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ASTM F3016 Crash Tested Bollard Purchase Checklist

  • Request full-scale crash test summary from the bollard manufacturer that details actual test performance.
  • Verify that the tests were conducted to the ASTM F3016 standard at an accredited testing facility. Beware of unverifiable “independent” tests.
  • Finite engineering analysis is not equivalent to an ASTM F3016 crash test.
  • Your best security is to purchase the bollards directly from the manufacturer who has performed the testing.
  • Require steel certifications from manufacturer to verify steel complies with what was actually tested.
  • Bollard Warehouse, Inc. is Buy American qualified.