ASTM F1148-12
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification provides safety requirements for various types of home playground equipment intended for use by children aged from over eighteen months through 10 years. It further provides such requirements for swings intended specifically for toddlers. Different age limits for various requirements are found in this specification. These limits reflect the nature of the hazards and the expected mental or physical ability, or both, of the child to cope with the hazards.
1.2 Home playground equipment is defined as any product in which the support structure remains stationary while the activity is taking place and is intended for a child to perform any of the following activities: climbing, swinging, sliding, rocking, spinning, crawling, or creeping, or combination thereof. Fitness equipment is specifically excluded unless attached to the play equipment. This specification is not intended to apply to juvenile care products such as, but not limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures, beds, or furniture (including outdoor furniture, such as picnic tables, cradle rockers, activity centers being used as walker substitutes, bouncers, jumpers, infant carriers, and products specifically designed for therapeutic use). This specification is not intended to apply to equipment to be used in places of public assembly such as schools, nurseries, day-care centers, and parks. Equipment intended to be in child-care centers in private homes is not exempt from the requirements of this specification. Such centers are defined as situations in which the child-care provider does not care for more than six children under the age of ten that are not residing in the household of the caregiver, and the total number of children under the age of ten does not exceed ten, including the caregiver's own children. Electrically operated constant air inflatable devices are exempted from the requirements of this specification.
1.3 Methods of identifying products that comply with this consumer safety specification are given. The illustrations of home playground equipment shown in Figs. A1.1-A1.4 are for informational purposes only and are not intended to limit or endorse certain types of playground equipment or equipment features. These illustrations are not intended to limit the variety or various combinations of equipment that are covered by this consumer safety specification.
1.4 The purpose of this specification is to reduce the likelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries.
1.5 If toy accessories or toy chests are attached to home playground equipment, they are applicable to this consumer safety specification and to any other applicable safety standards.
Note 1—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this consumer safety performance specification.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections: ScopeSection 1 Referenced DocumentsSection 2 TerminologySection 3 Materials and ManufactureSection 4 General RequirementsSection 5 Performance RequirementsSection 6 Requirements for AccessSection 7 EquipmentSection 8 Equipment LayoutSection 9 InstallationSection 10 Structural IntegritySection 11 MaintenanceSection 12 LabelingSection 13 Information Signage and LabelsSection 14 KeywordsSection 15
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Designation:F1148 −12
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Home Playground Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1148; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope informational purposes only and are not intended to limit or
endorse certain types of playground equipment or equipment
1.1 This consumer safety specification provides safety re-
features.Theseillustrationsarenotintendedtolimitthevariety
quirements for various types of home playground equipment
or various combinations of equipment that are covered by this
intended for use by children aged from over eighteen months
consumer safety specification.
through 10 years. It further provides such requirements for
swings intended specifically for toddlers. Different age limits 1.4 The purpose of this specification is to reduce the
for various requirements are found in this specification. These likelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries.
limits reflect the nature of the hazards and the expected mental
1.5 If toy accessories or toy chests are attached to home
or physical ability, or both, of the child to cope with the
playground equipment, they are applicable to this consumer
hazards.
safety specification and to any other applicable safety stan-
1.2 Home playground equipment is defined as any product dards.
NOTE 1—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this con-
in which the support structure remains stationary while the
sumer safety performance specification.
activity is taking place and is intended for a child to perform
any of the following activities: climbing, swinging, sliding, 1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
rocking, spinning, crawling, or creeping, or combination as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
thereof. Fitness equipment is specifically excluded unless conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
attached to the play equipment. This specification is not and are not considered standard.
intended to apply to juvenile care products such as, but not
1.7 This consumer safety performance specification in-
limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures, beds, or furni-
cludes the following sections:
ture (including outdoor furniture, such as picnic tables, cradle
Scope Section 1
rockers, activity centers being used as walker substitutes,
Referenced Documents Section 2
bouncers, jumpers, infant carriers, and products specifically Terminology Section 3
Materials and Manufacture Section 4
designedfortherapeuticuse).Thisspecificationisnotintended
General Requirements Section 5
to apply to equipment to be used in places of public assembly
Performance Requirements Section 6
such as schools, nurseries, day-care centers, and parks. Equip- Requirements for Access Section 7
Equipment Section 8
ment intended to be in child-care centers in private homes is
Equipment Layout Section 9
not exempt from the requirements of this specification. Such
Installation Section 10
centers are defined as situations in which the child-care Structural Integrity Section 11
Maintenance Section 12
providerdoesnotcareformorethansixchildrenundertheage
Labeling Section 13
of ten that are not residing in the household of the caregiver,
Information Signage and Labels Section 14
and the total number of children under the age of ten does not Keywords Section 15
exceedten,includingthecaregiver’sownchildren.Electrically
2. Referenced Documents
operated constant air inflatable devices are exempted from the
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requirements of this specification.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D2240Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hard-
1.3 Methods of identifying products that comply with this
ness
consumer safety specification are given. The illustrations of
F1292Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing
home playground equipment shown in Figs.A1.1-A1.4 are for
Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.09 on
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Home Playground Equipment. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Designation:F1148–11 Designation: F1148 – 12
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Home Playground Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1148; 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.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification provides safety requirements for various types of home playground equipment intended
for use by children aged from over eighteen months through 10 years. It further provides such requirements for swings intended
specifically for toddlers. Different age limits for various requirements are found in this specification.These limits reflect the nature
of the hazards and the expected mental or physical ability, or both, of the child to cope with the hazards.
1.2 Home playground equipment is defined as any product in which the support structure remains stationary while the activity
is taking place and is intended for a child to perform any of the following activities: climbing, swinging, sliding, rocking, spinning,
crawling, or creeping, or combination thereof. Fitness equipment is specifically excluded unless attached to the play equipment.
This specification is not intended to apply to juvenile care products such as, but not limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures,
beds, or furniture (including outdoor furniture, such as picnic tables, cradle rockers, activity centers being used as walker
substitutes, bouncers, jumpers, infant carriers, and products specifically designed for therapeutic use). This specification is not
intended to apply to equipment to be used in places of public assembly such as schools, nurseries, day-care centers, and parks.
Equipment intended to be in child-care centers in private homes is not exempt from the requirements of this specification. Such
centers are defined as situations in which the child-care provider does not care for more than six children under the age of ten that
are not residing in the household of the caregiver, and the total number of children under the age of ten does not exceed ten,
including the caregiver’s own children. Electrically operated constant air inflatable devices are exempted from the requirements
of this specification.
1.3 Methods of identifying products that comply with this consumer safety specification are given. The illustrations of home
playground equipment shown in Figs. A1.1-A1.4 are for informational purposes only and are not intended to limit or endorse
certain types of playground equipment or equipment features. These illustrations are not intended to limit the variety or various
combinations of equipment that are covered by this consumer safety specification.
1.4 The purpose of this specification is to reduce the likelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries.
1.5 If toy accessories or toy chests are attached to home playground equipment, they are applicable to this consumer safety
specification and to any other applicable safety standards.
NOTE 1—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this consumer safety performance specification.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections:
Scope Section 1
Referenced Documents Section 2
Terminology Section 3
Materials and Manufacture Section 4
General Requirements Section 5
Performance Requirements Section 6
Requirements for Access Section 7
Equipment Section 8
Equipment Layout Section 9
Installation Section 10
Structural Integrity Section 11
Maintenance Section 12
Labeling Section 13
Information Signage and Labels Section 14
Keywords Section 15
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF15.09onHomePlayground
Equipment.
Current edition approved Dec.Jan. 1, 2011.2012. Published October 2012. Originally approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 20092011 as
F1148–09.F1148 – 11. DOI: 10.1520/F1148-112.
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