ASTM F1821-97

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers requirements for the design and and performance of toddler beds. It also contains requirements for labeling and instructional material.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1997
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.18 - Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Baby Changing Products

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1821-03a - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds
• Effective Date: 16-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2085-19 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Bed Rails
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1997
• Referred By: ASTM F3186-17 - Standard Specification for Adult Portable Bed Rails and Related Products
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1997

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1821 – 97
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Toddler Beds
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1821; 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 specification addresses toddler bed incidents that were identified by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to incident data supplied by the commission, this consumer safety specification attempts
to minimize: entrapment in bed end structures, entrapment between the guardrail and side rail, and
entrapment in the mattress support system. Entrapment of a child’s head or neck can result in
asphyxiation.
This consumer safety specification is written in accordance with the current available state-of-the-
art technology and will be updated whenever substantive information becomes available that
necessitates additional requirements or justifies a revision to existing requirements.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers requirements 2.1 ASTM Standards:
for the design and performance of toddler beds. It also contains F 966 Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size and
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requirements for labeling and instructional material. Non-Full-Size Baby Crib Corner Post Extensions
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini- 2.2 Code of Federal Regulations:
mize incidents to children resulting from normal use and 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
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reasonably foreseeable misuse of toddler beds. It does not Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
address incidents resulting from alteration or unreasonable 16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, in-
misuse. cluding the following sections:
1.3 For the purposes of this consumer safety specification, a 16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
toddler bed is a bed that is sized to accept a full-size crib Sharp Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for
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mattress and is intended for use by a child not less than 15 Children Under 8 Years of Age
months of age and who weighs no more than 50 lb (27.7 kg). 16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
1.4 No toddler bed produced after the approval date of this Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles
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consumer safety specification shall indicate compliance with Intended for Children Under 8 Years of Age
this specification, either by label or by other means, unless it 16 CFR 1500 .50 - .53 Test Method for Simulating Use And
conforms to all the requirements contained herein. Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use By
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1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded Children
as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
information only. Articles Intended for Use by Children Under 3 Years of
1.6 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration or Ingestion
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test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety Hazards Because of Small Parts
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of
3. Terminology
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 bed, n—for the purpose of this specification, a toddler
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. bed, as described in 3.1.2.
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-
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tee F-15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
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F15.18 on Cribs, Toddler Beds, and Play Yards. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 1997. Published August 1998. Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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F1821–97
3.1.2 bed, toddler, n—for the purpose of this specification, horizontal opening that allows complete passage of the wedge
any bed sized to accommodate a full-size crib mattress having block when tested in accordance with 7.1.
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minimum dimensions of 51 ⁄8 in. (1310 mm) in length and 27 5.1.2 The to
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