ASTM_F_833_-_15.pdf

Designation:F83315Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification forCarriages and Strollers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F833;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 performance specification addresses carriage and stroller incidents that wereidentified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).The CPSC identified injuries to children associated with the following:stability,brakes,restraintsystems,latches and folding mechanisms,structural integrity,cords,wheel detachment,and deathsdue to entrapment in openings of convertible carriage/strollers.In response to the incident-datacompiled by the CPSC,this consumer safety performance specification attempts to minimize thepreviously listed problems.This specification does not cover carriages and strollers that are blatantlymisused,although warnings and safety instructions are required to be prominently displayed on orwith each carriage or stroller.NOTE1This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents andinjuries resulting from the interaction of other persons with children in carriages or strollers orincidents resulting from unforeseeable abuse or misuse.This consumer safety performance specification is written within the current state of the art ofcarriage and stroller technology.It is intended that this specification will be updated wheneversubstantive information becomes available which necessitates additional requirements or justifies therevision of existing requirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes safetyperformance requirements,test methods,and labeling require-ments to minimize the hazards to children presented bycarriages and strollers as identified in the introduction.Chil-drens products such as tricycles,bicycles or other similarwheeled products that can be self-propelled by a child are notconsidered carriages or strollers subject to the requirements ofthis standard,even if the item has a temporary or permanenthandle.1.2 No carriage or stroller produced after the approval dateof this consumer safety performance specification shall,eitherby label or other means,indicate compliance with this speci-fication unless it conforms to all requirements herein.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 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 TestF406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-SizeBaby Cribs/Play YardsF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF2680 Specification for Manually Operated Front WheelRetention Systems for Bicycles2.2 Federal Standards:16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint31This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.17 onCarriages,Strollers,Walkers and Stationary Activity Centers.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 1983.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F833 13b.DOI:10.1520/F0833-15.2For 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.3Code of Federal Regulations,available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations3in-cluding sections:1500.48 Mechanical 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 Tests 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 IngestionHaz