Current Staff Activities in Voluntary Standards
Durable Infant and Toddler Products
- Bassinets/Cradles
- Booster Seats
- Strollers
- Changing Products
- Children's Folding Chairs and Stools
- Commercial Cribs
- Crib Mattresses (include Supplemental and Aftermarket Mattresses)
- Frame Infant Carriers
- Cribs
- Gates and Expandable Enclosures
- Hand-Held Infant Carriers
- High Chairs
- Bath Seats
- Infant Bath Tubs
- Infant Bouncer Seats
- Infant Swings
- Infant Walkers
- Non-Full Size Cribs and Play Yards
- Portable Bed Rails (Children's)
- Portable Hook-on Chairs
- Sling Carriers (Infants and Toddlers)
- Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers
- Stationary Activity Centers
- Toddler Beds
Codes, Analytical Methods, and Labeling
Home Products and Hazards
- Adult Portable Bed Rails
- Bath Tubs (Adult)
- Batteries, Fire (High-Energy Density)
- Batteries, Ingestion (Button)
- Candles and Candle Accessories
- Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms
- Clothing Storage Units Tip-overs
- Fire Safety of Portable Fuel Containers and Gasoline Cans
- Flammable Refrigerants
- Flooring (Slips, Trips, and Falls)
- Gas Appliances - CO Sensors
- Gas Ranges
- Liquid Laundry Packets
- LP Gas Appliances
- Mowers
- Portable Generators
- Pressure Cookers
- Smoke Alarms
- Table Saws
- Torch Fuel and Lamp Oil
- Washing Machines
- Window Blind Cords
Other Children's Products and Hazards
Recreation
- Amusement Rides, Trampoline Parks, and Adventure Attractions
- Fireworks
- Magnet Sets
- Self-balancing Scooters and Light Electric Vehicles / Micromobility Devices
- Sports/Recreational Head Gear/Helmets and Sensors
- Swimming Pools/Spas Drain Entrapment
- Swimming Pools/Spas Safety Vacuum Relief Systems
- Tents
- All-Terrain Vehicles
- Bicycles
- Playground Equipment for Children Under 2 Years of Age
- Public Playground Equipment
- Playground Surfacing
- Pools and Spas
- Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
Staff Correspondence Relating to Voluntary Standards
- Letter to ASTM re: Battery Operated Toys
- 8-4-2021 Draft Letter to ASTM Bath Toys
- Letter to ASTM re: Ballot on F15 (21-07) Item 9 (Toy Acoustics)
- CPSC - Letter to ASTM F15.70 Subcommittee
- BSR/ASHRAE Standard 15.2P, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems in Residential Applications
- 18 Proposed Revision of ASTM F2057-14 Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units
- Letter to ASTM Amusment Ride Committee
- Letter To ASTM Inclined Sleep Products
- CPSC staff letter to ASTM F08.53 subcommittee on Sensors
- Letter from CPSC Staff to ASTM regarding Stationary Activity Centers
- Letter to ASTM Infant Bedding Subcommittee Regarding Recommended Revisions to F1917
- Letter to ASTM Furniture Age and Weight Task Group (August 2018)
- Letter to ASTM Furniture Age and Weight Task Group (October 2018)
- Letter to UL on AC and USB Chargers
- Letter to ROHVA, OPEI, SVIA
- Letter to ROHVA, SVIA, OPEI
- CPSC Letter to OHV SDOs
- CPSC Letter to OHV SDOs
- CPSC Letter on NFPA 58 TIA
- Letter to Bill Tobin ASTM F15.72 on Vote Rationale
- APBR Compliance Letter to Industry
- ASTM 3D Printing Letter
- Subcommittee Chairman for ASTM F15.58, Powered Scooters & Skateboards
- ATV and ROV CPSC Letter to OHV SDOs
- Bedrail Update Letter to ASTM
- Children's Folding Chairs ASTM Letter
- CPSC Staff Comment and Ballot Letter for UL 2201 on Proposal to Exclude Generator-Welders from Scope
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM Adult Magnet Sets Ballot F15 (20-07) Item 2
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM Regarding Adult Magnet Sets Ballot F15 (20-04) Item 10
- Crib Mattress Letter to ASTM
- CSA 3D Printing Letter
- FMDs on Disposable Containers ASTM F15.72 on Vote Rationale
- ASTM F15.16 Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Ballot F15 (20-08) Item 4
- ASTM F15.16 Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures
- Letter to CPSC of Revised Standard ASTM F2050-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers.
- ASTM F15.18 Infant Inclined Sleep Products
- ASTM In-Bed Sleeper Standard
- ASTM F15.18 Bassinet and Cradles and Infant Inclined Sleep Products Updates
- Liquid Laundry Packets Post-Implementation Period Report
- CPSC Report to ASTM International F15.71 on Liquid Laundry Packet Injuries
- LP Gas Cylinders CPSC Letter on NFPA 58 TIA 1483
- Magnet Sets Containing Small Loose, Powerful Magnets with a Flux Index
- Magnets CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM Regarding Adult Magnet Sets Ballot F15.77
- Portable Luminaries CPSC staff UL letter UL 153 Proposal
- ASTM Ballot F15 (20-06), Item 12, for Banister Rails/Gliders; F1487-17 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
- ASTM Ballot F15 (20-06), Item 12, Ballot Item for Banister Rails/Gliders; F1487-17 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
- ASTM F15.17 Stationary Activity Centers
- Smoke Alarms CPSC Letter Regarding UL 217
- Toddler Beds Update Letter to ASTM
- Torch Fuel Letter to Container Task Group Chair
- UL 3D Printing Letter
- Window Coverings CPSC Staff Letter to WCMA
- ASTM F15 Ballot 20-06 Comment Letter
- ASTM Letter Liquid Laundry Packets Post-Implementation Through 2019
- ASTM F15.18 Infant Inclined Sleep Products: Ballot F15-18 (20-01), Item #1
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM Regarding Ballot F15 (19-09) Item 10
- ASTM Ballot F15 (20-10), Item 1, for Banister Rails/Gliders; F1487-17 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
- Letter to Sling Carriers on Test Methods
- ASTM Subcommittee Chair for ASTM Stationary Activity Centers
- ASTM F15.18 Bassinet and Cradles: Ballot F15 (20-09), Items #5, 6, and 7
- CPSC Bicycle Helmet Letter to ASTM – Jan 2020
- CPSC Staff UL Letter GFCI Effective Date
- Letter to ASTM F15.72 Subcommittee Chair
- March 10 2021- Market Umbrellas Ballot letter to ASTM F15.79 March 10 2021
- APBR - ASTM F15.70 Subcommittee Meeting Request
- Supportig Letter for ASHRAE 15.2P Flammable Refrigerants
- Treadmills ASTM Letter 4.26.21
- 95-96 Gallon Roll-Out Trash Cans Letter
- CPSC Comment on Self-Monitoring for ALCIs
- ASTM Clothing Chest Ballot
- CPSC staff comments on draft F3118 revisions.100121
- Nursing and Support Pillow VS request
- Subcommittee Chair, F15.18, Bassinets and Cradles
- CPSC staff letter to UL March 7 2022 Heater cords
- CPSC Proposed Test Method for F406-19 Revisions - Mar 7 2022
- Negative Vote Bassinet 04-27-2022 Letter
- Letter to the ASTM Bath Toys II 08-11-2022
- CPSC Staff Comments on the American National Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) (ANSI/ROHVA-1-202x) Draft Performance Requirements for Fire and Debris Penetration Hazards - October 5, 2022
- CPSC Staff Comments on the American National Standard for Four Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles (ANSI/SVIA-1-202x) Draft Performance Requirements for Fire Hazards - October 5, 2022
- 22-02-11 NFC Play yard ballot F15 (22-01)
- 10-6-2022 NFS crib_play yard ballot F15 (22-16)
- NFS Crib Play Yard Ballot F15(22-04) Item 6_04-27-22 Abstain
- Commissioner Mary T. Boyle Letter to ASTM International on ASTM F963
- 2-7-23 Letter to ASTM Expanding Materials
- CPSC Letter to STPs 2849 and 2272 - February 10, 2023
- Letter to ASTM Ride-on Toys November 2, 2022
- VS Letter OPEI B71-9 Comments Sept 7 2022 - FINAL
- VS Letter OPEI ROHVA OHV Fire Information in FY23 OP - FINAL
- 5.23.2023 Bedside Sleepers Rule Update letter to ASTM
- Ballot and comments from JBuyer on draft standard with revisions to PGMA G300 05112023
- CPSC staff letter to PGMA regarding data requests May 2023
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM F15.18 Bassinet Elevated Surfaces-042723
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM 15.42 Furniture Safety on Recliner Entrapment
- F15 (23-04) item 1 ballot affirmative with comment
- NFS Crib Rule Update letter to ASTM 230418
- CPSC Staff Letter in Response to Ballot F15.16 (23-01) Item 1
- Letter to ASTM F15.22 Reese's Law NPR 230320
- CPSC staff letter to UL letter portable electric heaters March 2023 incl report
- Letter to ASTM recommending mattress firmness test for play yards 3-13-2023
- Second Ballot Letter Draft UL 8400 Virtual Reality Item 3_6_23 Abstain_6b Cleared
- Play Yard PL112-28 Letter to ASTM 3-3-2023
- ASTM F963 Update Ballot Items 2-13-23
- CPSC staff comment UL 101 Leakage Current 0223
- VS Letter to OPEI Lawn Mower VS Update Feb 2023 6b cleared 2-3-2023
- 1-3-2023 Letter to ASTM Chairs and Stools Subcommittee chair
- Gates Rule Update letter to ASTM 12-30-2022
- CGBPA Update letter to ASTM Cleared 11-22-2022
- FY23 CGBPA Subcommittee Update letter to ASTM cleared 11-22-2022
- CPSC letter to UL 858 Proposal on Induction cooktops 11-20-2022
- Swing Rule Update letter to ASTM 2022-11-10
- Staff e-mail on CSU ASTM Ballot F15(22-17) Item 1 - 3NOV2022
- Bassinet Rule Update letter to ASTM 2022 10-06 10-7-2022
- Letter to ASTM on Expanding Materials 6-20-23
- 09-07-23 CPSC letter to UL (Table Saws) final
- 09-22-22 CPSC letter to ASTM Treadmill TG
- 09-30-22 CPSC letter to UL (Table Saws)
- 12-20-2022 Letter to ASTM President (Folding Chairs and Stools)
- 06-09-2023 Age designations for playground equipment - 6b cleared - Redacted
- 06-12-2023 Alberta Mills F3429 Update Notice
- 07-03-2023 Boise Seated Products Report letter to ASTM
- 08-30-2023 Comment on ASTM Ballot F15
- 08-13-2023 CPSC side height discussion
- 09-20-2022 CPSC Sling Carriers Rule Update Letter to ASTM
- 07-17-23 CPSC Staff Comment to ASTM F08 (23-03) Ballot - Fitness Products
- May 2023 Infant Rocker Letter to ASTM for meetings - FINAL
- June 2023 CPSC Staff Comment to ULSE TC4200 Ballot
- August 2023 CPSC Staff Comment to ASTM F15.19 Firmness Test Ballot
- 2-5-2021 Letter to ASTM Toy Standard Ballots
- 5-16-2023 Infant Walker Rule Update Letter to ASTM
- 09-20-21 CPSC letter to UL (Table Saws)
- 09-26-23 CPSC letter to ASTM F13 Chair
- 09-07-2023 ASTM F15.18 Bassinet Height Letter
- 95-96 Gallon Roll Out Cart Letter 12-07-2021
- 08-18-2022 Letter, CPSC to PHTA, PHTA-17 standard development
- ASTM Play Yard Zipper July 2021
- August 2013 Hendy Swing Impact - Redacted
- August 2022 Fencing Reapproval Letter
- 07-31-2022 Baby Changing Products Update Letter to ASTM
- 08-17-2022 Bicycle Helmet - CPSC Letter to ASTM
- Composite Playground Fall Height Letter 10-25-2018
- CPSC High Chair Standard Update Letter 6-30-2021
- CPSC Letter in Support of UL 2034 CO Sensor Stability Test Proposal
- CPSC Letter to WCMA March 2022
- CPSC Letter to WCMA September 2021
- CPSC staff letter Cool Burning Sparkler info request AFSL
- CPSC staff letter Cool Burning Sparkler info request APA
- CPSC Staff Letter in Response to Ballot F15 (23-13) Item 2
- CPSC Staff Statement on ASTM Ballot F15 (22-11) Items 1-8
- CPSC staff letter to PGMA 4-22-2022 with enclosure
- CSU ASTM Ballot F15 (22-06) - Statement for Negative vote on Item 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
- ASTM F2598 Comment Cover Letter
- Glider January 2021 letter
- Home playground acute angles ballot
- Inflatable Infant Bathers letter
- January 2022 Fencing Reapproval Letter 1-20-2022
- Letter Negative Vote Ballot 10-8-2021
- Letter to ASTM F15.29 FOIA
- Letter to OHV SDOs final - July 21, 2021
- Letter CPSC to PHTA APSP 16 2021PA - 9-21-2021
- Letter ISO TC136 10131 Snyder-2 04-05-2022
- Negative F15 (21-10) ASTM ISP 01-13-2022
- Public versus Private Playground Inquiry - 6b cleared - Redacted
- Survey Update CPSC letter to UL 6b - August 16, 2021
- Swing Update Letter to ASTM
- VS letter to OPEI Riding Mower Hazards - Sept 29, 2021
- WCMA 2022 Ballot CPSC Comment Letter to WCMA - August 2022
- UL 30 Safety Can Preliminary Review Letter Cleared 07-19-2021
- CPSC Staff Comment on ASTM Ballot F15.81 09-28-2023
- Weighted products in Scope F15.19 ASTM Letter October 2023 FINAL
- UL Letter UL 2056 Proposal October 2023 6b (final)
- Letter to ASTM F08 Bicycle Grips (LRM) 10-20-2023
- CPSC Staff Comment to ASTM F15.19 Firmness Test Ballot October-2023
- CPSC - Play Yard NFS Crib Ballot F15 (23-17) Item 13 - Abstain
- CPSC Letter - Meeting Request for Handheld Carrier Firmness
- CPSC Staff Comments on Wearable Infant Blankets Swaddles Ballot ASTM F15.19 (23-03)
- UL 325 Request
- Letter to ASTM Concerning Water Beads
- Letter to ASTM F15.58 Commercial E-Scooters Regarding Ballot 12-7-23
- CPSC staff letter to PGMA about fuel leaks 12-13-23
- Staff letter to ASTM Bassinet ballot F15-2319 Item 2 - 12-18-23
- CPSC Letter Regarding Proposed Treadmill Finger Probe 12-21-23
- CPSC Letter in Support of UL 2034 Markings Ballot (Proposed 5th Edition)
- Water Bead Letter to ASTM Response
- CPSC Staff Comment to ASTM F15.19 Airflow Test Ballot January 2024
- Toy Update Letter to ASTM 1-31-24
- CPSC Staff Letter - Play Yard NFS Crib Ballot F15 (24-01) Item 1 - Negative
- Letter to ASTM F08.53 Helmets and Headgear
- CPSC Letter to ASTM WK 76767
- NFPA 30 Public Input CLEARED Portable Fuel Containers
- Play Yard NFS Crib Ballot F15 (24-05) Item 3 - CPSC Staff Negative
- Letter to ASTM F2456 Biometric Requirements for Firearms Containers Beyond the Scope of the Standard
- CPSC Staff Response to PGMA Letter 1-18-24
- 3-25-24 Comment on ASTM Ballot F15.81 (24-04) WK83978
- CPSC Letter - Treadmill Finger Probe Testing 04-25-24
- CPSC Staff Preliminary Testing of Finger Probe for Treadmill Entrapment Requirements 04-25-24
- Letter to ASTM 2024 - Grill Brushes
- CPSC Staff Comment to Ballot ASTM F15.21 on Infant Loungers
- CPSC Staff Letter in Response to ASTM Nursing Pillows Ballot Item (Ballot F15 (24-08) Item1
- 5-29-24 CPSC Staff Letter - Accessible Pool Piping Entrapment
- CPSC Staff Comments to Proposed Changes to APA Std 87-1A
- CPSC Staff Letter to PHTA 5-29-24
- 06-04-24 Room Air Conditioner Letter (signed)
- Handheld Steamers Letter 7-12-24
- Swing Rule Update Letter to ASTM 2024-07-18
- CPSC Lampholder socket Adapter Proposal Letter
- CPSC Staff Letter to UL on UL 817 LED Power Cord Set Luminaires 8-7-2024
- CPSC Staff Response to Ballot F15 (24-01)_8-19-24_Signed
- Generator In-use Cover Recommendation Letter
- Room Air Conditioner Data Letter
- CPSC-Staff-Letter-Play-Yard-NFS-Crib-Ballot-F15-24-01-Item-1-Negative
- VS Letter SVIA 1 to Alex Berger - CLEARED 9-6-24
- UL 325 Comment Letter-FINAL-08302024_Signed
- CPSC Staff Letter to UL 1026_8-27-24
- CPSC-to-ASTM Letter on Magnet Incident_09-27-2024
- CPSC Staff Letter to UL 136_9-24-2024
- Letter to ASTM - Strap Length on Children's Portable Bed Rails - October 2024
- Staff Comment to Ballot ASTM F15.21 on Infant Loungers
- e-Mobility TG-Response To WG Activity ULSE-0
- 2024 November ASTM F14.10 Playground Fencing Ballot Response
- CPSC Letter - Play Yards and Non-Full-Size Cribs Rule Update Letter to ASTM 24-12-19
- Letter Comment on ASTM Ballot F15.81 24-21
- Magnet Incident Letter Follow Up 11-14-2024 signed
- CPSC Staff Comment UL 943 Proposals 11-22-24
- VS Letter Soccer Goals - Joe Koury 12-20-2024
- 021025 Staff letter to ASTM NFS Play yard ballot F15 (25-01) item 1
- 021025 Staff letter to ASTM NFS Play yard ballot F15 (25-01) item 2
- Letter to ASTM F15.18 Subcommittee - NFS Cribs and Play Yards Update NOA Public Comments February 20, 2025
- 2025-03-06 CPSC Staff Letter to ICC on Gates Safety
- ASTME05 Letter-04162025
- 04-14-25 Staff Letter to ASTM Bassinet Ballot F15 (25-06) item 6 (1)
- 04-29-25 Play Kitchen
- Brake Lever Incident Letter to ASTM F08 - April 4, 2025
- CPSC Letter - Stationary Activity Centers 4-29-2025
- CPSC Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers Update Letter to ASTM 12-23-2024
- CPSC Staff Letter to ASTM F15.42 Furniture Subcommittee Regarding CSU Stability Accessories - 23-APR-2025
- CPSC staff letter to UL on UL 507 6b approved 3 3 2025
- CPSC Staff Negative - F15 (25-08) Item 1 Full-Size Cribs
- Letter to ANSI_CSA furnace TSC and WG, April 16, 2025
- Letter to ASTM F15.12 Subcommittee - New Concavity and Firmness Test Method April 2025
- Letter to ASTM F15.17 Subcommittee - Stationary Activity Centers March 2025(f)
- VS letter to OPEI Riding Mower Hazards 4-25-2025
- Robots - Letter to ASTM F15.22 - FY25Q2 - CPSC Agency Clearance 20250401
- 4-2-25 CPSC Staff Letter to WCMA on 2022 draft balloted standard
- Magnet Incident Letter II_4-2-25
- 4-9-25 Soft Infant & Toddler Carriers DFR Update
- Staff Comment to ASTM F15.12 Firmness Test Ballot March 2025
- HHC update letter to ASTM
- Staff comment on ASTM F15.21 infant loungers admin ballot 1
- June 5 2025 CPSC Letter to ASTM F15.49 Computer Vision Pool Alarms
- Letter NFPA - Recommendations for UL 2200
- Letter to UL - Recommendations for UL 2200
- Letter to APA - July 2025
- Indoor triangle climbers CPSC letter to ASTM F15.09 - July 2025 Agency cleared
- CPSC Staff Comments to ASTM Ballot F15 (25-13) Item 5 Protrusions - cleared
- 1.19.2023 Infant Walker Rule Update Letter to ASTM
- Letter to CSA TSC on Outdoor cooking appliances
- Staff Comment to ASTM F15.60 Ballot of Portable Above Ground Pools September 18 2025
- CPSC Letter - Bassinets and Cradles Update Letter to ASTM
- CPSC Staff Comment to ULSE TC4200 Ballot August 2025
- PGMA Letter Tamper Resistance
- UL 2849 Comment Letter 4 8 10 09302025
- CPSC Letter - F2933-25 Update Response to ASTM
- Letter to CSA Furnace TC TSC WG_re. commercial furnace inclusion