ASTM F2710-08
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Commercial Cribs
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Commercial Cribs
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote the safe use of cribs in commercial environments such as hotels, rentals, motels, day care centers and the like.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification subsumes the federal and ASTM standards which are in existence for these types of product when those products are used in non-commercial applications.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification includes products intended to provide a safe sleeping environment such as full size cribs, non full size cribs, and playards and includes both rigid and mesh sided units. The term “crib” as used in this standard includes all of these items.
1.4 Products such as bassinets and cradles are specifically excluded from this consumer safety performance specification.
1.5 No commercial crib produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by label or other means indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, before and after all testing.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portions of this consumer and other referenced safety specifications. The standard(s) may involve the use of hazardous materials, operations and equipment. The standard(s) 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 all appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 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.
1.8 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.
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Designation:F2710 −08
StandardConsumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Commercial Cribs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2710; 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 identified by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which involved infant cribs used in commercial uses
such as the hospitality and day care industries.
InresponsetoincidentdatacompiledbyCPSC,andinrecognitionofthemoreintenseusethatcribs
which are used for commercial purposes encounter, this consumer safety performance specification
attempts to minimize the hazards which result from structural failure, instability, and related
deficiencies. This consumer safety performance specification will also address issues related to
maintenance and repair of these products in use, their transportation and storage and the wide variety
of uses for these products.
1. Scope safety specifications. The standard(s) may involve the use of
hazardous materials, operations and equipment. The stan-
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification estab-
dard(s) does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
lishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking
if any associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
requirements to promote the safe use of cribs in commercial
of this standard to establish all appropriate safety and health
environments such as hotels, rentals, motels, day care centers
practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory
and the like.
limitations prior to use.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification sub-
1.7 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
sumes the federal andASTM standards which are in existence
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
for these types of product when those products are used in
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
non-commercial applications.
and are not considered standard.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification in-
cludes products intended to provide a safe sleeping environ- 1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ment such as full size cribs, non full size cribs, and playards safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
and includes both rigid and mesh sided units. The term “crib” responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
as used in this standard includes all of these items. priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 Products such as bassinets and cradles are specifically
excluded from this consumer safety performance specification.
2. Referenced Documents
1.5 No commercial crib produced after the approval date of
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this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by 2.1 ASTM Standards:
F406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size
labelorothermeansindicatecompliancewiththisspecification
Baby Cribs/Play Yards
unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained
F1148 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
herein, before and after all testing.
Home Playground Equipment
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
F1169 Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size Baby
test method portions of this consumer and other referenced
Cribs
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This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of
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ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Subcommittee F15.57 on Commerical Cribs. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2008. Published December 2008. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/F2710-08. the ASTM website.
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2.2 Federal Regulations: 5.7 Dropside Dynamic Test—No commercial cribs with
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances and Articles; Adminis- drop sides shall exhibit structural failure, loosening of
tration and Enforcement Regulations fasteners, damage to latching or locking mechanisms or failure
16 CFR 1508 Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs of latching or locking mechanisms when tested in accordance
with 6.3.
3. Terminology
6. Test Methods
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This St
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