184 Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety: Relevant Standards Organizations and Spec Numbers
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This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 5, by multiple authors.
184 Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety: Relevant Standards Organizations and Spec Numbers
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
1916 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 15, volume 7, "End Use Products",
contains:
F404 - Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
F406 - Consumer Safety Specification for Play Yards
F833 - Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers
F834 - Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Chests
F963 - Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety
F966 - Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Crib Corner Post Extensions
F1148 - Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home
Playground Equipment
F1169 - Specification for Full Size Baby Crib
(a few of many in this volume; I'll leave out the others, like Test
Method for Access Depth Under Furniture of Vacuum Cleaners and
Specification for Pole Vault Landing Pits)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Z 315.1 - Safety Requirements for Tricycles
Z 66.1 - Specification for Paints and Coatings Accessible to Children
to Minimize Dry Film Toxicity
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, DC 20207
16 CFR 1500 - Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, including sections:
1500.18 Banned toys and other banned articles intended for use by children
1500.48 Determining a "sharp" metal or glass edge in toys
1500.50-53 Simulating use and abuse of toys for use by children
16 CFR 1501 - Small parts regulations
16 CFR 1510 - Requirements for Rattles
16 CFR 1511 - Requirements for Pacifiers
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