ASTM F1292-99
(Specification)Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
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1.1 This specification establishes minimum impact attenuation requirements, when tested in accordance with Test Method F 355, for surface systems to be used under and around any piece of playground equipment from which a person may fall. This specification applies to all types of material that can be used under playground equipment.
1.2 This specification does not imply that an injury cannot be incurred if the surface system complies with this specification.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 The following precautionary statement pertains to the test method portions only, Sections 11 and 12, of this specification: 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: F 1292 – 99
Standard Specification for
Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around
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Playground Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1292; 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
The need for a systematic means of evaluating surfacing materials for use on playgrounds has been
amply demonstrated by the current difficulty in assessing the relative merits of such surfaces amid a
diversity of testing methods, agencies, and terminology. Consequently, the goal of this specification
is to establish a uniform means for measure to compare characteristics of the materials in order to
provide the potential buyer with a useful yardstick by which to measure available materials as a
surface under and around playground equipment.
1. Scope F 355 Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Play-
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ing Surface Systems and Materials
1.1 This specification covers minimum impact attenuation
F 429 Test Method for Shock-Attenuation Characteristics of
requirements, when tested in accordance with Test Method
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Protective Headgear for Football
F 355, for surface systems to be used under and around any
2.2 SAE Standard:
piece of playground equipment from which a person may fall.
SAE J 211 Recommended Practice for Instrumentation for
This specification applies to all types of material that can be
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Impact Tests
used under playground equipment.
1.2 This specification does not imply that an injury cannot
3. Terminology
be incurred if the surface system complies with this specifica-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
tion.
3.1.1 acceleration—the time rate of change of velocity.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1.2 around playground equipment—the area under and
as standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for informa-
surrounding playground equipment established as protection
tion only.
from falls from equipment.
1.4 The following precautionary statement pertains to the
3.1.3 deceleration—the time rate of reduction of velocity.
test method portions only, Sections 12 and 13, of this specifi-
3.1.4 g—acceleration into gravity at the earth’s surface at
cation: This standard does not purport to address all of the
sea level (32 ft/s (9.8 m/s)).
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.5 g-max—the multiple of g that represents a maximum
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
deceleration experienced during an initial impact.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.6 headform—the striking part of a testing apparatus.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.7 head injury criteria (HIC)—a measure of impact
2. Referenced Documents severity that considers the duration over which the most critical
section of the deceleration pulse persists as well as the peak
2.1 ASTM Standards:
level of that deceleration.
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
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Determine the Precision of a Test Method
reduce and dissipate the energy of an impacting body.
3.1.9 impact velocity—the velocity of a falling body at the
time of impact.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.63 on
Playground Surfacing Systems.
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Current edition approved Aug. 10, 1999. Published August 1999. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
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published as F 1292 – 91. Last previous edition F 1292 – 96. Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. Warrendale, PA 15096.
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F1292–99
3.1.10 loose fill system—a surface system consisting of ground surface system and can be used only for comparisons
small independent, movable components; that is, sand, gravel, and for establishing minimum requirements.
wood chips, and so forth.
7. Operator Qualifications
3.1.11 non-loose fill system—a surface system consisting of
one or more components bound together; that is, foam com-
7.1 If not an employee of an accredited or recognized
posites, urethane/rubber blocks, asphalt, and so forth.
laboratory, the o
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