ASTM F2194-07a
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote safe use of bassinets and cradles.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is intended to minimize the risks of incidents to an infant resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of a bassinet or cradle.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification covers products intended to provide sleeping accommodations (excluding full-size cribs or swings) for an infant up to approximately 5 months in age. Products used in conjunction with an infant swing are not covered by this specification.
1.4 No bassinet or cradle produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.5 This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from alteration or unreasonable abuse or misuse of the product by a child or child care giver.
The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion Section 7 of this consumer safety performance specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the 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 determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
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Designation: F 2194 – 07a
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Bassinets and Cradles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2194; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses infant bassinet and cradle incidents
identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to the incident data compiled by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance
specificationattemptstominimizethefollowinghazards:(1)suffocation,(2)tipover,(3)collapse,and
(4)hooddetachment.Italsoaddressescornerpostextensions,whichmaycatchpacifiercords,ribbons,
necklaces, or clothing which a child may be wearing and which may be caught on a projection. This
specification does not cover products that are blatantly misused or used in a careless manner that
disregards the safety instructions and warnings provided with each bassinet or cradle.
1. Scope the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish
appropriate safety and health practices and determine the
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performance
applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to
promote safe use of bassinets and cradles.
2. Referenced Documents
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is in-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
tended to minimize the risks of incidents to an infant resulting
D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of a
F 406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size
bassinet or cradle.
Baby Cribs/Play Yards
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification covers
F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
products intended to provide sleeping accommodations (ex-
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2.2 Federal Regulations:
cluding full-size cribs or swings) for an infant up to approxi-
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
mately 5 months in age. Products used in conjunction with an
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
infant swing are not covered by this specification.
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations In-
1.4 Nobassinetorcradleproducedaftertheapprovaldateof
cluding Sections
this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by
16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
label or other means, indicate compliance with this specifica-
Sharp Point in Toys and Other Articles for Use by
tion unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1.5 This consumer safety performance specification is not
16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from
Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles
alteration or unreasonable abuse or misuse of the product by a
Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age
child or child care giver.
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years
test method portion Section 7 of this consumer safety perfor-
of Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
mance specification. This standard does not purport to address
Hazards Because of Small Parts
all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.18 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Changing Tables. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published November 2007. Originally AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F 2194 – 07. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401.
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3.1.4 fabric, n—any woven, knit, coated, laminated, ex-
truded, or calendared flexible material that is intended to be
sewn, welded, heat sealed, or glued together as an assembly.
3.1.5 manufacturer’s recommended use position, n—any
position that is presented as a normal, allowable,
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Designation:F2194–07 Designation: F 2194 – 07a
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
1
Bassinets and Cradles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2194; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses infant bassinet and cradle incidents
identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to the incident data compiled by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance
specification attempts to minimize the following hazards: (1) suffocation, ( 2) tip over, (3) collapse,
and( 4)hooddetachment.Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverproductsthatareblatantlymisusedorused
in a careless manner that disregards the safety instructions and warnings provided with each bassinet
or cradle. ) hood detachment. It also addresses corner post extensions, which may catch pacifier cords,
ribbons, necklaces, or clothing which a child may be wearing and which may be caught on a
projection. This specification does not cover products that are blatantly misused or used in a careless
manner that disregards the safety instructions and warnings provided with each bassinet or cradle.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote
safe use of bassinets and cradles.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is intended to minimize the risks of incidents to an infant resulting from
normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of a bassinet or cradle.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification covers products intended to provide sleeping accommodations (excluding
full-size cribs or swings) for an infant up to approximately 5 months in age. Products used in conjunction with an infant swing
are not covered by this specification.
1.4 No bassinet or cradle produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by
label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.5 This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from alteration
or unreasonable abuse or misuse of the product by a child or child care giver.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion Section 7 of this consumer safety performance
specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the 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 determine the applicability of
regulatory requirements prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 3359Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for a Characteristic of
a Lot or Process Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
F 406Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for a Characteristic of a
Lot or Process Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
F 963Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for a Characteristic of a
Lot or Process
F966Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for a Characteristic of a
Lot or Process Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.18 on Cribs, Toddler
Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Changing Tables.
Current edition approved Feb.Oct. 1, 2007. Published MarchNovember 2007. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 20062007 as F 2194 – 067.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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