Designation:F1967−19StandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforInfantBathSeats1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1967;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtoaddresscertainincidentsassociatedwiththeuseofbathseats,bathrings,andothersimilardevices.TheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)identifieddrowningincidentswhichgenerallyinvolvedinfantseithertippingover,climbingoutof,orslidingthroughtheproductafterbeingleftunattendedbytheircaregiver.Thisspecificationdoesnotaddressincidentsinwhichbathseatsareunreasonablymisused,areusedinacarelessmannerthatdisregardsthewarningsandinstructionsthatareprovidedwitheachproduct,orthoseinstanceswherethecaregiverleavestheinfantunattendedintheproduct.Thisconsumersafetyspecificationiswrittenwithinthecurrentstate-of-the-artproducttechnology.ItisintendedthatthisspecificationwillbeupdatedwheneversubstantiveinformationbecomesavailableandknowntoASTMwhichnecessitatesadditionalrequirementsorjustifiestherevisionofexistingrequirements.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationestablishesperfor-mancerequirements,testmethods,andlabelingrequirementstopromotethesafeuseofinfantbathseats.Productscom-monlyreferredtoasbathringsalsoareincludedinthescopeofthisspecification.Traditionalinfantbathtubsthatareusedtobatheaninfantarenotwithinthescopeofthisstandard.1.2Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtoreducetheriskofdeathandminimizeinjurytoinfantsresultingfromuseandreasonablyforeseeableabuseofinfantbathseats.1.3Noinfantbathseatproducedaftertheapprovaldateofthisconsumersafetyspecificationshall,eitherbylabelorothermeans,indicatecompliancewiththisspecificationunlessitconformstoallrequirementscontainedherein.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiven...
