ASTM F1487-98

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, amusement park equipment, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users over the age of 12, and soft contained play equipment are not included in this specification.
1.4 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections: TitleSection NumberScope1Referenced Documents2Terminology3Materials and Manufacture4General Requirements5Performance Requirements6Requirements for Access/Egress7Equipment8Public Use Playground Layout9Accessibility10Installation11Structural Integrity12Maintenance13Labeling14FiguresAnnex A1
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. Note 1--The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg. Note 2--See for figures referenced throughout this specification.Note 3--General dimensional tolerances for this specification (unless otherwise noted) are as follows: DimensionTolerance X in.± 0.5 in.X.X in.± 0.05 in.X.XX in.± 0.005 in.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2001
• ICS: 97.200.40 - Playgrounds
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.29 - Playground Equipment for Public Use

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1487-01 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1487 – 98
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Playground Equipment for Public Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1487; 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 (ε) 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 1990 the CPSC estimated that about 150000 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
hazardpatternsinvolvedimpactbyswingsandothermovingequipmentandcontactwithprotrusions,
pinch 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
Public Use Playground Layout 9
Accessibility 10
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification pro-
Installation 11
vides safety and performance standards for various types of
Structural Integrity 12
Maintenance 13
public playground equipment. Its purpose is to reduce life-
Labeling 14
threatening and debilitating injuries.
Figures Annex A1
1.2 Therangeofusersencompassedbythisconsumersafety
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old
as standard. The values given in parentheses are for informa-
through the 95th percentile 12-year-old.
tion only.
1.3 Home playground equipment, amusement park equip-
ment, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users
NOTE 1—The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1
over the age of 12, and soft contained play equipment are not in.=25.4 mm, and 1 lb=0.45359 kg.
NOTE 2—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this specifi-
included in this specification.
cation.
1.4 This consumer safety performance specification in-
NOTE 3—General dimensional tolerances for this specification (unless
cludes the following sections:
otherwise noted) are as follows:
Title Section Number
Dimension Tolerance
X in. 60.5 in.
Scope 1
X.X in. 60.05 in.
Referenced Documents 2
X.XX in. 60.005 in.
Terminology 3
Materials and Manufacture 4
General Requirements 5
Performance Requirements 6
2. Referenced Documents
Requirements for Access/Egress 7
Equipment 8
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
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Hardness
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.29 on
Playground Equipment for Public Use.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 1998. Published March 1999. Originally
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published as F1487–93. Last previous edition F1487–95. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
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F 1487 – 98
F698 SpecificationforPhysicalInformationtobeProvided 3.1.1 accessible, adj—relating to a part or portion of the
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for Amusement Rides and Devices playground equipment, (1) capable of being contacted by any
F846 Guide for Testing Performance ofAmusement Rides body part, or (2) accessible to and usable by persons with
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and Devices disabilities.
F853 Practice for Maintenance Procedures forAmusement
3.1.2 accessible playground, n—playground equipment
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Rides and Devices
area,that,whenviewedinitsentirety,maybeapproached,and
F893 Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and De-
entered and provides a range of play opportunities and expe-
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vices
riences to users of varying abilities.
F1004 Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates
3.1.3 accessible route, n— to a piece of playground equip-
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and Expandable Enclosures
ment,acontinuousunobstructedpathwayfromtheperimeterof
F1077 GuidefortheSelectionofCommitteeF-16Fastener
the use zone to the equipment.
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Specifications
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