Designation:F3012−14StandardSpecificationforLoose-FillRubberforUseasaPlaygroundSafetySurfaceunderandaroundPlaygroundEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3012;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONRecycledrubberusedinloose-fillapplicationsisfoundinawidevarietyofproducts,includinglandscapingmulch,equestriansurfacing,artificialturfin-fill,andresilientplaygroundsurfacing.Thegoalofthisspecificationistoprovidetestmethodsandperformancerequirementsforloose-fillrubberplayground-surfacingproducts.ItisintendedtocomplementexistingASTMInternationalstandardsfordeterminingtheshockattenuationandaccessibilityofaplaygroundsurface.Thisspecificationwillassistplaygrounddesignersandspecifiers,owner/operators,andplayground-surfacingsuppliersinevaluatingloose-fillrubberproductsforplaygrounduse.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishestestmethodsandperfor-mancerequirementsforparticlesizedistribution,extractablehazardousmetalcontent,totalleadcontent,trampmetalcontent,andsharptrampmetalcontentforloose-fillrubberthatisintendedtobeusedasaplaygroundsurface.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotcontaintestmethodsorperformancerequirementsfortheaccessibilityofloose-fillrubberplaygroundsurfacing.Thespecificationalsodoesnotestablishtestmethodsorperformancerequirementstocharac-terizethereleaseoforganicchemicalsfromloose-fillrubberintendedtobeusedasaplaygroundsurface.AppendixX1andAppendixX2containadditionalinformationonthesetopics.1.3Ifloose-fillrubberwhichmeetstherequirementsofthisstandardistobeinstalledintheusezoneofplaygroundequipment,itmustalsocomplywithSpecificationF1292.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathemati-calconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5This...
