ASTM F1917-12
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification establishes safety performance requirements, test methods, and requirements for labeling to minimize the identified hazards to children presented by infant bedding and related accessories as identified in the introduction.
1.2 No infant bedding or related accessory produced after the approval date of the consumer safety performance specification shall indicate, either by label or other means, compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein.
1.3 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.
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 8, of this consumer safety performance specification: This standard does not purport to address 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.
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Designation:F1917 −12
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1917; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses incidents associated with infant bedding
and related accessories that were reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
These incident reports involved entanglement or strangulation on decorative ribbons, bumper guard
ties, wall hangings, fitted sheets, and threads resulting from unraveled seams. It also addresses
potential suffocation on decorative pillows placed in cribs.
In response to the incident data developed by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance
specification attempts to minimize the problems listed above. This effort is accomplished through the
establishment of performance requirements and warning labels for infant bedding and accessories.
This specification cannot prevent incidents that occur as the result of unforeseeable abuse and misuse.
NOTE 1—This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting
from the interaction of other persons with children using these products or the incidents resulting from unforeseeable
abuse and misuse.
This consumer safety performance specification has been written based on current state-of-the-art
softgoods technology. This consumer safety performance specification will be updated whenever
substantive information becomes available.
1. Scope the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification estab-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
lishes safety performance requirements, test methods, and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
requirements for labeling to minimize the identified hazards to
children presented by infant bedding and related accessories as
2. Referenced Documents
identified in the introduction.
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2.1 ANSI Standard:
1.2 No infant bedding or related accessory produced after
ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
the approval date of the consumer safety performance specifi-
cation shall indicate, either by label or other means, compli-
3. Terminology
ance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
requirements contained herein.
3.1.1 attachment means, n—flexible ribbons, strings, hook
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
and loop straps, ties, and similar devices attached to a bumper
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
for the purpose of attaching to a crib.
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
3.1.2 decorative components, n—ornamental components
and are not considered standard.
attached to a crib bumper for the exclusive use of being a
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
decorative component.
test method portion, Section 8, of this consumer safety perfor-
3.1.2.1 Discussion—Decorative components include, but
mance specification: This standard does not purport to address
are not limited to ribbons, strings, buttons, appliqués,
embellishments, etc.
3.1.3 fabric, n—any woven, knit, flexible material that is
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This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of
intended to be sewn together as an assembly.
ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F15.19 on Infant Bedding.
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally
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3.1.4 infant bedding and related accessories, n—includes 6.2 Maximum Bumper Thickness—For crib bumpers manu-
the following items intended for use in a nursery: fitted sheets, factured of fabric and filled with a natural or manmade fibrous
blankets, dust ruffles, covers and drapes for canopies, pillows, material, each bumper section shall slide through the bumper
mattress covers, diaper stackers, fabric wall hangings, bumper thickness test fixture (see Fig. 1) over its entire length whe
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Designation:F1917–08 Designation: F1917 – 12
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1917; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses incidents associated with infant bedding
and related accessories that were reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
These incident reports involved entanglement or strangulation on decorative ribbons, bumper guard
ties, wall hangings, fitted sheets, and threads resulting from unraveled seams. It also addresses
potential suffocation on decorative pillows placed in cribs.
In response to the incident data developed by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance
specification attempts to minimize the problems listed above. This effort is accomplished through the
establishment of performance requirements and warning labels for infant bedding and accessories.
This specification cannot prevent incidents that occur as the result of unforeseeable abuse and misuse.
NOTE—This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the inter-
action of other persons with children using these products or the incidents resulting from unforeseeable abuse and misuse.
This consumer safety performance specification has been written based on current state-of-the-art
softgoods technology. This consumer safety performance specification will be updated whenever
substantive information becomes available.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification establishes safety performance requirements, test methods, and require-
ments for labeling to minimize the identified hazards to children presented by infant bedding and related accessories as identified
in the introduction.
1.2 No infant bedding or related accessory produced after the approval date of the consumer safety performance specification
shall indicate, either by label or other means, compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements
contained herein.
1.3The inspection and test procedures contained herein shall be used to determine the conformance of products to the
requirements of this consumer safety performance specification. The relevant tests for an infant bedding product or related
accessory can be done in any order, except where specified. Each test may be conducted on a different sample, unless otherwise
specified. The tests can be considered as qualification tests and not necessarily as quality control tests. These tests shall also be
conducted when there is a design or material change in the infant bedding or related accessory item. Each producer or distributor
who represents any products as conforming to this specification may utilize statistically based sampling plans that are appropriate
and shall keep such essential records as are necessary to document that all of the requirements of this specification have been met.
Any test methods that are made mandatory by the CPSC, or any applicable governmental agencies, shall supersede any applicable
test methods in this specification.
1.4These tests are intended to simulate normal use conditions, so as to ensure that hazards are not generated through normal use.
The tests shall be carried out in a normal use environment. For example, bumper guards should be secured in a crib as a customer
would in actual end use situations. Ties should be tied and untied. While no specific requirements are defined here, the evaluator
shall perform enough testing to simulate normal use during the estimated lifetime of the product. The infant bedding product or
related accessory shall be inspected after such tests and shall be evaluated according to the relevant requirements listed within this
specification.
1.5The 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.
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ThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
F15.19 on Infant Bedding.
Current edition approvedAug.July 1, 2008.2012. PublishedAug
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