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A recent revision to ASTM standard F1148 , Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment, reflects the purpose of the standard, which is to reduce the likelihood of life-threatening or debilitating injuries. The revised version of ASTM F1148 no longer allows home playground sets designed with swings that attach to an upper body component (such as “monkey bars”).…
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ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products continues to address emerging hazards associated with furniture tipover with its recently revised standard, ASTM F2057 , Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers. ASTM F2057 , under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.42 on Furniture Safety, is intended to reduce injuries and deaths of children from hazards associated with…
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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft is currently at work on a proposed new standard that will aid light sport aircraft manufacturers in understanding the standardization system that governs their products. ASTM WK22124 , Guide for Compliance with Light Sport Airplane Standards, is under the jurisdiction of the F37.20 Airplane subcommittee. According to Thomas Gunnarson, U.S.…
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In its continuing efforts to reflect the latest issues in toy safety and to deal with emerging hazards, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has approved revisions to ASTM F963 , Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. Changes made to the standard include revisions to the section on ingestion of magnetic components in toys. ASTM F963 , under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will meet March 30 to April 1, 2009, at the Messe Friedrichshafen Exhibition Grounds in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in conjunction with AERO Friedrichshafen 2009. The three days of F37 technical meetings will include discussions on changes to key LSA standards and proposals for new documents. It will also include several other activities,…
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Under new federal legislation that takes effect today, all toys sold in the United States must meet the safety requirements of ASTM F963 , Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. This new measure for protecting children from unsafe toys, which won strong bipartisan approval in Congress after nearly a year of hearings and debate, is part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement…
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ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products is currently developing a proposed new standard at the request of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The proposed standard, WK20641 , Specification for Cautionary Labeling of Inflatable Air Mattresses, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.63 on Inflatable Air Mattresses. Since 2002, there have been 16 fatalities (many of them…
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President Bush has approved a new law requiring that toys sold in the United States be tested to the ASTM International F963 toy safety standard. "By requiring that children's products be held to a higher safety standard and tested, we can stop unsafe ones from entering the marketplace," said Sen. Bill Nelson, who is pleased that the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 includes…
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An ASTM International standard for bunk beds is prominently cited in a recently released advisory from Health Canada, the federal department that is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. The standard, ASTM F1427 , Consumer Safety Specification for Bunk Beds, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.30 on Bunk Beds, which is part of ASTM International Committee…
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A new law approved by U.S. Congress will help protect children from gasoline burns by requiring that portable gasoline containers have child-resistant closures that conform to an ASTM consumer safety standard. Congressman Dennis Moore first introduced and then won bipartisan support for the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act after learning of a tragic incident involving two children in…