The stan- dard(s) does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any associated with its use. The standard(s) may involve the use of hazardous materials, operations and equipment. 1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portions of this consumer and other referenced safety specifications. 1.5 No commercial crib produced after the approval date of this consumer safety performance specification shall, either by label or other means indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, before and after all testing. 1.4 Products such as bassinets and cradles are specifically excluded from this consumer safety performance specification. The term “crib” as used in this standard includes all of these items.
1.3 This consumer safety performance specification in- cludes products intended to provide a safe sleeping environ- ment such as full size cribs, non full size cribs, and playards and includes both rigid and mesh sided units. 1.2 This consumer safety performance specification sub- sumes the federal and ASTM standards which are in existence for these types of product when those products are used in non-commercial applications. Scope 1.1 This consumer safety performance specification estab- lishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote the safe use of cribs in commercial environments such as hotels, rentals, motels, day care centers and the like.
This consumer safety performance specification will also address issues related to maintenance and repair of these products in use, their transportation and storage and the wide variety of uses for these products. In response to incident data compiled by CPSC, and in recognition of the more intense use that cribs which are used for commercial purposes encounter, this consumer safety performance specification attempts to minimize the hazards which result from structural failure, instability, and related deficiencies.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which involved infant cribs used in commercial uses such as the hospitality and day care industries. INTRODUCTION This consumer safety performance specification addresses incidents identified by the U.S. A superscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Designation: F2710 13 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Commercial Cribs 1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2710 the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.