ASTM F2291

The purpose of this practice is to provide designers, engineers, manufacturers, owners, and operators with criteria and references for use in designing amusement rides and devices or a major modification for amusement rides or devices.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice establishes criteria for the design of amusement rides, devices and major modifications to amusement rides and devices manufactured after the effective date of publication except as noted in 1.2.

1.2 This practice shall not apply to:

1.2.1 Patron directed amusement rides or devices (for example, go karts, bumper cars, bumper boats),

1.2.2 Artificial climbing walls,

1.2.3 Air-supported structures,

1.2.4 dry slides,

1.2.5 coin operated rides,

1.2.6 Amusement rides or devices that involve the purposeful immersion of the patron's body partially or totally in the water and involves more than incidental patron water contact (for example, pools, water slides, lazy rivers, interactive aquatic play devices),

1.2.7 Amusement rides and devices whose design criteria are specifically addressed in another ASTM standard,

1.2.8 Portions of an amusement ride or device unaffected by a major modification,

1.2.9 Upgrades to electrical wiring, electrical motors and electrical components of amusement rides and devices provided the original design and safety criteria are maintained or enhanced, and

1.2.10 Pre-existing designs manufactured after the effective date of publication of this practice if the design is service proven or previously compliant and the manufacturer provides:

1.2.10.1 A historical summary of the amusement ride, device or major modification, and

1.2.10.2 A statement that the design is service proven or previously compliant as specified by Section 3.

1.2.11 Amusement rides and devices, and major modifications to amusement rides and devices may qualify as “previously compliant” for five years following the date of publication of this practice. Thereafter, amusement rides and devices, and major modifications to amusement rides and devices must qualify as “service proven” or meet the requirements of this practice.

1.3 This practice includes an annex (mandatory), which provides additional information (for example, rationale, background, interpretations, drawings, commentary, and so forth) to improve the user's understanding and application of the criteria presented in this practice. The annex information shall be interpreted as mandatory design criteria.

1.4 This practice includes an appendix (non-mandatory), which provides additional information (for example, rationale, background, interpretations, drawings, commentary, and so forth.) to improve the user's understanding and application of the criteria presented in this practice. The appendix information shall not be interpreted as mandatory design criteria.

1.5 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

ASTM Standards
F1159 Practice for Design and Manufacture of Patron Directed, Artificial Climbing Walls, Dry Slide, Coin Operated and Purposeful Water Immersion Amusement Rides and Devices and Air-Supported Structures
F1193 Practice for Quality, Manufacture, and Construction of Amusement Rides and Devices
F2137 Practice for Measuring the Dynamic Characteristics of Amusement Rides and Devices
F770 Practice for Ownership and Operation of Amusement Rides and Devices
AFPA, American Wood Council Standard
NDS National Design Standard for ASD Design
NEMA Standard
NEMA250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
National Fluid Power Association, Inc. Document
NFPA/T2.24.1 Hydraulic Fluid Power - Systems Standard for Stationary Industrial Machinery Supplement to ISO 4413; 1998 - Hydraulic Fluid Power - General Rules Relating to Systems
NFPA Standards
NFPA-101 Life Safety Code
ASM Documents
ASMHandbookVolume19: Fatigue and Fracture
ASME Standards
ASMEA17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
ANSI Standards
ANSIY32.10 Graphic Symbols for Fluid Power Diagrams
AWS Standards
ANSI/AWSD14.4 Specification for Welded Joints in Machinery and Equipment
ACI Standards
ACI-318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI-318) and Commentary (318R)
AISC Manuals
AISCM015 Manual on Steel Construction, Load & Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)
ASCE Standard
ASCE16 Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Engineered Wood Construction
BSI Standards
BS7608 Code of Practice for Fatigue Design and Assessment of Steel Structures
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Growth Charts
CDCBasicBodyMeasurements
DIN Standard
DIN15018-1 Cranes; Steel Structures; Verification and Analyses Data
UL Standards
UL508A Industrial Control Panels
Federal Documents
USDA-72 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, The Wood Handbook--Wood As An Engineering Material, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
ASTM Technical Publication
STP-1330 Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, 7th Volume
SAE Standards
SAEHS4000 Fastener Standards
IEC Documents
IEC-62061 Safety of Machinery-Functional Safety-Electrical, Electronic, and Programmable Electronic Control Systems
ISO Standard
ISO6149-1 Connections for hydraulic fluid power and general use -- Ports and stud ends with ISO 261 metric threads and O-ring sealing - Part 1: Ports with truncated housing for O-ring seal
Military Standards
MIL882C System Safety Program Requirements
CISC Document
HallowStructuralSectionConnectionandTrusses—ADesignGuide
Factory Mutual Standard
FM6930 Flammability Classification of Industrial Fluids
EN Standards
EN60947-1 Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear

Index Terms

acceleration limits; amusement ride or devices; anti-rollback devices; chain; clearance envelope; containment; control systems; design; electrical; emergency safety device; fasteners; fatigue; fencing; guardrails; hydraulics; impact factor; loads and strengths; mechanical systems; operational hours; pneumatics; restraints; ride analysis; welding; wire rope; Amusement rides/devices; Design--consumer products/applications; ICS Number Code 97.200.50 (Toys)

Citing ASTM Standards

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