ASTM F1159-97a

Standard Practice for the Design and Manufacture of Amusement Rides and Devices

SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes information and procedures for the design and manufacture of amusement rides and devices.
1.2  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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2002
• ICS: 97.200.99 - Other equipment for entertainment
• Technical Committee: F24 - Amusement Rides and Devices
• Drafting Committee: F24.24 - Design, Manufacture, Installation and commissioning

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1159-02 - Standard Practice for the Design and Manufacture of Amusement Rides and Devices
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3054-23 - Standard Practice for Operations of Amusement Railway Rides, Devices, and Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3101-21a - Standard Specification for Unsupervised Public Use Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2375-09(2017) - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, Installation and Testing of Climbing Nets and Netting/Mesh used in Amusement Rides, Devices, Play Areas and Attractions
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2007-18 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Operation of Concession Go-Karts and Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2959-23a - Standard Practice for Aerial Adventure Courses
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2783-20 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices, in Canada
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2460-19 - Standard Practice for Special Requirements for Bumper Boats
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1487-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1159 – 97a
Standard Practice for
the Design and Manufacture of Amusement Rides and
Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1159; 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.
1. Scope AISC Manual on Steel Construction
2.6 American Welding Society Standard:
1.1 This practice establishes information and procedures for
ANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code
the design and manufacture of amusement rides and devices.
2.7 National Fire Protection Association Standard:
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
National Electrical Code
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.8 ANSI Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ANSI (NFPA/JIC) T2.24.1–1991 Hydraulic Fluid Power
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Systems Standard for Stationary Industrial Machinery,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3. Significance and Use
2. Referenced Documents
3.1 This practice provides designers and manufacturers of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
amusement rides and devices with design references and
F 846 Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides
2 criteria to use in designing and manufacturing amusement rides
and Devices
and devices.
2.2 Federal Documents:
Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare Pediatric Growth
4. Procedures for Developing Documentation and
Development Chart, 1983
Records
USDA Agricultural Handbook 72, Rev. 0—The Wood
4.1 Design and Calculations—Manufacturers’ basic docu-
Handbook, by the U.S. Dept. of Agricultural Forest
mentation and engineering analysis shall include, but not be
Products Laboratory
4 limited to, the following:
2.3 Society of Automotive Engineers Standards:
4.1.1 Performance characteristics of structural, mechanical,
SAE J 833 Recommended Practice for USA Human Physi-
and electrical components, and
cal Dimensions
4.1.2 Forces on passengers due to the action of the ride
SAE Hydraulic Fluid Standards
based on design loading.
SAEJ-10 Pneumatic Storage Tanks
4.2 Drawings and Records—Records shall be kept on the
SAE Pneumatic Tubing Standards
characteristics and forces explained in 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 for all
2.4 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Docu-
versions and revisions of a ride or device so long as deemed
ments:
appropriate by the designer/manufacturer.
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII,
4.3 Testing—Document and record the testing performance
Division 1
of amusement rides and devices in accordance with the tests
ASME Welding Standards
6 given in Guide F 846.
2.5 American Institute of Steel Construction Document:
DESIGN PROCEDURES
5. Designing in Accordance with Passenger Weights
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-24 on Amuse-
ment Rides and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F24.24 on
5.1 The weight assigned to an adult passenger, for design
Design and Manufacture.
purposes, shall be 170 lb (77 kg) or 12 lb/in. (5.4 kg/25.4 mm)
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1997. Published August 1998. Originally
published as F 1159 – 88. Last previous edition F 1159 – 97.
of hip width at the seat, whichever is greater. Reference SAE
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402.
4 7
Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Available from the American Welding Society, 550 N. LeJeune Rd., Miami,
Warrendale, PA 15096. FL 33126.
5 8
Available from Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th St., New York, Available from the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park,
NY 10017. Quincy, MA 02269.
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Available from the Institute of Steel Construction, P.O. Box 4588, Chicago, Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
IL 60680. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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F 1159
J 833 on USA Human Physical Dimensions, using the “me- 7.6.2 Provision shall be made to ensure that patrons cannot
dium man” for passenger weight. conceal themselves from the operator’s view.
5.2 The weight assigned to a 12-year-old child passenger, 7.6.3 Enclosed structures shall have within 100 ft of the
for design purposes, shall be 90 lb (41 kg) or 9 lb/in. (4.1 normal point of egress adequately lighted emergency exits.
kg/25.4 mm) of hip width at the seat, whichever is greater. 7.6.4 Power failure, of an inflation means, shall not increase
Reference U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the risk of injury to anyone on the device.
Pediatric Growth Development Chart 1983.
8. Electrical Components
6. Passenger Carrying Devices
8.1 Design, manufacture, and install electrical components
6.1 Design of Seats—Design passenger seating to provide in accordance with the National Electric Code or the equiva-
adequate support padding and containment for the passenger’s lent.
body during operation, and to be consistent with the design 8.2 Emergency stop circuits shall be energized systems
intent of the ride. which are fail-safe in case of power failure.
6.2 Methods of Restraint—Where appropriate, base the 8.3 The emergency stop switches shall be manually reset.
passenger restraint on the design intent of the ride or device The resetting of the stop switch shall not start the ride.
with consideration given, but not limited to, the height, speed,
9. Hydraulic Components
and forces on passengers.
9.1 The applicable provisions of ANSI (NFPA/JIC)
6.3 Passenger Clearance—Design clearance to minimize
T2.24.1–1991 or the equivalent shall be used as the standard
the opportunity for contact between a contained passenger and
for the design and manufacture of fixed and portable Amuse-
any object where said contact is likely to cause injury during
ment Rides and Devices except as expanded or modified in the
operation of a ride or device.
following sections or sub-sections. This section shall apply to
7. Amusement Ride and Device Structures
all Amusement Rides and Devices manufactured after January
7.1 Metal Structures—Where applicable, design metal 1, 1999.
structures in accordance with the AISC Manual of Steel 9.2 Deviation from ANSI T2-24-1, section 6.7.1, shall be
Construction, as applicable. permitted only when components are designed for higher
7.1.1 Allowable loads or stresses as indicated in the AISC temperature opertion and adequate shielding is provided to
Manual of Steel Construction shall be reduced as deemed prevent hot fluid from reaching any passenger or observer on or
adequate by the manufacturer/designer, to allow for special near the Ride or Device.
combinations of conditions which may include, but are not 9.3 Changes or additions, or both, to ANSI T2.24.1 shall be
limited to, stress concentrations, shock, dynamics, load cycles, incorportated for use in the design and manufacture of Amuse-
degree of risk, and environment. ment Rides and Devices as defined by sub-sections herein.
7.2 Timber Structures—Design timber structures in accor- 9.3.1 The following changes (bold) to ANSI T2.24.1, Sec-
dance with USDA Agricultural Handbook 72, Revision 0, The tion 7.2.3.1 are incorporated as follows:
Wood Handbook. 7.2.3.1 Adjustments of control should not require access
7.2.1 Allowable loads or stresses as indicated by the above between, over
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