2 Handbook for Public Playground Safety • F2049 Standard Guide for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas. • F1148 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment. • F1918 Standard Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment. 1.5 Significant Revisions for 2008 1.5.1 Equipment guidelines • Age ranges expanded to include children as young as 6 months based on ASTM F2373 • Guidelines for track rides and log rolls added • Exit zone requirements for slides harmonized with ASTM F1487 1.5.2 Surfacing guidelines • Critical height table revised • Suggestions for surfacing over asphalt added 1.5.3 General guidelines • Suggestions on sun exposure added 1.5.4 Other revisions • Editorial changes to make the Handbook easier to understand and use 1.6 Background The safety of each individual piece of playground equipment as well as the layout of the entire play area should be considered when designing or evaluating a playground for safety. Since falls are a very common playground hazard pattern, the installation and maintenance of protective surfacing under and around all equipment is crucial to protect children from severe head injuries. Because all playgrounds present some challenge and because children can be expected to use equipment in unintended and unanticipated ways, adult supervision is highly recommended. The handbook provides some guidance on supervisory practices that adults should follow. Appropriate equipment design, layout, and maintenance, as discussed in this • 1993 – First version of voluntary standard for public playground equipment, ASTM F1487 —Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use, was published (revisions occur every 3 to 4 years). • 1994 – Minor revisions to the Handbook. • 1997 – Handbook was updated based on (1) staff review of ASTM F1487, (2) playground safety roundtable meeting held October 1996, and (3) public comment received to a May 1997 CPSC staff request. • 2005 – First version of voluntary standard for playground equipment intended for children under two years old, ASTM F2373 —Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months Through 23 Months, was published. • 2008 – Handbook was updated based on comments received from members of the ASTM F15 Playground Committees in response to a CPSC staff request for suggested revisions. Significant revisions are listed below. 1.4.1 ASTM playground standards Below is a list of ASTM technical performance standards that relate to playgrounds. • F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use. • F2373 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months. • F1292 Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment. • F2075 Standard Specification for Engineered Wood Fiber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface Under and Around Playground Equipment. • F2223 Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing. • F2479 Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing. • F1951 Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment. • F1816 Standard Safety Specification for Drawstrings on Children's Upper Outerwear.
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