ASTM F2223-04e1 - 1.5.2004
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers standards for selecting and specifying surface systems under and around playground equipment.

1.2 This guide describes how to apply existing ASTM standards to evaluate the impact attenuation, accessibility characteristics and product characteristics when selecting surfacing systems for use under and around playground equipment.

1.3 This guide does not imply that an injury cannot be incurred when the surface system complies with standards referred to in this guide.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.

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.

 
2. Referenced Documents

F1292-22

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

F963-23

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety

CSA Z614

Childrens Playspaces and Equipment Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON Canada M9W1R3.

C136-06

Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

F1487-21

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use

F1918-21

Standard Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment

F2479-17

Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing

F3012-22

Standard Specification for Loose-Fill Rubber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface under and around Playground Equipment

F2075-20

Standard Specification for Engineered Wood Fiber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface Under and Around Playground Equipment

F1951-21

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

E1613-12

Standard Test Method for Determination of Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (GFAAS) Techniques (Withdrawn 2021)