Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Tubs

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements to promote the safe use of infant bath tubs. Specifically excluded from the scope of this standard are products commonly known as bath slings, typically made of fabric or mesh.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath tubs.  
1.3 No infant bath tub produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.4 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.
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer 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.

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Designation: F2670 – 09
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Infant Bath Tubs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2670; 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.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification is intended to address certain incidents associated with the use
of infant bath tubs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) identified drowning
incidents which generally involved infant bath tubs being used in adult tubs containing water and left
unattended by their caregiver. The CPSC also identified non-fatal incidents related to collapsing of
infant bath tubs.
This specification does not address incidents in which infant bath tubs 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
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1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
mance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
to promote the safe use of infant bath tubs. Specifically F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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excluded from the scope of this standard are products com- 2.2 Federal Standards:
monly known as bath slings, typically made of fabric or mesh. 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce Consumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint
the risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting from 16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-
use and reasonably foreseeable abuse of infant bath tubs. tions
1.3 No infant bath tub produced after the approval date of 16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other Sharp Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it by Children Under 8 Years of Age
conforms to all requirements contained herein. 16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other Articles
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical Intended for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only 16 CFR 1500.50 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
and are not considered standard. Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
Children
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
test methods portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety 16 CFR 1500.51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Children 18 Months of Age or Less
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit- Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee the ASTM website.
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F15.20 on Bath Seats. AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2009. Published March 2009. DOI: 10.1520/ 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
F2670-09. www.access.gpo.gov.
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