ASTM_F_977_-_12.pdf

Designation:F97712Standard Consumer Safety Specification forInfant Walkers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F977;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis consumer safety specification addresses walker incidents that were identified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).Based on data collected by the CPSC,the majority of incidents involved children falling down stairsor steps in walkers.Other incidents involved children tipping over in walkers or accessing hot surfacesor liquids.The injuries associated with these incidents ranged from cuts and bruises to burns,skullfractures,and deaths.Most of the children injured were under 15 months old.In response to the incident data provided by the CPSC,this consumer safety specification attemptsto minimize the risk of injury or death associated with children in walkers falling down stairs orbetween levels,or tipping over.It also contains provisions to address the risk of injury associated withwalker seating systems and folding mechanisms.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performancerequirements,test methods,and marking requirements topromote safe use of the infant walker(see 3.1).1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-mize accidents to children resulting from normal use andreasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of walkers.1.3 No walker produced after the approval date of thisconsumer safety specification shall,either by label or othermeans,indicate compliance with this specification unless itconforms to all requirements contained herein.1.4 This consumer safety specification is not intended toaddress accidents and injuries resulting from the interaction ofother persons with the child in the walker or the accidentsresulting from abuse and misuse by children able to walk.1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The SI units given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 7,of this consumer safety speci-fication:This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape TestF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety2.2 Federal Regulations:316 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint16 CFR 1500 Hazardous SubstancesAct Regulations Includ-ing Sections:1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a SharpPoint in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren Under Eight Years of Age1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a SharpMetal or Glass Edge in Toys or OtherArticles Intended forUse by Children Under Eight Years of Age1500.50.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse ofToys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-ticles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years ofAge Which Present Choking,Aspiration,or IngestionHazards Because of Small Parts1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.17 on Carriages,Strollers,Walkers and Stationary Activity Centers.Current edition approved May 1,2012.Published May 2012.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F977 11b.DOI:10.1520/F0977-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office,N.Capital and H Streets,NW,Washington,DC 20401.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 conspicuous,adja label that is visible,when the unitis in a manufacturers recommended use position,to a personstanding near the unit at any one position around the unit butnot necessarily visible from all positions.3.1.2 dynamic load,napplication of impulsive forcethrough free fall of a weight.3.1.3 manufacturers recommended use position,nanyposition that is presented as a normal,allowable,or acceptableconfiguration for the use of the product by the manufacturer inany descriptive or instructional literature.This specificallyexcludes positions that the manufacturer shows