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ASTM F 1292 Document Information:
Title
Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 2004
Scope:
This specification establishes minimum performance requirements for
the impact attenuation of
playground surfacing materials installed within the use zone of
playground equipment.
This specification is specific to surfacing used in conjunction with
playground equipment, such as
that described in Specifications F 1148, F 1487, F 1918, F 1951, and F
2075.
This specification establishes an impact attenuation performance
criterion for playground surfacing
materials; expressed as a critical fall height.
This specification establishes procedures for determining the critical
fall height of playground
surfacing materials under laboratory conditions. The laboratory test
is mandatory for surfaces to
conform to the requirements of this specification.
The laboratory test required by this specification addresses the
performance of dry surfacing
materials.
The critical fall height of a playground surfacing material determined
under laboratory conditions
does not account for important factors that may influence the actual
performance of installed
surfacing materials. Factors that are known to affect surfacing
material performance include but
are not limited to aging, moisture, maintenance, exposure to
temperature extremes (for example,
freezing), exposure to ultraviolet light, contamination with other
materials, compaction, loss of
thickness, shrinkage, submersion in water, and so forth.
This specification also establishes a procedure for testing installed
playground surfaces in order
to determine whether an installed playground surface meets the
specified performance criterion.
The results of a field test determine conformance of installed
playground surfacing materials with
the criterion of this specification and are specific to the ambient
conditions under which the test
was performed.
The impact attenuation specification and test methods established in
this specification are
specific to the risk of head injury. There is only limited evidence
that conformance with the
requirements of this specification reduces the risk of other kinds of
serious injury (for example,
long bone fractures).
NOTE 1 - The relative risk of fatality and of different degrees of
head injury may be estimated
using the information in Appendix X1, which shows the relationships
between the Head Injury
Criterion (HIC) scores of an impact and the probability of head
injury.
This specification relates only to the impact attenuation properties
of playground surfacing
materials and does not address other factors that contribute to
fall-related injuries. While it is
believed that conformance with the requirements of this specification
will reduce the risk of
serious injury and death from falls, adherence to this specification
will not prevent all injuries
and deaths.
The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard.
The SI units given in
parentheses are for information only.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its
use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
requirements prior to use.
Keywords:
- critical fall height
- head impact
- head injury criterion
- HIC
- impact
- impact attenuation
- impact test
- injury
- play
- playground
- play structure
- shock
- surface
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