ASTM F2012-08

This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:F2012–07 Designation: F 2012 – 08
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
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Stationary Activity Centers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2012; 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 performance specification is intended to mitigate potential safety hazards
associated with a child’s use of a stationary activity center and thereby minimize the risk of injury or
death. The specific hazards addressed by this specification are seat strength to support the occupant,
product tip over, openings for finger entrapment and small parts.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification covers performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements
to promote safe use of a stationary activity center by an occupant.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is intended to minimize the risk of incidents to an occupant resulting from
normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of a stationary activity center.
1.3 No stationary activity center produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either
by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.4 This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the
interaction of other persons with the child occupant in the stationary activity center or the incidents resulting from abuse and
misuse by children able to walk.
1.5
1.5 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.
1.6 Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section7,ofthisconsumersafetyperformance
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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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2.2 Federal Regulations:
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations including sections:
1500.18(a)(6) Banned Toys and Other Banned Articles Intended for Use by Children
1500.48Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Point inToys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by Children Under
Eight Years of Age
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1500.50-.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children
15.00.86(a)(4) Exemptions from Classification as a Banned Article for Use by Children
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ThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
F15.17 on Carriages, Strollers, Walkers and Stationary Activity Centers.
Current edition approved Feb.Nov. 1, 2007.2008. Published March 2007.January 2009. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 20032007 as
F 2012 – 037.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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F2012–08
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years of Age Which
Present Choking, Aspiration or Ingestion Hazards Because of Small Parts
2.3 Other Standards:
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ASME/ANSI B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittin
...

This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:F2012–07 Designation: F 2012 – 08
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
1
Stationary Activity Centers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2012; 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 performance specification is intended to mitigate potential safety hazards
associated with a child’s use of a stationary activity center and thereby minimize the risk of injury or
death. The specific hazards addressed by this specification are seat strength to support the occupant,
product tip over, openings for finger entrapment and small parts.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification covers performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements
to promote safe use of a stationary activity center by an occupant.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification is intended to minimize the risk of incidents to an occupant resulting from
normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of a stationary activity center.
1.3 No stationary activity center produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either
by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.4 This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the
interaction of other persons with the child occupant in the stationary activity center or the incidents resulting from abuse and
misuse by children able to walk.
1.5
1.5 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.
1.6 Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section7,ofthisconsumersafetyperformance
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.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
3
2.2 Federal Regulations:
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations including sections:
1500.18(a)(6) Banned Toys and Other Banned Articles Intended for Use by Children
1500.48Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Point inToys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by Children Under
Eight Years of Age
1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1500.50-.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children
15.00.86(a)(4) Exemptions from Classification as a Banned Article for Use by Children
1
ThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
F15.17 on Carriages, Strollers, Walkers and Stationary Activity Centers.
Current edition approved Feb.Nov. 1, 2007.2008. Published March 2007.January 2009. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 20032007 as
F 2012 – 037.
2
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
3
Available from Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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F2012–08
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years of Age Which
Present Choking, Aspiration or Ingestion Hazards Because of Small Parts
2.3 Other Standards:
4
ASME/ANSI B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittin
...