1、Designation:F200610Standard Safety Specification forWindow Fall Prevention Devices for Non-Emergency Escape(Egress)and Rescue(Ingress)Windows1,2This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2006;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the
2、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.INTRODUCTIONThe consumer safety specification addresses window fall prevention devices that protect again
3、stpotential falls by children age five and under through open windows not designated for emergencyescape or rescue in installations more than 75 ft(23 m)above ground level in multiple family dwellingbuildings since windows at these heights are beyond the reach of rescue ladders currently in use.Wind
4、ow fall prevention devices currently available include window opening control devices,windowfall prevention screens,and some types of window guards.These devices use different strategies toprevent children from falling through open windows.Window opening control devices restrict the sizeof the open
5、area of the window so that it is too small for a young child to fall through.They do thisby allowing the window opening to be set at a predetermined position.Window fall prevention screensand fall prevention window guards provide a barrier to prevent a child from falling through an openwindow.This s
6、pecification does not apply to devices applied to windows installed in one and twofamily dwellings.A special study3by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that young childrenare at high risk of death and serious injury from window falls.Children age five and younger accountfor a high
7、er percentage of window fall fatalities and injuries.4Window fall prevention devices usually differ in purpose and application from security/burglar bars.The general purpose of a window fall prevention device is to prevent a child age five or younger fromfalling through an open window.The general pu
8、rpose of a security bar is to prevent unlawful entrythrough a window.Generally window fall prevention devices and security bars are two separatedevices.However,a security bar could be used as a fall prevention device if it meets the requirementsof this specification.The CPSC has advised caregivers t
9、o open windows less than 4 in.when children are present as onemeans to prevent child falls through open windows.Window opening control devices provide a meansthat the window,when opened in an initial operation,will satisfy the CPSC recommendation to openless than 4 in.5The 4-in.dimension is drawn fr
10、om related building codes and standards for openingsin guardrail assemblies,6and is universally accepted as the appropriate dimension to prevent a childfrom passing through balcony or guard railing systems.An additional operation is required to open thewindow further.The additional operation must be
11、 performed without the use of keys,tools or specialknowledge.Security from forced entry is not within the scope of this standard and is not the intendedfunction of any of the devices referred to herein.1This safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F15 andis the direct respons
12、ibility of Subcommittee F15.38 on Window Fall Prevention.Current edition approved March 15,2010.Published April 2010.Originallyapproved in 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F2006 08.DOI:10.1520/F2006-10.2This standard replaces former Provisonal Safety Specification PS 112.3U.S.Consumer
13、Product Safety Commission,special window falls studyconducted in 1991.4U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission,special window falls studyconducted in 1991 and“Window Safety:Data and Patterns Related to Entrapmentsand Accidental Falls from Windows,”prepared by Anderson Corporation.Supporting data have
14、 been filed atASTM International Headquarters and may beobtained by requesting Research Report RR:F15-1002.5Consumer Product Safety Commission,“Preventing Window Falls,”Document#5124.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 1.Scope
15、1.1 This safety specification establishes requirements fordevices intended to address the risk of injury and deathassociated with accidental falls through open windows bychildren five years old and younger.NOTE1This specification is not intended to meet the unique require-ments of Americans With Dis
16、abilities Act(ADA).1.2 This safety specification applies only to window fallprevention devices,including window opening control devices,window fall prevention screens,and fall prevention windowguards that are to be used on windows that are not intended forescape(egress)and rescue(ingress).NOTE2Specification F2090 addresses window fall prevention devices(releasable)for windows intended for emergency escape and rescue andany other window not covered by this specification.1.3 This safety specificat