ASTM F2194-22e1

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote safe use of bassinets and cradles.  
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is intended to minimize the risks of incidents to an infant resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of a bassinet or cradle.  
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification covers products primarily intended to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to approximately 5 months in age or when the child begins to push up on hands and knees, whichever comes first.  
1.3.1 Examples of Products under the Scope:
1.3.1.1 Bassinets, cradles, compact bassinets, and compact cradles.
1.3.1.2 Cradle swings with an incline less than or equal to 10° from horizontal while in the rest (non-rocking) position.
1.3.1.3 Multi-use products when they are in the bassinet/cradle or compact bassinet/cradle use mode as defined in 3.1.1 or 3.1.3.
1.3.1.4 Bassinet/cradle accessories to products when removed from the product and used in the bassinet/cradle mode or as a compact bassinet/cradle product. See 3.1.2 for an example.
1.3.1.5 Bassinet/cradle features for carriage/stroller when removed from the carriage/stroller and used in the bassinet/cradle mode or compact bassinet/cradle product mode.  
1.3.2 Examples of Products Excluded from the Scope:  
1.3.2.1 Sleep products that have only inclined sleeping surfaces intended to be greater than 10° from horizontal while in the rest (non-rocking) position.
1.3.2.2 In-bed portable sleepers.
1.3.2.3 Enclosed travel tents.  
1.4 No bassinet or cradle 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 requirements contained herein.  
1.5 This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from alteration or unreasonable abuse or misuse of the product by a child or child care giver.  
1.6 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.  
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion Section 7 of this consumer safety performance 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
FIG. 1 CAMI Infant Dummy, Mark II 17.5 lb (7.9 kg)
FIG. 2 CAMI Newborn Dummy 7.5 lb (3.4 kg)  
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2021
• 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

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation:F2194 −22
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Bassinets and Cradles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2194; 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.
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ε NOTE—Editorial corrections were made throughout in July 2022.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses infant bassinet and cradle incidents
identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to the incident data compiled by the CPSC, this consumer safety performance
specificationattemptstominimizethefollowinghazards:(1)suffocation,(2)tipover,(3)collapse,and
(4)hooddetachment.Italsoaddressescornerpostextensions,whichmaycatchpacifiercords,ribbons,
necklaces, or clothing which a child may be wearing and which may be caught on a projection. This
specification does not cover products that are blatantly misused or used in a careless manner that
disregards the safety instructions and warnings provided with each bassinet or cradle.
1. Scope 1.3.1.5 Bassinet/cradle features for carriage/stroller when
removed from the carriage/stroller and used in the bassinet/
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performance
cradle mode or compact bassinet/cradle product mode.
requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to
1.3.2 Examples of Products Excluded from the Scope:
promote safe use of bassinets and cradles.
1.3.2.1 Sleep products that have only inclined sleeping
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is in-
surfaces intended to be greater than 10° from horizontal while
tended to minimize the risks of incidents to an infant resulting
in the rest (non-rocking) position.
from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of a
1.3.2.2 In-bed portable sleepers.
bassinet or cradle.
1.3.2.3 Enclosed travel tents.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification covers
products primarily intended to provide sleeping accommoda-
1.4 Nobassinetorcradleproducedaftertheapprovaldateof
tionsforaninfantuptoapproximately5monthsinageorwhen
this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by
the child begins to push up on hands and knees, whichever
label or other means, indicate compliance with this specifica-
comes first.
tion unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.3.1 Examples of Products under the Scope:
1.5 This consumer safety performance specification is not
1.3.1.1 Bassinets, cradles, compact bassinets, and compact
intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from
cradles.
alteration or unreasonable abuse or misuse of the product by a
1.3.1.2 Cradle swings with an incline less than or equal to
child or child care giver.
10° from horizontal while in the rest (non-rocking) position.
1.3.1.3 Multi-use products when they are in the bassinet/
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
cradle or compact bassinet/cradle use mode as defined in 3.1.1
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
or 3.1.3.
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
1.3.1.4 Bassinet/cradle accessories to products when re-
and are not considered standard.
moved from the product and used in the bassinet/cradle mode
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
or as a compact bassinet/cradle product. See 3.1.2 for an
test method portion Section 7 of this consumer safety perfor-
example.
mance specification This standard does not purport to address
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all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.18 on
the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish
Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Baby Changing Products.
appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and
CurrenteditionapprovedJan.1,2022.PublishedJune2022.Originallyapproved
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determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to
in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as F2194 – 16 . DOI: 10.1520/
F2194-22E01. use.
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2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D3359 Test Methods fo
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