Fair Trading (Product Safety Standard) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008 (WA)

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CE302*

Standard) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008.

Fair Trading Act 1987

Fair Trading (Product Safety Standard)

Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Fair Trading (Product Safety

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on 1 July 2008.

3.           The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Fair Trading
(Product Safety Standard) Regulations 2001.

4.            Part 25 inserted

Before Schedule 1 the following Part is inserted -

Part 25 - Prams and strollers

61.           Terms used in this l'art

In this Part—
"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 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.

62.           Product safety standard for prams and strollers

The product safety standard for prams and strollers
consists of the standard set out in Schedule 17
Division 1, as varied by Schedule 17 Division 2.

5.            Schedule 17 inserted

After the last Schedule, the following Schedule is inserted

Schedule 17— Product safety standard for prams

and strollers

[r. 62]

Division 1 AS/NZS 2088:2000

1.             AS/NZS 2088:2000

Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2088:2000
"Prams and strollers - Safety requirements" published by
Standards Australia on 15 December 2000.

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Division 2 - Variations to ASINZS 2088:2000

2. Clause 1
In clause 1 delete the first sentence and insert instead -

This standard specifies safety requirement for prams and strollers.

3. Clauses deleted
Delete the following clauses -

cl.2	cl.3	ci.5
cl.6	cl. 7.1	cl. 7.2
cl. 7.3	cl. 7.4	cl. 7.5
cl. 7.7	cl. 7.9	cl. 8.1
cl. 8.2	cl. 8.3	cl. 8.4
cl. 8.6.1	cl. 8.8	cl. 8.9
cl. 8.10	cl. 9	cl. 10
App	App	App
App	App	App
App	App	App
App	App

4.             Clause 7.6

In clause 7.6 delete "(See Note to Clause 7.5)" and insert instead -

The colour of the parking device actuator shall be red. The surrounding frame work and mouldings shall be a contrasting colour.

5. Clause 7.8

(1)	In clause 7.8.1.1(a) delete "comprising shoulder," and insert instead -
" that includes ".
(2)	In clause 7.8.1.1(a) delete "An example is shown in Figure 3.".
(3)	In clause 7.8.1.1 delete paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
(4)	In clause 7.8.1.1(e) delete "Items (a) and (b)" and insert instead -
" Item (a) ".
(5)	In clause 7.8.1.1 delete Figure 3.
(6)	Delete clause 7.8.1.2.

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(7) In clause 7.8.1.3 delete "at a point where the seat cannot be

pulled away from the frame of the stroller by pulling the
restraint straps".

6.             Clause 7.10

At the end of clause 7 insert

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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.
(b)	it being a strangulation hazard for infants inside or outside

The tether strap shall be designed to reduce the possibility of This includes the following requirements:

(i)      The length of the strap shall be as short as practical.

(ii)      Any loop in the strap shall have a perimeter of less than 360 mm.

7.             Clause 8.6.2

(1) In clause 8.6.2(a) -

(a) after the paragraph heading insert -

"

The head barrier must comply with either subparagraph (i) or subparagraph (ii).

(b)	before "When tested" insert "(i)";
(c)	in paragraph (a) delete "(See also note to Clause 7.9.)";
(d)	at the end of paragraph (a) insert -

(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). Fix the vehicle to a plane inclined to 45° with
respect to the horizontal and 150 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. smooth surface of diameter 120 mm (± 2 mm) and
5 kg (± 0.1 kg) weight on the centre of the junction

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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 an 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°.

(2) In clause 8.6.2(b) -

(a)	delete "the following shall also apply:" and insert -
the head barrier must either comply with both Items (i) and (ii), or comply with Item (iii).
(b)	after Item (ii) insert -

(iii) When tested in accordance with the following

procedures, if the small torso probe passes through smooth material fitted with suitable handgrips, comprising -
the gap between the handle and the pram/stroller

body, the large head probe shall also pass through.

- a small torso probe with dimensions as

shown in Figure A below -

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Figure A

Notes to figure A:

- Dimensions are in mm:

1 is the handgrip; 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.

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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.

9. Clause 11.1
In clause 11.1 after paragraph (e) insert —

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(f) A notice placed on the tether strap, as follows:

WARNING: USE THIS STRAP TO STOP THE

PRAM/STROLLER* ROLLING AWAY.

10.	Clause 11.2 Delete clause 11.2 and insert instead —
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.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.