A bedside sleeper is designed to provide a sleeping space for infants approximately up to five months of age, or infants who cannot yet crawl on their hands and knees. It shall be secured alongside an adult bed so that the infant sleeps near the caregiver. Its unique design allows the infant to co-sleep with parents while maintaining separate individual sleeping spaces, which makes it convenient for parents to care for the baby and safeguards infant safety.

The ASTM F2906-23 specification aims to ensure consumer safety and establishes performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements to facilitate the safe use of bedside sleepers. It describes test methods performed on all bedside sleepers, namely the product separation test method, fundamental principles of product separation, and folding latch test method.

The ASTM F2906 standard is intended to minimize the risk of death and injury associated with the use of bedside sleepers, including prevention of entrapment and sufficiency hazards, assurance of structural integrity and secure product assembly, and provision of proper usage instructions.

Amazon and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) require bedside sleepers to comply with the following regulations and standards: 

Primary safety standard:

1. ASTM F2906-23, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bedside Sleepers;

2. 16 CFR Part 1222, Safety Standard for Bedside Sleepers.

Other mandatory applicable regulations:

1. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA): restrictions on lead and phthalate content;

2. Section 14(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act: tracking label requirements;

3. Title 16, Part 1130 of the Code of Federal Regulations: consumer registration requirements for durable infant or toddler products.

Major test requirements under ASTM F2906-23:

1. Physical safety performance:

• Structural stability: The product shall pass separation tests, folding latch tests, etc., to ensure the robustness of frames and connecting components.

• Side rail height: The side rail adjacent to the adult bed shall meet specified height ranges to prevent infant falls or entrapment.

• Edges and points: All components shall be free of sharp edges or projections to avoid cuts or puncture injuries.

• Small parts hazard: No detachable small parts are permitted to prevent choking hazards from ingestion.

• Labels and warning markings: Warnings complying with Section 8 of the standard must be marked, for example, "The lowered portion of the side rail adjacent to the adult bed shall not exceed the height of the adult mattress".

• Tracking label required (per Section 14(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act), marked with manufacturer, production date and other information.

2. Chemical safety requirements: Compliance with lead (≤100 ppm) and phthalate (≤0.1%) limits set forth under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

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