1. COMMON PHYSICAL/MECHANICAL HAZARDS FOR JUVENILE PRODUCTS
Design for Safety: common failures and suggestions on how to avoid
Guangzhou, China
12 September, 2017
Melody Zhang
The Testing Inspection and Certification Sector
October 2016
Washington, DC
Thank you so much for the opportunity to have this meeting between the CPSC staff and IFIA. We hope this will be the first of many other interactions on the future and we look forward to discussing with the CPSC opportunities for collaboration.
IFIA members play a key role in providing guidance and educating the supply chain on CPSC requirements – manufacturers, importers come to our members all the time with technical questions and we also provide trainings and webinars on a wide range of topics.
Therefore, IFIA members are an important allay for the CPSC in this aspect, as consumers are safer when manufacturers understand and build safety in the earliest stages of design and production process – and our sector play a key role in this preventive approach by providing greater levels of assurance that products are safe and comply with the required standards and regulations

2. Openings-finger entrapment
Holes or slots that extend entirely through a wall section of any rigid material: in.~0.375-in.
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

3. Openings-finger entrapment
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

4. Openings-completely bounded leg opening
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
vertical gap
wedge block, 25 lbf (111 N)

5. Restraint system
The distance between seat back and passive crotch was more than 216mm;
The forward most position of the junction of the crotch strap and seat surface was in front of the test cylinder;
25mm
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

6. 3in. lbf torque, 15-lbf pull force maintain 10s
Small parts
16 CFR 1501
3in. lbf torque, 15-lbf pull force maintain 10s
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

7. Protective Components
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
Components can grasp between the thumb and forefinger, or teeth;
torque of 3 lbf-in. (0.3 N-m), 15-lbf (67-N) force

8. Scissoring, Shearing, or Pinching
rotate about a common axis or fastening point, slide, pivot, fold, or otherwise move relative to one another.: in.~0.375-in.
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

9. Scissoring, Shearing, or Pinching
2D folding product
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

10. Corner Posts
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
extend more than 0.06 in. (1.50 mm) within 3 in. (76 mm) from the outermost contour of the post or elbow.
Exemption: extends at least 16 in. (400 mm) above the uppermost surface

11. Thread Fasteners
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
Wood Screws and Sheet Metal Screws:
-lock washer, glue, or other means to impede loosening or detachment

12. Cord / Strap Length
originate within or extend into the occupant space shall not create a loop that has an internal perimeter exceeding 14.8 in. (376 mm) nor have a free stretched length that exceeds a length of 7.4 in. (188 mm).
Entrapment in accessories
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

13. Toe Hold
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
shall have no horizontal bar, ledge, projections, or other surface accessible to the child inside the crib that could be used as a toehold (any ledge or projection with a depth dimension greater than 3⁄8 in. (1 cm)

14. Structural Integrity Strength
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
Mattress Support System Vertical Impact Test
The seating surface was broken after the impact test

15. Structural Integrity Spindle/Slat Strength
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

16. Structural Integrity Stability 12° inclined plane
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding
12° inclined plane
Rearward and sideway stability

17. Information
The warnings shall conform to ANSI Z535.4–2011, American National Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels, sections 6.1–6.4, 7.2–7.6.3, and 8.1;
Here is the agenda for today’s meeting: I’ll present an overview of the Testing Inspection and certification sector and IFIA’s activities globally, with a focus on our Consumer and Industrial Product Committee
Then we will move to the questions and answers session, which we have divided in two sessions: general questions about CPSC’s activities and the Third-Party testing program, and a then a more technical session where we will ask CPSC to confirm our technical interpretations to ensure that IFIA members are aligned on their understanding

18. THANK YOU! www.ifia-federation.org
I’d like to finalize by thanking CPSC and organizing partners for inviting IFIA to this seminar in China.
IFIA really appreciate CPSC’s trust in requiring qualified, genuine independent third party services to help fulfill its regulatory mandate.
IFIA members have been providing their trusted services to Chinese manufacturers helping them reach export markets and gain global market access
IFIA members are ready to provide the same trusted services to Chinese manufacturers in their effort to compete in the Chinese domestic market once China’s reform are deepened
IFIA is closely monitoring and is ready to support the Chinese government in its regulatory reform efforts
Thank you again; IFIA members look forward to engaging with all of you during the seminar today and to collaborating again in future opportunities