11 June 2018, ASTM International’s committee on consumer products approved a new safety standard ASTM F3317-18 that provides requirements and test methods aimed at ensuring adequate performance of infant floor seats. This standard is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and foreseeable misuse or abuse of infant floor seats.
An infant floor seat is a seat placed on the floor, which may include a tray, toy, or restraint system. The standard is not applicable to pillow infant positioners, which are usually made of fabric and filler materials for positioning or rest and do not contain restraint systems.
The new standards define the following provisions:
1. General Requirements
No dangerous sharp points or edges;
Any paint or surface coating must comply with 16 CFR 1303;
No risk of suffocate caused by small parts;
The product must meet the requirements specified in CPSIA;
The wood components must be smooth and free from debris;
Requirements for locking and locking components;
There is no danger of cutting or squeezing;
No risk of clamping related to exposed coil springs;
The opening of any rigid material will not produce the risk of finger crush;
The protective component shall not cause any danger;
Warning labels shall be permanent;
Toy components must comply with the requirement of toy safety standards ASTM F963.
2. Performance Requirement
Stability requirements;
Structural integrity requirements (dynamic and static load testing)
Crew retention requirements;
Bounded opening requirements;
Marking and labelling requirements;
All infant floor seat products shall comply with the requirements of the product warning statement, packaging and use instructions.
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