ASTM F1637-09
(Practice)Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces
Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice addresses elements along and in walkways including floors and walkway surfaces, sidewalks, short flight stairs, gratings, wheel stops, and speed bumps. Swimming pools, bath tubs, showers, natural walks, and unimproved paths are beyond the scope of this practice.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers design and construction guidelines and minimum maintenance criteria for new and existing buildings and structures. This practice is intended to provide reasonably safe walking surfaces for pedestrians wearing ordinary footwear. These guidelines may not be adequate for those with certain mobility impairments.
1.2 Conformance with this practice will not alleviate all hazards; however, conformance will reduce certain pedestrian risks.
1.3 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 and are not considered standard.
1.4 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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An American National Standard
Designation: F1637 – 09
Standard Practice for
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Safe Walking Surfaces
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1637; 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 3.1.7 Footwear,
3.1.8 Planar,
1.1 This practice covers design and construction guidelines
3.1.9 Ramp,
and minimum maintenance criteria for new and existing
3.1.10 Sidewalk,
buildings and structures. This practice is intended to provide
3.1.11 Slip resistance,
reasonably safe walking surfaces for pedestrians wearing
3.1.12 Slip resistant,
ordinary footwear. These guidelines may not be adequate for
3.1.13 Walkway surface hardware, and
those with certain mobility impairments.
3.1.14 Walkway.
1.2 Conformance with this practice will not alleviate all
hazards; however, conformance will reduce certain pedestrian
4. Significance and Use
risks.
4.1 This practice addresses elements along and in walkways
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
including floors and walkway surfaces, sidewalks, short flight
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
stairs, gratings, wheel stops, and speed bumps. Swimming
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
pools, bath tubs, showers, natural walks, and unimproved paths
and are not considered standard.
are beyond the scope of this practice.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5. Walkway Surfaces
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.1 General:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
5.1.1 Walkways shall be stable, planar, flush, and even to
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
the extent possible.Where walkways cannot be made flush and
2. Referenced Documents even, they shall conform to the requirements of 5.2 and 5.3.
2 5.1.2 Walkway surfaces for pedestrians shall be capable of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
safely sustaining intended loads.
F1646 Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for
5.1.3 Walkway surfaces shall be slip resistant under ex-
Footwear
pected environmental conditions and use. Painted walkways
3. Terminology shall contain an abrasive additive, cross cut grooving, texturing
or other appropriate means to render the surface slip resistant
3.1 See Terminology F1646 for the following terms used in
where wet conditions may be reasonably foreseeable.
this practice:
5.1.4 Interior walkways that are not slip resistant when wet
3.1.1 Bollard,
shall be maintained dry during periods of pedestrian use.
3.1.2 Carpet,
5.2 Walkway Changes in Level:
3.1.3 Cross slope,
5.2.1 Adjoining walkway surfaces shall be made flush and
3.1.4 Element,
fair, whenever possible and for new construction and existing
3.1.5 Fair,
facilities to the extent practicable.
3.1.6 Foreseeable pedestrian path,
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5.2.2 Changes in levels of less than ⁄4 in. (6 mm) in height
may be without edge treatment. (See Fig. 1.)
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F13 on Pedestrian/
5.2.3 Changesinlevelsbetween ⁄4and ⁄2in.(6and12mm)
Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
shall be beveled with a slope no greater than 1:2 (rise:run).
F13.50 on Walkway Surfaces.
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5.2.4 Changes in levels greater than ⁄2 in. (12 mm) shall be
Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published July 2009. Originally approved
in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1637 – 07. DOI: 10.1520/
transitioned by means of a ramp or stairway that complies with
F1637-09.
applicable building codes, regulations, standards, or ordi-
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nances, or all of these.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.3 Carpet:
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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provided above all parts of the walkway.Where such clearance
is not provided in existing structures, the low clearance
portions of the walkway shall be safely padded, marked with
safety contrast color coding and posted with appropriate
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warning signs.
FIG. 1 Changes in Levels of Less Than ⁄4 in.(6mm)
5.7 Exterior Walkways:
5.7.1 Exterior walkways shall be maintained so as to pro-
5.3.1 Carpet shall be maintained so as not to create pedes-
vide safe walking conditions.
trian hazard. Car
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An American National Standard
Designation:F1637–07 Designation: F 1637 – 09
Standard Practice for
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Safe Walking Surfaces
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1637; 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
1.1 This practice covers design and construction guidelines and minimum maintenance criteria for new and existing buildings
and structures. This practice is intended to provide reasonably safe walking surfaces for pedestrians wearing ordinary footwear.
These guidelines may not be adequate for those with certain mobility impairments.
1.2 Conformance with this practice will not alleviate all hazards; however, conformance will reduce certain pedestrian risks.
1.3The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.The SI units given in parentheses are for information
only.
1.3 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 and are not considered standard.
1.4 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F 1646 Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear
2.2 ANSI Standard:
ANSI-Z535.1 Safety Color Coding
3. Terminology
3.1 See Terminology F 1646 for the following terms used in this practice:
3.1.1 Bollard,
3.1.2 Carpet,
3.1.3 Cross slope,
3.1.4 Element,
3.1.5 Fair,
3.1.6 Foreseeable pedestrian path,
3.1.7 Footwear,
3.1.8 Planar,
3.1.9 Ramp,
3.1.10 Sidewalk,
3.1.11 Slip resistance,
3.1.12 Slip resistant,
3.1.13 Walkway surface hardware, and
3.1.14 Walkway.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This practice addresses elements along and in walkways including floors and walkway surfaces, sidewalks, short flight
stairs, gratings, wheel stops, and speed bumps. Swimming pools, bath tubs, showers, natural walks, and unimproved paths are
beyond the scope of this practice.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F13.50
on Walkway Surfaces.
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Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2007. Published December 2007. Originally approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F1637–02 .
Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published July 2009. Originally approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F 1637 – 07.
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5. Walkway Surfaces
5.1 General:
5.1.1 Walkways shall be stable, planar, flush, and even to the extent possible. Where walkways cannot be made flush and even,
they shall conform to the requirements of 5.2 and 5.3.
5.1.2 Walkway surfaces for pedestrians shall be capable of safely sustaining intended loads.
5.1.3 Walkwaysurfacesshallbeslipresistantunderexpectedenvironmentalconditionsanduse.Paintedwalkwaysshallcontain
an abrasive additive, cross cut grooving, texturing or other appropriate means to render the surface slip resistant where wet
conditions may be reasonably foreseeable.
5.1.4 Interior walkways that are not slip resistant when wet shall be maintained dry during periods of pedestrian use.
5.2 Walkway Changes in Level:
5.2.1 Adjoining walkway surfaces shall be made flush and fair, whenever possible and for new construction and existing
facilities to the extent practicable.
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5.2.2 Changes in levels of less than ⁄4 in. (6 mm) in height may be without edge treatment. (See Fig. 1.)
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5.2.3 Changes in levels between ⁄4 and ⁄2 in. (6 and 12 mm) shall be beveled with a slope no greater than 1:2 (rise:run).
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5.2.4 Changes in levels greater than ⁄2 in. (12 mm) shall be transitioned by means of a ramp or stairway that comp
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