ASTM F1487-01 - 10.6.2001
 
1. 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:
Title
Section Number
Scope1
Referenced Documents2
Terminology3
Materials and Manufacture4
General Requirements5
Performance Requirements6
Requirements for Access/Egress7
Equipment8
Public Use Playground Layout9
Accessibility10
Installation11
Structural Integrity12
Maintenance13
Labeling14
FiguresAnnex 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.

 
2. Referenced Documents

F698-94(2000)

Standard Specification for Physical Information to be Provided for Amusement Rides and Devices (Withdrawn 2009)

F846-92(1998)

Standard Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides and Devices

F853-05

Standard Practice for Maintenance Procedures for Amusement Rides and Devices (Withdrawn 2014)

F893-10

Standard Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices

F963-23

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety

ANSI Z535.4

Products Safety--Signs and Labels

F2373-11(2017)

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months

F1951-21

Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment

F1918-21

Standard Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment

F1292-22

Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment

F1159-16e1

Standard Practice for Design of Amusement Rides and Devices that are Outside the Purview of Other F24 Design Standards (Includes all amendments and changes 6/3/2021).

F1148-22

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment

D2240-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness

F1004-23

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures

F1077-05

Standard Guide for Selection of Committee F16 Fastener Specifications (Withdrawn 2014)