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Compliance on a Global Scale

Beyond Compliance

Industry standards set a minimum level that playground manufacturers must meet. We meet or exceed those standards, because we understand that the ultimate playground offers peace of mind as well as thrills. After all, we’re parents too.

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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 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. Technicial assistance on the ADA standards is available from the U.S. Access Board. 

 

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ASTM International

We don’t just follow the rules; we help create them. Several key people at GameTime, including our Director 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, the Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use.

 

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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent agency within the United States Federal Government with the authority to inform the public of current product safety performance information and recommended practices. The CPSC first published its guidelines for public playgrounds in 1981and has updated its publication since then. The current CPSC Handbook for Public Playground Safety, publication #325, is an excellent guide for owners and operators of public play environments.

 

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IPEMA Equipment Certification

GameTime is one of the founding members of IPEMA, and several of our 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 F1487 standard, as well as the Canadian CSA standard CAN Z-614. 

 

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IPEMA Surfacing Certification

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 third party certification to validate a manufacturer’s conformance to the ASTM F1292 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 from the independent laboratory that the product associated with the use of the seal conforms with the requirements of ASTM F1292.

 

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ISO 9001

An industry certification process issued by the International Organization for Standardization. It is used to measure manufacturing standards and to certify company compliance with quality control systems covering design, development, production, installation, inspection and testing.

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ISO 14001

We are proud to be ISO14001 certified for our manufacturing facility in Fort Payne, Alabama. Also referred to as the “Green Certification,” ISO14001 is an internationally recognized standard for environmental management, measurement, evaluation and auditing. As an ISO14001 certified company, GameTime controls the environmental impact of our activities, products, and services by implementing and Environmental Management System (EMS) that meets international standards, but is specific to the play products being produced.

 

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PCI 4000 Certification

This certification is awarded to powder coaters that pass a rigorous audit where adherence to the highest quality standards and power coating application best practices are demonstrated. The PCI 4000 Certification Program uniquely recognizes powder coaters who have the competency and processes in place to produce quality powder coated products.

 

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TÜV SÜD America

An international organization that is a European Union Notified and Competent Body, providing testing and certification. Use of the TÜV SÜD America seal demonstrates 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 TÜV SÜD America.