7/28/2019 CPSIA_Regulations_Updates_Oct._2011.pdf

1/2

CPSIAUpdatesSummaryOctober2011

CPSCPassesFinalRuleonTestingandLabelingforProductCertificationandReservesReasonableTestingProgram

TheUSConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)haspassedthefinalruleforcertificationandtestingforchildrensproductsandplacedthe

ReasonableTestingProgramfornonchildrensproductsonreserve.ThefinalruleisintendedtoaddresstherequirementsoftheConsumer

ProductSafetyImprovementAct(CPSIA),Section102MandatoryThirdPartyTestingforChildrensProducts.TheCPSCwasrequiredbythelaw

toestablish

protocols

and

standards

by

which

achildrens

product

may

be

certified.

The

rule

will

be

effective

in

January

2013,

15

months

after

itispublishedintheFederalRegister.

BackgroundofCPSIARequirements,Section102

Section102oftheCPSIArequiredcertificationforchildrensproductsaswellasnonchildrensproductswithanapplicablerule,banor

standardenforcedbytheCPSC.NonchildrensproductsmustbetestedtoareasonabletestingprogramprovidingaHighDegreeofAssurance

(HDoA)theproductiscompliantandageneralconformitycertificatemustthenbeissuedindicatingcompliancewithapplicablerequirements.

ChildrensproductsmustbetestedtoallapplicablerequirementsbyaCPSCapproved,accreditedthirdpartyconformityassessment

body. Basedonthistestingthemanufacturermustissueachildrensproductcertificateindicatingcompliance.

SummaryoftheFinalRule

TheFinalRule,whichwillbepublishedas16CFR1107,providesadditionalguidanceforthetestingandcertificationofchildrensproducts

underCPSIAasfollows:

Thecertificationprogramforchildrensproductsrequires:

Third

party

testing

of

sufficient

samples

for

certification

with

a

High

Degree

of

Assurance

(HDoA)

that

the

product

complies

with

all

requirements.

Thirdpartyperiodictestingofproductsduringproductiontoensuretheycontinuetocomplywithallrequirements.o Note:Aoneyearmaximumintervalisallowedbetweenthirdpartyperiodictesting;twoyearswithfirstpartyproduction

testing;threeyearsifproductiontestingiscertifiedwithISO17025tocertificationmethods.

Samplesselectedforperiodictestingshallberepresentativeoftheproductionlot. TheCPSChasindicatedfuturerulemakingwillclarifyhowrepresentativesamplesareselected.

o Note:CPSIAcalledforrandomsamplingtobeusedinperiodictesting.ThewordrandomwaschangedtorepresentativebyH.R.2715andisreflectedinthefinalrule.

Recertificationafteranymaterialchange.Canbeconductedascomponentparttesting,followingtheComponentPartTestingrequirements,ifappropriate.

Allfailingtestresultsmustbeinvestigatedtodeterminesourceofnonconformity.CPSCstatedtestinganewsamplewithoutinvestigationdoesnotprovideaHDoAtheotherproductscomply.

o Note:Thefinalruleremovedspecificremedialactionplanrequirementsincludedintheproposedrule. However,itdoesrequirethatanynonconformitybereviewedtodeterminethecause.

Allrequireddocumentsretainedforafiveyearperiod.o Note: DocumentsdonotneedtobecreatedinEnglish,anddocumentsdonotneedtobestoredintheUSasstatedin

theproposedrule.However,documentsstillmustbereadilyavailableuponrequestandbeabletobetranslatedwithin

48hours.

ReasonableTestingProgram(RTP)isReserved

WhiletheCPSIAdidnotrequiretheCPSCtodefineaReasonableTestingProgram(unliketheprogramforchildrensproductswhichwas

required),theCPSCdecidedtodefinerequirementsintheproposedrulepublishedinMay2010.TheFinalRule,however,reservesthesection

anddoesnotproviderequirementsforaRTP.Highlightsregardingthisdecisionareasfollows:

ARTPisstillrequiredbyCPSIAtocertifygeneraluse/nonchildrensproductseventhoughrequirementshavenotbeendefinedintheFinalRule.

o TheCommissionersreiteratedduringthewebcastthatdespitethereservationofthissection,amanufacturercertifyinganonchildrensproductmustfollowareasonabletestingprogram.

Withthesectionreserved,theCPSCalsohasmadenochangesandnosignificantcommentsontheproceduresforaRTP. TheCPSCmaydecideatalaterdatetoestablishrequirementsforaRTPornottopassanyruleregardingaRTP. IftheCPSCremainssilentontherequirementsofaRTP,acertifiermayusetheproceduresintheproposedrule,orreferenceaCPSC

guidancedocumentfromNovember2009,whichfirstoutlinedtheCPSCsviewofaRTP.TheCPSCguidancedocumentandproposed

rulelistthefollowingcomponentscanbepartofaRTP:

ProductSpecification CertificationTesting ProductionTestingPlan RemedialActionPlan RecordKeeping

Acceptablelabelingforcompliantproducts

Thefinalrulesstatesacertifiedcompliantproductmaycontainthelabel: MeetsCPSCSafetyRequirements

7/28/2019 CPSIA_Regulations_Updates_Oct._2011.pdf

2/2

CPSIAUpdatesSummaryOctober2011

CPSCPassesFinalRuleonComponentPartTestingOnOctober19,2011,theUSConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)passedthefinalrulefortheconditions

andrequirementsforrelyingoncomponentparttestingorcertification,oranotherpartysfinishedproducttesting

orcertification,inordertomeetthetestingandcertificationrequirementsoftheConsumerProductSafety

ImprovementAct(CPSIA).Therulewillbecomeeffective30daysafterpublicationintheFederalRegister.

BackgroundOnMay20,2010,theCommissionissuedanoticeofproposedrulemakingaddressingtheabilityofusingcomponentpart

testingtomeettheCPSIAtestingandcertificationrequirements.Therevisedfinalrulecreatesanew16CFR1109,which

describestherequirementsforusingcomponentparttestingasthebasisforissuingcertificatesforadultproductsorchildrens

products.Thisrulewillallowtheimporterorthedomesticmanufacturertorelyonfinishedproducttestingorcertification

providedbyaforeignsupplier,aslongastheymeettheapplicableCPSIArules.

SummaryoftheFinalRule TheFinalRulewaswrittentoreducetestingcostsforspecificchemicals,including:

Leadcontentofpaintandsurfacecoatingsmaterialsof16CFR1303 MetalsofsurfacecoatingsintoysinASTMF963(lead,cadmium,chromium,barium,antimony,arsenic,

mercury,selenium)

LeadcontentinchildrensproductsoftheCPSIA Certainphthalatecontent(0.1%)inchildcarearticlesandchildrenstoysoftheCPSIA

Thisrulesupersedesallpolicystatementsandguidelinespertainingtocomponentparttesting,exceptthephthalatestatementofpolicywhichonlyrequirestestingofmaterialsthatareknowntocontainphthalatesandexcludestestingof

inaccessiblematerials.

Althoughcomponentparttestingbeforefinalassemblyandrelyingonanotherpartysfinishedproducttestingorcertification,isvoluntary,onceapartydecidestoconductorrelyuponeither,therequirementsin16CFR1109apply.

Acomponentpartcertifierassumestheresponsibilitiesofamanufacturerunder16CFR1107,including:thirdpartycertificationtesting,thirdpartyperiodictesting,productiontesting,andrecordkeeping.

SignificantChangesfromtheProposedRuletotheFinalRule Themostsignificantchangetothefinalruleistheallowanceofanimportertorelyonfinishedproducttestreportsor

certificationfromaforeignmanufacturertocertifyaproduct.

RecordswillnotberequiredtobemaintainedinEnglish,aslongasrecordscanbetranslatedwithin48hours,orwithinanotherwisearrangedtimeframewiththeCPSC.

RecordswillnotberequiredtobemaintainedintheUS,aslongastheycanbeprovidedtotheCPSCuponrequest,byeitherhardcopyorelectronicform.

Allrecordswillneedtobemaintainedforfiveyears,insteadoftheoriginaltimeframeoflifeoftheproductplusfiveyears. Certaincertificatecontentrequirementshavebeeneliminated:identificationofeachcomponentparttested,bypart

numberorotherspecification,aswellasthemanufacturerandsupplierofthepart.Certificatesmaynowrefertoreports

forthedateandplacewheretheproductwastested.

Componentpartsmustbetraceablebacktothepartywhohadthepartstestedforcompliance,nottothesupplieroreachsubcomponent.

Afteraproductistested,certifiersandtestingpartiesinpossessionoftheproductorcomponentpartmustexerciseduecaretopreventcontamination. Duecaredoesnotpermitwillfulignorance.