国外标准分享ASTM F2208-07.docxVIP

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Designation:F2208–07

StandardSpecificationfor

PoolAlarms1

ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2208;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

INTRODUCTION

AccordingtoCPSCdataitisestimatedeachyearonaverage,280childrenunderfiveyearsofagedrowninswimmingpoolswithmostdeathsoccurringinresidentialsettings.Alsoeachyear,onaverage,2200childrenunderfiveyearsofagearetreatedinhospitalemergencyroomsforpoolsubmersioninjuries.

Scope

Thisspecificationcoversperformancerequirementsforpoolalarmsforresidentialswimmingpoolsandspas.

Thisspecificationisintendedtodescribedevicesin-tendedtoimprovepersonalsafetyandreduceinjuriesordeaths.

Thisspecificationcoversdevicesthatprovideforrapidandautomaticdetectionandalarmincasesofunintentional,unsupervisedoraccidentalentryofachildoneyearofageorolderintothewaterofswimmingpoolsorspas.

Thisspecificationisnotintendedtoreplaceotherstandardsafetyrequirementsthatshouldbeinplace,thatis,adultsupervision,fences,gates,locks,andsoforth.

Thisspecificationcoversfourdifferenttypesofalarms.

Thedetectioncriteriaforthisstandardisforachildoneyearofageandolder.

Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.

Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulato