Webinars
Chemical Risk Management Webinar
This webinar, is part of ICW's Product Safety & Compliance Webinar Series. Gain invaluable insights and stay ahead in chemical risk management.
Bill Baxter engages in a compelling discussion with Geraldine Cosh, a distinguished product safety consultant from the U.K. They delve into the intricacies of chemical requirements tailored specifically for the US market, exploring regulations down to the state level.
Comparing Global Button Battery Requirements: A Practical Approach
Bill Baxter and Geraldine Cosh are welcomed back to ICW's Product Safety & Compliance Webinar Series to discuss button batteries vs coin batteries, global labeling requirements, and more. Gain invaluable insights and stay ahead in global button battery requirements.
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Podcasts
The Toy Coach Podcast
Episode #43: Toy Safety 101
In this episode our principal consultant, Bill Baxter, talks with Azhelle Wade about "got ya" moments in toy safety, areas that might trip you up along the way of developing your toy and your toy package. At the end of the episode, we dive into how safety regulations vary country by country. You'll learn why it's just as difficult to develop the same toy for a new market as it is to develop an entirely new toy!
Episode #86: Toy Safety 102: The EN-71 Toy Safety Standard
Bill joins Azhelle Wade again to talk about the cost, complication, and changes in labeling and testing requirements brought about by Brexit.
Compliance News
The UK is updating the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFRs).
US CPSC has published final rule 16 CFR 1243 to establish a consumer product safety standard for infant support cushions:
Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act (STURDY Act) was passed by Congress:
The full bill: S.441 - STURDY Act
Breaking down the newly passed STURDY Act, January 2, 2023
These two standards have been rejected for "failing to increase safety":
Joint Statement of Chair Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners Trumka and Boyle: CPSC Rejects Attempt to Weaken Bassinet Standard and Infant Sleep Rule, September 27, 2022
Statement of Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric on Vote to Reject ASTM Revised Voluntary Standard for Children’s Folding Chairs and Children’s Folding Stools, November 8, 2022
This is the general statement on Infant Sleep Products Rule which bans the sale of products that do not meet one of the infant sleep standards:
Crib Mattresses Business Guidance and Small Entity Compliance Guide, August 15, 2022
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Magnets to Prevent Deaths and Serious Injuries from High-Powered Magnet Ingestion, September 7th, 2022