This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:F3012-22 INTERNATIONAL Standard Specification for Loose-Fill Rubber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface under and around Playground Equipment This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3012:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superseript epsilon (8)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. INTRODUCTION Recycled rubber used in loose-fill applications is found in a wide variety of products including landscaping mulch equestrian surfacing artificial turf in-fill and resilient playground surfacing.The goal of this specification is to provide test methods and performance requirements for loose-fill rubber playground-surfacing products.It is intended to plement existing ASTM International standards for determining the shock attenuation and accessibility of a playground surface.This specification will assist playground designers and specifiers owner/operators and playground-surfacing suppliers in evaluating loose-fill rubber products for playground us...