, that is designed to be expelled from a paintball marker and
conforms to Specification F1979.
3.1.5 paintball barrier netting, n—netting used in the sport of paintball as a protective barrier.
3.1.6 paintball marker, n—a device specifically designed to discharge paintballs that conforms to Specification F2272.
3.1.7 SAT (Standard Ambient Temperature), n—used to describe a substance at a temperature of 25 6 2°C (77 6 4°F).
3.1.8 shell, n—a rigid to semi-rigid material
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