ASTM F833-01

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes safety performance requirements, test methods, and requirements for labeling to minimize the hazards to children presented by carriages and strollers as identified in the introduction.  
1.2 No carriage or stroller produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements herein.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2001
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.17 - Carriages, Strollers, Walkers and Stationary Activity Centers

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F833-03 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F404-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 833 – 01
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Carriages and Strollers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 833; 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 performance specification addresses carriage and stroller incidents that were
identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The CPSC identified injuries to children associated with the following: stability, brakes, restraint
systems, latches and folding mechanisms, structural integrity, and deaths due to entrapment in
openings of convertible carriage/strollers. By far, the most common injury resulted when a child fell
or climbed out of a stroller because the restraint system was not being used. In response to the
incidents data developed by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance specification attempts to
minimize the previously listed problems. This specification does not cover carriages and strollers that
are blatantly misused, although warnings and safety instructions are required to be prominently
displayed on or with each carriage or stroller.
NOTE 1—This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and
injuries resulting from the interaction of other persons with children in carriages or strollers or
incidents resulting from unforeseeable abuse or misuse.
This consumer safety performance specification is written within the current state of the art of
carriage and stroller technology. It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever
substantive information becomes available which necessitates additional requirements or justifies the
revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes safety 2.1 ASTM Standards:
performance requirements, test methods, and labeling require- D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape
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ments to minimize the hazards to children presented by Test
carriages and strollers as identified in the introduction. 2.2 Federal Standards:
1.2 No carriage or stroller produced after the approval date 16 CFR-1303—Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
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of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
by label or other means, indicate compliance with this speci- 16 CFR-1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations in-
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fication unless it conforms to all requirements herein. cluding sections:
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for Sharp Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use by
information only. Children Under Eight Years of Age
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety speci- Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles
fication: This standard does not purport to address all of the Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 1500.50-52 Tests Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. ticles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years of
Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.17 on
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Carriages, Strollers, Walkers, and Stationary Activity Centers. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2001. Published December 2001. Originally Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
published as F 833–83. Last previous edition F 833–00. Washington, DC 20402.
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