ASTM F2090-01

Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices With Emergency Escape (Egress) Release Mechanisms

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for devices intended to address the risk of injury and death associated with accidental falls from windows by children five years old and younger.
1.2 This specification is not intended to meet the unique requirements of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
1.3 This specification applies to window fall prevention devices that are to be used on any windows, including those that are designated for emergency escape (egress) and rescue (ingress).
Note 1—A separate safety specification, Safety Specification F 2006, covers window fall prevention devices for non-emergency escape (egress) and rescue (ingress) windows in installations more than 75 feet (23 m) above ground level in multiple family dwelling buildings.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2001
• ICS: 91.060.50 - Doors and windows
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.38 - Window Fall Prevention

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F2090-01a - Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices With Emergency Escape (Egress) Release Mechanisms
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F2006-21 - Standard Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices for Non-Emergency Escape (Egress) and Rescue (Ingress) Windows
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 2090 – 01
Specification for
Window Fall Prevention Devices With Emergency Escape
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(Egress) Release Mechanisms
This provisional standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2090; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification addresses window fall prevention devices that protect against
potential falls by children age five and under from windows.
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A special study by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that young children
are at high risk of death and serious injury from window falls. Children age five and younger account
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for a higher percentage of window fall fatalities and injuries .
Window fall prevention devices usually differ in purpose and application from security/burglar bars.
The general purpose of a window fall prevention device is to prevent a child age five or younger from
falling from a window. The general purpose of a security bar is to prevent unlawful entry through a
window. Generally window fall prevention devices and security bars are two separate devices.
However, a security bar could be used as a fall prevention device if it meets the requirements of this
specification.
1. Scope tory limitations prior to use.
1.5 The values stated in inch–pound units are to be regarded
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for devices
as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
intended to address the risk of injury and death associated with
information only.
accidental falls from windows by children five years old and
younger.
2. Referenced Documents
1.2 This specification is not intended to meet the unique
2.1 ASTM Standards:
requirements of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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F 977 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers
1.3 This specification applies to window fall prevention
F 1487 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
devices that are to be used on any windows, including those
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Playground Equipment for Public Use
that are designated for emergency escape (egress) and rescue
F 2006 Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention
(ingress).
Devices for Non-Emergency Escape Egress and Rescue
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NOTE 1—A separate safety specification, Safety Specification F 2006,
Ingress Windows
covers window fall prevention devices for non-emergency escape (egress)
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2.2 Code of Federal Regualtions:
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and rescue (ingress) windows in installations more than 75 feet (23 m)
16 CFR 1500.53 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
above ground level in multiple family dwelling buildings.
Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all safety
Children Over 36 But Not Over 96 Months of Age, (f)(3)
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
Testing Procedure
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
16 CFR 1508.6(b) Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs
health practices and to determine the applicability of regula-
CPSC 16 CFR Chapter 11 (1-1-87 Edition) Part 1201 Safety
Standard for Architectural Glazing Materials
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2.3 ANSI Standards:
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.38 on
ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
Window Fall Prevention.
ANSI Z97.1-1984 Safety Glazing Materials Used in Build-
Current edition approved April 10, 2001. Published October 2001.
2 ings — Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Special Window Falls Study,
conducted in 1991. Test (Tempered Glass Impact Test)
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Special Window Falls Study,
conducted in 1991 and “Window Safety: Data and Patterns Related to Entrapments
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and Accidental Falls from Windows,” prepared by Andersen Corporation. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
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Research Report F15-1002 available through ASTM Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
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1994 Uniform Building Code Handbook, Section 1807(a) and 2000 Interna- Washington, DC 20402.
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tional Building Code, Section 403.1, Special Provisions for Groups B and R1, Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
January 2000. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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F 2090
3. Terminology 4.3.6 Neither the window fall prevention device nor the
emergency escape (egress) release mechanism shall reduce the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
exitable area of the window unit below what is required by
3.1.1 emergency escape (egress) and rescue (ingress) win-
applicable codes.
dow, n—a window intended for emer
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