Designation:F2085−12(Reapproved2019)StandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforPortableBedRails1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2085;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressesportablebedrailincidentsthatwereidentifiedbytheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC).InresponsetoincidentdatasuppliedbytheCPSC,thisconsumersafetyspecificationattemptstominimizethefollowingtypeofpotentialhazardthroughlabelingandperformancerequirements:entrapmentbetweentheportablebedrailandmattressinthebedrailstructureandentanglementonprotrusions.Entrapmentofachildbytheheadorneckcanresultinasphyxiation.Thisconsumersafetyspecificationiswrittenwithinthecurrentstate-of-the-artofportablebedrailtechnology.Itisintendedthatthisspecificationwillbeupdatedwheneversubstantiveinformationbecomesavailablethatnecessitatesadditionalrequirementsorjustifiestherevisionofexistingrequirements.Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisnotintendedtoaddressallthehazardsofbedrailsthatareeitherblatantlymisusedorusedinacarelessmannerthatdisregardstheinstructionalliteratureandwarningstatementsprovidedwitheachbedrail.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationestablishesrequire-mentsfortheperformanceofportablebedrails.Italsocontainsrequirementsforlabelingandinstructionalliterature.ThisconsumersafetyspecificationdoesnotcoverguardrailsthatfallunderthescopeofConsumerSafetySpecificationF1821orguardrailsthataredesignedforaspecificmodelofbedandwhichattachesattheheadboardorfootboard.1.2Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtomini-mizehazardstochildrenresultingfromnormaluseandreasonablyforeseeablemisuseofportablebedrails.1.3Forthepurposeofthisconsumersafetyspecification,aportablebedrailisadeviceintendedtobeinstalledonanadultbedtopreventchildrenfromfallingoutofbed...
