ASTM F2904-11

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Designation:F2904 −11 AnAmerican National Standard
Standard Specification for
Warnings on Paintball Marker Accessories Used In the
Sport of Paintball
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2904; 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
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope the time of manufacture, they conform to all applicable
requirements contained herein.
1.1 This specification covers warnings used on paintball
marker accessories used in the sport of paintball. The warnings
5. Product Marking
contained in this standard are intended for products that do not
have individual ASTM standards which contain product spe-
5.1 All paintball marker accessories for use in the sport of
cific warnings.
paintball shall include a cautionary statement which promi-
nently and durably conveys the following information on the
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
packaging, the instruction sheet, or the product itself, or a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
combination thereof.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 5.1.1 The prominence of the statement shall be achieved by
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. placement within the borders of a rectangle and by use of a
suitable contrasting background. The statement may be a
2. Terminology combination of upper and lower case letters of a recommended
size being no less than 8-point type. The letters in the signal
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
wordshallbeatleast50%largerthanthelettersinotherwords
2.1.1 paintball marker accessory, n—a product which is
in the cautionary statement. The signal word shall be in sans
designed to be used in conjunction with a paintball marker and
serif letters in upper case only and preceded by a safety alert
which is sold separately from a paintball marker.
symbol. It is composed of an equilateral triangle surrounding
2.1.1.1 Discussion—Thisdefinitionincludesproductswhich
an exclamation point. The base of the safety alert symbol shall
are affixed to a paintball marker and used in conjunction with
be on the same horizontal line as the base of the letters of the
it. It specifically excludes other products which may be used
signal word. The height of the safety alert symbol shall equal
when playing the sport of paintball if such products are not
or exceed the signal word height. The signal word shall be in
attached to the paintball marker. If specified by the manufac-
black letters on an orange background.The solid triangle of the
turer that the accessory in question requires installation by a
safety alert symbol shall be black and the exclamation point
qualified dealer or specially trained individual these warnings
portion orange. The cautionary statement shall have either
will not apply. This standard is not intended to cover service or
black lettering on a white background or white lettering on a
original equipment replacement parts.
black background. When special circumstances limit the use of
warning in two colors, the colors assigned to the signal word
3. Significance and Use
background may also be used for the cautionary statement
3.1 This specification specifies the minimum warnings that
letters, provided that they contrast with the background color
are to be provided with or on paintball marker accessories
of the product.When special circumstances preclude the use of
which are used in the sport of paintball.
safety colors on base materials such as wood, cardboard, metal,
plastic, etc., the marking used should (when feasible) contrast
4. Conformance
with the background color of the base material.
4.1 Paintball products shall not, either by label or other
5.1.2 A signal word such as “WARNING,” “DAN
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