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ISO 9001/ISO 14001

Industry certification processes issued by the International. Organization for Standardization. ISO 9001 is used to
measure,manufacturing standards and to certify company compliance with quality management systems covering design,
development, production, installation, inspection and testing. ISO 14001 also known as the green certification, specifies the
requirements of an environmental management system (EMS). An EMS is a systemic approach to handling environmental
issues within an organization. Wisdom Playgrounds is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.

ASTM

ASTM International is an independent and world renowned developer of technical standards utilized in testing a multitude
of products. ASTM’s F15.29 committee met regularly for over a decade in the continual development of the F1487 Standard
Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for Playground Equipment for Public Use. The original standard, F1487-93
was published in 1993 and subsequently replaced by the current version F1487-17. Published February 2017. Throughout
this catalog we state ASTM Use Zones in dimensional form per the ASTM F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance
Specifications for Playground Equipment for Public Use, which are minimum dimensions. Consideration should be given to
the number of users and their circulation patterns.

ASTM INTERNATIONAL
100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Website: www.astm.org
E-mail address: service@astm.org

IPEMA
In the interest of playground safety, the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
provides a Third Party Certification program whereby a designated independent laboratory, TÜV SÜD
America Inc., (TÜV), validates an equipment manufacturer’s certification of compliance to the ASTM
F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use,
except sections 7.1.1, 10, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.2, and 13.3; to CAN/CSA Z614 Children’s Playground
Equipment and Surfacing, except clauses 10 and 11; or both. A list of current validated products may be viewed at
www.ipema.org.

CPSC

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent agency within the United States Federal Government with the
authority to inform the public of current product safety performance information and recommended practices. The CPSC
first published their guidelines for public playgrounds in 1981 and have updated their publication several times since then.
The current CPSC Handbook for Public Playground Safety, publication #325, is an excellent guide for owners and operators
of public play environments.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, DC 20207
Website: www.cpsc.org
E-mail address: info@cpsc.gov

57 WARNING Installation over a hard surface such as concrete, asphalt, or packed earth may result in serious injury from falls.