G/TBT/N/UGA/758  
 
3 October 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Playground 
Surfacing. Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100), Sports equipment and 
facilities (ICS 9 7.220), Playgrounds (ICS 97.200.40).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1813: 2017, 
Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing. (11 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft guide cove rs standards for selecting and specifying 
surface systems under and around playground equipment. This guide describes how to 
apply existing ASTM standards to evaluate the impact attenuation, accessibility 
characteristics and product characteristics when se lecting surfacing systems for use under 
and around playground equipment. This guide does not imply that an injury cannot be 
incurred when the surface system complies with standards referred to in this guide.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. C136 – Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates  
2. E1613  – Test Method for Determination of Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma 
Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP -AES), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 
(FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorp tion Spectrometry (GFAAS) Techniques  
3. F963 – Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety  
4. F1292  – Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use 
Zone of Playground Equipment  
5. F1487  – Consumer Safety Performance Specification for P layground Equipment for 
Public Use  
6. F1918  – Safety Performance Specification for Soft Contained Play Equipment  
7. F1951  – Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under 
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  8. F2075  – Specification for Engineered Wood Fiber for Use as a Playground Safety 
Surface Under and Around Playground Equipment  
9. F2479  – Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured -
In-Place Playground Surfacing  
10. F3012  – Specification for Loose -Fill Rubber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface 
under and around Playground Equipment  
11. CSA Z614  – Children's Playspaces and Equipment  
12. CPSC (US Consumer Product Safety Commission) Handbook for Public Playground 
Safety, Pub. No. 325  
13. EPA Method 3050B  – Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, and Soil  
14. EPA Method 3051A  – Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, 
Soils, and oils  
15. EPA Method 6010B  
16. EPA Method 7470A  – Mercury in Liquid Wastes (Manual Cold -Vapor Technique)  
17. 16 CFR 1500.48  – Technic al requirements for determining a sharp point in toys 
and other articles intended for use by children under 8 years of age  
18. US Code of Federal Regulations Part 3, 36 CFR Part 1191 Americans with 
Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines: Play Areas: (Final Rule)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: