1、Designation: F2755 14Standard Safety Specification forCautionary Labeling of Inflatable Air Mattresses1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2755; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revi
2、sion. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONSince 2002 (until Jan. 1, 2008), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has receivedreports of 16 tragic deaths, mostly
3、infants younger than 8 months of age, who were placed to sleepon air mattresses. Eleven suffocated in a facedown position on an air mattress, and five died as a resultof suffocation after falling into gaps between the mattress and bed frame or mattress and adjacentfurniture or wall.1. Scope1.1 This
4、safety specification covers safety requirementsaimed at providing cautionary labeling information for saferuse of inflatable air mattresses (also known as “air beds,”collectively referred to herein as “inflatable air mattresses”).The intent of this safety specification is to reduce child (infant)inj
5、uries and fatalities caused by suffocation on inflatable airmattresses.1.2 This safety specification covers all size inflatable airmattressesincluding but not limited to full, queen, king, andtwin sizes.1.3 This safety specification does not cover inflatable airmattresses designed specifically for u
6、se in Durable InfantProducts.1.4 This safety specification is intended to reduce entrap-ment hazards to children and risk of suffocation to infants up toand including age 15 months.1.5 This safety specification includes inflatable air mat-tresses intended for recreational, camping, and other indoora
7、nd outdoor uses.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use
8、.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ANSI Standards:2ANSI Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and LabelsANSI Z535.6 Product Safety Information in ProductManuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials3. Safety Requirements3.1 Soft and hard outer retail packaging or storagecontainer, or both, of th
9、e product shall, on the principal displaypanel, include all of the cautionary information in accordancewith 5.2. Each mattress shall have a permanent label orsewed-on tag located in a conspicuous location stating all ofthe cautionary information in accordance with 5.2.3.2 On product labels with caut
10、ionary information shall bein contrasting color(s) to the background, permanent, andconspicuous.3.3 On product labels shall useANSI Z535.4 as a guide withrespect to legibility, type of lettering, color, and symbol. Asample label is shown in Fig. 1.3.4 The cautionary information may also be enhanced
11、bydifferent text or graphics.4. Safety Instructions4.1 ANSI Z535.6 shall be used as a guide with respect to theformat and location of this information.4.2 Instruction manuals provided with each inflatable airmattress shall include all of the following cautionary informa-tion:1This specification is u
12、nder the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.63 onInflatable Air Mattresses.Current edition approved March 1, 2014. Published March 2014. DOI: 10.1520/F2755-14.2Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W.
13、43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States14.2.1 Infants have suffocated on inflatable mattresses. Neverplace infant aged birth to 15 months to sleep on this inflatableai
14、r mattress/air bed. Infants can suffocate on an underinflatedor deflated mattress, on bedding, by co-sleeping with anotherperson, and by entrapment between the mattress and bed frameor between the mattress and a vertical surface.4.2.2 Children can be entrapped between the inflatablemattress and an a
15、djacent vertical surface. Provide at least ashoulder width space between the inflatable mattress/airbedand adjacent vertical surfaces such as walls, dressers, or otherobjects.4.2.3 Always keep the inflatable mattress fully inflatedwhen in use.5. Labels5.1 Each inflatable air mattress shall be labele
16、d with warn-ing statements. The warning statements shall be in contrastingcolor(s), permanent, such that the warning statements cannotbe removed without the use of tools, visible when the productis in the manufacturers recommended use position to a personwho is inflating the air mattress, and in san
17、s serif style font.5.2 In warning statements, the safety alert symbol “” andthe word “ WARNING ” shall not be less than 0.24 in. (6 mm)high. The remainder of the text shall be characters whose uppercase shall be at least 0.12 in. (3 mm) high.5.2.1 “” WARNING: Risk of Suffocation.5.3 The warning stat
18、ements shall clearly convey the follow-ing:5.3.1 Infants have suffocated on inflatable mattresses.5.3.2 Never place an infant aged birth to 15 months on aninflatable mattress.5.3.3 When used by children over 15 months old, provide atleast a shoulder width space between inflatable mattress andvertica
19、l surfaces such as walls, dressers, or other objects toavoid entrapment.5.3.4 Always keep inflatable mattress fully inflated when inuse.5.3.5 See instructions for additional warnings.6. Keywords6.1 inflatable; mattressASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights
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23、nternational, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org). Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website (www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).FIG. 1 Packaging and Mattress Label (1 in. = 2.54 cm)F2755 142
