ASTM F963-07
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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1.1 This specification relates to possible hazards that may not be recognized readily by the public and that may be encountered in the normal use for which a toy is intended or after reasonably foreseeable abuse. It does not purport to cover every conceivable hazard of a particular toy. This specification does not cover product performance or quality, except as related to safety. Except for the labeling requirements pointing out the functional hazards and age range for which the toy is intended, this specification has no requirements for those aspects of a toy that present an inherent and recognized hazard as part of the function of the toy. Such an example is a sharp point necessary for the function of a needle. The needle is an inherent hazard that is well understood by the purchaser of a toy sewing kit, and this hazard is communicated to the user as part of the normal educational process.
1.2 On the other hand, while a riding toy has inherent hazards associated with its use (for example, falling off onto the sidewalk), the possible hazards associated with its construction (sharp edges, exposed mechanisms, etc.) will be minimized by the application of this specification.
1.3 This specification covers requirements and contains test methods for toys intended for use by children under 14 years of age. Different age limits for various requirements will be found in this specification. These limits reflect the nature of the hazards and expected mental or physical ability, or both, of a child to cope with the hazards.
1.4 Articles not covered by this specification are as follows:
Bicycles
Tricycles
Sling shots and sharp-pointed darts
Playground equipment
Non-powder guns
Kites
Hobby and craft items in which the finished item is notprimarily of play value
Model kits in which the finished item is not primarily of play value
Crayons, paints, chalks, and other similar art materials in which the material itself or the finished item is notprimarily of play value, except that all art materials, whether or not a component of a toy, must comply toLHAMA, in accordance with 4.30.1-4.30.3.
Sporting goods, camping goods, athletic equipment, mu-sical instruments, and furniture; however, toys that are their counterparts are covered. (It is recognized that there is often a fine line between, for example, a musical instrument or a sporting item and its toy counterpart. The intention of the producer or distributor, as well asnormal use and reasonably foreseeable abuse, deter-mines whether the item is a toy counterpart.)
Powered models of aircraft, rockets, boats, and landvehicles; however, toys that are their counterparts are covered.
1.5 General guidelines for age labeling toys and toy packaging are contained in Annex A1.
1.6 Information regarding packaging and shipping is contained in Annex A2.
1.7 This consumer safety specification includes the following sections:TitleSectionScope1Referenced Documents2Terminology3 Safety Requirements4Material Quality4.1Flammability4.2 Toxicology4.3 Electrical/Thermal Energy4.4Sound Producing Toys4.5 Small Objects4.6 Accessible Edges4.7 Projections4.8Accessible Points4.9Wires or Rods4.10 Nails and Fasteners4.11 Packaging Film4.12 Folding Mechanisms and Hinges4.13 Cords and Elastics in Toys4.14 Stability and Over-Load Requirements4.15 Confined Spaces4.16Wheels, Tires, and Axles4.17Holes, Clearance, and Accessibility of Mechanisms4.18 Simulated Protective Devices4.19 Pacifiers4.20 Projectile Toys4.21 Teethers and Teething Toys4.22 Rattles4.23 Squeeze Toys4.24 Battery-Operated Toys4.25 Toys Intended to be Attached to a Crib or Playpen4.26 Toy Chests4.27 Stuffed and Beanbag-Type Toys4.28 Stroller and Carriage Toys4.29 Art Materials4.30 Toy Gun Marking4.31Balloons4.32Certain Toys with Spherical Ends4.33Marbles4.34Balls4.35Pompoms4.36Hemispheric-Shaped Objects4.37Yo Yo Elastic Tether Toys4.38Magnets4.39 Safety Labeling Requirements5Instructional Literature6Producer's Markings7Test Method...
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An American National Standard
Designation: F 963 – 07
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Toy Safety
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F963; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this consumer safety specification is to establish nationally recognized safety
requirements for toys. Although this specification will not eliminate the need for the exercise of
parental responsibility in selecting toys appropriate to the age of a child, or parental supervision in
situations in which children of various ages may have access to the same toys, its application will
minimize accidents in the normal, intended use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of the toys covered
by this specification. This specification was developed originally as a Voluntary Product Standard
under the auspices of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, and published in
1976 (PS 72–76). The present revision is intended to update the safety requirements to include the
following by reference: published federal mandatory requirements, relevant voluntary standards,
certain new requirements for addressing potential hazards, and several technical revisions based on
producer experience with the original standard.
1. Scope struction (sharp edges, exposed mechanisms, etc.) will be
2 minimized by the application of this specification.
1.1 This specification relates to possible hazards that may
1.3 This specification covers requirements and contains test
not be recognized readily by the public and that may be
methodsfortoysintendedforusebychildrenunder14yearsof
encountered in the normal use for which a toy is intended or
age.Differentagelimitsforvariousrequirementswillbefound
afterreasonablyforeseeableabuse.Itdoesnotpurporttocover
in this specification. These limits reflect the nature of the
every conceivable hazard of a particular toy.This specification
hazards and expected mental or physical ability, or both, of a
does not cover product performance or quality, except as
child to cope with the hazards.
related to safety. Except for the labeling requirements pointing
1.4 Articles not covered by this specification are as follows:
out the functional hazards and age range for which the toy is
Bicycles
intended, this specification has no requirements for those
Tricycles
aspects of a toy that present an inherent and recognized hazard
Sling shots and sharp-pointed darts
as part of the function of the toy. Such an example is a sharp
Playground equipment
point necessary for the function of a needle. The needle is an
Non-powder guns
inherent hazard that is well understood by the purchaser of a
Kites
toy sewing kit, and this hazard is communicated to the user as
Hobby and craft items in which the finished item is not
part of the normal educational process.
primarily of play value
1.2 On the other hand, while a riding toy has inherent
Model kits in which the finished item is not primarily of
hazards associated with its use (for example, falling off onto
play value
the sidewalk), the possible hazards associated with its con-
Crayons, paints, chalks, and other similar art materials in
which the material itself or the finished item is not
primarily of play value, except that all art materials,
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit-
whether or not a component of a toy, must comply to
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
LHAMA, in accordance with 4.30.1-4.30.3.
F15.22 on Toy Safety.
Sporting goods, camping goods, athletic equipment, mu-
Current edition approved March 15, 2007. Published May 2007. Originally
approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F963–03.
sical instruments, and furniture; however, toys that are
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Toy IndustryAssociation, Inc. (TIA) sometimes provides its interpretations of
their counterparts are covered. (It is recognized that
this specification through its counsel as a service to its members and others. The
there is often a fine line between, for example, a musical
TIA’sinterpretationsarenotreviewedorapprovedbyASTMandshouldbeviewed
as TIA’s alone. instrument or a sporting item and its toy counterpart.
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F963–07
The intention of the producer or distributor, as well as
Flexure Test 8.12
Test for Mouth-Actuated Toys 8.13
normal use and reasonably foreseeable abuse, deter-
Tests for Toy Chest Lids and Closures 8.14
mines wh
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