1.1.1 Safety requirements and test methods
This standard specifies requirements for surfacing to be used in children's playgrounds and specific requirements for areas where impact attenuation is necessary. It suggests the factors to be considered when selecting playground surfacing and gives a method of test by which the impact attenuation can be determined; this test gives a critical fall height (see 1.2.2) for surfacing, that represents the upper limit of its effectiveness in reducing head injury when using playground equipment conforming to SS 457.
SS 495-2001 history
2001SS 495-2001 SPECIFICATION FOR Impact attenuation of surface systems under and around playground equipment