Standardization Consumer Product Safety Commission

Regulatory Legislation. In Febmary 1978, the Consumer Products Safety Commission approved changes in the FF-3 and FF-5 standards for children s sleepwear. It eliminated the melt—drip time limit and coverage for sizes below 1 and revised the method of testing the trim. This permits the use of untreated 100% nylon and 100% polyester for children s sleepwear (157—162). 

Standard 16 CFR 1201, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Bethesda, Md. 

Toys sold in the USA are regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the Code of Federal Regulations covers the toy safety standards. In addition, there are a voluntary set of standards established by the American Society for Testing Materials. This article visits a laboratory that helps test new toys, Specialized Technology Resources Inc., and discovers what some of the tests involve. 

Flammable Fabrics Act, enacted in 1970 and last amended in 1983, gives the Consumer Product Safety Commission the authority to set flammability standards for fabrics that protect against an unreasonable risk of the occurrence of a fire. 

Poison Packaging Prevention Act of 1953, last amended in 1990, provides the Consumer Product Safety Commission authority to set standards for the special packaging of any household product to protect children from a hazard. 

Consumer Product Safety Act, enacted in 1972, created the Consumer Product Safety Commission and gives the Commission authority to issue mandatory safety standards, ban hazardous products, investigate safety of products, and use other forms of corrective action. 

The DOT has established slandards for the packaging and labeling of hazardous materials offered for shipment by public transportation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has set standards for... 

Consumer Products Safety Act and Consumer Products Safety Commission Improvements Act. Administered by a Consumer Products Safety Commission, the Consumer Products Safety Act is designed to protect the public against risk of injury from consumer products and to set safety standards for such products. 

We re all for hand-me-down nursery furniture. Lexy s daughter, Aili, sleeps (whenever she s not in the family bed) in Deirdre s nieces old crib. Just make sure any crib you re inheriting adheres to the following U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards ... 

CFR 1610, Title 16, Commercial Practices, Chapter II, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Part 1610, Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations, U.S. Federal Government, Washington, DC. 

The USP is not the only body setting standards for drug packaging. In addition to the information contained in the USP, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) set packaging guidelines and regulations. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, Technical Workshop on Formaldehyde, April 9-11, 1980, National Bureau of Standards, Gaitherburg, MD. 

Based on our and other researchers experience, the minimum air flow across the board should be between 1.5 to 6 meters per minute(11). Current chamber research at the National Bureau of Standards (N.B.S) sponsored by the Consumer Products Safety Commission on formaldehdye emissitivity from pressed wood products is being conducted at 1.5 meters per minute face velocity(12). 

The leading decision under the FHSA applying this concept of tmreasona-hle risk is Forester v. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 559 F.2d 774 (D.C. Cir. 1977). This case involved the validity of CPSC regulations prescribing design and performance standards for bicycles and determining... 

CPSC. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CSA. Canadian Standards Association. 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that there has been about 500,000 nonfatal bicycle-related injuries treated in emergency rooms every year since the early 1970s. About 30 percent of these incidents involved head or face injuries. Additionally, it is estimated that there may be as many as 1000 bicycle-related fatalities annually, and about 90 percent of these incidents involve motor vehicles. The CPSC bicycle standard (16 CFR Part 1512), effective in 1976, set safety requirements for reflectors, wheels, tires, chains, pedals, braking and steering systems, and for the frame and fork structural components. The CPSC Bicycle Helmet Standard (16 CFR 1203) sets forth the requirements for bicycle helmets (Figure B.l). Biohazard... 

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