ASTM F1917-00
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
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1.1 This consumer safety 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 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 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 utilitze 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.
1.4 These 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 must 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.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer product 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F 1917 – 00
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Infant Bedding and Related Accessories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1917; 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 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 producer or distributor who represents any products as con-
forming to this specification may utilize statistically based
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes safety
sampling plans that are appropriate and shall keep such
performance requirements, test methods, and requirements for
essential records as are necessary to document that all of the
labeling to minimize the identified hazards to children pre-
requirements of this specification have been met. Any test
sentedbyinfantbeddingandrelatedaccessoriesasidentifiedin
methods that are made mandatory by the CPSC, or any
the introduction.
applicable governmental agencies, shall supersede any appli-
1.2 No infant bedding or related accessory produced after
cable test methods in this specification.
the approval date of the consumer safety performance specifi-
1.4 These tests are intended to simulate normal use condi-
cation shall indicate, either by label or other means, compli-
tions, so as to ensure that hazards are not generated through
ance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable
normal use. The tests shall be carried out in a normal use
requirements contained herein.
environment. For example, bumper guards should be secured
1.3 The inspection and test procedures contained herein
in a crib as a customer would in actual end use situations. Ties
shall be used to determine the conformance of products to the
should be tied and untied. While no specific requirements are
requirements of this consumer safety performance specifica-
defined here, the evaluator shall perform enough testing to
tion. The relevant tests for an infant bedding product or related
simulate normal use during the estimated lifetime of the
accessory can be done in any order, except where specified.
product. The infant bedding product or related accessory shall
Each test may be conducted on a different sample, unless
be inspected after such tests and shall be evaluated according
otherwise specified. The tests can be considered as qualifica-
to the relevant requirements listed within this specification.
tion tests and not necessarily as quality control tests. These
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
tests shall also be conducted when there is a design or material
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
change in the infant bedding or related accessory item. Each
information only.
1.6 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
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This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of
test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety perfor-
ASTM Committee F-15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of
mance specification: This standard does not purport to address
Subcommittee F15.19 on Infant Bedding.
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2000. Published May 2000. Originally
published as F 1917 – 99. Last previous edition F 1917 – 99.
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