ASTM F2951-18

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Monitors

ABSTRACT
This consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with corded baby monitors that were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), including strangulations as a result of entanglement in cords. It establishes requirements for corded baby monitors, including audio monitors, video monitors, and motion sensor monitors. It also provides requirements for labeling, instructional material and packaging, and is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of baby monitors. This specification also addresses calibration and standardization, general requirements, test methods, product marking and labeling, and instructional literature.
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes requirements for corded baby monitors, including audio monitors, video monitors, and motion sensor monitors. It also provides requirements for labeling, instructional material and packaging.  
1.1.1 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of baby monitors.  
1.2 No product produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, before and after all testing.  
1.3 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.4 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2018
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.68 - Baby Monitors

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2951-13 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Monitors
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2018
• Replaced By: ASTM F2951-19 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Monitors
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F2951 −18
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Baby Monitors
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2951; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with corded baby monitors that
were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Incidents identified by the CPSC and addressed in this consumer safety specification include
strangulations as a result of entanglement in cords.
This consumer safety specification is not intended to address corded monitors that are either
blatantly misused or abused. This consumer safety specification is written within current state-of-the-
art technology and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes available that
necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes require-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
ments for corded baby monitors, including audio monitors,
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
video monitors, and motion sensor monitors. It also provides
requirements for labeling, instructional material and packag-
2. Referenced Documents
ing.
1.1.1 This consumer safety specification is intended to 2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and
D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test
reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of baby monitors.
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
1.2 No product produced after the approval date of this 3
2.2 Federal Standards:
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein,
16CFR1500 HazardousSubstancesActRegulationsinclud-
before and after all testing.
ing sections: 1500.3 (c) (6) (vi) Definition of “Flammable
1.3 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be
Solid”
regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are
1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for
Point In Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use By
information only and are not considered standard.
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
MetalorGlassEdgeinToysorOtherArticlesIntendedfor
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- 1500.53 TestMethodsforSimulatingUseandAbuseofToys
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Over 36
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor- but Not Over 96 Months of Age
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
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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 [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.68 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Baby Monitors. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2018. Published July 2018. Originally approved AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
in 2012. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F2951 – 13. DOI: 10.1520/ 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
F2951-18. www.access.gpo.gov.
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F2951−18
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2.3 ANSI/UL Standard: 5.2 Corded monitors shall provide warnings to instruct
ANSI/UL 62368-1 Audio/video, information and communi- consumers not to place a baby monitor cord where it is
cation technology equipment – Part 1: Safety require- accessible to a child, or, if intended to be attached to a crib or
ments used within 3 ft (0.9 m) of a crib, shall have cords that are
encased in a rigid protective cover
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of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F2951 − 13 F2951 − 18
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
1
Baby Monitors
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2951; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with corded baby monitors that
were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Incidents identified by the CPSC and addressed in this consumer safety specification include
strangulations as a result of entanglement in cords.
This consumer safety specification is not intended to address corded monitors that are either
blatantly misused or abused. This consumer safety specification is written within current state-of-the-
art technology and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes available that
necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes requirements for corded baby monitors, including audio monitors, video
monitors, and motion sensor monitors. It also provides requirements for labeling, instructional material and packaging.
1.1.1 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and reasonably
foreseeable misuse or abuse of baby monitors.
1.2 No product produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means,
indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, before and after all
testing.
1.3 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.4 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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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2.2 Federal Standards:
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations including sections: 1500.3 (c) (6) (vi) Definition of “Flammable Solid”
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.68 on Baby Monitors.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2013July 1, 2018. Published September 2013July 2018. Originally approved in 2012. Last previous edition approved in 20122013 as
F2951 – 12.F2951 – 13. DOI: 10.1520/F2951-13.10.1520/F2951-18.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
www.access.gpo.gov.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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F2951 − 18
1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Point In Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use By Children Under
Eight Years of Age
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use by
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1500.53 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Over 36 but Not
Over 96 Months of Age
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2.3 ANSI/UL Standard:
ANSI/UL
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