Significance and Use
This practice provides designers and manufacturers of patron directed amusement rides or devices (for example, go karts, bumper cars, bumper boats), artificial climbing walls, dry slides, coin operated rides, water amusement rides or devices (involve the purposeful immersion of the patron’body partially or totally in the water and involve more than incidental patron contact (for example, pools, water slides, lazy rivers, interactive aquatic play devices)), and air-supported structures with design references and criteria to use in designing and manufacturing of patron directed amusement rides or devices, artificial climging walls, dry slides, coin operated rides, purposeful immersion water amusement rides or devices, and air-supported structures.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice establishes information and procedures for the design and manufacture of patron directed amusement rides or devices (for example, go karts, bumper cars, bumper boats), artificial climbing walls, dry slides, coin operated rides, and amusement rides and devices that involve the purposeful immersion of the patron's body partially or totally in the water and involve more than incidental patron contact (for example, pools, water slides, lazy rivers, interactive aquatic play devices), and air-supported structures.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
F846 Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides and Devices
F2007 Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Operation of Concession Go-Karts and Facilities
Federal Documents
USDAAgriculturalHand Rev. 0--The Wood Handbook, by the U.S. Dept. of Agricultural Forest Products Laboratory
Society of Automotive Engineers Standards
SAE Pneumatic Tubing Standards
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Documents
ASME Welding Standards
American Institute of Steel Construction Document
AISC Manual on Steel Construction
American Welding Society Standard
ANSI/AWSD1.1 Structural Welding Code
National Fire Protection Association Standard
National Electrical Code
ANSI Standard
ANSI(NFPA/JIC)T2.24. Hydraulic Fluid Power Systems Standard for Stationary Industrial Machinery,
Index Terms
amusement rides and devices; design; manufacture;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 97.200.99 (Other equipment for entertainment)
DOI: 10.1520/F1159-03A
ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.
Citing ASTM Standards
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