16 C.F.R. § 1228.2

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 1228.2 - Requirements for sling carriers
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each sling carrier must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F2907-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Sling Carriers, approved on April 1, 2022. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 . A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may obtain a copy from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone (610) 832-9585; www.astm.org. You may inspect a copy at the Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301) 504-7479, email cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(b)
(1) Comply with ASTM F2907-22 standard with the following changes:
(i) In addition to complying with section 5.7.2 of ASTM F2907-22, comply with the following:
(ii) 5.7.3 Warning labels that are attached to the fabric with seams shall remain in contact with the fabric around the entire perimeter of the label, when the sling is in all manufacturer recommended use positions.
(2) [Reserved]

16 C.F.R. §1228.2

87 FR 50934 , Aug. 19, 2022
82 FR 8687 , 1/30/2018; 85 FR 21770 , 7/6/2020; 87 FR 50934 , 11/19/2022