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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
We don’t just follow the rules; we help create them.
Several key people at GameTime, including their Manager of
Compliance and Standards, serve on the ASTM committee that
sets the standards for the entire playground industry. GameTime
products conform to that standard, ASTM F1487-01, the Standard
Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment
for Public Use. www.astm.org
IPEMA Surfacing
GameTime’s GT Impax product provides you with the assurance
that our surfacing has been certified as compliant to the
appropriate ASTM standard. In the interest of public playground
safety, IPEMA provides a 3rd Party Certification to validate
a manufacturer’s conformance to the ASTM F1292-99 Standard
Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under
and Around Playground Equipment.
The use of the IPEMA Certification Seal displayed above signifies
that the manufacturer has received written validation form
the independent laboratory that the product associated with
the use of the seal conforms with the requirements of ASTM
F1292-99. A complete list of our validated products may be
found on the IPEMA website at www.ipema.org.
IPEMA Equipment Certification
GameTime is one of the founding members of IPEMA, and several
of their people serve as board members, committee members
and chairpersons of the association. In the interest of public
playground safety, IPEMA provides a 3rd Party certification,
to validate conformance to established standards. Our use
of the IPEMA seal is your assurance that GameTime has received
written validation from an independent lab that the products
associated with the seal conform with the ASTM standard, as
well as the Canadian CSA standard CAN Z-614. A list of our
validated products may be found on the IPEMA website, www.ipema.org.
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
GameTime is the only manufacturer to have a lab partnership
with an Institute for children with special needs, so that
we can develop and test our accessible products for superiority
before bringing them to market. GameTime has worked with Boundless
Playgrounds on several of their projects, and was recruited
by the Children’s Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, TN
to provide a play system for their "Kids like you, Kids
like me" exhibit. GameTime is also the only manufacturer
to meet accessibility guidelines on all of its pre-designed
PowerScape Plus and PrimeTime playground plans. We also recommend
accessible surfacing options. For complete information on
accessibility, go to the Access Board website: www.access-board.gov.
CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Like the ASTM, the CPSC has published voluntary guidelines
for the development of public playground settings. Although
it does not delve into some of the more technical issues of
playground equipment design, the CPSC's "Handbook for
Public Playground Safety" is a very user-friendly, easy-to-read
document that also includes recommendations for "unofficial"
playground surfaces such as sand, pea gravel, and wood chips,
which are not addressed by ASTM. www.cpsc.gov
ISO 9001:2000
GameTime is the first (and at this issue, the only) playground
manufacturer to obtain the ISO9001:2000 standard. In order
to obtain this certification, the company’s manuals,
policies, objectives and quality procedures are closely examined
during a surveillance audit by ISO representatives. Strict
attention is paid to policies and procedures in manufacturing,
communication channels, system monitoring, customer relations
and order processing, which are reviewed for consistency and
standards. Companies who meet the standard are awarded the
ISO designation.
TUV
An international organization that is a European Union Notified
and Competent Body, providing testing and certification. Use
of the TUV seal demonstrates that indicate that products have
passed a comprehensive testing procedure based upon the European
Harmonized Standard for Commercial Playground Equipment, and
that the GameTIme plant is regularly monitored by TUV.
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