ASTM F2085-06a

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Designation: F 2085 – 06a
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Portable Bed Rails
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2085; 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 addresses portable bed rail incidents that were identified by the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to incident data supplied by the CPSC, this consumer safety specification attempts to
minimize the following type of potential hazard through labeling and performance requirements:
entrapment between the portable bed rail and mattress in the bed rail structure and entanglement on
protrusions. Entrapment of a child by the head or neck can result in asphyxiation.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of portable bed rail
technology. It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information
becomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of existing
requirements.
Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisnotintendedtocoverbedrailsthatareeitherblatantlymisused
or used in a careless manner that disregards the safety instructions in the warning statements provided
with each bed rail.
1. Scope standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes require-
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
mentsfortheperformanceofportablebedrails.Italsocontains
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory require-
requirements for labeling and instructional literature.
ments prior to use.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
mize hazards to children resulting from normal use and
2. Referenced Documents
reasonably foreseeable misuse of portable bed rails.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 For the purpose of this consumer safety specification, a
D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult
D 3574 TestMethodsforFlexibleCellularMaterials—Slab,
bed to prevent children from falling out of bed. These bed rails
Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
areintendedforchildrenwhocangetinandoutofanadultbed
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2.2 Federal Standards:
unassisted (typically from 2 to 5 years of age.)
16 CFR Part 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and
1.4 No bed rail as defined in 3.1.2 that is produced after the
Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing
approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either
Paint
by label or other means, indicate compliance with this speci-
16 CFR Part 1500 Federal Hazardous SubstancesAct Regu-
fication unless it conforms to all the requirements contained
lations, including Sections:
herein.
1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
as the standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
Children Under 8 Years of Age
information only.
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles Intended
test methods portion in Section 7 of this specification. This
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit- contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
F15.11 on Bed Rails. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2006. Published December 2006. Originally AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F 2085 – 06. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401.
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F 2085 – 06a
for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age thick and admit a 0.210-in. (5.33-mm) diameter rod shall also
16 CFR Part 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other admit a 0.375-in. (9.53-mm) diameter rod. Holes or slots that
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under 3 Years of are between 0.210-in. (5.33-mm) and 0.375-in. (9.53-mm) and
Age which
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