ASTM F1148-00

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Designation: F 1148 – 00
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Home Playground Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1148; 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 (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.4 The purpose of this specification is to reduce the
likelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries.
1.1 This consumer safety specification provides safety re-
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
quirements for various types of home playground equipment
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
intended for use by children aged from over eighteen months
information only.
through 10 years. Different age limits for various requirements
1.6 If toy accessories or toy chests are attached to home
are found in this specification.These limits reflect the nature of
playground equipment, they are applicable to this consumer
thehazardsandtheexpectedmentalorphysicalability,orboth,
safety specification and to any other applicable safety stan-
of the child to cope with the hazards.
dards.
1.2 Home playground equipment is defined as any product
in which the support structure remains stationary while the
NOTE 1—See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this con-
activity is taking place and is intended for a child to perform sumer safety performance specification.
any of the following activities: climbing, swinging, sliding,
2. Referenced Documents
rocking, spinning, crawling, or creeping, or combination
thereof. Fitness equipment is specifically excluded unless 2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
attached to the play equipment. This specification is not
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intended to apply to juvenile care products such as, but not Hardness
2.2 Federal Standards:
limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures, beds, or furni-
ture (including outdoor furniture, such as picnic tables, cradle 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
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Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
rockers, activity centers being used as walker substitutes,
bouncers, jumpers, infant carriers, and products specifically 16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, in-
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cluding sections:
designed for therapeutic use).This specification is not intended
to apply to equipment to be used in places of public assembly 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
such as schools, nurseries, day-care centers, and parks. Equip-
Children Under 8 Years of Age
ment intended to be in child-care centers in private homes is
not exempt from the requirements of this specification. Such 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles Intended
centers are defined as situations in which the child-care
provider does not care for more than six children under the age for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age
1500.52 and .53 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
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 Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
Children
exceed ten, including the caregiver’s own children.
1.3 Methods of identifying products that comply with this 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under 3 Years of
consumer safety specification are given. The illustrations of
home playground equipment shown in Figs.A1.1–A1.4 are for Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
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Hazards Because of Small Parts
informational purposes only and are not intended to limit or
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endorse certain types of playground equipment or equipment Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218
2.3 Society for Automotive Engineers Recommended Prac-
features.Theseillustrationsarenotintendedtolimitthevariety
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or various combinations of equipment that are covered by this tice:
consumer safety specification.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01.
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Available from Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on 20207.
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Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.09 on Available from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 7th St.
Home Playground Equipment. SW, Washington, DC 20590.
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Current edition approved June 10, 2000. Published January 2001. Originally Available from the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth
published as F 1148 – 88. Last previous edition F 1148 – 98c. Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096
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