1、Designation:F334319Standard Consumer Safety Specification forInfant Bathers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3343;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 i
2、ndicates 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 certain incidents associated with the useof infant bathers.The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(C
3、PSC)identified drowningincidents which generally involved infant bathers being used in adult tubs containing water and leftunattended by their caregiver.The CPSC also identified non-fatal incidents related to collapsing of theinfant bather which generally happened when the caregiver attempted to tra
4、nsport the occupant whilein the infant bather.This specification does not address incidents in which infant bathers are abusedor unreasonably misused.This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art product technology.It is intended that this specification will be up
5、dated whenever substantiveinformation becomes available and known to ASTM which necessitates additional requirements orjustifies the revision of existing requirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor-mance requirements,test methods,and labeling requirementsto promote
6、the safe use of infant bathers.1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to reducethe risk of death and minimize injury to infants resulting fromuse and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of infantbathers.1.3 No infant bather produced after the approval date of thisconsumer safety speci
7、fication shall,either by label or othermeans,indicate compliance with this specification unless itconforms to all requirements contained 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 pro
8、vided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.5 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
9、userof this standard to establish appropriate safety,health,andenvironmental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the
10、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:2D1683/D1683M Test Method for Failure in Sewn Seams ofWoven FabricsD3359 Test Meth
11、ods for Rating Adhesion by Tape TestF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF2088 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant SwingsF2167 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant BouncerSeatsF2670 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Tubs2.2 Federal Standards:316 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-
12、Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead Containing Paint16 CFR 1500 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regula-tions16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Point in Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdict
13、ion of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.20 on Bath Seats.Current edition approved Feb.1,2019.Published February 2019.DOI:10.1520/F3343-19.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at
14、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 ofDocuments,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Washington,DC 20401-0001,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM Internat
15、ional,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 an
16、d Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 by Children Under 8 Years of Age16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys and Other ArticlesIntended for Use by Children Under 8 Years of Age16 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 PartsConsumer Product Safety Imp
