Designation:F1917−12StandardConsumerSafetyPerformanceSpecificationforInfantBeddingandRelatedAccessories1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1917;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationaddressesincidentsassociatedwithinfantbeddingandrelatedaccessoriesthatwerereportedtotheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC).Theseincidentreportsinvolvedentanglementorstrangulationondecorativeribbons,bumperguardties,wallhangings,fittedsheets,andthreadsresultingfromunraveledseams.Italsoaddressespotentialsuffocationondecorativepillowsplacedincribs.InresponsetotheincidentdatadevelopedbytheCPSC,thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationattemptstominimizetheproblemslistedabove.Thiseffortisaccomplishedthroughtheestablishmentofperformancerequirementsandwarninglabelsforinfantbeddingandaccessories.Thisspecificationcannotpreventincidentsthatoccurastheresultofunforeseeableabuseandmisuse.NOTE1—Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationisnotintendedtoaddressincidentsandinjuriesresultingfromtheinteractionofotherpersonswithchildrenusingtheseproductsortheincidentsresultingfromunforeseeableabuseandmisuse.Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationhasbeenwrittenbasedoncurrentstate-of-the-artsoftgoodstechnology.Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationwillbeupdatedwheneversubstantiveinformationbecomesavailable.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyperformancespecificationestab-lishessafetyperformancerequirements,testmethods,andrequirementsforlabelingtominimizetheidentifiedhazardstochildrenpresentedbyinfantbeddingandrelatedaccessoriesasidentifiedintheintroduction.1.2Noinfantbeddingorrelatedaccessoryproducedaftertheapprovaldateoftheconsumersafetyperformancespecifi-cationshallindicate,eitherbylabelorothermeans,compli-ancewiththisspe...
