CPSC Proposes Safety Standard for Strollers and Carriages

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a proposed rule on safety standards for carriages and strollers. The proposal is based on the voluntary standard developed by ASTM International, ASTM F833-13, “Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Carriages and Strollers,” with a proposed additional requirement and test method to address scissoring, pinching, or shearing hazards at the hinge link of 2D fold strollers, CPSC said. ASTM F833-13 includes carriages and strollers, as well as convertible carriages/strollers, so the proposed rule would cover all of these product types, it said. Comments are due by about Aug. 3. The ASTM standard is copyrighted, but can be viewed as a read-only document during the comment period (here).