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U.S. ConSUmer ProdUCt Saety CommiSSion

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reSellerS GUideto SellinG Saer ProdUCtS

make Saety yoUr BUSineSS


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Cover image rom The Thrit Store Bears: Poems used by express permission o the illustrator, Patricia Woolley, and David Evans,

in honor o his late wie and author, Olive Evans. Ms. Evans collected stued bears rom thrit stores and wrote the poems

to keep her spirits high during her struggle with breast cancer.

Jim Furmston scored the accompanying music to The Thrit Store Bears: Poems.


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taBle o ContentS

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th Bscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

You are not required to test your products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What you cannot sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CPSC C Hp yu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CPSCs rsps Vs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Puc Gus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bath Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Bean Bag Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Bunk Beds or Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Car Seats/Carriers Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cribs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Drawstrings on Childrens Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hair Dryers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Halogen Floor Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lead in Childrens Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Lead in Childens Products Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mattresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Phthalates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Play Yards, Mesh-Sided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Small Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Toy Chests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Toys with Magnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Walkers (Baby) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

CPSC rsucs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The electronic version o this document (www.cpsc.gov/resale) provides access to additional helpul inormation available by clicking on

the hyperlinks the letters, words, phrases, and web addresses shown in dark blue provided throughout the document.


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introdUCtion

The U.S. Consumer Product Saety Commission (CPSC) created this Handbook or Resale

Stores and Product Resellers to help you identiy the types o products that are aectedand to understand how to comply with the law so that you can keep unsae products out

o the hands o consumers. Consumers who regularly buy used products may also nd this

inormation helpul in avoiding products that could harm them or their amily.

On August 14, 2008, the President signed into law the Consumer Product Safety

Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The implementation o the CPSIA has resulted in dramatic

changes in the used product marketplace. For example:

Selling recalled products is now unlawul.

The law sets strict limits or lead in paint and or lead content.

Most cribs manuactured beore June 2011 may not be resold.

New regulations (mandatory standards) are being put into practice or durable inant

and toddler products, such as play yards, inant walkers, bath seats, bed rails or

toddlers, and more.

In light o these new requirements or many consumer products, resellers should closely

examine their products in inventory prior to resale to make sure that their products are

sae and compliant with ederal laws. This Handbook will help you make sound business

decisions to protect yoursel and your customers.

Please make sure you visit our website at: www.cpsc.gov/resale or updates on this

inormation and to sign up or the e-mail list we created specically or resale stores and

product saety.

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tHe BaSiCS

The CPSCs laws and regulations apply to anyone who sells or distributes consumer products.

This includes thrit stores, consignment stores, charities, and individuals holding yard salesand fea markets.

CPSC s qu u s u pucs s.

CPSC urges you to take a ew extra steps when you sell your used products and to ollow the

advice in this Handbook to ensure that you are only selling sae products. And while you are

not required to test your products or saety, resale stores, resellers (including those who sell

on auction websites), and persons who give away used products or ree cannot knowingly

sell products that do not meet the requirements o the law. I a product is hazardous, or

does not comply with standards, the product should be destroyed and not be sold or given

away to others.

You can protect yoursel and your customers by using the resources in this Handbook and at

www.cpsc.gov/resale to screen or hazardous and other violative products. Ignorance o the

law is not an excuse. But more importantly, as a person and as a business, you do not want

to sell products that have the potential to cause harm to anyone, especially a child.

exps: Wh u c s s:

Childrensmetal jewelry that does not comply with the ederal limit on lead o 100

parts per million;

Products that have beenrecalled by the CPSC (unless theproducts have been repaired in accordance with the recall);

Toys and other articles intended or use by children

and any urniture with paint or other surace coatings

containing lead over the specied amount;

Products intended primarily or children age 12 or younger

with lead contentknown to be over the specied amount;

Most cribs manuactured beore June 2011 may not

be resold;

Durable inant and toddler products, such as play yards, inant walkers, bath seats,

bed rails or toddlers, and others that are missing parts, appear wobbly or unstable,

or contain known hazards described in this Handbook; and

Other products that violate the CPSCs saety standards, bans, rules, or regulations,

or that otherwise present a substantial product hazard.

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CPSC Can HelP yoU

The CPSC would like to help you ensure that the products you sell are sae. You should

periodically check www.cpsc.gov/resale or updates to the inormation in this Handbook.In addition, the CPSC has many tools available to help you stay inormed about recalls and

product saety. (On average, CPSC recalls between 300 500 products annually.)

I you are in the business o reselling products, you are expected to know the laws, rules,

and regulations that apply to your business, including whether a product you are selling has

been recalled or a saety issue.It is illegal to sell any recalled product.

Sch rcs:SaerProducts.gov has a listing o CPSC recalls and consumer reports

o harm related to consumer products. Review the list o recalled products beore

taking a product into inventory or selling it. You can also receive inormation aboutCPSC recalls by subscribing to the CPSCs recall e-mail list and downloading CPSCs ree

android application at Recalls.gov.

kp Cu: Subscribe to the CPSCs e-mail list or resale stores and product

resellers, and keep current on inormation developed specically or resale stores at:

www.cpsc.gov/resale.

Wh ub, hw u! Products used in the nursery, especially cribs and

bassinets, have caused deaths and have been the subject o numerous recalls o

millions o units. Do not sell any broken or wobbly nursery urniture or durable inantproduct that is missing parts, even i it has not been recalled. A babys lie could

depend on it. The risk is too high.

Cc: For questions about regulatory requirements, contact CPSCs

Oce o Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman:

E-mail: [email protected]; telephone (301) 504-7999; or contact the CPSCs Small

Business Ombudsman at: www.cpsc.gov/smallbiz or additional inormation and

guidance or small businesses.

Cc: For questions about enorcement, contact CPSCs Oce o Compliance or

inquiries regarding enorcement: E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 504-7520.

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CPSCS reSPonSe to ViolationS

The CPSCs goal is to help you avoid uture violations and protect your customersnot to

put you out o business. I you learn that one o the products you sell violates the law orpresents a hazard, immediately inorm the Commission.

Under the law, it is illegal or retailers to sell or oer or sale a product in violation o the

CPSIA or other CPSC laws. Our purpose is to ensure these products arent being sold, so we

still need to hear rom you i you discover you may have sold one o these products in the

past. The inormation you provide us will assist us in developing uture outreach programs

targeting resellers so these hazardous products wont be sold. When inormed o the sale o

such products, we will work with you to ensure the agencys response is appropriate under

the circumstances.

You can report a potentially deective or hazardous product at: www.SaerProducts.gov

or by phone at (800) 638-2772.

tHank yoUThank you or working with the CPSC to ensure that the childrens products and other

consumer products you sell are sae and comply with all applicable product saety rules.

This publication was developed by theCPSCs ofc euc, Gb ouch,

S Busss obus. Suggestions, eedback, and additional questions are

welcomed at: [email protected].

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The ollowing guides provide illustrations o saety concerns

when reselling products. Even i a product is not listed here,

you should take similar care in reviewing each product

and consider the potential hazards described in these guides.

Additional product guides will be added over time and distributed

atwww.cpsc.gov/resale.

ProdUCt GUideS

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BaBy BatH SeatS

HaZardS: dwg, subs.

Inant bath seats are used in a sink or tub to provide back and ront support to

bathe a seated inant. They are marketed or use with inants between 5 and

10 months o age.

There are three primary hazards with baby bath seats that typically occur when

the child is let unattended, even or a short period o time: the bath seat becomes

unstable and tips the child over into the water; the child slips through the bath seat

leg opening into the water; or the child attempts to climb out and alls into the water.

CPSC sta is aware o 29 deaths associated with baby bath seats and similar products

during 2006 2008.

Mandatory

Standards

Recalls

The mandatory standard or baby bath seats went into eect on December 6, 2010.

Go to: 16 CFR Part 1215.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or baby bath seat recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalledproduct.

reSeller reSPonSiBility: CPSC sta advises you to destroy bath seats that:

were made prior to December 6, 2010 beore the new saety standard went into eect. (See date

code stamp on the bottom o the product or contact the manuacturer.) (As o 2013, it is unlikely

that compliant baby bath seats are available in the resale market) ;

attach directly to the tub foor with suction cups. (Suction cups may have contributed to some

bath seat-related deaths because they ailed to adhere to the tub surace, they separated rom

the bath seat, or they were missing);

are broken or damaged; or

do not have permanent warnings visible on the product. Warning labels are required by law to

be xed to the bath seat to alert parents and caregivers that bath seats are not saety devices

and that inants should never be let unattended in a bath seat.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary or Bath Seats (Inant)

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http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title16/16cfr1215_main_02.tplhttp://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Infant-Bath-Seats/http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title16/16cfr1215_main_02.tplhttp://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Infant-Bath-Seats/


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Bean BaG CHairS

HaZardS: Suc, chg.

Bean bag chairs made with zippers and oam pellets have resulted in deaths, as

well as nonatal incidents. Children have unzipped bean bag chairs, crawled inside,

inhaled or ingested the oam pellets, and suocated. Some have unzipped the

chairs, then pulled out the oam pellets and played with them. The pellets cloggedtheir mouths and noses, and they suocated. Other children choked on the pellets

but survived. CPSC received reports o 5 deaths and 26 nonatal incidents associated

with bean bag chairs. Victims ranged in age rom 14 months to 14 years. Since 1996,

bean bag chairs have been manuactured with zippers that young children cant

open.

The voluntary standard or bean bag chairs requires that chairs intended to be relled must have a locking zipper

that opens only with a special tool. Chairs not intended to be relled must have a permanently disabled zipper or

no zipper. In addition, the requirements include permanent warning labels or bean bag chairs. The label wording

diers depending on whether the chairs can be relled. Durability testing is intended to ensure that materials that

could tear easily and allow pellets to escape and be inhaled are not used in manuacturing bean bag chairs.

RecallsCheck www.SaerProducts.gov or bean bag chair recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalledproduct.

VoluntaryStandards

Go to: ASTM F1912-98 (reapproved 2009). Voluntary standards are industry technicalspecications that are developed by industry, government, and consumer representatives.

reSeller reSPonSiBility: CPSC sta advises you to destroyany bean bag chair that has:

a zipper that can be opened by young children;

stufng or pellets coming out o the chair; and

seams that can come apart i they are pulled. The oam pellets could escape, posing a hazard to children.

OTHER RESOURCES: Bean Bag Chair Recalls

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BUnk BedS

HaZardS: Sgu, suc, hgg.

A bunk bed is any sleep structure with at least one mattress oundation more than

30 inches above the foor. A mattress oundation is the base or support on which you

place the mattress. Since 1990, more than 70 children have died by strangulation or

suocation rom entrapment in bunk beds. Most were 3 years old or younger. Somechildren strangled when their bodies, but not their heads, slid between a guardrail

and the bed rame, leaving their bodies hanging. Some suocated when they became

trapped in openings within the ootboard or headboard end structures or between the

bed and the wall. CPSC sta also is aware o incidents o hanging, where some children

hanged rom a top bunk when something they were wearing caught on a vertical

protrusion as they were climbing out o the bunk.

Recalls Check www.SaerProducts.gov or bunk bed recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

MandatoryStandards

The mandatory standard or bunk beds went into eect on June 19, 2000.Go to: 16 CFR Parts 1213, 1500,1513 to review the regulations. (The voluntary standard is

ASTM F1427, Standard Saety Specication or Bunk Beds.)

reSeller reSPonSiBility: Check the assembledbunk bed, and only sell it i it has all o theollowing saety eatures. Otherwise, destroy it.

Guardrails on Both Sides o the Upper Bunk: One guardrail should run continuously rom the headboard to the ootboard.

I a guardrail is not continuous, there should be no openings greater than 15 inches between the end

o the guardrail and either end structure (headboard or ootboard).

There should be no openings larger than 3 inches within, or immediately below, the guardrail.

End Structures: The end structures in the upper bunk must not have openings larger than 3 inches. The end

structures in the lower bunk should not have openings larger than 3 inches, unless those openingsare 9 inches or greater.

Other Reuirements: Assemble and ensure that the bunk beds have all component parts, including all screws and hardware.

For tubular metal bunk beds, there must be no breaks or cracks in the paint or metal around the weldsthat hold the side rail to the bed rame at all our corners o the upper and lower bunks.

There should be no vertical protrusions or projections, such as ladder stiles or corner posts, that extendmore than 3/16 inch above the top o any end structure, guardrail, or other part o the upper bunk.

There should be a warning label on the bed that describes the strangulation hazard rom childrenbecoming entangled rom items attached to or hanging rom the upper bunk.

The mattress, i there is one, should match the size specied in the warning label on the bed.Specically, the top o each guardrail should be at least 5 inches above the top o the mattress and thetop o each end structure (headboard and ootboard) should be at least 5 inches above the top o themattress or at least hal o the mattress length.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary or Bunk Beds

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Car SeatS/CarrierS ComBination

HaZardS: Su cus, ccusss, cus, scps, buss.

A combination inant car seat/carrier is a product that can serve as both a car

seat and as a hand held inant carrier. This saety inormation summary addresses

when an inant carrier is used outside o a vehicle. (The National Highway Trac

Saety Administration (NHTSA) provides advice about the saety o car seats used invehicles at NHTSA Parents Central.)

Most injuries and deaths associated with carrier seats outside o vehicles result

rom alls when an adult carries the car seat with the baby inside. A number o

CPSC recalls were due to the handles or locks breaking, releasing and/or rotating

unexpectedly allowing an inant to all to the ground or be ejected on their own

or when an adult carrying the seat alls down. These alls resulted in skull ractures,

lacerations, broken bones, bruises, and scratches.

In 2010, there were an estimated 16,900 carrier-related injuries (excluding motor vehicle incidents) treated in

U.S. hospital emergency departments. Between 2006 and 2008, there were 35 deaths among children less than

5 years old associated with inant carriers and car seat carriers.

RecallsCheck SaerProducts.gov or CPSC inant carrier recalls and SaerCar.gov or NHSTA car seatrecalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

VoluntaryStandards

The voluntary saety standard or hand held carriers or use outside o vehicles is ound at:ASTM Voluntary Standard F2050. Voluntary standards are industry technical specicationsand are developed by industry, government, and consumer representatives.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:

Contact the manuacturer i you have a CPSC or NHTSA recalled car seat/carrier,

it may be able to be repaired to make it sae. Otherwise, destroy it.

Check with NHTSA to see i the expiration date on the inant carrier has passed.

OTHER RESOURCES: CPSC Saety Inormation or Hand Held Inant Carriers; NHTSA Parents Central Using aSecondhand Car Seat

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CriBS

HaZardS: Suc, sgu.

NEW: On June 28, 2011, new and improved saety regulations went into

eect or ull- and non-ull-size cribs. These new mandatory rules include the

elimination o drop sides, and greater structural integrity and crib strength.

Do not assume that all non-drop-side cribs (even those where the drop-sidehas been immobilized) comply with the standard. They do not. No cribs

may be manuactured, sold, or resold that do not meet these more stringent

standards.

Defnitions:

A ull-size crib is one that has interior dimensions o 28 + 5/8 inches wide, 52 + 3/8 inches long

(within the range o 2 inches).

A non-ull-size crib can be either smaller or larger than these dimensions and include oversized,

specialty, undersized, and portable cribs that have rigid sides.

Between November 2007 and April 2010, CPSC had reports o 35 deaths in cribs due to structural problems,many o which were related to drop-side atalities and/or gaps opened up by loose/missing screws, or other

hardware ailures. Thirty-our o the 35 deaths were due to head/neck/body entrapments.

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

The mandatory standard or ull- and non-ull-size cribs went into eect on June 28, 2011.Go to: 16 CFR Parts 1219, 1220.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or crib recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:

Destroy any ull- or non-ull-size crib (with or without drop sides) manuactured beore June 28, 2011

unless you have written proo that the crib meets the standard above. (NOTE: Absolutely no drop side

cribs in the used marketplace even i immobilized with new hardware can meet the standard and,

thereore, must be destroyed.) Each ull-size and non-ull-size crib must have a date stamp marked

permanently on the product.

For cribs manuactured ater June 28, 2011, assemble and make sure that the cribs have all component

parts, including all screws and hardware.

As o 2013, it is unlikely that compliant cribs are widely available in the resale market.

A non-ull size crib does not include products such as play yards, cradles, baby baskets, and bassinets with

mesh/net/screen siding. These products may be subject to other regulations. See additional CPSC resellers

guidance on your product.

OTHER RESOURCES: Crib Inormation Center; Regulatory Summaries For Cribs (Full-Size) And Cribs(Non-Full Size)

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draWStrinGS on CHildrenS ClotHinG

HaZardS: Sgu.

Drawstrings are non-retractable cords, ribbons, or tapes o any material to pull together

parts o upper outerwear to provide or closure. The CPSC regulation denes upper

outerwear as clothing, such as jackets and sweatshirts, generally intended to be worn on

the exterior o other garments.

Young children can be seriously injured or killed i the upper outerwear they are wearing

catches and snags on other objects. CPSC sta is aware o 18 deaths and 38 nonatal

incidents associated with neck/hood drawstrings on childrens outerwear between January

1985 and September 2009, involving children 18 months to 10 years o age. O these,

the most common incident scenarios involved drawstrings getting entangled on

playground slides. Typically, as a child descended the slide, the toggle or knot on the

drawstring got caught in a small space or gap at the top o the slide. Examples o catch

points include: a protruding bolt or a tiny space between the guardrail and the slide

platorm. This can present a strangulation risk and has resulted in death. Incidents have

also occurred when the long, trailing drawstring at the waist o a jacket was caught onthe closed door o a moving school bus.

SubstantialProductHazard

Recalls

In July 2011, the Commission determined that hood and neck drawstrings on childrensupper outwear present a strangulation hazard that is a substantial product hazard.Go to: 16 CFR Part 1120. The Commission can order retailers, including resellers, torecall a product deemed to be a substantial product hazard.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or recalls o clothing with drawstrings.It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Inspect childrens upper outwear or the:

hood and neck area, sizes 2T to 12 completely remove the drawstrings;

waist and bottom area, sizes 2T to 16 modiy or remove the drawstringsso that they are:

limited to 3 inches outside the drawstring channel when the garment is expandedto its ullest width;

ree o toggles, knots, and other attachments at the ree ends o drawstrings; and

are one continuous string and bar tacked (i.e., stitched through to prevent thedrawstring rom being pulled through its channel).

The restrictions on drawstrings do not include: underwear and inner clothing layers, pants,shorts, and skirts that are not intended or the upper portion o the body.

OTHER RESOURCES: Drawstring Summary; Recalls O Clothes With Drawstrings; FAqs For Drawstrings

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Hair dryerS

HaZardS: ecc shc, eccu (h).

A hand held hair dryer is a portable electrical appliance that routinely

contains open-coil heating elements that are uninsulated, electrically

energized wires, across which a an blows air. Electric voltage is still present

when the hair dryer is plugged in, even i the switch is in the o position.Without the immersion protection device shown in the illustration to the

right, a dryer that is dropped accidentally into water, such as in a sink or

bathtub, can electrocute anyone who is in the water or who touches the

water.

Most new hand held hair dryers have immersion protection devices. Many used

hand held dryers do not. This immersion protection is required even i a hair dryer is

intended or proessional use only.

The standards have been very eective in reducing deaths and electric shock injuries rom hair dryer immersion or

contact with water. Beore the initial saety standards took eect in 1986, a total o 110 electrocutions reportedly

were due to hair dryer immersions or water contact. Three hair dryer-related electrocutions were reported rom

1998 to 2007, none o which were associated with immersion or contact with water.

SubstantialProductHazard

Recalls

Hair dryers without immersion protection are on the CPSCs list o substantial producthazards under 16 CFR Part 1120 i they do not comply with (1) section 5 o UnderwritersLaboratories (UL) Standard for Safety for Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances,UL 859, 10th Edition, approved on August 30, 2002, and revised through June 2010, or(2) section 6 o ULs Standard for Safety for Commercial Electric Personal Grooming

Appliances, UL 1727, 4th Edition, approved on March 25, 1999, and revised throughJune 25, 2010. Go to: UL Standards 859and 1727. The Commission can order retailers,

including resellers, to recall a product deemed to be a substantial product hazard.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or hair dryer recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:CPSC sta advises you to destroy any hairdryer thatdoes NOT have:

an integral immersion protection device, which is a large block-shaped plug at the end

o the cord that contains some type o circuit interrupter. The picture to the right shows

a power cord with an integral circuit interrupter at the plug end; and

the certication mark o a recognized testing laboratory, such as UL (Underwriters

Laboratory) on the hair dryer itsel.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary For Hand Held Hairdryers

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Hand Held Hair Dryer(meets UL standards)
http://www.cpsc.gov//PageFiles/119412/hairdryrule.pdfhttp://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/standards/accessstandards/catalogofstandards/?standards=on&standards_option=&outline=on&standards_search=859http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/standards/accessstandards/catalogofstandards/?standards=on&standards_option=&outline=on&standards_search=1727http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/standards/accessstandards/catalogofstandards/?standards=on&standards_option=&outline=on&standards_search=1727http://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Hand-Supported-Hair-Dryers/http://www.cpsc.gov//PageFiles/119412/hairdryrule.pdfhttp://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/standards/accessstandards/catalogofstandards/?standards=on&standards_option=&outline=on&standards_search=1727http://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Hand-Supported-Hair-Dryers/http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/standards/accessstandards/catalogofstandards/?standards=on&standards_option=&outline=on&standards_search=859


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HaloGen lamPS

HaZardS: .

Halogen torchiere foor lamps are reestanding lamps that have a shallow bowl-shaped light

xture mounted on top o a 6-oot pole and are illuminated by a tubular halogen bulb. A

halogen light bulb can heat up to nearly 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Because o this, fammable

materials, such as curtains or clothing that come into contact with the bulb can catch re.

From 19921999, the CPSC received reports o at least 270 res and 18 re-related deaths

involving halogen torchiere foor lamps. Halogen torchiere foor lamps manuactured ater

February 5, 1997 that meet voluntary saety requirements are made with a wire or

glass guard. The guard ts over the glass bulb shield that covers the light bulb and

reduces the potential re hazard. The guard makes it harder or fammable

materials to come into contact with the light bulb and catch re.

RecallsCheck www.SaerProducts.gov or halogen torchiere lamp recalls. It is illegal to sell arecalled product.

VoluntaryStandards

Go to: UL Standard 153, Standard or Portable Electric Luminaires. Voluntary standardsare industry technical specications and are developed by industry, government, andconsumer representatives.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:CPSC sta advises you to destroy any halogen lamp i:

There is no wire or glass guard over the glass bulb shield in the bowl at the top o the lamp.

The top o the guard should be 3 inches rom the glass bulb shield;

The bulb wattage or the tubular halogen light bulb is more than 300 watts, even i the

original label on the lamp says that a 500-watt bulb can be used;

The plug is not polarized (one blade wider than the other);

The cord has mechanical damage; or

There are signs o corrosion, bent, or loose parts. Any o these may indicate a malunctioning

or potentially hazardous lamp.

OTHER RESOURCES: Halogen Lamps Recalls

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Glass Bulb Shield

Wire Shield
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lead in CHildrenS ProdUCtS

HaZardS: B g, phsc s ss.

Childrens products, those designed and intended primarily or children 12

years o age or younger, cannot be sold i they do not meet the ollowing

lead limits:

90 parts per million (ppm) lead in paint or other surace coating or

toys, other articles intended or use by children o any age, and on

all moveable painted urniture.

100 ppm lead content limit in any accessible component part,

unless otherwise excluded (see next page).

Toys, clothes, urniture, books, jewelry, blankets, games, strollers, and ootwear may all be considered childrens

products.

Lead poisoning can cause irreversible brain damage, delay mental and physical growth, and cause behavior,

attention, and learning problems. Children are particularly at risk because their developing bodies can absorb upto 50 percent o the lead to which they are exposed. This exposure occurs because children oten put their hands

and other objects in their mouth that can have lead dust on them. In 2012, the Centers or Disease Control

estimated that about 450,000 children have lead levels higher than the CDCs recommendation limit.

Recalls Check www.SaerProducts.gov or lead recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

MandatoryStandards

(1) Lead in Paint Rule: 16 CFR Part 1303.(2) Total Lead Content in Accessible Component Parts: 15 U.S.C. 1278a or Sec. 101 othe Consumer Product Saety Improvement Act o 2008, (CPSIA).

reSeller reSPonSiBility: Although you are not required to comply with the lead limits,CPSC sta encourages you use several strategies to protect your customers:

Resellers are not reuired to test suspected products. However, resellers cannot knowingly sell any

childrens product or painted urniture that does not comply with the new lead limits. Check or recalls,

and i the product has been recalled, ollow the recall instructions, or destroy it. I you have other reasons

to suspect there is excessive lead based on your knowledge o the product, destroy it.

For products with high resale value, or where you have additional saety concerns , contact the

manuacturer or verication that the product meets the lead limits. Ask or a Childrens ProductCerticate. Lead screening can also be done with an x-ray fuorescence (XRF) machine. Lead testing kits

sold commercially are generally unreliable and should not be used.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summaries or Lead in PaintAnd Total Lead Content

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lead in CHildrenS ProdUCtS SUmmary

With the exception o childrens metal jewelry, thrit stores and other similar stores are excluded rom having to

comply with the limits on lead content or used childrens products. (To take advantage o this exclusion, the goods

being sold must be truly used, donated, and/or obtained rom someone who actually used the items and may not

be items that were originally purchased or the intent o resale only.)

ProdUCtS tHat may HaVe lead reSellerS GUidanCe

Childrens metal jewelry. Test, contact the manuacturer, or do not sell.

Childrens clothes with rhinestones, metal or vinyl/plasticsnaps, zippers, grommets, closures, or appliqus.

Best to test, contact the manuacturer, or do notsell.

Childrens jewelry and other items made entirely o:

Surgical steel,

Precious metals, such as gold (at least 10 karat), sterlingsilver (at least 925/1,000),

Precious and semi-precious gemstones (excluding a list ostones that are associated in nature with lead), or

Natural or cultured pearls.

OK to sell.

Childrens clothes, blankets, and other items made entirelyo:

Dyed or undyed textiles (cotton, wool, hemp, nylon, etc.),

Dyed or undyed yarn.

Nonmetallic thread, trim, hook-and-loop (Velcro) andelastic.

OK to sell.

Childrens books printed ater 1985, which are printedconventionally and intended to be read (as opposed to

used or play).

OK to sell; however, books with metal spiralbindings have been recalled or lead paint.

Vintage childrens books and other collectibles notconsidered primarily intended or children.

OK to sell, but check or recalls.

Certain educational materials, such as chemistry sets. OK to sell, but check or recalls.

Items made entirely o wood (without paint, suracecoatings, or hardware).


Mirrors that are part o urniture articles, to the extentthat they bear lead-containing backing paint.


Artists paints and related materials. OK to sell, but check or recalls.

Metal urniture bearing actory-applied (lead) coatings,such as powder coatings.


Bicycles and other related products (such as trailer bicyclesand jogger strollers).


Commonly reSold CHildrenS ProdUCtS tHat may Contain lead

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19/28

mattreSSeS

HaZardS: .

Mattresses, either as a set with a oundation or labeled or sale

alone, must meet the CPSCs fammability regulations designed

to limit the spread and intensity o a re ignited by open-fame

sources, such as candles, matches, and lighters and by cigaretteignition.

Mattresses contain a substantial amount o fammable material. I

a mattress that does not meet the open-fame regulation ignites in

a bedroom re, the mattress can burn rapidly and reach dangerous

fashover conditions within a ew minutes. (Flashover is the point

at which the entire contents o a room are ignited simultaneously

by radiant heat, making it impossible or occupants to escape rom

a re.) The pictures show a mattress that does not meet the open-fame standard (noncompliant) and one that

does (compliant) 3 minutes ater each was set on re.

Many mattress res are caused by children playing with open fames, such as candles, lighters, and matches, or

when candles are let unattended. The mattress regulation is estimated to prevent as many as 270 deaths and

1,330 injuries each year.

Recalls Check www.SaerProducts.gov or mattress recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

MandatoryStandards

The mandatory standard addressing open-fame ignition went into eect on July 1, 2007.Go to: 16 CFR Part 1633. The mandatory standard addressing cigarette ignition went intoeect on June 22, 1973. Go to: 16 CFR Part 1632.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Destroy mattresses and mattress sets manuactured, imported, orrenovated:

ater July 1, 2007, and that do not have a label certiying that they meet the standard. Every mattress

and oundation must bear a permanent, conspicuous, and legible label in English. I a mattress was made

beore 2007, it would be good practice NOT to resell such a product.

where the mattress or oundation is not intended to be sold separately and the component to be sold ails

to meet the requirements o the standard. The label states whether the mattress is intended or use with a

oundation, without a oundation, or with or without a oundation.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary For Mattresses and Mattress Pads.

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Non-Compliant Compliant
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PHtHalateS in CHildrenS toyS and CHild Care artiCleS

HaZardS: dvp cs.

Phthalates are a group o chemicals that are used, among other things, to make

vinyl and other plastics sot and fexible. As o February 10, 2009, Congress

permanently banned three types o phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP)1 in any amount

greater than 0.1 percent in (1) childrens toys and (2) certain child care articles.

A childrens toy is designed or intended or a child who is 12 years old or

younger or use when playing. General use balls, bath toys/bath books, dolls

and infatable pool toys are examples o toys that are covered by the law and

might contain phthalates. Bikes, musical instruments, and sporting goods

(except or their toy counterparts) are not considered toys and are not aected by the ban.

A child care article is designed or intended or a child who is 3 years old or younger, to use or sleeping

or eeding or to help a child who is sucking or teething. Bibs, child placemats, cribs, booster seats,

paciers and teethers are child care articles that are covered by the law and might contain phthalates.

Congress has also banned (on an interim basis) three additional types o phthalates (DINP, DIDP, DnOP)2 in anyamount greater than 0.1 percent in (1) child care articles and (2) toys that can be placed in a childs mouth, or

example: squeeze toys, teethers, bath toys, and infatable pool toys.

Recalls Check www.saerproducts.gov or phthalate recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

MandatoryStandards

Section 108 o the Consumer Product Saety Improvement Act o 2008 (CPSIA) (pd).Additional requirements related to the ban on cetain phthalates were added in section 5o H.R. 2715, Pub. L. No. 112-28 (August 12, 2011), which amended the CPSIA.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:You can use several strategies to comply with the phthalates ban:

Resellers are not required to test suspected products. However, resellers cannot knowingly sell any

childrens toy or child care article that does not comply with the ban on phthalates. Check or recalls and

i the product has been recalled, ollow the recall instructions or destroy it. I you have other reasons to

suspect the product contains banned phthalates, destroy it.

Your saest course is not to sell or accept certain products, unless you know they dont contain banned

phthalates. CPSCs enorcement eorts will be ocused on the products most likely to pose a risk o

phthalate exposure to children, such as bath toys and other small, plastic toys, especially those madeo polyvinyl chloride (PVC)that are intended or young children and can be put in the mouth.

1DEHP: di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; DEP: dibutyl phthalate; BBP: benzyl butyl phthalate.

2DINP: diisononyl phthalate; DIDP: diisodecyl phthalate; DnOP: di-n-octyl phthalate.

OTHER RESOURCES: Phthalates Inormation Center

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http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/129759/cpsia.pdfhttp://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/129759/cpsia.pdfhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ28/pdf/PLAW-112publ28.pdfhttp://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/CPSIA/Phthalates/Phthalates-Information/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ28/pdf/PLAW-112publ28.pdfhttp://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/CPSIA/Phthalates/Phthalates-Information/http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/129759/cpsia.pdf


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Play yardS, meSH Sided

HaZardS: Suc, sgu, chg.

Mesh-sided play yards (or play pens) are made o abric or mesh side panels that

attach to a rigid rame structure, including a foor. They are intended primarily

or children who cannot climb out.

The CPSC is aware o a total o over 2,100 incidents associated with play yards

that occurred between November 2007 and December 2011, including

60 deaths and 170 injuries. About 89 percent o the incidents, as well as one

death, were related to the unexpected collapse o the play yards side rail. Since

2009, the CPSC has issued our recalls o more than 1.4 million play yards.

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

VoluntaryStandards

A mandatory standard or play yards went into eect in February 2013.Go to: 16 CFR Part 1221.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or play yard recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

Go to: ASTM Voluntary Standard F406 -12A. Voluntary standards are industry technicalspecications and are developed by industry, government, and consumer representatives.

reSeller reSPonSiBility: Veriy that all o the ollowing saety eaturesare present. I not, destroy the play yard.

Warning labels are present and state that the sides should never be let in the down

position. (In the down position, the side orms a pocket that an inant can roll into

and become trapped, causing the child to suocate.)The top rails:

with a hinge in the center, must lock automatically when the rails are lited

into the normal use position. (I unlocked, the hinge may collapse, and the

top rails can orm an acute V-shape that can entrap a childs neck and cause

the child to strangle);

vinyl covering has no tears or holes. (A teething inant can chew o pieces

o the vinyl covering o a play yards railing and choke).

The mesh:

has openings (weave) that are less than inch;

has no tears or loose threads. (An inant or toddler can strangle i his or her head gets caught

in tears in the mesh);

Is attached securely to the top rails and foor plate.

No rivets protrude 1/16-inch or more on the outside o the top rails. A toddler can strangle in a play yard or

portable crib with protruding rivets i a pacier string or loose (or loosely woven) clothing catches onto one.

Any staples, rivets, or screws used in construction are not loose or missing.

No mattresses or pads are added that are not provided by the manuacturer.

OTHER RESOURCES: Play Yard Recalls

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http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/129781/playyards.pdfhttp://www.astm.org/search/standards-search.html?query=F406%2012A&reskin=true#40582077http://www.saferproducts.gov/Search/Result.aspx?dm=0&q=Play+Yards&srt=0http://www.astm.org/search/standards-search.html?query=F406%2012A&reskin=true#40582077http://www.saferproducts.gov/Search/Result.aspx?dm=0&q=Play+Yards&srt=0http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/129781/playyards.pdf


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Small PartS

HaZardS: Chg, hg, swwg, h.

Children under 3 years old can choke, inhale, or swallow small parts that

they put in their mouths. Products intended or children under 3 years old

are banned i they are, or have, small parts or i one o the components can

be detached or broken during normal use.

A small part can be any object or a part o an object that ts completely

into a specially designed test cylinder under its own weight. The picture at

the right shows the cylinder with a small toy inside. Small part cylinders are

widely available or purchase.

From 2006 to 2010, the CPSC has reports o 21 children under 3 years o age

who died rom choking, inhaling, or swallowing balloons (8 deaths), small

balls (8 deaths), and games or parts o toys (5 deaths).

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

The mandatory standard or small parts went into eect on September 17, 1991.Go to: 16 CFR Part 1501. Also see: the Child Saety Protection Act (eective January 1, 1995)and 16 CFR Part 1117(reporting requirements).

Check or recalls involving small parts.It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Destroy products:

i they have small parts and are intended or children under 3 years old, such as:

balls with a diameter o 1.75 inches or less;

dolls and stued toys that have eyes, noses, or other small parts that are not astened securely;

preschool toys, games, and puzzles with small parts;

nursery products, such as baby bouncers and exercisers with small parts.

i they are missing/lack required warning labeling on:

toys and games intended or children rom 3 through 5 years o age. The label must contain a small

parts cautionary statement and saety alert symbol on the packaging;

balloons intended or children under 8 years old (see Other Resources below);

products with marbles, small balls, and containing other small parts. The appropriate

labels and instructions can be ound in Other Resources below.

Exceptions to the small parts regulation include: books, modeling clay, crayons, paint sets, and accessories,

paper products, pencils, and pens. In addition, childrens clothing is exempt rom the small parts regulation;

but be sure that all small buttons and other parts are astened securely.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary or Small Parts; Saety Alert Childrens Balloons; Child SaetyProtection Fact Sheet

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toy CHeStS

HaZardS: Suc, p, sgu, pchg,cushg, c.

Toy chests with hinged lids that open vertically can collapse or drop suddenly,

particularly i the lids have a hinge with an adjustable riction lid support (see

drawing to right).

The CPSC has received reports o death and brain damage as a result o toy chest

lids alling onto childrens heads or necks. Most o the children were under 2

years o age. Accidents occurred when children were reaching over and into the

toy chest when the lid dropped, either alling onto their heads or trapping them

at the neck, between the lid and the edge o the toy chest.

Suocation deaths have occurred when children climbed into chests to hide

or sleep. Because the toy chests were not ventilated adequately, the children

suocated in the enclosed space. Lid support mechanisms, chest hardware,

and attachments also have resulted in injuries, such as crushing, pinching, or

lacerations.

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

Toy chests are regulated by the toy saety standard.Go to: ASTM Voluntary Standard F963-07e1.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or toy chest recalls.It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Destroy toy chests that do NOT have:

a spring-loaded lid support that will keep the lid open in any position without adjustment by the

consumer to ensure adequate lid support; and

ventilation holes or openings in the ront, sides, or a gap under the lid. These ventilation holes should not

be blocked i the chest is placed on the foor against the wall.

Also destroy:

toy chests with an automatic locking device or a latch. These devices could prevent a child

who climbs into a toy chest rom exiting it.

non-toy chests with automatic locks, such as trunks, wicker chests, and wooden storage cheststhat have been recalled (see recall link below). Children have also died in these chests.

OTHER RESOURCES: Saety Alert Toy Chests; Toy Chests Recalls

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NOT SAFEAdjustable riction

lid support

USESpring-loaded

lid support
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toyS WitH maGnetS

HaZardS: dh, s p (hs), bcg.

Toys containing small, powerul magnets or magnetic components, such as

construction sets, action gures, dolls, puzzles, and jewelry can kill children i

two or more magnets are swallowed.

I a child swallows two or more magnets, or swallows a magnet and another

metal object, such as a small metal ball, the magnetic pieces in dierent

areas o the intestines can be attracted to each other through the stomach

or intestinal walls (see demonstration in picture to right). This will crush the

trapped internal tissues, cutting o blood fow, and causing serious injury,

inection, and possibly death. The objects can be removed only with surgery.

Estimates show that thousands o magnet-related ingestions occurred rom

2009-2011. CPSC sta has received numerous reports o magnet-related

ingestions, many o which required surgical intervention. In many cases the

magnets had allen out o larger components o toys or were separated rom

a larger set o magnets (as in the case o desk toys). In other cases, children

swallowed intact toy components containing magnets. Some children 18 months

to 16 years old required surgery to remove ingested magnets. For prior years,

CPSC is aware o one death involving a 20-month old child.

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

Toys with magnets intended or children up to 14 years old are regulated by thetoy saety standard (ASTM F963). Go to: ASTM Voluntary Standard F963.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or magnetic toy recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Destroy toys with magnetic parts that:

have loose or missing magnetic components; or

have been recalled.

The regulation does not apply to:

Hobby, crat, and science kits with small magnets and that are intended or children over 8 years i thekits are labeled with this warning: This product contains (a) small magnet(s). Swallowed magnets can

stick together across intestines causing serious infections and death. Seek immediate medical attention

if magnet(s) are swallowed or inhaled.

Magnets used in devices, where the magnetic properties are not part o the play pattern o the toy,

such as motors, relays, speakers, and electrical components.

OTHER RESOURCES: Magnets Inormation Center; Saety Alert Magnets; Magnets Poster; Button BatteriesPoster

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Demonstration oHazard
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BaBy WalkerS

HaZardS: dh, su cus, ccusss, jus,b bs, cus, buss.

Inant walkers are products that support very young children beore they are walking

(usually 6 to 15 months old). Children may use walkers to sit, recline, bounce, jump, and,

most importantly, use their eet to move around. Young children can be seriously injuredor killed i a walker they are in alls down stairs.

Walkers are now required to have stair all protection so that a walker either stops at

the edge o a step or is too wide to t through a standard size doorway. In 1992, an

estimated 25,700 children younger than 15 months o age were treated in hospital

emergency rooms or injuries associated with baby walkers, most rom alls down stairs.

During the period 2004 to 2008, injuries associated with baby walkers decreased by more than 88 percent to 3,000

injuries annually. It is likely that many o the remaining injuries would be prevented i all walkers met the stair all

protection requirement o the mandatory standard.

MandatoryStandards

Recalls

The mandatory standard or baby walkers went into eect on December 21, 2010. Beorethat date, a voluntary standard or baby walkers was in eect. Go to:16 CFR Part 1216.

Check www.SaerProducts.gov or baby walker recalls. It is illegal to sell a recalled product.

reSeller reSPonSiBility:Destroy baby walkers that do not meet

the CPSCs mandatory standard that helps prevent alls downstairs. The babywalker must have:

Rubber-like gripping strips underneath, or around the base, to grip the

foor (see drawing to right);

OR, i there are no gripping strips, it must have a base that is at least

36 inches wide to prevent the baby walker rom tting through a

standard doorway.

OTHER RESOURCES: Regulatory Summary For Baby Walkers; Baby Walker Recalls

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Too wide to t throughdoorway

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CPSC reSoUrCeS

CPSCs Home Page: www.cpsc.gov

Resale Inormation: www.cpsc.gov/resale

Recalls (CPSC only): www.SaerProducts.gov

Guidance or Resellers Email: [email protected]

Guidance on the CPSIAor Small Businesses: www.cpsc.gov/cpsia

Small Business Inormation: www.cpsc.gov/smallbiz

Report an Unsae Product: www.SaerProducts.gov

Regulations, Laws, and

Inormation by Product: www.cpsc.gov/table

Enorcement Email: [email protected]: 301-504-7520

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