ASTM F2049-10

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Designation: F2049 – 10
Standard Safety Performance Specification for
Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family
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Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2049; 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 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification provides the recommended minimum 2.1 ASTM Standards:
requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for A392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link
the protection of children’s outdoor play spaces in public, Fence Fabric
commercial, and multi-family residential use locations. This A491 Specification forAluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link
specification excludes individual single family residential use Fence Fabric
play equipment locations. Interior fences located in a play area F552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
that has a perimeter fence established shall only have to F668 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Other
comply with the latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2. Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
1.2 Thisspecificationprovidesforthesafetyofoccupantsin F1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings
play areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well on Steel Industrial Chain Link Fence Framework
as other participant intrusion, and for children containment or F1083 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Hot-Dipped Zinc-
entry/exit. This specification has the intent to also keep Coated (Galvanized) Welded, for Fence Structures
children inside a predetermined area in an effort to enhance F1183 Specification forAluminumAlloy Chain Link Fence
supervision; to keep children from running out of the area into Fabric
water and other hazards; to minimize the likelihood of facial F1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal
lacerations on low gate and fence hardware; to minimize the Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
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likelihood of abduction; and to restrict access to railroads, 2.2 Research Reports:
highways, roads, and other such hazards. National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report
1.3 This specification does not choose the product compo- #54
nents for the fence system, the choice of which should be made
3. Terminology
by the operators of the play space and their specification
writers or drafters based upon their determination of the merits 3.1 See Terminology F552 for definitions of terms relating
to chain-link fencing.
of the products that could be used.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 fence, n—type of containment that surrounds and
as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
information only. obstructs primarily people passage to or from the play area.
3.2.2 barrier, n—type of containment or deflector system
1.5 This specification does not purport to address the aspect
of safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of that surrounds and obstructs primarily vehicle passage into a
playarea,suchasbollardsandposts.Barriersmustpassimpact
the user of this specification to establish appropriate safety
practices as related to the play area and determine the tests for the highest speed limit allowed and posted on the
street, road, or parking lot adjacent to the outdoor play area.
applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
3.2.3 continuous barrier, n—type of traffic barrier designed
to prevent vehicular intrusion into a play area and that also
impedes pedestrian passage to and from the play space.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2010. Published July 2010. Originally approved Colcote, L. R., and Mitchie, J. D., “Location, Selection, and Maintenance of
in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F2049 – 09b. DOI: 10.1520/ Highway Guardrails and Median Barriers,” National Cooperative Highway Re-
F2049-10. search Program Report #54, S. W. Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
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