ASTM F1967-99

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and labelling requirements to promote the safe use of infant bath seats. Products commonly referred as bath rings are also included in the scope of this standard.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath seats.
1.3 No infant bath seat produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirement contained herein.
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods 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.
1.5 The test values and dimensions stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. SI values in parentheses are given for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2001
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.20 - Bath Seats

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1967-01 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1967 – 99
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Infant Bath Seats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1967; 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 is intended to address certain incidents associated with the use
of bath seats, bath rings, and other similar devices.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) identified drowning incidents which
generally involved infants either tipping over, climbing out of, or sliding through the product after
being left unattended by their caregiver.
This specification does not address incidents in which bath seats are unreasonably misused, are used
in a careless manner that disregards the warnings and instructions that are provided with each product,
or those instances where the caregiver leaves the infant unattended in the product.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art product technology.
It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information becomes
available and known to ASTM which necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of
existing requirements.
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1. Scope D 3359 Test Method for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
F 462 Consumer Safety Specification for Slip-Resistant
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor-
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Bathing Facilities
mance requirements, test methods, and labelling requirements
F 963 Standard Consumer Safety Specification on Toy
to promote the safe use of infant bath seats. Products com-
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Safety
monly referred as bath rings are also included in the scope of
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2.2 Federal Regulations:
this standard.
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce
Consumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint
the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from
16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-
use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath seats.
tions, including sections:
1.3 No infant bath seat produced after the approval date of
1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
Children Under 8 Years of Age
conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles Intended
test methods portion, Section 9, of this consumer safety
for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of
1500.50 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1500.51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children 18
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Months of Age or Less
1.5 The test values and dimensions stated in inch–pound
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
units are to be regarded as standard. SI values in parentheses
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under 3 Years of
are given for information only.
Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
2. Referenced Documents
Hazards Because of Small Parts
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-15 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 06.01.
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Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.20 on Bath Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.07.
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Seats. Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
Current edition approved April 10, 1999. Published June 1999. Washington, DC 20402.
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F 1967
3. Terminology no greater than the minor dimension of the opening.
5.6 Requirements for Toys—Toy accessories attached to,
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
removable from, or sold with bath seats, as well as their means
3.1.1 bath seat—a bath seat, bath ring, or other similar
of attachment, must meet applicable requirements of Consumer
product intended to be placed into a bath tub, s
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