1、Designation: F2801 09Standard Practice forPaintball Player Safety Briefing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2801; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parenthese
2、s indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis standard is intended to provide paintball game organizers with safety information, which canbe given to each game participant prior to the participant
3、s first game of the day. The intent is to revisethis specification whenever substantive information becomes available which justifies revisingexisting requirements or adding new requirements.1. Scope1.1 This standard is intended to satisfy the demand for basicsafety information, which should be unde
4、rstood by eachpaintball game participant prior to the start of the players firstgame on the day of play.1.2 The information specifies rules of personal conduct,which might affect the safety of persons who are in closeproximity to a paintball marker or a propellant gas storagevessel.1.3 The informati
5、on includes procedures to be followed byevery person who is in, or near, an area where paintball is beingplayed or paintballs are being shot, and to the use of safetyequipment related to paintball game or paintball target shootingactivities. These procedures are to be followed any time apaintball ma
6、rker is being handled.1.4 This standard is intended to be a useful tool for paintballgame organizers, but it is not intended to eliminate the need forproper game supervision, conforming to Specification F1777.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1776 Specification for Eye Protective Devices f
7、or Paint-ball SportsF1777 Practice for Paintball Field OperationF1979 Specification for Paintballs Used in the Sport ofPaintballF2272 Specification for Paintball Markers3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 barrel blocking device, ndevice designed to preventa paintba
8、ll from being expelled from a paintball marker.3.1.2 paintball, nspherical ball, commonly with a diam-eter of 17.3 mm (0.68 in.), comprised of a shell and a fill,designed to be discharged from a paintball marker and con-forming to Specification F1979.3.1.3 paintball marker, ndevice specifically desi
9、gned todischarge paintballs.3.1.3.1 DiscussionThe device is sometimes referred to asa paintball gun and conforms to Specification F2272.3.1.4 safe area, narea where the discharge of paintballs isnot permitted and actions are taken to prevent accidentaldischarge of paintball markers conforming with S
10、pecificationF1777.4. Significance and Use4.1 Specific safety rules and procedures are important inorder to minimize the risk of injury to persons in the generalarea of paintball markers and gas propellant storage vessels.5. General Considerations5.1 Persons who participate in paintball games should
11、bemade aware of the hazards associated with the equipment andthe game activities.5.2 This standard specifies the minimum requirements for aplayer safety briefing. Paintball game organizers may choose toinclude additional safety instructions in their briefing to play-ers.1This practice is under the j
12、urisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.24 onPaintball and Equipment.Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2009. Published December 2009. DOI:10.1520/F2801-09.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm
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14、rson permitted into an area requiring paintballgoggles must be given the relevant portions of this safetybriefing before being allowed in the area.6. Safety Instructions for Paintball Game Participants6.1 Goggle Requirements:6.1.1 Goggles must be made specifically for paintball andmust conform to Sp
15、ecification F1776.6.1.2 Goggles should be inspected for cracks and to becertain the goggle lens is properly secured by the lens retentionsystem.6.1.3 Goggles should be checked to be sure they fit snugly.6.1.4 Every person must wear goggles at all times, when heor she is not in a safe area.6.1.5 Whil
16、e in a goggles-on area, a person must never lift orremove his or her goggles for any reason.6.1.6 Any person whose vision is impaired/obscured, shouldhold his or her goggles securely in place and call out forassistance from a referee, safety official, or teammate to helpget off the field safely.6.1.
17、7 In the event a persons goggles are knocked off,damaged, or displaced, that person should set their gun down,drop to the ground, cover their eyes, and call out that theirgoggles have fallen off and to stop shooting. Everyone whohears this should immediately stop shooting, put their gundown, and sto
18、p playing, until a referee has arrived, the playerwith the goggle problem has been taken off the field, and thereferee announces that the game can resume.6.1.8 Just because a person is eliminated from a game doesNOT mean that person can remove his or her goggles. Gogglesmust not be removed until the
19、 person wearing them is in adesignated safe area. Goggles must always stay on, until barrelblocking devices are securely in place.6.2 Barrel Blocking RequirementsA barrel blocking de-vice must be securely in place any time you are not in ashooting zone or on a playing field, and at any time when are
20、feree or other official has ordered barrel blocking devices tobe used.6.3 The velocity at which a paintball marker is shootingmust be measured by use of a chronograph:6.3.1 Maximum marker paintball velocities must conformto Specification F1777.6.3.2 Every markers velocity must be checked before thef
21、irst time it goes onto the playing field, and should be checkedagain as needed throughout the playing day.6.3.3 A referee or other game official may require a velocitycheck of any marker at any time for any reason.6.4 Every paintball game participant renting equipmentmust receive instructions on, or
22、 demonstrate an understandingof, how the rental equipment works and how to use it properly.This lesson must include but is not limited to the following:6.4.1 How to load and unload the marker,6.4.2 How to use each safety device on the marker, whethermechanical or electronic,6.4.3 How to use the barr
23、el blocking device on the marker,6.4.4 How to properly put on the paintball goggle system,and6.4.5 How to properly remove a propellant gas cylinderfrom the marker.6.5 If paintball game participants are allowed to fill propel-lant gas cylinders, instructions on fill station safety and usemust be give
24、n.6.6 Emergency ProceduresAll participates should be in-formed of what to do in case of an emergency.7. Keywords7.1 paintball; paintball air system; paintball sports; pressurevessel; safety; safety briefingASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in
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