ASTM F2710-19

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Designation: F2710 − 13 F2710 − 19
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Commercial Cribs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2710; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety performance specification addresses incidents identified by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which involved infant cribs used in commercial uses
such as the hospitality and daychild care industries.
In response to incident data compiled by CPSC, and in recognition of the more intense heavier use
that cribs which are used for commercial purposes encounter, this consumer safety performance
specification attempts to minimize the hazards which result from structural failure, instability, failure
and related deficiencies. This consumer safety performance specification will also address issues
related to maintenance and repair of these products in use, their transportation and storage and the
wide variety of uses for these products.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety performance specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking
requirements to promote the safe use of cribs in commercial environments such as hotels, rentals, motels, day and child care centers
and the like.
1.2 This consumer safety performance specification subsumes the federal and ASTM standards which are in existence for these
types of product when those products are used in non-commercial applications.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification includes products intended to provide a safe sleeping environment such as
full size cribs, non full non-full size cribs, and playards play yards and includes both rigid and mesh sided units. The term “crib”
as used in this standard includes all of these items.
1.4 Products such as bassinets and cradles are specifically excluded from this consumer safety performance specification.
1.5 No commercial crib produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by label
or other means indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein,
before and after all testing.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portions of this consumer and other referenced safety
specifications. The standard(s) may involve the use of hazardous materials, operations and equipment. The standard(s) does not
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
establish all appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 6, of this specification. This standard
does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
standard to establish appropriate safety safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F15.57 on CommericalCommercial Cribs.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2013Dec. 1, 2019. Published November 2013December 2019. Originally approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 20082013
as F2710 – 08.F2710 – 13. DOI: 10.1520/F2710-13.10.1520/F2710-19.
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2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
F1148 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment
F1169 Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size Baby Cribs
2.2 Federal Regulations:
16 CFR 1219 Safety Standard for Full-Size Baby Cribs
16 CFR 1220 Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances and Articles; Administration and Enforcement Regulations
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 commercial crib, n—any crib, except those specifically excluded in 1.4 above, used to enclose children or infants,
generally under the age of 2 years old which is rented to or provided for consumers by a commercial entity for their use.
3.1.1.1 Discussion—
This would include but not be limited to rental cribs for the home, cribs provided in a daychild care environment,center, cribs used
in a hotel or hospitality enterprise, or those used in hospitals/healthcare operations.
3.1.2 static load, n—vertically downward load applied by weights or other means.
4. Calibration and Standardization
4.1 See relevant sections in Consumer Safety Specification F406 or Consumer Safety Specification F1169.
4.2 See relevant sections in 16 CFR 1219 or 16 CFR 1220.
5. General Requirements
5.1 ASTM Standards—Non-fullFull sized and fullnon-full sized cribs mustshall comply with all requirements of Consumer
Safety Specification F406F1169 and Consumer Safety Specification F1169F406, respectively.
5.2 Federal Regulations—Full sized and non-full sized cribs mustshall comply with all requirements of 16 CFR 1219 and 16
CFR 1220, respectively.
5.3 Static Load—No crib shall exhibit structural failure, loosening of fasteners, damage to latching or locking mechanisms, or
failure of latching or locking mechanisms when tested in accordance with the test described in 6.1.
5.4 Wheel Threshold and Durability—This test is only for cribs with wheels or casters. The crib casters/wheels of the crib shall
not penetrate the gap more than ⁄8 in. when tested in accordance with Test A in 6.2.
5.4.1 After completion of the cyclic test of Test B in 6.2, the crib shall comply with either 16 CFR 1219 or 16 CFR 1220, as
appropriate.
5.5 Cycle Testing—No crib shall exhibit structural failure, loosening of fasteners, damage to latching or locking mechanisms,
or failure of latching or locking mechanisms when tested in accordance with the test methods in Sections 4.24 and 4.25 of the
Product Safety Laboratory Reference Manual of Health Canada, Book 5 Laboratory Policies and Procedures, Part B: Test Methods
Section, Method M-12, “Test Method for Cribs and Cradles.”
5.6 Fasteners—No wooden commercial crib shall be sold which requires consumer assembly using wood screw fasteners.
Factory assembly using wood screws on load bearing elemen
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