Designation:F963−11AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforToySafety1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF963;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThepurposeofthisconsumersafetyspecificationistoestablishnationallyrecognizedsafetyrequirementsfortoys.Althoughthisspecificationwillnoteliminatetheneedfortheexerciseofparentalresponsibilityinselectingtoysappropriatetotheageofachild,orparentalsupervisioninsituationsinwhichchildrenofvariousagesmayhaveaccesstothesametoys,itsapplicationwillminimizeaccidentsinthenormal,intendeduseandreasonablyforeseeableabuseofthetoyscoveredbythisspecification.ThisspecificationwasdevelopedoriginallyasaVoluntaryProductStandardundertheauspicesoftheNationalBureauofStandards,DepartmentofCommerce,andpublishedin1976(PS72–76).Thepresentrevisionisintendedtoupdatethesafetyrequirementstoincludethefollowingbyreference:publishedfederalmandatoryrequirements,relevantvoluntarystandards,certainnewrequirementsforaddressingpotentialhazards,andseveraltechnicalrevisionsbasedonproducerexperiencewiththeoriginalstandard.1.Scope1.1Thisspecification2relatestopossiblehazardsthatmaynotberecognizedreadilybythepublicandthatmaybeencounteredinthenormaluseforwhichatoyisintendedorafterreasonablyforeseeableabuse.Itdoesnotpurporttocovereveryconceivablehazardofaparticulartoy.Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverproductperformanceorquality,exceptasrelatedtosafety.Exceptforthelabelingrequirementspointingoutthefunctionalhazardsandagerangeforwhichthetoyisintended,thisspecificationhasnorequirementsforthoseaspectsofatoythatpresentaninherentandrecognizedhazardaspartofthefunctionofthetoy.Suchanexampleisasharppointnecessaryforthefunctionofaneedle.Theneedleisaninherenthazardthatiswellunderstoodbythepurchaserofatoysewingkit,andthishaz...
