ASTM F3343-20e1

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bathers

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements to promote the safe use of infant bathers.  
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of infant bathers.  
1.3 No infant bather 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 requirements contained herein.  
1.4 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.  
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7, of this 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.6 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: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Jun-2020
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.20 - Bath Seats

Standards Content (Sample)

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.
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Designation:F3343 −20
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Infant Bathers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3343; 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.
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ε NOTE—Subsection 9.1.3 was corrected editorially in September 2022.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with infant bathers by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to incident data compiled by the CPSC, this specification attempts to minimize the
following hazards: drowning incidents which generally involved infant bathers being used in adult
tubs containing water and left unattended by their caregiver, and collapsing of the infant bather which
generally happened when the caregiver attempted to transport the occupant while in the infant bather.
This specification is intended to cover normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of
the product(s).
This specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of product technology and will be
updatedwheneversubstantiveinformationbecomesavailablethatnecessitatesadditionalrequirements
or justifies the revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor-
of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and
mance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements
environmental practices and determine the applicability of
to promote the safe use of infant bathers.
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of infant
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
bathers.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.3 No infant bather produced after the approval date of this
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
2. Referenced Documents
conforms to all requirements contained herein.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
D1683/D1683M Test Method for Failure in Sewn Seams of
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
Woven Fabrics
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test
and are not considered standard.
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
F2088 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Cradle
test method portion, Section 7, of this specification: This
Swings
F2167 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bouncer
Seats
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit-
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
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F15.20 on Bath Seats. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved June 15, 2020. Published June 2020. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2019. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as F3343 – 19a. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/F3343-20E01. the ASTM website.
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F3343−20
F2670 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Tubs 3.1.6 non-paper label, n—any label material, such as plastic
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2.2 Federal Regulations: or metal, that either will not tear without the aid of tools or
tears leaving a sharply defined edge or labels made of fabric.
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
Consumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint
3.1.7 occupant, n—that individual who is in an infant bather
16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-
in one of the manufacturer’s recommended use positions.
tions
3.1.8 paper label, n—any label material t
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