ASTM F1487-11
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use

Standard No.
ASTM F1487-11
Release Date
2011
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM F1487-17
Latest
ASTM F1487-21
Scope

1.1 This consumer safety performance specification provides safety and performance standards for various types of public playground equipment. Its purpose is to reduce life-threatening and debilitating injuries.

1.2 The range of users encompassed by this consumer safety performance specification is the 5th percentile 2-year-old through the 95th percentile 12-year-old.

1.3 Home playground equipment, toys, amusement rides, sports equipment, fitness equipment intended for users over the age of 12, public use play equipment for children 6 to 24 months, and soft contained play equipment are not included in this specification.

1.4 Products or materials (site furnishings) that are installed outside the equipment use zone, such as benches, tables, independent shade structures, and borders used to contain protective surfacing, are not considered playground equipment and are not included in this specification.

1.5 This specification does not address accessibility, except as it pertains to safety issues not covered in the DOJ 2010 Standard for Accessible Design.

1.6 This consumer safety performance specification includes the following sections:

Title
Section Number
Scope1
Referenced Documents2
Terminology3
Materials and Manufacture4
General Requirements5
Performance Requirements6
Requirements for Access/Egress7
Equipment8
Playground Layout9
Accessibility10
Installation11
Structural Integrity12
Maintenance13
Labeling14
Information Signage and Labels15
Keywords16
FiguresAnnex A1

1.7 General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions:

1.7.1 The general tolerances for this specification (unless otherwise specified) are as follows:

DimensionTolerance
X in.±0.5 in.
X.X in.x00B......

ASTM F1487-11 Referenced Document

  • ANSI Z535.1 Safety Colors
  • ANSI Z535.2 Standard for Environmental and Facility Safety Signs
  • ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
  • ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Properties of Rubber &8212; Durometer Hardness*， 2024-04-19 Update
  • ASTM F1004 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures
  • ASTM F1077 Standard Guide for Selection of Committee F16 Fastener Specifications
  • ASTM F1148 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment
  • ASTM F1159 Standard Practice for the Design and Manufacture of Amusement Rides and Devices
  • ASTM F1292 Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
  • ASTM F1918 Standard Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment
  • ASTM F1951 Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
  • ASTM F2373 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months
  • ASTM F698 Standard Specification for Physical Information to be Provided for Amusement Rides and Devices
  • ASTM F846 Standard Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides and Devices
  • ASTM F853 Standard Practice for Maintenance Procedures for Amusement Rides and Devices
  • ASTM F893 Standard Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices
  • ASTM F963 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
  • CAN/CSA-Z614 Children’s playspaces and equipment (Fifth Edition; Incorporating Errata: December 2014; Update No. 1: February 2015)

ASTM F1487-11 history

  • 2021 ASTM F1487-21 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2017 ASTM F1487-17 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2011 ASTM F1487-11 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2007 ASTM F1487-07ae1 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2007 ASTM F1487-07a Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2007 ASTM F1487-07 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2005 ASTM F1487-05 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2001 ASTM F1487-01e1 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 2001 ASTM F1487-01 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
  • 1998 ASTM F1487-98 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use


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