Child Crib Safety Standards

Crib hardware must have anti loosening devices to keep it from coming loose or falling off.

Child crib safety standards.

Compliance with these new standards cannot be determined by looking at the product. Keep baby safe from suffocation and strangulation by making sure that the crib sheet fits snugly on the crib mattress. So the ability to set it high for a newborn saves you a lot of troubles. Beginning december 28 2012 any crib used by child care facilities including family child care homes must meet the new federal requirements.

Astm f1169 19 specifies performance requirements and test procedures to determine the structural integrity of full size cribs. Make sure there are no gaps larger than two fingers between the sides of the crib and the mattress. Safety testing must become more rigorous. Mattress supports must be more durable.

Soft bedding may be hazardous to babies bare is best. Remove pillows quilts comforters stuffed toys and other soft products from the crib. Creating a safe sleep environment for baby is the best thing you can do to ensure the first years are happy and healthy. To prevent suffocation never place pillows or thick quilts in a baby s sleep environment.

The full size baby crib standard currently incorporates astm f1169 19 standard consumer safety specification for full size baby cribs approved on march 15 2019 as the mandatory cpsc standard. Crib sides should be at least 26 inches higher than a mattress. Crib bassinet cradle play yard or toddler bed.