ASTM_F_2372_-_15.pdf

Designation:F237215Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification forShopping Carts1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2372;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 consumer safety specification is intended to address injuries to children associated with fallsfrom shopping carts.Based on data from the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)National Electronic Injury Surveillance System(NEISS),falls are among the leading causes of headinjuries to young children.The most common injury resulted when a child fell or climbed out of ashopping cart because the restraint system was not being used.Falls from shopping carts most oftenoccur when children stand up in the child seat or the cart basket.Falls also occur when children climbon the outside of the cart and cause the cart to tip over.Falls from the child seat occur when thechildren are not buckled or when they wriggle out of,or unbuckle,the seat restraints.Children can alsofall from or with an infant seat,infant carrier,or a car seat placed on the cart seat.NoteThis consumer safety performance specification is not intended to address incidents andinjuries resulting from the interaction of other persons with children in shopping carts or incidentsresulting from unforeseeable abuse or misuse.This consumer safety performance specification is written within the current state of the art ofshopping cart technology.It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantiveinformation becomes available which necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision ofexisting requirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety performance specification coversperformance requirements,test methods,and labeling require-ments for shopping carts and restraint systems.1.2 This specification is intended to cover children who areat least six months of age and at least 15 lb(7 kg)up to childrenwho are not more than four years of age and who weigh nomore than 35 lb(16 kg).1.3 This specification does not include any provisions nor isintended for use of infant carriers.1.4 No shopping cart or restraint system produced after theapproval date of this consumer safety performance specifica-tion shall,either by label or other means,indicate compliancewith this specification unless it conforms to all requirementsherein.1.5 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.1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 7,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test2.2 European Standard:3EN 1929-1:1998 Basket trolleys.Requirements and tests forbasket trolleys with or without a child carrying facility1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.56 onShopping Carts.Current edition approved March 15,2015.Published April 2015.Last previousedition approved in 2011 as F2372 11a.DOI:10.1520/F2372-15.2For 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.3Available from European Committee for Standardization(CEN),AvenueMarnix 17,B-1000,Brussels,Belgium,http:/www.cen.eu or British StandardsInstitution(BSI),389 Chiswick High Rd.,London W4 4AL,U.K.,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.3 Federal Standards:416 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-ticles Intended for Use by Children under 3 Years of Agewhich Present Choking,Aspiration,or Ingestion Hazardsbecause of Small Parts16 CFR 1700 Poison Prevention Packaging Act42.4 Other Document:CRABI 12 Dummy 49 CFR 572,subpart R(see Fig.1)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 child-resistant buckles,nbuckles,closures,orequivalent that adults can operate,yet exceed the capabilitiesof a high percentage of children in the occupant age range asstated in 1.2.3.1.2 conspicuous,nlabel that is visible,when the unit isin a manufacturers recommended use position,to a personstanding near the unit at any one position around the un