ASTM F2461-09
(Practice)Standard Practice for Manufacture, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Aquatic Play Equipment
Standard Practice for Manufacture, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Aquatic Play Equipment
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers information for manufacture, construction, operations and maintenance of aquatic play equipment and provides safety performance standards for various types of public aquatic play components and aquatic play composite structures.
1.2 Inclusions:
1.2.1 Climbable and climb-resistant aquatic play components, composite aquatic play structures, user controls, water sprays, fountains, and slides that occur on wet decks and wading, swimming or leisure pools. The play components specified herein occur for use in aquatic play areas.
1.2.2 Play equipment, fall zones, use zones for wet decks, wading pools, swimming pools and leisure pools.
1.2.3 This standard is intended to apply to Aquatic Play Equipment that is located in and around re- circulated and potable water recreational facilities. Such facilities include but are not limited to amusement parks, theme parks, water parks, family entertainment centers, municipal swimming pools and municipal parks.
1.2.4 Waterslides 6 ft in height or smaller.
1.3 Exclusions:
1.3.1 Playground equipment that does not have an entry or an exit onto or into a wet deck, wading pool, swimming pool or aquatic recreation pool.
1.3.2 Home playground or home pool equipment or play equipment as scoped in Consumer Safety Performance Specification F 1148 and ANSI/NSPI-5.
1.3.3 Waterslides as scoped in Practice F 2376-08
1.3.4 Flotation devices used on water slides or in swimming pools.
1.3.5 Swimming pools as specified by ANSI/NSPI-1 or ANSI/IAF-9.
1.3.6 Products or facility elements specifically designed to provide access to and from pools for people with disabilities.
1.3.7 Water rides such as log flumes, raft rides, inner tube rides, waterslides or other attractions where the participant sits in a vehicle or is physically propelled or moved by or with water.
1.3.8 Sports equipment, fitness equipment, and diving equipment.
1.4 Compliance:
1.4.1 Where water is indirectly or directly added or applied to Consumer Safety Performance Specification F 1487-07A play equipment, the equipment shall comply with this standard. Where a requirement for compliance to a section of the Consumer Safety Performance Specification F 1487-07A standard is required by this standard, the section number is preceded with the standard's designation.
1.4.2 Soft contained play structures with aquatic play components shall comply with Safety Performance Specification F 1918-04 except as modified by this standard.
1.4.3 Aquatic play components and composite play structures represented, as complying with this safety performance standard shall meet all applicable requirements specified herein. Anyone representing compliance with this standard shall keep such essential records as are necessary to document any claim that the requirements within this standard have been met.
1.5 This standard includes the following sections: ScopeSection 1 Referenced DocumentsSection 2 TerminologySection 3 Manufacturing and MaterialsSection 4 DesignSection 5 Performance RequirementsSection 6 Operator ResponsibilitiesSection 7 Manufacturer/Designer
ResponsibilitiesSection 8 Installer ResponsibilitiesSection 9
1.6 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. (The conversion factor from inch-pound to metric units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 4.4482 N.)
1.7 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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Designation: F2461 − 09
Standard Practice for
Manufacture, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of
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Aquatic Play Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2461; 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 1.3.7 Water rides such as log flumes, raft rides, inner tube
rides, waterslides or other attractions where the participant sits
1.1 This practice covers information for manufacture,
in a vehicle or is physically propelled or moved by or with
construction, operations and maintenance of aquatic play
water.
equipment and provides safety performance standards for
1.3.8 Sports equipment, fitness equipment, and diving
various types of public aquatic play components and aquatic
equipment.
play composite structures.
1.4 Compliance:
1.2 Inclusions:
1.4.1 Where water is indirectly or directly added or applied
1.2.1 Climbable and climb-resistant aquatic play
to Consumer Safety Performance Specification F1487-07A
components, composite aquatic play structures, user controls,
playequipment,theequipmentshallcomplywiththisstandard.
water sprays, fountains, and slides that occur on wet decks and
Where a requirement for compliance to a section of the
wading, swimming or leisure pools. The play components
Consumer Safety Performance Specification F1487-07A stan-
specified herein occur for use in aquatic play areas.
dard is required by this standard, the section number is
1.2.2 Play equipment, fall zones, use zones for wet decks,
preceded with the standard’s designation.
wading pools, swimming pools and leisure pools.
1.2.3 This standard is intended to apply to Aquatic Play 1.4.2 Soft contained play structures with aquatic play com-
ponents shall comply with Safety Performance Specification
Equipment that is located in and around re- circulated and
potable water recreational facilities. Such facilities include but F1918-04 except as modified by this standard.
are not limited to amusement parks, theme parks, water parks,
1.4.3 Aquatic play components and composite play struc-
family entertainment centers, municipal swimming pools and
tures represented, as complying with this safety performance
municipal parks. standard shall meet all applicable requirements specified
1.2.4 Waterslides 6 ft in height or smaller.
herein. Anyone representing compliance with this standard
shall keep such essential records as are necessary to document
1.3 Exclusions:
any claim that the requirements within this standard have been
1.3.1 Playground equipment that does not have an entry or
met.
an exit onto or into a wet deck, wading pool, swimming pool
or aquatic recreation pool.
1.5 This standard includes the following sections:
1.3.2 Home playground or home pool equipment or play
Scope Section 1
equipment as scoped in Consumer Safety Performance Speci- Referenced Documents Section 2
Terminology Section 3
fication F1148 and ANSI/NSPI-5.
Manufacturing and Materials Section 4
1.3.3 Waterslides as scoped in Practice F2376-08
Design Section 5
Performance Requirements Section 6
1.3.4 Flotation devices used on water slides or in swimming
Operator Responsibilities Section 7
pools.
Manufacturer/Designer Section 8
1.3.5 Swimming pools as specified by ANSI/NSPI-1 or
Responsibilities
Installer Responsibilities Section 9
ANSI/IAF-9.
1.3.6 Products or facility elements specifically designed to
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
provide access to and from pools for people with disabilities.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
and are not considered standard. (The conversion factor from
inch-pound to metric units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb =
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F24 on Amusement
RidesandDevicesandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF24.70onWater 4.4482 N.)
Related Amusement Rides and Devices.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Current edition approved March 15, 2009. Published May 2009. DOI: 10.1520/
F2461-09. safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.2.1 Any new materials shall have documented perfor-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- mance and material properties or tested accordingly for dura-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. bility by the eq
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