ASTM F1951-99

Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes minimum characteristics for those factors that determine accessibility. This specification applies to all types of materials that can be used under and around playground equipment.
1.2 The material under and around playground equipment that meets this specification must also comply with Specification F1292 if the surface is within the fall zone.
1.3 This specification does not imply that an injury cannot be incurred if the surface system complies with this specification.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 The following precautionary statement pertains only to the test method portions, Sections 6 and 7, of this specification: 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.
Note 1-Specification F1951-99 replaces ASTM PS 83, Provisional Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-1999
• ICS: 97.200.40 - Playgrounds
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.63 - Playground Surfacing Systems

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1951-08 - Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2223-19a - Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F2479-17 - Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F3101-21a - Standard Specification for Unsupervised Public Use Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F1487-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

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AnAmerican National Standard
Designation: F 1951 – 99
Standard Specification for
Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under
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and Around Playground Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1951; 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.
INTRODUCTION
The need for systematic and consistent means of evaluating the capability of surface systems to
provide access to playgrounds has been amplified by the passage of the Federal Americans with
Disabilities Act. The goal of this specification is to establish uniform means to measure the
characteristics of surface systems in order to provide the potential buyer with performance
specifications to select materials for use as an accessible surface under and around playground
equipment.
Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface
1. Scope
Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.
1.1 This specification establishes minimum characteristics
for those factors that determine accessibility.This specification
2. Referenced Documents
applies to all types of materials that can be used under and
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
around playground equipment.
E 177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
1.2 The material under and around playground equipment
ASTM Test Methods
that meets this specification must also comply with Specifica-
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
tion F 1292 if the surface is within the fall zone.
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
1.3 This specification does not imply that an injury cannot
F 1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing
be incurred if the surface system complies with this specifica-
Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
tion.
F 1487 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Playground Equipment for Public Use
as standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for informa-
2.2 U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Com-
tion only.
pliance Board Document:
1.5 The following precautionary statement pertains only to
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
thetestmethodportions,Sections6and7,ofthisspecification:
for Buildings and Facilities
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
2.3 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Document:
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
Handbook for Public Playground Safety, 1991
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
3. Terminology
limitations prior to use.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
NOTE 1—Specification F 1951 – 99 replacesASTM PS 83, Provisional
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.63 on contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Playground Surfacing Systems. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 1999. Published June 1999. the ASTM website.
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F1951–99
3.1.1 camber, n—the angular position in the vertical direc- or data acquisition equipment residing on the wheelchair, shall
tion of the individual main wheel axis. Zero camber occurs be a minimum of 187.2 lb (85 kg) and a maximum of 255 lb
when the wheel axis is parallel to the ground surface. (116 kg).
3.1.2 loose fill system, n—a surface system consisting of
6.1.4 Weight Distribution—The wheelchair rider shall be
small independent, movable components; that is, sand, gravel,
seated in the wheelchair such that 406 2 % of the total weight
wood chip, etc.
issupportedbythefrontcastersandtherearwheelssupportthe
3.1.3 maneuverability, n—the ability of a surfacing material
remaining 60 6 2 % when measured in a static position with
to allow unencumbered traversing or locomotion of a person
the wheelchair rider’s hands placed on the rear wheel pushrims
with or without prosthetic aids or wheelchair.
in the topmost position.
3.1.4 toe, n—the difference in separation distance between
6.1.5 Distance Measurement—A method to measure the
the front of the two main wheels and the rear of the two main
total distance that the wheelchair has been propelle
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