The
US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a Final Rule that
establishes a new safety standard for expansion gates and enclosures for young
children.
Published
on July 6, 2020, the standard defines:
- Expansion
gates – “barrier intended to be erected in an opening, such as a doorway, to
prevent the passage of young children, but which can be removed by older
persons who are able to operate the locking mechanism” - Expansion
enclosures – “self-supporting barrier intended to completely surround an area
or play-space within which a young child may be confined”
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Final
Rule 16 CFR 1239 incorporates the latest version of ASTM F1004-19, Standard
Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures,
with modifications.
These
modifications are:
- Changed
the “conspicuous” definition in section 3.1.3 - Added
“visual side-pressure indicator” and “side pressure” definitions (sections
3.1.16 and 3.1.17) - Added
section 6.8, performance requirements for visual side-pressure indicators - Changed
section 7.9.1.2, horizontal push-out test procedure - Changed
Note 11 regarding “address” verbiage in section 8.5 - Excluded
section 8.5.3, requirement regarding wall cups or other hardware to meet
section 6.3.1 requirements - Added
section 8.5.8, warning statement requirements for pressure-mounted gates that
provide wall cups or other mounting hardware to meet section 6.3 requirements - Added
section 9.5, instructional literature requirements for pressure-mounted gates
with visual side-pressure indicators - Added
section X1.2.5.4, rationale for visual side-pressure indicators requirement in
6.8
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The
new safety standards for expansion gates and expandable enclosures will come
into effect on July 6, 2021.
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