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Withdrawn Rationale:
This consumer safety specification covered the slip resistance of bathtubs and shower structures or combinations, used for bathing or showering, or both, herein referred to as bathing facilities.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F15 on Consumer Products, this consumer safety specification was withdrawn in July 2016 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the slip resistance of bathtubs and shower structures or combinations, used for bathing or showering, or both, herein referred to as bathing facilities.
1.2 This specification establishes definitions, methods of testing the slip resistance of bathing facilities, and the in-use performance requirements needed to minimize the accidents caused by slipperiness during any reasonable use.
1.3 This consumer safety specification is intended to describe a means to reduce accidents to persons, especially children and the aged, resulting from the use of bathing facilities.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D459 Terminology Relating to Soaps and Other Detergents
D799 Specification for Liquid Toilet Soap
Federal Specification
PS-624g Soap, Toilet, Liquid and PasteLink Here | |||
Link to Active (This link will always route to the current Active version of the standard.) | |||
DOI: 10.1520/F0462-79R07
Citation Format
ASTM F462-79(2007), Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Slip-Resistant Bathing Facilities (Withdrawn 2016), ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2007, www.astm.org
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