Designation:F1148−17StandardConsumerSafetyPerformanceSpecificationforHomePlaygroundEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1148;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationprovidessafetyre-quirementsforvarioustypesofhomeplaygroundequipmentintendedforusebychildrenagedfromover18monthsthrough10years.Itfurtherprovidessuchrequirementsforswingsintendedspecificallyfortoddlers.Differentagelimitsforvariousrequirementsarefoundinthisspecification.Theselimitsreflectthenatureofthehazardsandtheexpectedmentalorphysicalability,orboth,ofthechildtocopewiththehazards.1.2Homeplaygroundequipmentisdefinedasanyproductinwhichthesupportstructureremainsstationarywhiletheactivityistakingplaceandisintendedforachildtoperformanyofthefollowingactivities:climbing,swinging,sliding,rocking,spinning,crawling,orcreeping,orcombinationthereof.Fitnessequipmentisspecificallyexcludedunlessattachedtotheplayequipment.Thisspecificationisnotintendedtoapplytojuvenilecareproductssuchas,butnotlimitedto,infantswings,playpens/enclosures,beds,orfurni-ture(includingoutdoorfurniture,suchaspicnictables,cradlerockers,activitycentersbeingusedaswalkersubstitutes,bouncers,jumpers,infantcarriers,andproductsspecificallydesignedfortherapeuticuse).Thisspecificationisnotintendedtoapplytoequipmenttobeusedinplacesofpublicassemblysuchasschools,nurseries,day-carecenters,andparks.Equip-mentintendedtobeinchild-carecentersinprivatehomesisnotexemptfromtherequirementsofthisspecification.Suchcentersaredefinedassituationsinwhichthechild-careproviderdoesnotcareformorethansixchildrenundertheageoftenthatarenotresidinginthehouseholdofthecaregiver,andthetotalnumberofchildrenundertheageoftendoesnotexceedten,includingthecaregiver’sownchildren.Electricallyoperatedconstantairinf...
