Designation:F2075−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforEngineeredWoodFiberforUseasaPlaygroundSafetySurfaceUnderandAroundPlaygroundEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2075;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONTheneedforasystematicmeansofevaluatingengineeredwoodfiberforuseasaplaygroundsafetysurfacefromthestandpointofparticlesize,consistency,purity,andabilitytodrain,hasbecomeagrowingconcernofthedesigners,operators,andmanufacturersofengineeredwoodfibersystems.Therehasbeennoqualitativemethodtoassesstheseparametersofengineeredwoodfiber(thatis,particlesize,consistency,purity,andabilitytodrain)toensureitsquality.Therefore,thegoalofthisspecificationistoestablishauniformmeanstomeasurethecharacteristicsofengineeredwoodfiberinordertoprovidethepotentialbuyerwithperformancespecificationstoselectanengineeredwoodfibersuitabletomeettheneedsofplaygrounddesigners,operatorsandmanufacturers.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesminimumcharacteristicsforthosefactorsthatdetermineparticlesize,consistency,purity,andabilitytodrain.1.2EngineeredwoodfiberthatmeetstherequirementsofthisspecificationmustcomplywithSpecificationF1292,ifthesurfaceisintheusezoneasdefinedinSpecificationF1487.1.3Asampleofwoodfiberthatmeetstherequirementsofthisspecificationmaybedesignatedengineeredwoodfiberandbesuitableforplaygroundsafetysurfacing.1.4Thisspecificationdoesnotimplythataninjurycannotbeincurrediftheengineeredwoodfibercomplieswiththisspecification.1.5Tomeettherequirementsofthisspecification,thematerialshallperformasfollows:1.5.1Thematerialshallmeetparticlesizerequirements.1.5.2Thematerialshallmeettherequirementformetalparticles.1.5.3Thematerialshallmeettheallowableheavymetalconcentrationsconsideredhazardoustochildren.1.5.4Thematerialshallmeett...
