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This document gives the specifications for impact attenuation testing equipment used to evaluate the impact performance characteristics of playground surfacing. Its specifications are aimed at ensuring that developers and manufacturers of such instruments meet minimum performance characteristics to allow repeatable, reproducible and accurate results. This document does not specify a test method. NOTE - Such test methods are covered in other standards, e.g. EN 1177, ASTM F1292, ASTM F3313, AS 4422, CSA Z614.