ASTM F2006-00(2005)
(Specification)Standard Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices for Non-Emergency Escape (Egress) and Rescue (Ingress) Windows
Standard Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices for Non-Emergency Escape (Egress) and Rescue (Ingress) Windows
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1.1 This safety 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 safety specification applies only to window fall prevention devices that are to be used on windows that are not intended for escape (egress) and rescue (ingress).Note 1
Provisional Safety Specification PS120 addresses window fall prevention devices (releasable) for windows intended for emergency escape and rescue and any other window not covered by this standard.
1.3 This safety specification applies only to devices intended to be applied to windows installed at heights of more than 75 ft (23 m) above ground level in multiple family dwelling buildings. This safety specification is not intended to apply to windows below 75 ft (23 m) because all windows below 75 ft (23 m) that are operable could be used as a possible secondary means of escape.
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.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.
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Designation: F 2006 – 00 (Reapproved 2005)
Standard Safety Specification for
Window Fall Prevention Devices for Non-Emergency Escape
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(Egress) and Rescue (Ingress) Windows
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2006; 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
The consumer safety specification addresses window fall prevention devices that protect against
potential falls by children age five and under from windows not designated for emergency escape or
rescue in installations more than 75 ft (23 m) above ground level in multiple family dwelling
buildings. This specification does not apply to devices applied to windows installed in one and two
family dwellings.
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
for a higher percentage of window fall fatalities and injuries .
Windowfallpreventiondevicesusuallydifferinpurposeandapplicationfromsecurity/burglarbars.
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 than 75 ft (23 m) above ground level in multiple family
dwelling buildings. This safety specification is not intended to
1.1 This safety specification establishes requirements for
apply to windows below 75 ft (23 m) because all windows
devices intended to address the risk of injury and death
below75ft(23m)thatareoperablecouldbeusedasapossible
associated with accidental falls from windows by children five
secondary means of escape.
years old and younger.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all safety
1.2 This safety specification applies only to window fall
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
prevention devices that are to be used on windows that are not
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
intended for escape (egress) and rescue (ingress).
health practices and to determine the applicability of regula-
NOTE 1—ProvisionalSafetySpecificationPS120addresseswindowfall
tory limitations prior to use.
prevention devices (releasable) for windows intended for emergency
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
escape and rescue and any other window not covered by this speechifi-
as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
cation.
information only.
1.3 This safety specification applies only to devices in-
tended to be applied to windows installed at heights of more
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
PS 120 Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices
This safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.38 on
Window Fall Prevention.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally 1994 Uniform Building Code Handbook, Sec. 1807. (a) and 2000 International
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as F 2006 – 00. Building Code—Section 403.1 (January 2000; Published Feb. 1, 2000) – Special
This standard replaces former Provisonal Safety Specification PS 112. provisions for Group B and R1.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, special window falls study This is the intended application of the specification unless otherwise required
conducted in 1991. by applicable building code.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, special window falls study For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
conducted in 1991 and “Window Safety: Data and Patterns Related to Entrapments contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
andAccidentalFallsfromWindows”,preparedbyAndersonCorporation.(Research Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Report F15-1002 available through ASTM.) the ASTM website.
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F 2006 – 00 (2005)
with Emergency Escape (Egress) Release Mechanisms 4.8 Installation instructions and safety information shall
2.2 ANSI Standard: specify maximum window opening width and height for which
ANSI Z97.1-1984 Safety Glazing Materials Used in Build- the window fall prevention device is intended.
ings—SafetyPerformanceSpecificationsandMethodsof
5. Installation Instructions
Test (Tempered Glass Impact Test)
5.1 Installation instructions shall specify that window fall
3. Terminology
prevention devices shall be installed in such manner that no
3.1 Definitions of Terms:
space shall exist anywhere in the window opening with
3.1.1 window, n—an opening constructed in a wall or a roof
window fall prevention device installed that would permit the
to admit light or air or both to any enclosure.
passage of a rigid sphere measuring 4.0 in. (102 mm) in
3.1.2 window falls, n—a fall from or out of a window.
diameter. Installation instructions shall state that failure to
3.1.3 window fall prevention device, n— a product installed
follow these instructions may result in the window fall preven-
into an existing window opening, and in conjunction with the
tion device’s being ineffective in preventing falls from the
properly functioning window unit, for the purpose of prevent-
window.
ing children five years old or younger from falling from or out
5.2 Installation instructions shall specify application to spe-
of an open window.
cificwindowtype.Theinstallationinstructionsshallincludeall
3.1.4 emergency escape (egress) and rescue (ingress) win-
details of recommended attachment materials and techniques
dow, n—awindowintendedforemergencyescape(egress)and
of installation that will provide for support equal to or greater
rescue (ingress) during an emergency situation such as fire, gas
thantheattachmentmethodsandmaterialsusedtomeetthetest
leak, etc., as defined by the prevailing applicable building and
requirementsasdescribedinSection8.Installationinstructions
fire codes.
shall include the statements specified in 5.2.2 and 5.2.3.
5.2.1 Where a warning is required by this specification
4. General Requirements
within the installation instructions, a signal word panel which
4.1 Window fall prevention devices shall be constructed so
contains the word “WARNING” in upper case letters, preceded
as to prohibit the free passage of a 4.0 in. (102 mm) diameter
by a safety alert symbol consisting of an exclamation mark
rigid sphere at any point, during or after testing as specified in
inside a solid equilateral triangle background with the point of
Section 8, when the window fall prevention device is installed
the triangle oriented upward shall head the information. The
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
word “WARNING” and the safety alert symbol shall be
4.2 The distance between window fall prevention device
centered on one line and shall be in letters at least ⁄16 in. (8
structuralmembersorcomponentsafteralltestingisconducted
mm) high.
shall not exceed 4.0 in. (102 mm) when a 60 lbf (267 N)
"WARNING
direct force is applied in accordance with the test method
according to 8.2.
5.2.2 Within the installation instructions a warning message
4.3 Window fall prevention devices shall be free of sharp
shall include the statement of the hazard: “Blocks Escape in
projections and edges.
Fire and Emergency” and shall contain the following informa-
4.4 Window fall prevention devices shall not interfere with
tion:
the design, operation, and function of the window, shall not
" WARNING
alter the window in a manner that causes water or air
Blocks Escape in Fire and Emergency
infiltration or both, and shall not violate light and ventilation
• DO NOT INSTALL window fall prevention device on:
requirements of the applicable building code.
-Emergency escape and rescue windows.
4.5 Each window fall prevention device shall be sold with
-Fire escape windows.
installation instructions and safety information included in the
-Windows at or below 75 feet above ground level.
packaging for each device.
(Unless approved by applicable building and/or fire codes.)
4.6 Installation instructions shall include the statement that
• Use of this window fall prevention device on escape and
a copy of the safety information shall be provided to the owner
rescue windows may result in death by entrapment during
of the building in which the device is installed and to the
fire or emergency.
occupant in the dwelling where the device is installed (or is to
• Check building and fire codes before installing window fall
be installed).
prevention devices. Contact local building code department or
4.7 Installation instructions and safety information shall be
fire department for specific codes.
conspicuous.
5.2.3 Within the installation instructions a warning message
shall include the statement of the hazard: “Possible Fall
Hazard” and shall contain the following information:
Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
" WARNING
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Possible Fall Hazard
CPSC Publication # 362 Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools, and New
Jersey CommunityAffairs, Division of Codes and Standards (Cite 27 N.M.R. 3150)
• Young children may fall out the window if the window fall
- Subchapter 27. Child-Protection Window Guards - 5:10-27.4 - Specifications for
windows guards.
Anthropometry of Infants, Children, and Youths toAge 18 for Product Safety
Design,” May 31, 1977, Highway Safety Research Institute, The University of WARNING format to be written perANSI Z535.4 - 1998 requirements unless
Michigan. otherwise approv
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