ASTM F1777-02

Standard Practice for Paintball Field Operation

ABSTRACT
This practice sets forth procedures for operating a paintball playing field. The goal is to assist paintball field operators in running a safe business. Like any other physical activity, paintball presents a potential for injury. No procedural practice can prevent all injuries, especially when paintball players do not follow safety instructions. The ultimate responsibility for preventing injury lies with the paintball player. This practice, however, intends to promote safe paintball field operation through standardization of operating practice.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes minimum safety requirements for the operation of paintball playing fields, and provides for certain materials and procedures required.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2002
• ICS: 97.220.10 - Sports facilities
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.24 - Paintball and Equipment

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1777-97 - Standard Practice for Paintball Field Operation
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM F1777-11 - Standard Practice for Paintball Field Operation
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2801-19(2023) - Standard Practice for Paintball Player Safety Briefing
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:F1777–02
Standard Practice for
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Paintball Field Operation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1777; 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 practice sets forth procedures for operating a paintball playing field. The goal is to assist
paintball field operators in running a safe business. Like any other physical activity, paintball presents
a potential for injury. No procedural practice can prevent all injuries, especially when paintball players
do not follow safety instructions. The ultimate responsibility for preventing injury lies with the
paintball player. This practice, however, intends to promote safe paintball field operation through
standardization of operating practice.
1. Scope cycle. This includes markers that “store” the number of trigger
pulls and discharge more than one paintball at some point.
1.1 This practice establishes minimum safety requirements
3.1.6 filling apparatus, n—equipment used to properly fill
for the operation of paintball playing fields, and provides for
gas propellant vessels on paintball markers from bulk cylin-
certain materials and procedures required.
ders.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.7 fully automatic paintball marker, n—a marker that
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dischargeswhenthetriggeringdeviceisactuatedandcontinues
2.1 ASTM Standards:
to discharge until the trigger returns to its reset or recycle
F1776 Specification for Eye Protective Devices for Paint-
position.
ball Sports
3.1.8 game area, n—an area in which paintball games are
3. Terminology
conducted and in which paintball goggles are required to be
worn.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.9 goggles, n—consist of eye protection devices that
3.1.1 bulk cylinder, n—a gas storage vessel used to fill gas
comply with Specification F1776 and have ear and face
propellant vessels on paintball markers.
protection integrated into the design.
3.1.2 burst-mode marker, n—a burst mode marker may
3.1.10 goggles on area, n—areas in which all persons are
discharge two or more times per trigger cycle or may discharge
required to wear paintball goggles, such as and not limited to
two or more times with the pull and release of the trigger.
playing fields, game areas, chronograph areas, and target
3.1.3 discharge mode, n—a mode that controls the number
ranges.
of paintballs discharged per trigger cycle.
3.1.11 paintball marker, n—a device specifically designed
3.1.4 ear protection, n—devices that cover the ear cavities
to discharge paintballs. The device is sometimes referred to as
and prevent direct entry of paintballs into the ear canals.
a paintball gun.
3.1.5 enhanced trigger marker, n—a paintball marker that
3.1.12 player, n—a paintball game participant
at some point discharges more than one paintball per trigger
3.1.13 playing field, n—an area delineated by a boundary
marker, in which paintball games are conducted.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports 3.1.14 pump marker, n—a marker that requires the operator
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.24 on
to manually cock or engage the sear of the marker before each
Paintball Sports.
shot by a means of a pump, bolt, lever, cocking handle or
Current edition approved June 10, 2002. Published July 2002. Originally
similar device.
published as F1777 – 97. Last previous edition F1777 – 97. DOI: 10.1520/F1777-
02.
3.1.15 safety mechanism, n—a device that, when activated,
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disables a part of the paintball marker, usually the trigger, to
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
prevent unintentional firing in normal use and must be released
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. to allow the marker to be discharged by the movement of the
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trigger. The device is sometimes referred to as a safety, safety 4.7 Emergency Contingency Plan—Emergency procedures,
button, or safety lever. An electronic on/off switch is consid- printed in 12-point or larger type shall be posted and a first-aid
ered to be a safety mechanism if, when the switch is placed in kit readily available at the field.
the off position, it renders the marker inoperable.
4.8 Adequate Judges During Games—At least one referee
3.1.16 semi-automa
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