1.1 This consumer safety performance specification establishes 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. 1.2 This consumer safety performance specification subsumes the federal and ASTM standards which are in existence for these types of product when those products are used in non-commercial applications. 1.3 This consumer safety performance specification includes products intended to provide a safe sleeping environment such as full cribs, non full cribs, and playards and includes both rigid and mesh sided units. The term "crib" as used in this standard includes all of these items. 1.4 Products such as bassinets and cradles are specifically excluded from this consumer safety performance specification.
Rationale
This standard is relevant to medical devices and is recognized on its scientific and technical merit and/or because it supports existing regulatory policies.