National Standard of Care

National “Standard of Care” Performance Requirements

and Specifications for Engineered Wood Fiber to be used as a Playground Safety Surfacing

The Engineered Wood Fiber should meet or exceed:

  1. CPSC Guidelines
  2. IPEMA Certification Requirements
  3. Impact Attenuation • ASTM F-1292.13
  4. Sieve Analysis • ASTM F-2075.15a
  5. Heavy Metals • ASTM F-2075.15a
  6. Tramp Metals • ASTM F-2075.15a
  7. ADA Accessibility • ASTM F1951-14b Wheel Chair Accessibility
  8. CPSIA 2008 (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008)
  9. Carry $15 million in Product Liability Insurance
  10. Be 100% natural, renewable, and green
  11. Have a 15 year Limited Warranty
  12. All test results must be in writing and from a certified test lab.
  13. Supplier will certify all Engineered Wood Fiber being supplied will be from same manufacturing facility as the attached test data.
American Playground Surfacing of CT uses only IPEMA Certified Engineered Wood Fiber
Our Safety Playground Surfacing is certified to conform to the requirements of CPSIA 2008
Our Safety Playground Surfacing exceeds the ASTM F1951-09b Wheel Chair Accessibility standard required by the ADA law
American Playground Surfacing is a member of the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)

For more about the IPEMA Certification Program and to validate your product’s certification go to www.ipema.org