ASTM_F_2285_-_04_2010.pdf

Designation:F228504(Reapproved 2010)Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification forDiaper Changing Tables for Commercial Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2285;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis safety performance specification addresses diaper changing tables for use in commercialenvironments.The CPSC identified the following injuries to children associated with the use of diaper changingtables in the residential environment:falls,stability,restraint systems,latches and foldingmechanisms,structural integrity,and deaths due to entrapment in openings.In response to theincidents data developed by the CPSC,this safety performance specification attempts to minimize thepreviously listed problems.This specification does not cover tables that are blatantly misused,although warnings and safety instructions are required to be prominently displayed on or with eachtable.This consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents and injuriesresulting from the interaction of other persons with children on tables or incidents resulting fromunforeseeable abuse or misuse.This consumer safety performance specification is written within the current state of the art ofdiaper changing table 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 by diaperchanging tables as identified in the introduction.1.2 This specification is intended to apply to diaper chang-ing tables for commercial use.It is intended for use withchildren up to 50 lbs.1.3 No diaper changing table produced after the approvaldate of this consumer safety performance specification shall,either by label or other means,indicate compliance with thisspecification unless it conforms to all requirements herein.1.4 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.1.5 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 Test2.2 Federal Standards:316 CFR-1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint16 CFR-1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations in-cluding sections:1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a SharpPoint in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren Under Eight Years of Age1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.50 onBaby Changing Tables-Commerical.Current edition approved Sept.1,2010.Published December 2010.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F2285 04.DOI:10.1520/F2285-04R10.2For 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 Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 1500.49 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 IngestionHazards Because of Small Parts2.3 Other Documents:CAMI Infant Dummy,Mark II(see Fig.1)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 conspicuous,na label which 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