ASTM F2057-04

Standard Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers

ABSTRACT
This safety specification is intended to reduce injuries and deaths of children from hazards associated with tipover of clothing storage units, it covers chests, drawer chests, chests of drawers, dressers, and bureaus only. The procedures for stability testing of the drawer are presented in details. During the test, the unit shall not tip over or be supported only by an opened drawer, opened door, or opened or unopened flap.
SCOPE
1.1 This safety specification is intended to reduce injuries and deaths of children from hazards associated with tipover of clothing storage units.
1.2 This safety specification covers chests, drawer chests, chests of drawers, dressers, and bureaus only (see Section 2).
1.3 This safety specification does not cover shelving units, such as bookcases or entertainment centers, night stands, or under-bed drawer storage units.
1.4 This safety specification does not cover any items 30 in. or less in height.
1.5 This safety specification is intended to cover children up to and including age five.
1.6 This safety specification replaces PS 110-98.
1.7 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test procedure portion, Section 4, of this 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2004
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.42 - Furniture Safety

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2057-00 - Standard Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM F2057-09 - Standard Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers
• Effective Date: 01-May-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F3096-23 - Standard Performance Specification for Tipover Restraint(s) Used with Clothing Storage Unit(s)
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2004
• Referred By: ASTM F2388-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Changing Products for Domestic Use
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 2057 – 04
Standard Safety Specification for
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Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2057; 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
TheConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)estimatesthattherewere8100emergencyroom
treated injuries associated with the tipover of furniture in 1994.
In addition, the CPSC received reports of about six deaths each year associated with furniture
tipover. Approximately two thirds of the deaths were said to have involved items with drawers, such
as dressers, bureaus, and chests of drawers. Approximately 80 % were to children under the age of
five.
1. Scope 2.1.1 chest, n—a furniture item intended for the storage of
clothing typical of bedroom furniture and containing one or
1.1 This safety specification is intended to reduce injuries
more of the following: drawers, doors, stationary shelves,
and deaths of children from hazards associated with tipover of
adjustable shelves, or pull-out shelves arranged in varying
clothing storage units.
configurations.
1.2 This safety specification covers chests, drawer chests,
2.1.2 door chest, n—a furniture item intended for the
chests of drawers, dressers, and bureaus only (see Section 2).
storage of clothing and consisting of a case with drawers at the
1.3 This safety specification does not cover shelving units,
bottom of the unit and drawer or permanent shelves covered by
such as bookcases or entertainment centers, night stands, or
two doors at the top of the case.
under-bed drawer storage units.
2.1.3 dresser, n—afurnitureitemintendedforthe storage of
1.4 This safety specification does not cover any items 30 in.
clothing and consisting of up to nine drawers usually arranged
or less in height.
in groups three high and three wide. Dimensions are usually 65
1.5 This safety specification is intended to cover children up
2 to 72 in. wide and 30 to 35 in. high.
to and including age five.
2.1.4 operational sliding length, n—the total length of the
1.6 This safety specification replaces PS 110–98.
shortest side of the drawer side, or, if the drawer slide has a
1.7 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
stop built in, the length of the slide to the stop.
test procedure portion, Section 4, of this safety specification:
2.1.5 tipover, n—the event at which a furniture unit pivots
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
forward to a point beyond which the unit continues to fall.
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
3. Performance Requirements
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
3.1 With the unit empty, test the unit in accordance with 4.1
limitations prior to use.
and 4.2.
2. Terminology 3.2 During the test, the unit shall not tip over or be
supported only by an opened drawer, opened door, or opened
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
or unopened flap.
3.3 If a failed component prohibits the completion of the
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This safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
test, the unit is to have the failed component repaired or
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.42 on
replaced to the original specifications, or the unit replaced and
Furniture Tipover.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2004. Published September 2004. Originally
the test repeated.
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as F 2057–00.
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The majority (approximately 80 %) of deaths relate to children 5 years or
younger (see Introduction).
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F2057–04
4. Test Procedure
4.1 Stability of Unloaded Unit:
4.1.1 Position the unit on a level flat surface composed of
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either concrete, wood flooring, or ⁄8 in. vinyl over concrete. If
the unit has leveling glides, these glides shall be installed and
be in contact with the floor, and the units shall be level during
testing.
4.1.2 Open all doors to 90° (see Fig. 1) and extend all
drawers and pullout shelves to two thirds of their operational
sliding length or to the stop, whichever is shorter (see 2.1.4 and
Fig. 2). Open flaps or dropfronts to their horizontal position or
as near horizontal as possible.
4.2 Stability with Load:
4.2.1 Position the unit on a level flat surface composed of
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either concrete, wood flooring, or ⁄8 in. vinyl over concrete. If
the unit has leveling
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