ANSWERS
F 1951 - ANS Test Method for Accessibility on Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds
F2075 - ANS Engineered Wood Fiber Safety Surfacing
F2223 - ANS Guide for ASTM Standards of Playground Surfacing
F2479 - ANS Poured-in-Place Rubber Surfacing
F3012 - ANS Loose-Fill Rubber Surfacing
F2049 - ANS Standard for Fencing/Barriers for Playgrounds
F1918 - ANS Contained Play Systems
F1148 - ANS Residential Playground Systems
A.I.M - ANS Audits, Inspections, Maintenance
Giant Stride - ANS First equipment recommended to be removed for safety reasons.
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CPSC - ANS Consumer Product Safety Commission. A federal guideline.
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, ASTM - ANS American Society for Testing and Materials. An International and Voluntary
Standard
IPEMA - ANS International Playground Equipment Manufacturers Assoc.
F 1292-17 - ANS Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the USe Zone of
Playground Equipment
Entanglement - ANS Most common cause of playground fatalities
Falls - ANS Most common cause of injury on public playgrounds
Priority 1 Hazard - ANS A readily accessible hazard that would cause an accident which would
result in: Death, Brain Damage, Permanent Paralysis, Loss of Vision, Loss of Limb, Loss of
Speech, Organ Destruction
F 1487 - ANS Standards Specs for Playgrounds for Public Use
Range of Users - ANS 5th percentile 2 year old to 95th percentile 12 year old
72 inches - ANS Distance for use zone perimeter at which F1487 does not apply to benches,
shade structures, litter barrels, drinking fountains and containment borders
Pre-school - ANS Ages 2-5
School Age - ANS Ages 5-12
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Toddlers - ANS 6-23 month
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