ASTM F1967-01

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Designation: F 1967 – 01
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.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
mance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape
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to promote the safe use of infant bath seats. Products com- Test
monly referred as bath rings also are included in the scope of F 462 Consumer Safety Specification for Slip-Resistant
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this specification. Bathing Facilities
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1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce F 963 Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety
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the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from 2.2 Federal Regulations:
use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath seats. 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
1.3 No infant bath seat produced after the approval date of Consumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint
this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other 16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it tions, including sections:
conforms to all requirements contained herein. 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the Sharp Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use
test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety by Children Under 8 Years of Age
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- Intended for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 1500.50 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children
1.5 The test values and dimensions stated in inch–pound 1500.51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of
units are to be regarded as standard. SI values in parentheses Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children 18
are given for information only. Months of Age or Less
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under 3 Years of
Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.20 on Bath
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Seats.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 06.01.
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Current edition approved March 10, 2001. Published June 2001. Originally
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.07.
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published as F 1967 – 99. Last previous edition F 1967 – 99.
Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402.
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F 1967
Hazards Because of Small Parts manufacturer’s recommended use position(s).
5.4.2 During and upon completion of the test in accordance
3. Terminology
with 7.1.1, the unit shall remain in the manufac
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