Designation:F2124−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforTestingTreestandLadder,TripodStandandClimbingStickLoadCapacity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2124;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesguidancefortestingtheloadcapacityofladderandtripodtypetreestands.Thispracticealsoappliestoclimbingstickswhichshallmeetthesamerequire-mentsasthestepstoladderandtripodtypestands.Forchangestothisspecificationsincethelastissue,refertotheSummaryofChangessectionattheendofthestandard.1.2Thevaluesstatedareininch-poundunitsandaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2125TestMethodforTreestandStaticStabilityandAdher-enceF2126TestMethodforTreestandStaticLoadCapacityF2128TestMethodforTreestandRepetitiveLoadingCapa-bilityF2531TestMethodforLoadCapacityofTreestandSeats3.Terminology3.1Theterminologyanddefinitionsinthereferenceddocu-mentsareapplicabletothispractice.3.2Definitions:3.2.1climbingstick—adevicetoassistclimbingatreeparticularlytoafixedpositiontreestand.Astructurethatissecuredtothetreeandallowstheusertosupporthisweightandclimbtoadesiredheightonthetree.3.2.2laddertreestand—atreestandthatissecuredtothetreeatanelevationwheretheplatformislocated.(Theladdertreestandmaybesecuredtothetreeatotherlocationsandhasstepsthatareusedtoreachtheplatformorhuntingposition.)3.2.3platform—thehorizontalstructuralareaofatreestandonwhichtheuserstands,sitsand/orplacestheirfeet.3.2.4treestand—adevicedesignedtobeaffixedtoatreeoritsbranchessoastopermitanindividualtositors...
