1、Designation:F238818Standard Consumer Safety Specification forBaby Changing Products for Domestic Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2388;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.
2、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 addresses incidents associated with baby changing productsidentified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safe
3、ty Commission(CPSC).Incidents involved collapse,falls from the table,and entrapment in structural members.In response to incident data collected by CPSC,this consumer safety specification attempts tominimize the risk of injury and death due to:(1)falls from changing tables,(2)failure of structuralor
4、 mechanical components,(3)instability and entrapment in openings in the table structure,and(4)suffocation.This specification also contains requirements for warnings and instructional materialsdirected to parents or caregivers.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers performancerequiremen
5、ts,test methods,and labeling requirements to pro-mote the safe use of baby changing products including chang-ing tables,changing table accessories,contoured changingpads,and add-on changing units.1.2 This specification covers products sold for domestic usefor children up to a weight of 30 lb(13.6 kg
6、).1.3 Changing products shall meet all applicable perfor-mance and labeling requirements.1.4 No changing product produced after the approval date ofthis specification shall,either by label or other means,indicatecompliance with this specification unless it conforms to allapplicable requirements cont
7、ained herein,before,and after alltesting.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 pertai
8、ns only to thetest method portion in 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
9、 the applicability ofregulatory requirements prior to use.1.7 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 is
10、sued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape TestF406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-SizeBaby Cribs/Play YardsF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF1169 C
11、onsumer Safety Specification for Full-Size BabyCribsF2057 Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units2.2 Federal Regulations:316 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint16 CFR 1500 Hazardous SubstancesAct Regulations includ-ing sections:16
12、CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren Under Eight Years of Age1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.
13、18 on Cribs,Toddler Beds,PlayYards,Bassinets,Cradles and Changing Tables.Current edition approved Feb.15,2018.Published March 2018.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2017 as F2388 17a.DOI:10.1520/F2388-18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,or
14、contact 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.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC),Washington,D.C.20207,website:www.cpsc.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100
15、 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 Recomme
16、ndations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 16 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 andAbuse 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,
