Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008

i Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 S.R. No. 86/2008 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Definitions 1 5 Prescribed safety standard 2 __________________ SCHEDULE—Amendments to AS/NZS 2088:2000 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 8 -- 1 of 9 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2008 S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading Act 1999 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 1 July 2008 Responsible Minister: TONY ROBINSON Minister for Consumer Affairs RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe a safety standard for prams and strollers. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 34 and 165 of the Fair Trading Act 1999. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2008. 4 Definitions In these Regulations— AS/NZS 2088:2000 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard 2088:2000, "Prams and strollers—Safety requirements" as published -- 2 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 2 by Standards Australia on 15 December 2000; pram means a wheeled vehicle with a body of box-like or boat-like shape designed to transport a baby or child weighing up to and including 9⋅0 kg primarily in a fully reclined position; stroller means a wheeled vehicle designed to transport a child in a seated position and which may also be adjusted to a semi- reclined or a fully reclined position. 5 Prescribed safety standard For the purposes of section 33(1) of the Fair Trading Act 1999, the prescribed safety standard for prams and strollers is AS/NZS 2088:2000, as amended in accordance with the Schedule. __________________ r. 5 -- 3 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 3 SCHEDULE Regulation 5 AMENDMENTS TO AS/NZS 2088:2000 AS/NZS 2088:2000 is amended as set out in the following clauses— 1. For clause 1 substitute— "1 SCOPE This Standard specifies safety requirements for prams and strollers. It defines 'prams' and 'strollers' and, where these are jointly referred to, refers to them as 'vehicles'.". 2. Omit clauses 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5. 3. In clause 7.6, for "(See Note to Clause 7.5)" substitute— "The colour of the parking device actuator shall be red. The surrounding frame work and mouldings shall be a contrasting colour.". 4. Omit clause 7.7. 5. In clause 7.8.1.1— (a) in paragraph (a) for ", comprising shoulder," substitute "that includes"; (b) in paragraph (a) omit "An example is shown in Figure 3."; (c) omit paragraphs (b), (c) and (d); (d) in paragraph (e) for "Items (a) and (b)" substitute "Item (a)"; (e) omit Figure 3. 6. Omit clause 7.8.1.2. Sch. -- 4 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 4 7. In clause 7.8.1.3 omit "at a point where the seat cannot be pulled away from the frame of the stroller by pulling the restraint straps". 8. Omit clause 7.9. 9. After clause 7.8 insert— "7.10 Tether strap (a) Vehicles shall be provided with a suitable strap to allow the vehicle to be tethered to the vehicle operator while it is in use; and (b) The tether strap shall be designed to reduce the possibility of it being a strangulation hazard for infants inside or outside the vehicle: - The length of the strap shall be as short as practical; and - Any loop in the strap shall have a perimeter of less than 360 mm.". 10. Omit clauses 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.6.1. 11. In clause 8.6.2 for paragraph (a) substitute— "(a) Efficacy (i) When tested in accordance with Appendix L, the probe shall not break through the barrier or go over the back of the vehicle or the barrier, and the barrier shall not collapse; or (ii) When tested in accordance with the following procedures the test ball shall not fall out of the seat unit. Recline the backrest of the seat unit to the most reclined position. Attach, according to the manufacturer's instructions, the textile parts intended to retain the child (including the rear part of the hood and aprons). Sch. -- 5 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 5 Fix the vehicle to a plane inclined to 45° with respect to the horizontal and 15° with respect to the perpendicular direction of the longitudinal axis considered when inclining the plane to 45°. The vehicle shall be placed along the longitudinal axis of the plane. Place a test ball comprising a sphere with a hard smooth surface of diameter 120 mm (± 2 mm) and 5 kg (± 0⋅1 kg) weight on the centre of the junction of the seat and backrest of the vehicle and let the ball roll freely. Record whether the test ball falls out of the seat unit. Repeat the procedure but with the inclination of the plane of 15° to the opposite side of the longitudinal axis. Repeat the procedure without inclining the plane at 15° but simply reclined at 45°.". 12. In clause 8.6.2 for paragraph (b) substitute— "(b) Entrapment Where the fabric trims or upholstery at the head end of a stroller can be removed or partially removed without the use of tools or necessitating the removal of the fabric from the seating and reclining surface of the stroller, the following shall also apply: (i) When determined in accordance with Appendix L, there shall be no gap that allows the passage of the probe (see Paragraph L3(a)), except for gaps complying with Item (ii); and (ii) When measured in accordance with Appendix L, there shall be no gap measuring less than 250 mm above the reclining surface; or (iii) When tested in accordance with the following procedures, if the small torso probe passes through the gap between the handle and the Sch. -- 6 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 6 pram/stroller body, the large head probe shall also pass through. The probes used in this test are made of hard smooth material fitted with suitable handgrips, comprising: - a small torso probe with dimensions as shown in Figure A below; and - a large head probe in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 223 mm and length 100 mm, with a handgrip fitted to an end of the cylinder. These probes have dimensional tolerances of ± 2 mm. Check whether the small torso probe can pass through the gap between the handle and the end of the pram/stroller body applying a force of 90 N. Check if the large head probe passes through the opening when pushed along the axis of the handgrip with a force not exceeding 5 N. Figure A Notes to Figure A: - Dimensions are in mm; - 1 is the handgrip.". Sch. -- 7 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 7 13. Omit clauses 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 9 and 10. 14. In clause 11.1 after paragraph (e) insert— "(f) A notice placed on the tether strap, as follows: WARNING: USE THIS STRAP TO STOP THE PRAM/STROLLER* ROLLING AWAY.". 15. For clause 11.2 substitute— "11.2 Legibility of marking The wording shall be clearly legible and the marking specified in clauses 11.1(c), (d), (e), and (f) shall be in characters not less than 2.5 mm high.". 16. Omit Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, O, P and Q. ═══════════════ Sch. -- 8 of 9 -- S.R. No. 86/2008 Fair Trading (Safety Standard) (Prams and Strollers) Regulations 2008 8 ENDNOTES Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004. Statutory Rule Provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 4, definition of AS/NZS 2088:2000 Australian/New Zealand Standard 2088:2000, "Prams and strollers—Safety requirements" as published by Standards Australia on 15 December 2000 The whole as amended by the Schedule Regulation 5 Australian/New Zealand Standard 2088:2000, "Prams and strollers—Safety requirements" as published by Standards Australia on 15 December 2000 The whole as amended by the Schedule Endnotes -- 9 of 9 --