ASTM_F_3084_-_18.pdf

Designation:F308418Standard Consumer Safety Specification forInfant and Infant/Toddler Rockers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3084;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 minimize the risk of injury or death associatedwith a childs use of an infant or infant/toddler rocker.The specific hazards addressed by thisspecification are product disassembly/collapse,stability,and falls from elevated surfaces.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers establishmentof requirements,test methods,and marking requirements topromote safe use of the rocker by an occupant and a caregiver.1.2 This specification does not cover rockers intended fortoddler only use without a restraint system,hand-held infantcarriers,or sleep products that have the ability to rock or havea rocking mode.1.3 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-mize the risk of injury to an occupant resulting from normaluse and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of an infant orinfant/toddler rocker.1.4 No rocker 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.1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended toaddress incidents and injuries resulting from the interaction ofother persons with the occupant in the product or the incidentsresulting from abuse or misuse by other children.1.6 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.1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods 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,health,andenvironmental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape TestF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF2050 Consumer Safety Specification for Hand-Held InfantCarriersF2167 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant BouncerSeatsF2194 Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets andCradles2.2 EN Standards:EN12790:2009 Child use and care articlesReclinedcradles2.3 Federal Regulations:16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other ArticlesIntended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1500.50-.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use and1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.18 on Cribs,Toddler Beds,PlayYards,Bassinets,Cradles and Changing Tables.Current edition approved Oct.1,2018.Published November 2018.Originallyapproved in 2014.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as F3084 16.DOI:10.1520/F3084-18.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren16 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 PartsConsumer Product Safety Improvement Act2.4 ANSI Standards:3ANSI Z535.1 Safety ColorsANSI Z535.4 Standard for Product