ASTM F1487-01
(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. 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.
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Designation: F 1487 – 01
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. 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
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,
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
Accessibility 10
Installation 11
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification pro-
Structural Integrity 12
vides safety and performance standards for various types of
Maintenance 13
Labeling 14
public playground equipment. Its purpose is to reduce life-
Figures Annex A1
threatening and debilitating injuries.
1.2 The range of users encompassed by this consumer safety 1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. The values given in parentheses are for informa-
performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old
through the 95th percentile 12-year-old. tion only.
1.3 Home playground equipment, amusement park equip-
NOTE 1—The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1
ment, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users
in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg.
over the age of 12, and soft contained play equipment are not
NOTE 2—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this specifi-
included in this specification. cation.
NOTE 3—General dimensional tolerances for this specification (unless
1.4 This consumer safety performance specification in-
otherwise noted) are as follows:
cludes the following sections:
Dimension Tolerance
Title Section Number
X in. 60.5 in.
X.X in. 60.05 in.
Scope 1
X.XX in. 60.005 in.
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
Materials and Manufacture 4
General Requirements 5
2. Referenced Documents
Performance Requirements 6
Requirements for Access/Egress 7
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Equipment 8
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
Public Use Playground Layout 9
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Hardness
F 698 Specification for Physical Information to be Provided
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for Amusement Rides and Devices
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This 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.
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Current edition approved June 10, 2001. Published August 2001. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
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published as F 1487 – 93. Last previous edition F 1487 – 98. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
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F 1487
F 846 Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides 3.1.1 accessible, adj—relating to a part or portion of the
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and Devices playground equipment, (1) capable of being contacted by any
F 853 Practice for Maintenance Procedures for Amusement body part, or (2) accessible to and usable by persons with
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Rides and Devices disabilities.
F 893 Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and De- 3.1.2 accessible playground, n—playground equipment
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vices
area, that, when viewed in its entirety, may be approached, and
F 1004 Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates entered and provides a range of play opportunities and expe-
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and Expandable Enclosures
riences to users of varying abilities.
F 1077 Guide for the Selection of Committee F-16 Fastener
3.1.3 accessible route, n— to a piece of playground equip-
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