ASTM F1487-21
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
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 and dimensional requirements for their clearance and use zones. 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, toys, amusement rides, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users over the age of 12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24 months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in this specification.
1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables, independent shade structures, and borders used to contain protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment and are not included in this specification.
1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010 Standard for Accessible Design.
1.6 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections:
Title
Section Number
Scope
1
Referenced Documents
2
Terminology
3
Materials and Manufacture
4
General Requirements
5
Performance Requirements
6
Requirements for Access/Egress
7
Equipment
8
Playground Layout
9
Accessibility
10
Installation
11
Structural Integrity
12
Maintenance
13
Signs or Labels, or Both
14
Manufacturer Identification
15
Keywords
16
Figures
Annex A1
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
Appendix X1
1.6.1 The requirements in this specification are designed to mitigate the hazards typically presented by various types of equipment. New equipment may not specifically fit into the designated types listed in the specification; however, the designer or manufacturer, or both, shall use professional judgment to perform and document a hazard analysis and follow appropriate requirements to mitigate the hazards.
Note 1: See Appendix X1 at the end of this standard to find more information on how one might conduct such an assessment as stated in this section.
1.7 General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions:
1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification (unless otherwise specified) are as follows:
Dimension
Tolerance
X in.
±0.5 in.
X.X in.
±0.05 in.
X.XX in.
±0.005 in.
These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used.
1.7.2 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.
1.7.3 The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg.
1.7.4 See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this specification.
1.8 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.
1.9 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.
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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.
Designation:F1487 −21
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Playground Equipment for Public Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1487; 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
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 1999 the CPSC estimated that about 156000 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,
crush or shear 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;headentrapment;impactbyequipmentthattippedoverorotherwisefailed;andimpactby
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.
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There has been significant harmonization of this performance specification and CAN/CSA-Z614.
1. Scope age of 12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24
months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification pro-
this specification.
vides safety and performance standards for various types of
1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed
public playground equipment and dimensional requirements
for their clearance and use zones. Its purpose is to reduce outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables,
independent shade structures, and borders used to contain
life-threatening and debilitating injuries.
protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment
1.2 Therangeofusersencompassedbythisconsumersafety
and are not included in this specification.
performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old
through the 95th percentile 12-year-old. 1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except
as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010
1.3 Home playground equipment, toys, amusement rides,
Standard for Accessible Design.
sportsequipment,fitnessequipmentintendedforusersoverthe
1.6 This consumer safety performance specification in-
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cludes the following sections:
This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of
ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of
Title Section Number
Subcommittee F15.29 on Playground Equipment for Public Use.
Current edition approved May 1, 2021. Published May 2021. Originally
Scope 1
approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as F1487–17. DOI:
Referenced Documents 2
10.1520/F1487-21.
Terminology 3
2
Certain material within this document ASTM F1487, 2021 Edition, is repro- Materials and Manufacture 4
duced from CAN/CSA-Z614-14 (R2019) Children’s playspaces and equipment, General Requirements 5
Performance Requirements 6
copyright 2014 CSA Group with permission. This material is taken from the CSA
Requirements for Access/Egress 7
Group standard and may not be in the same context as that standard. This material
Equipment 8
may include revisions by ASTM. The edition as revised shall be the full
Playground Layout 9
responsibility ofASTM. CSAGroup cannot be responsible for any personal injury,
Accessibility 10
property or other damages of any nature whatsoever, whether special, indirect,
Installation 11
consequential or compensatory, directly or indirectly resulting from the publication,
Structural Integrity 12
use of or reliance on this document.
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for Amusement Rides and Devices (Withdrawn 2009)
Maintenance 13
Signs or Labels, or Both 14
F846Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides
Manufacturer Identification 15
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and Devices (Withdrawn 2013)
Keywords 16
Figures Annex A1 F853Practice for Maintenance Proce
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Designation: F1487 − 17 F1487 − 21
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
1
Playground Equipment for Public Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1487; 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 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 1999 the CPSC estimated that about 156 000 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
hazard patterns involved impact by swings and other moving equipment and contact with protrusions,
crush or shear 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.
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There has been significant harmonization of this performance specification and CAN/CSA-Z614.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification provides safety and performance standards for various types of public
playground equipment. equipment and dimensional requirements for their clearance and use zones. 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, toys, amusement rides, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users over the age of
12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24 months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in this specification.
1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables, independent
shade structures, and borders used to contain protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment and are not included
in this specification.
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This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F15.29 on Playground Equipment for Public Use.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2017May 1, 2021. Published April 2017May 2021. Originally approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 20112017 as
F1487 – 11.F1487 – 17. DOI: 10.1520/F1487-17.10.1520/F1487-21.
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Certain material within this document ASTM F1487, 2021 Edition, is reproduced from CAN/CSA-Z614-14 (R2019) Children’s playspaces and equipment, copyright
2014 CSA Group with permission. This material is taken from the CSA Group standard and may not be in the same context as that standard. This material may include
revisions by ASTM. The edition as revised shall be the full responsibility of ASTM. CSA Group cannot be responsible for any personal injury, property or other damages
of any nature whatsoever, whether special, indirect, consequential or compensatory, directly or indirectly resulting from the publication, use of or reliance on this document.
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1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010 Standard
for Accessible Design.
1.6 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections:
Title Section Number
Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
Materials and Manufacture 4
General Requirements 5
Performance Requirements 6
Requirements for Access/Egress 7
Equipment 8
Playground Layout 9
Accessibility 10
Installation 11
Structural Integrity 12
Maintenance 13
Signs or
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