1、Designation:F114812Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification forHome Playground Equipment1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1148;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A
2、number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification provides safety re-quirements for various types of home playground equipmentintended for use by children
3、 aged from over eighteen monthsthrough 10 years.It further provides such requirements forswings intended specifically for toddlers.Different age limitsfor various requirements are found in this specification.Theselimits reflect the nature of the hazards and the expected mentalor physical ability,or
4、both,of the child to cope with thehazards.1.2 Home playground equipment is defined as any productin which the support structure remains stationary while theactivity is taking place and is intended for a child to performany of the following activities:climbing,swinging,sliding,rocking,spinning,crawli
5、ng,or creeping,or combinationthereof.Fitness equipment is specifically excluded unlessattached to the play equipment.This specification is notintended to apply to juvenile care products such as,but notlimited to,infant swings,playpens/enclosures,beds,or furni-ture(including outdoor furniture,such as
6、 picnic tables,cradlerockers,activity centers being used as walker substitutes,bouncers,jumpers,infant carriers,and products specificallydesigned for therapeutic use).This specification is not intendedto apply to equipment to be used in places of public assemblysuch as schools,nurseries,day-care cen
7、ters,and parks.Equip-ment intended to be in child-care centers in private homes isnot exempt from the requirements of this specification.Suchcenters are defined as situations in which the child-careprovider does not care for more than six children under the ageof ten that are not residing in the hou
8、sehold of the caregiver,and the total number of children under the age of ten does notexceed ten,including the caregivers own children.Electricallyoperated constant air inflatable devices are exempted from therequirements of this specification.1.3 Methods of identifying products that comply with thi
9、sconsumer safety specification are given.The illustrations ofhome playground equipment shown in Figs.A1.1-A1.4 are forinformational purposes only and are not intended to limit orendorse certain types of playground equipment or equipmentfeatures.These illustrations are not intended to limit the varie
10、tyor various combinations of equipment that are covered by thisconsumer safety specification.1.4 The purpose of this specification is to reduce thelikelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries.1.5 If toy accessories or toy chests are attached to homeplayground equipment,they are applicable
11、 to this consumersafety specification and to any other applicable safety stan-dards.NOTE1See Annex A1 for figures referenced throughout this con-sumer safety performance specification.1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathemat
12、icalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.7 This consumer safety performance specification in-cludes the following sections:ScopeSection 1Referenced DocumentsSection 2TerminologySection 3Materials and ManufactureSection 4General RequirementsS
13、ection 5Performance RequirementsSection 6Requirements for AccessSection 7EquipmentSection 8Equipment LayoutSection 9InstallationSection 10Structural IntegritySection 11MaintenanceSection 12LabelingSection 13Information Signage and LabelsSection 14KeywordsSection 152.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Stan
14、dards:2D2240 Test Method for Rubber PropertyDurometer Hard-nessF1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of SurfacingMaterials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subco
15、mmittee F15.09 onHome Playground Equipment.Current edition approved Jan.1,2012.Published October 2012.Originallyapproved in 1988.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F1148 11.DOI:10.1520/F1148-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service
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