Playground safety surfacing is governed by a standard called ASTM F1292.
What is that? Why do I care? And how does it affect the safety of an artifical grass playground? All of these questions and more are answered in this guide!
In this guide you will learn:
How surfaces are tested through scientifically proven methods.
How the standard is designed to prevent life-threatening and debilitating head injuries.
How the standard Illustrates the relationship between HIC and Gmax levels and the likelihood of the various types of injuries.
How the standard allows for stricter guidelines.
How the standard allows for testing in the field.
The ASTM F1292 Standard was designed to ensure that all materials used as playground safety surfacing meet a minimum level of fall protection. The standard contains information regarding minimum levels of safety performance as well as methods of testing potential surfacing materials both in a laboratory setting as well as at the playground after installation. In this guide, we will cover this standard and how it helps improve the safety of artificial turf.
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