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this section, all of the information re- to determine that the records of such quired by § 1205.35 may be in code, pro- tests appear to comply with § 1205.34 of vided the person or firm issuing the this part. certificate maintains a written record of the meaning of each symbol used in PART 1207—SAFETY STANDARD the code that will be made available to FOR SWIMMING POOL SLIDES the distributor, retailer, consumer, and the Commission upon request. If a Sec. mower is manufactured for sale by a 1207.1 Scope, purpose, and findings. private labeler, and if the name of the 1207.2 Effective date. private labeler is also on the certifi- 1207.3 Definitions. cation label, the name of the manufac- 1207.4 Recommended standards for mate- turer or importer issuing the certifi- rials of manufacture. cate may also be in such a code. 1207.5 Design. 1207.6–1207.8 [Reserved] (d) Placement of label. The label re- 1207.9 Product certification. quired by this section must be visible 1207.10 Handling, storage, and marking. and legible to the ultimate purchaser 1207.11 References. of the lawn mower. For mowers manu- 1207.12 Stockpiling. factured before January 1, 1984, where AUTHORITY: Secs. 2, 7, 9, 14, 30, Pub. L. 92– the label is not visible to the consumer 573; 86 Stat. 1207, 1212, 1215, 1220, 1236; (15 at the time of sale because of packag- U.S.C. 2051, 2056, 2058, 2063, 2079). ing or marketing practices, an addi- SOURCE: 41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976, unless tional label or notice, which may be otherwise noted. temporary, stating ‘‘Meets CPSC blade safety requirements’’ shall also appear § 1207.1 Scope, purpose, and findings. on the container, or, if the container is (a) Scope and purpose. This part 1207 not so visible, the promotional mate- sets forth the consumer product safety rial, used in connection with the sale of standard issued by the Consumer Prod- the mowers. uct Safety Commission for the manu- [44 FR 70386, Dec. 6, 1979, as amended at 49 facture and construction of slides for FR 28241, July 11, 1984] use in swimming pools. The require- ments of this standard are designed to § 1205.36 Product certification and la- reduce or eliminate the unreasonable beling by importers. risks of death or injury associated with (a) General. The importer of any ro- swimming pool slides. This standard tary walk-behind power lawn mower also makes certain recommendations subject to the standard must issue the regarding the installation, mainte- certificate of compliance required by nance, and intended use of swimming section 14(a) of the Act and § 1205.35 of pool slides that supplement its manda- this regulation. If testing of each tory requirements. This standard is ap- mower, or a reasonable testing pro- plicable to all swimming pool slides gram, meeting the requirements of this manufactured after July 17, 1976. Para- subpart B of part 1205 has been per- graph (b) of this section sets forth the formed by or for the foreign manufac- findings which the Commission is re- turer of the product, the importer may quired to make by section 9(c) of the rely in good faith on such tests to sup- Consumer Product Safety Act (15 port the certificate of compliance pro- U.S.C. 2058(c)). vided the importer is a resident of the (b) Findings. 1 (1) The Commission United States or has a resident agent finds that unreasonable risks of death in the United States and the records of such tests required by § 1205.34 of this 1 The Commission’s findings apply to the part are maintained in the United swimming pool slide standard that it pub- States. lished on January 19, 1976 (42 FR 2751). On (b) Responsibility of importer. If the March 3, 1978 the U.S. Court of Appeals for importer relies on tests by the foreign the Fifth Circuit set aside portions of that standard (Aqua Slide ‘N’ Drive Corporation v. manufacturer to support the certificate CPSC, 569 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1978)). On Decem- of compliance, the importer bears the ber 18, 1978, the Commission published revi- responsibility for examining the sions to the standard which reflect the records supplied by the manufacturer Continued
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or injury from accidents are associated rect result of this standard and pro- with swimming pool slides. These risks motional cost increases as an indirect are (i) quadriplegia and paraplegia re- result of this standard are expected to sulting from users (primarily adults be modest for the industry as a whole. using the swimming pool slide for the Any resulting increase in the cost of first time) sliding down the slide in a slides to consumers attributable di- head first position and striking the rectly or indirectly to the require- bottom of the pool, (ii) leg fractures re- ments of this standard will be small. sulting from feet first entry, (iii) im- No adverse effect on the availability of pact of sliders with other people in the the product to consumers is expected. pool, and (iv) falls from the slide lad- (5) The Commission has considered der. other means of achieving the objective (2) The Commission finds that the types or classes of products that are of the standard, but has found none subject to this standard are those that would have fewer adverse effects swimming pool slides manufactured, on competition or that would cause constructed, or imported for use in less disruption or dislocation of manu- connection with all swimming pools, facturing and other commercial prac- whether in-ground, on-ground, or tices, consistent with the public health above-ground, regardless of the mate- and safety. rials of manufacture or structural (6) The Commission also finds that characteristics of the slides. It is esti- this standard, including its effective mated that 350,000 of these slides are date, is reasonably necessary to elimi- currently in service and that each year nate or reduce the unreasonable risks the number of slides in use may in- of injury associated with swimming crease by 5 to 10 percent. pool slides and that promulgation of (3) The Commission finds that the the standard is in the public interest. public uses swimming pool slides in recreation at both public and private [41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976; 41 FR 9307, Mar. 4, 1976, as amended at 41 FR 23187, June 9, 1976; swimming pools, and it is estimated 43 FR 58813, Dec. 18, 1978] that 75% of these slides are located at residential pools. It is anticipated that § 1207.2 Effective date. public demand for the products will de- cline slightly for a time following This part 1207 shall become effective issuance of this standard as a result of July 17, 1976. All swimming pool slides consumer awareness of hazards associ- manufactured after that date must ated with the product caused by the meet the requirements of this part mandatory signs placed on the slides 1207. and as a result of recommendations re- [41 FR 23187, June 9, 1976] garding the installation and intended use of the products. The decline in de- § 1207.3 Definitions. mand is expected to be short-term. It is anticipated that the utility of the (a) As used in this part 1207: slides as a recreational device will be (1) Aboveground pool slide ladder increased to the extent that injury or means a slide ladder that is not an- death associated with the use of the chored in the ground or support deck product is eliminated or reduced. and that can be removed from the slide (4) The Commission also finds that or hinged and locked so that unauthor- manufacturing cost increases as a di- ized or unsupervised use of the slide is prevented. court’s decision. However, the findings have (2) Abrasion hazard means a sharp or not been revised and they are therefore not rough surface of a swimming pool slide fully applicable to the revised swimming that would scrape the skin upon casual pool slide requirements. For example, the re- contact. vised standard does not address the risk of (3) Assembled product means all parts, quadriplegia and paraplegia (except insofar as the standard specifies a low angle of at- components, and fasteners as defined in tack of the slider into the water) because the and assembled according to the manu- court set aside the provisions concerning in- facturer’s assembly and installation in- stallation instructions and warning signs. structions.
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(4) Bracing means members providing (ii) Observations and measurements structural support to the assembled, of the slide’s response to dynamic and installed slide. static loads. (5) Casual contact means contact of (20) [Reserved] any body part with the slide occurring (21) Pinching hazard means any con- by chance or nonchalant encounters. figuration of slide components that (6) Center of gravity means the point would pinch or entrap the fingers or that represents the mean position of toes of a child or an adult. the concentrated mass of a body. (22) Puncture hazard means any slide (7) Curved slide means a slide whose surface or protrusion that would punc- runway curves out of the vertical plane ture a child’s skin under casual con- at any point along the slide path. tact. (8) Cutting hazard means a slide sur- (23) Runway means the surface on face that would cut the skin under cas- which the user slides in the intended ual contact. use of a slide. (9) Designated waterline means the (24) Runway rail means a raised edge horizontal line through whichever of or guard that keeps the slider on the the following is applicable: (i) The mid- runway. point of the operating range of the (25) Runway length means the length skimmers, or (ii) on pools with over- of the runway measured along its cen- flow systems, the height of the over- terline. flow rim. (26) Slide width means the width of (10) Edge guards means shields de- the slide runway measured between the signed to cover sharp edges on slides. inside of the left and right runway (11) [Reserved] rails. (12) Freestanding slide means a slide (27) Straight slide means a slide whose designed for aboveground pools that is runway curves only in the vertical not fastened to the pool deck or the plane. ground. This slide may have attach- (28) Swimming pool slide means any de- ments to the aboveground pool to pre- vice used to enter a swimming pool by vent misalignment. sliding down an inclined plane. (13) Friction means the force tending (29) Tamperproof means that tools are to reduce the velocity of the slider on required to alter or remove portions of the slide. the slide such as guards, treads, etc. (14) [Reserved] (30) Trajectory means the path of a (15) Intended use means behavior on slider’s center of gravity from start to swimming pool slides as disclosed by finish. the manufacturer, as specified in this (31) [Reserved] part 1207, or to which the slide may be (32) Tread contact surface means foot subjected by a reasonable user (includ- contact surfaces of ladder, step, stair, ing reasonably foreseeable misuse). or ramp. (16) Ladder angle means the angle of [41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976, as amended at 43 the ladder measured from a plumbline. FR 58813, Dec. 18, 1978] (17) Ladder platform means a platform built into the slide ladder. § 1207.4 Recommended standards for (18) Operational strength means the materials of manufacture. strength of the slide and/or its compo- (a) General. The materials used in nents after installation according to swimming pool slides should be com- the manufacturer’s instructions. patible with man and compatible with (19) Performance test means a test to the environment in which they are in- measure the functional or structural stalled. These materials should be ca- characteristics of the slide and may in- pable of fulfilling the design require- clude: ments prescribed by § 1207.5. (i) Observations and measurements of (b) Effects of environment. The choice the slide’s functioning in the ‘‘intended of materials for swimming pool slides use’’ mode, installed according to the should be such that the operational manufacturer’s installation instruc- strength of the entire slide assembly, tions, and/or as defined by the performance tests in
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§ 1207.5, should not be adversely af- § 1207.5 Design. fected by exposure to rain, snow, ice, (a) Strength. The strength of the as- sunlight, local, normal temperature ex- sembled and installed swimming pool tremes, local normal wind variations, expected local air pollution products, slide shall be such that no structural and the mechanical, electrical, and failures of any component part shall chemical environment in and around cause failures of any other component swimming pools. For purposes of this part of the slide as described in the per- part 1207, ‘‘local normal’’ temperature formance tests in paragraphs (d)(4) and extremes and wind variations are de- (f)(9) of this section. fined as the average annual record lim- (b) Edges. Edges of swimming pool its for the past 10 years at any slide in- slide runways, ladders, handrails, and stallation point in the U.S.A. where deck anchor flanges shall be designed, such statistical information exists (see finished (deburred, polished, etc.), or reference (a) in § 1207.11) protected in such a manner as to pre- (c) Materials selection. The selection vent cutting human tissue on casual of all materials for swimming pool contact and intended use. If edge slides should be such that all surfaces guards are used, they shall be perma- and edges that may come in contact nently affixed to the structure in a with the user are assembled, arranged, tamper-proof fashion. and/or finished (deburred, polished, (c) Ladders, steps, stairs, or ramps— etc.) so that they will not constitute a (1)General. Swimming pool slide lad- cutting, pinching, puncturing, or abra- ders, steps, stairs, or ramps shall have sion hazard under casual contact and treads, not rungs, if the angle of the in- intended use by children or adults. cline is 15° or greater from a plumbline. (d) Toxicity. The selection of mate- (2) Angle. Swimming pool slide lad- rials used in swimming pool slides ders not using rungs shall be designed should be such that the assembled and and installed in such a manner that the installed products should not be toxic user’s center of gravity will be approxi- to man or harmful to the environment mately positioned directly over each under intended use and reasonably step during the use of the ladder. When foreseeable abuse or disposal. All tread design ladders are used, the mini- paints and finishes used on swimming mum installed angle shall be not less pool slides shall comply with 16 CFR than 15° from a plumbline dropped from 1303.2(b)(2) and 1303.4(a). a ladder step as shown in figure A. If (e) Chemical compatibility. The selec- stairs or ramps are used to ascent to tion of materials for swimming pool the top of the slide, they shall be de- slides should be such that the assem- signed in accordance with reference (c) bled and installed product, and the of § 1207.11, pages 457–463. parts, are chemically compatible with (NOTE: To convert the English system the materials and environment con- valuesgiven in the figures to metric values, tacted under intended use and reason- the following conversion factors should be ably foreseeable abuse. used: 1 inch=2.54 cm., 1 foot=30.48 cm., 1 square inch=6.452 sq. cm., 1 lb. (mass)=0.4536 [41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976, as amended at 43 kg., 1 lb. (force)=4.448 newtons, and 1 ft.- FR 58813, Dec. 18, 1978] lb.=1.356 newton-meters.)
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(3) Steps—(i) Dimensions. Slide ladder § 1207.11). The riser height of slide lad- treads may have flat or curved tread der treads shall be no more than 12 surfaces and shall be designed so that inches (30.5 cm) nor less than 7 inches they have a minimum tread width of 2 (17.8 cm) and shall be constant over the inches (5.08 cm) and a minimum length entire height of the ladder (reference of 12 inches (30.48 cm) (reference (c) of (c) of § 1207.11).
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(ii) Tread curvature. If slide ladder of 2.0. The angle of repose is the angle tread surfaces are curved, they shall formed by the intersection of the lad- not have a radius of curvature less der rails and the line connecting the than seven times the tread width. user’s feet and center of gravity. The (iii) Slip resistant surfaces—(A) Gen- tread and the foot shall be wet for this eral. The tread surface of all swimming test. pool slide ladders shall have a slip-re- (B) Performance test. A wooden block sistant surface that is either an inte- shall be prepared in accordance with gral part of or permanently attached to figure C. The contact surface area of the ladder steps. The performance test the block shall be 8 square inches (51.61 is designed to insure that all tread slip- square cm) to simulate the ball of the resistant surfaces shall have the abil- foot (reference (d) of § 1207.11). It shall ity to maintain a barefooted 50-per- be covered with 1⁄4±1⁄8 inch (.64±.32 cm) centile adult male (reference (d) of of natural or silicone rubber sponge § 1207.11) at an angle of repose of 33°±1° capped with porous soft leather as without movement with a safety factor shown in figure C.
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The tests shall be carried out on a slide loosen, crack, or break. All attachment assembled and installed according to methods that are used to hold the lad- the manufacturer’s instructions. The der tread to the ladder rails shall be block shall be soaked in pool water for permanent and tamperproof. If fasten- at least 3 minutes and placed at the ers are used for the tread-rail attach- midpoint of the wet step with the cen- ment, the number and placement of troid of load of the block on the longi- such fasteners shall not cause a failure tudinal axis of the step. The block of the tread under the ladder loading shall be loaded symmetrically on its conditions specified in this paragraph upper bearing surface with a weight of (c)(3). 300±2 pounds (136.1±.9 kg). A controlled (v) Aboveground pool ladders. Above- and measured force shall be applied at ground pool slides equipped with swing- the tangential load ring of the block up ladders shall be designed so that the tangent to the horizontal and increased ladders may be fixed in the up position at a rate of no more than 20 pounds by a tamperproof lock. (88.96 newtons) per second. If the block (vi) Ladder platforms. Swimming pool does not move at the point that the slides whose height above the surface tangential load is equal to 105 pounds upon which the slide is mounted is (467.1 newtons), the tread surface greater than 7.5 feet (2.29 meters) shall passes this performance test. Other have a platform built into the ladder. force-creating means that produce This platform shall be located at least equal forces on the block (300±2lbs, 6 feet (1.83 meters) above the deck and 1,334 newtons) may be substituted for shall have minimum dimensions of 12 weights if they result in substantially by 12 inches (30.48×30.48 cm.). The floor identical slip-resistance measure- of the platform shall have a slip-resist- ments. ant surface whose performance exceeds (iv) Fastener requirements. Ladder the requirements of the tests specified treads shall be attached to the ladder in paragraph (c)(3)(iii)(B) of this sec- rails in such a manner that continued tion. A minimum dimension of two intended use or reasonably foreseeable times the riser height shall be main- abuse shall not cause any fastener to tained from the platform to the top of
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the slide runway. Transitional hand- (1) Size. The outside diameter of rails shall be provided when a platform handrails shall be between 1.00 and 1.90 is used. inches (2.54 and 4.83 cm) (references (c) (vii) Static load performance test. Lad- and (d) of § 1207.11). der treads or rungs shall be capable of (2) Extent of handrails—(i) Maximum supporting a 300-pound (1,334–newton) angle ladder. If ladder handrails for a static load in the center without fail- ladder inclined 15 degrees or less from ure or permanent deformation. the vertical extend below the slide (d) Handrails. Swimming pool slide transition area, they shall be parallel ladders shall be equipped with hand- rails to aid the slider in safely making to the ladder rails at a perpendicular the transition to the runway. The distance from them of 4 to 6 inches handrails shall extend no more than 18 (10.16 to 15.24 cm) (see figure D2). The inches (45.72 cm) above the top of the handrail shall begin 3 to 5 feet (0.91 to slide runway platform (see figure D1). 1.52 meters) above the pool deck. Hand- rails should not provide a means of en- trapment.
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(ii) Extent of handrails for ladders, shall withstand allowable shear, bend- steps, stairs, or ramps. For slides not ing, and cyclical loading in intended using the minimum angle ladder (15 de- use and reasonably foreseeable abuse. grees or less from the vertical), the All fasteners for handrail connections perpendicular distance between the shall be vibrationproof, selflocking, ladder handrails and the ladder rails and tamperproof. Threaded fasteners below the slide transition area shall be shall be capable of withstanding a 1- the distance ‘‘l’’ as shown in table 1. foot-pound (1,356-newton meter) back- off torque. TABLE 1ÐVARIATIONS OF l (i) Sockets performance test. If handrail Ladders: 15°<θ<40° L=(34.09θrad¥3.86) ±1″ =(86.59θrad¥9.80)±2.54 cm sockets are used, the handrail end shall Stairs: 40°<θ<70° ... l=34″±1″ be permanently fixed in the socket so =86.36±2.54 cm Ramps: θ<70° ...... l=42″±1″ that it cannot be pulled out or bent at =106.68±2.54 cm the socket by a moment of 233 foot- (3) Bracing of handrails. If handrail pounds (316 newton-meters) applied braces are used, they shall withstand clockwise around point A in figure E. intended use and reasonably foresee- The socket shall not permanently de- able abuse. form under the maximum applied (4) Attachment and strength of hand- loads. rails. Handrails and their fasteners
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(ii) Side forces. If the handrail is in a (iii) Performance tests—(A) Strength for socket or attached to the side of the climbing and falls. (1) Attach a pull loop slide runway rail, the attachment to point C of the upper handrail (figure methods must be capable of withstand- E). Point C is the point where a per- ing all shear and bending forces in- pendicular to the axis of the handrail duced by a 172-foot-pound (233-newton- passes through point A, the socket, or meter) moment counterclockwise other attachment point. Attach a around point A in figure F. stranded steel cable or wire rope to point C. All cables and ropes shall have at least a 1,000-pound (4,448-newton) tensile capacity. Attach a 162-pound (73.5-kg) weight to this cable at least 4 feet (1.22 meters) below point C. Ob- serve any permanent deformation or bending on the hand-rail at point A. If none exists, the handrail passes this performance test. (2) Lift the weight one foot (30.48 cm) from its maximum static position and drop it. Observe any permanent defor- mation of the handrail or its attach- ments at point A. If each handrail will still support the 162-pound (73.5-kg) weight for a period of 15 minutes and
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has not been bent more than 45° from er than 5 by 5 inches (12.7×12.7 cm), as its original direction, it passes this shown in figure G. Securely attach a performance test. lead rod or bar on the pallet. Size the (B) Transition handrail strength. Ro- bar so that the weight-to-area ratio of tate the assembled slide into the hori- the assembly is 1.30±0.05 lbs./sq. in. zontal position on its side on a loading (8,960±340 newtons/sq. meter) and the dock or other platform. Move the slide pallet does not tip over when in mo- into such a position that the entire tion. Attach a felt pen or other suit- handrail assembly overhangs the plat- able marking device to the pallet as- form and level the slide. Fasten the sembly as shown in figure G to mark slide firmly in this position and attach the slide during descent. a 115-pound (52.2-kg) weight to point D, (B) Test. Lubricate the slide in ac- as shown in figure F, and check for any cordance with the manufacturer’s in- visible permanent deformation of the structions. Center the pallet at the top handrail at point A. If none exists, the of the slide runway and release. Ob- handrails pass this performance test. serve the pallet’s descent and note if it (e) Lubrication. Swimming pool slides touches the slide’s side rails. If it shall either be equipped with a method touches, check alignment and installa- of lubrication (for example, water) or tion again. With water off and the slide have a similar coefficient of friction so dry, center the pallet at the top of the that the slider has a smooth, continu- runway and release. Measure the dis- ous slide. If water is used, the nozzles, tance from the felt pen marked line to piping, or hoses that deliver water to the centerline of the runway. If within the runway shall be recessed or de- ±41 percent of the width measured from signed in such a fashion as not to inter- the centerline along the entire path fere with a slider’s progress down the and if the pallet does not contact the slide or create tripping hazards on the runway rails, the slide is dynamically slide. balanced and passes this performance (f) Runways—(1) Curvature. Slide run- test. way curvature between the front and (3) Runway side rails. Swimming pool rear support legs of the slide shall be slide runways shall have permanent consistent with maintaining the slider runway side rails of at least 2 inches safely on the slide during intended use (5.08 cm) and height to prevent lateral and reasonably foreseeable abuse. discharge of the slider off the slide (2) Dynamic equilibrium. (i) Swimming under intended use and reasonably pool slide runways, whether straight or foreseeable abuse. curved, shall be designed as ‘‘balanced (4) Runway side-rail heights. Runway curves.’’ On a balanced curve, the test side-rail heights shall be designed as a fixture discussed in paragraph (f)(2)(ii) function of the maximum slide-slope of this section shall stay on a trajec- angle (as shown in figure H). Table 2 tory that keeps it within a distance of that follows shows side-rail height ver- ±41 percent of the runway width to the sus maximum slide-slope angle. If the runway centerline at all points along maximum slide-slope angle is not the runway without contacting the shown in table 2, the next higher side- runway rails. rail height must be used. Maximum (ii) Performance test—(A) Direct meas- slide-slope angles shall not exceed 75°. urement. Build a wooden pallet no larg- (See figure H.)
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TABLE 2 (B) Still cameras with strobe lights and reflectors on the head and hip of Runway side-rail the slider. ψ=Maximum slide-slope angle height inches (centi- meters) (C) Still cameras with rotating shut- ters and lights on the head and hip of <60° ...... 2 (5.08) the slider. ° 60±70 ...... 3 (7.62) (D) Video tape recorder. 70±75° ...... 31¤2 (8.89) (ii) Measurements shall be made from the still water level as the horizontal. The path angle shall be determined by measuring the angle between a tangent to the path of the center of gravity (line X) and the horizontal taken through the center of gravity (line Y). (5) Slide geometry. Swimming pool At least five consecutive runs with the slide runways shall have a smooth same subject shall be made in order transition section and have geometry that an average may be computed. 2 such that the path of the center of Angle of attack shall be taken as the gravity of the slider is not more than angle between the slider’s longitudinal ±10° from the horizontal at the center axis (Z) and the tangent to the path of of gravity’s exit off the slide and such his center of gravity (X). The slider’s that the slider’s angle of attack (a), longitudinal axis shall be located by shown in figure I and defined below, the vertical line that passes through shall be at least +15° when the slider’s his center of gravity when he stands feet leave the slide. (See figure I.) erect. The slider shall wear usual (i) Performance tests. Measurement of swimming attire. The angle-of-attack the 50th-percentile adult male (71±2 measurement shall be made after the inches and 162±5 pounds, 180.34±5.08 cm slider’s feet have cleared the slide, the and 73.5±2.3 kg) 1 slider’s angle of at- distance between the end of the slide and his feet being less than 8 inches tack shall be made using any of the fol- (20.3 cm). The slider’s descent must be lowing methods or their equivalent: headfirst, prone, belly-down, and with (A) Motion picture cameras (36 arms extended in front. Except when frames per second or more). starting, the slider shall not augment
1 See reference (f) of § 1207.11 for full discus- 2 Maximum measurement variation of ±15 sion. percent.
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the slide trip by forcibly reacting with him moving. If the average angle of at- the slide through the use of his hands, tack measured and computed in the arms, feet and/or legs. The slider’s above manner is equal to or greater starting reactions with the slide shall than +15°, the slide passes this perform- be only as strong as necessary to start ance test.
(6) Runway exit lips. All runway exit exit lip of the slide is level at all points lips of swimming pool slides shall be along the width of the runway at the smoothly faired into the runway sur- runway exit lip line drawn at the point face with a radius of curvature at the where the lip curvature shown in figure exit lip of the slide of at least 21⁄4 J is tangent to the runway. The slide inches (5.72 cm) (see figure J). shall be designed so that any side forces on the user induced by prior lat- eral curvature will be reduced to zero upon exit from the slide runway. (ii) Performance tests. Those tests de- scribed in paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section are also applicable to para- graph (f)(8) of this section, and the path of the test fixture must be par- allel to the centerline of the slide at the exit lip (within 5°) and not touch- ing the side rails of the runway. (7) Runway exit vertical angle. The (9) Strength of slide runways and sup- angle of the runway at exit of the slide ports—(i) Static loads. A properly assem- () shall be ¥3 to ¥11 degrees from the bled and installed slide runway shall be horizontal as shown in figure J. capable of supporting a static load of (8)(i) Runway exit ramp lateral cur- at least 350 pounds (1,557 newtons) ap- vature and exit lip horizontal angle. No plied normal to the runway over an net lateral forces on the slider shall area of no more than 20 square inches exist in that portion of the runway exit (129.03 square cm) at any point along ramp beyond the forward support its length or width. points of the slide. All slides shall be (ii) Dynamic loading. Properly assem- designed and constructed so that the bled and installed slide runways shall
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be capable of supporting, without the same test on the lower runway exit structural failure except as defined in ramp. paragraph (f)(9)(iii)(B)(3) of this sec- tion, a dynamic load of at least 450 foot-pounds (610.2 newton-meters) dropped on an area of 20 square inches (129.03 square cm) at the midpoints of the upper runway platform and the lower runway exit ramp. (iii) Performance tests—(A) Static loads. Assemble and install a slide ac- cording to the manufacturer’s instruc- tions. Prepare a 20-square-inch (129.03 square cm) load-bearing pallet accord- ing to figure K. Place the loaded pallet on the upper slide platform, positioned between the runway rails, until the scale on the hoist line reads between 0 and 10 pounds (0 and 44.48 newtons). (B) Dynamic loads. (1) Assemble and Keep the pallet in this position for 10 install a slide according to the manu- minutes. Remove the loaded pallet and facturer’s instructions. Use the hard- observe the runway for any significant wood load pallet shown in figure K and structural failure such as permanent set it up under dynamic load guides deformations or cracks. If there are fabricated as shown in figure L, or an none, the slide passes the test. Repeat equivalent impact-testing machine.
(2) Fabricate a 45-pound (20.4–kg) bil- above the trigger slot. The length of let of 4.900±0.005-inch (12.45±.01 cm) the pipe from the trigger slot to the steel rod as shown in figure M, or impact pallet shall be 10.0±0.1 feet (3.05 equivalent, and load into the pipe meters±3.05 cm).
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(3) Drop the billet onto the pallet and (c) Any certificate shall be based observe the slide for any permanent de- upon the test procedures and require- formations or cracks. If the slide run- ments specified in this part 1207. way can still support a static load of 350 pounds (1,557 newtons) on the pallet § 1207.10 Handling, storage, and mark- ing. without further crack propagation, it passes this test. (a) Marking. The manufacturer’s or private labeler’s identification shall (4) Perform the test on the entrance appear on the slide and shipping con- and exit platforms of the slide runway. tainer. Such identification shall in- [41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976; 41 FR 9307, Mar. 4, clude the identity and address of the 1976; 41 FR 10062, Mar. 9, 1976, as amended at manufacturer or private labeler. If a 41 FR 12638, Mar. 26, 1976; 41 FR 13911, Apr. 1, private labeler’s name is used, the 1976] marking shall include a code mark that will permit an identification of §§ 1207.6–1207.8 [Reserved] the manufacturer. (b) Shipping, handling, and storage. § 1207.9 Product certification. The slide shall be designed, con- (a) Certification shall be in accord- structed, or packaged so that reason- ance with section 14(a)(1) of the Con- ably foreseeable shipping, handling, sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. and storage will not cause defects in 2063(a)(1)). the slide that will prevent the slide (b) A certificate shall accompany the from complying with the requirements swimming pool slide (in the form of a of this part 1207. permanent label on the shipping con- § 1207.11 References. tainer(s) or in the form of a separate (a) ‘‘Statistical Abstract of the certificate) to all distributors and re- United States 1973,’’ U.S. Dept. of Com- tailers to whom the material is deliv- merce, pp. 181–185, 192. ered certifying that the slide conforms (b) ‘‘Human Engineering Guide for to this part 1207. The certificate or per- Equipment Designers,’’ Woodson and manent label issued under this section Conover, pp. 2–166 through 2–169 pub- shall be based upon either a test of lished by the University of California each product or a reasonable testing Press, 2223 Fulton St., Berkeley, Cali- program, shall state the name of the fornia 94720. manufacturer or private labeler issuing (c) ‘‘Human Engineering Guide to the certificate, and shall include the Equipment Design,’’ Van Cott and date and place of manufacture. KinKade, published by U.S. Dept. of
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Defense, 1972, Library of Congress Card ance with the provisions of this sec- No. 72–600054, pp. 457–465. tion. (d) ‘‘The Measure of Man—Human [41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976, as amended at 41 Factors in Design,’’ by Henry Dreyfuss, FR 15003, Apr. 9, 1976] published by Watson-Guptill Publica- tions, Inc., 1 Astor Plaza, New York, New York, 10036. PART 1209—INTERIM SAFETY (e) ‘‘Medical Tribune’’, Wed., 8/15/73, STANDARD FOR CELLULOSE INSU- p. 21. LATION (f) ‘‘Technical Rationale in Support of A Safety Standard for Swimming Subpart A—The Standard Pool Slides,’’ 5/30/75. National Swim- Sec. ming Pool Institute, 2000 K Street NW., 1209.1 Scope and application. Washington, D.C. 20006. 1209.2 Definitions and measurements. 1209.3 General requirements. § 1207.12 Stockpiling. 1209.4 Test procedures for determining set- (a) Definitions. As used in this sec- tled density. 1209.5 Test procedures for corrosiveness. tion: 1209.6 Test procedures for critical radiant (1) Stockpiling means manufacturing flux. or importing swimming pool slides be- 1209.7 Test procedures for smoldering com- tween the date of promulgation of part bustion. 1207 in the FEDERAL REGISTER and its 1209.8 Procedure for calibration of radiation effective date at a rate greater than instrumentation. five percent more than the rate at 1209.9 Labeling requirement. 1209.10 Certification and enforcement. which the slides were manufactured or 1209.11 Effective date. imported during the base period. FIGURES 1–10 (2) Base period means, at the option of the manufacturer or importer con- Subpart B—Certification cerned, any period of 180 consecutive days beginning on or after January 2, 1209.31 Purpose and applicability. 1974, and ending on or before December 1209.32 Definitions. 1209.33 Reasonable testing program. 31, 1974. 1209.34 Qualification testing. (3) Rate of production (or importation) 1209.35 Product specification. means the total number of swimming 1209.36 Production testing. pool slides manufactured (or imported) 1209.37 Corrective actions. during a stated time period. In deter- 1209.38 Records. mining whether a slide was manufac- 1209.39 Certification of compliance. tured (or imported) during a stated 1209.40 Certification responsibility, mul- tiple parties. time period, the later of the date on 1209.41 Effective date. which the slide runway was manufac- tured (or imported) or the date on SOURCE: 44 FR 39966, July 6, 1979, unless which the accompanying ladder and otherwise noted. other support parts were manufactured (or imported) shall be used. Subpart A—The Standard (b) Prohibited acts. Manufacturers and importers of swimming pool slides, as AUTHORITY: Sec. 35(c)(2), Pub. L. 95–319, 92 these products are defined in Stat. 388–389 (15 U.S.C. 2082). § 1207.3(a)(28) shall not manufacture or import slides that do not comply with § 1209.1 Scope and application. the requirements of this part 1207 be- (a) Scope. This part 1209, an interim tween January 19, 1976, and July 17, consumer product safety standard, pre- 1976, at a rate which is greater than the scribes flame resistance and corrosive- rate of production or importation dur- ness requirements for cellulose insula- ing the base period plus five percent of tion that is a consumer product. These that rate. requirements are intended to reduce or (c) Manufacturers and importers eliminate an unreasonable risk of in- shall maintain appropriate documenta- jury to consumers from flammable and tion to be able to substantiate to the corrosive cellulose insulation. The re- Commission that they are in compli- quirements are based upon the flame
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