Third Party Testing Laboratory Accreditation |
 | List of Accredited Testing Laboratories
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| Register as a Third Party Laboratory with the CPSC for Testing Compliance for the following scopes:
| 16 C.F.R Part 1203 (bicycle helmets) |
| 16 C.F.R Part 1303 (lead paint) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1500.86(a)(7) and (8) (dive sticks and other similar articles) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1501 (small parts) |
| 16 C.F.R Part 1508 (full-size cribs) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1509 (non-full-size cribs) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1510 (rattles) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1511 (pacifiers) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1512 (bicycles) |
| 16 C.F.R. Part 1513 (children's bunk beds) |
| Children’s Metal Jewelry, CPSC Test Method CPSC-CH-E1001-08 for Determining Total Lead and/or the "Screening Test for Total PB Analysis" Section of the 2005 CPSC Laboratory SOP for Determining Lead |
| Children’s Metal Products, CPSC Test Method CPSC-CH-E1001-08 for Determining Total Lead |
| Non-Metal Children’s Products, CPSC Test Method CPSC-CH-E1002-08 Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead |
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| Third Party Testing and Firewalled Laboratories - Questions and Answers, December 2009 [PDF]
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| Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity with the Limits on Total Lead in Children’s Products, Docket CPSC-2009-0090, October 29, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
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| Statement of Policy: Testing and Certification of Lead Content in Children's Products, October 2009 [PDF]
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| Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity With Parts 1203, 1510, 1512, and/or 1513 and Section 1500.86(a)(7)( and/or (a)(8) of Title 16, September 2, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
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Audit Requirements for Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, Proposed Rule (Comment Request), August 13, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
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Accreditation of Seven Laboratories as “Firewalled” Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, July 20, 2009 [PDF]
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CPSC Laboratory Test Methods |
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Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1003-09 – Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Lead (Pb) in Paint and Other Similar Surface Coatings, April 26, 2009 [PDF]
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Test Method: CPSC-CH-C1001-09.1, Standard Operating Procedure for Determination of Phthalates, March 3, 2009 [PDF]
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Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1002-08, Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead (Pb) in Non-Metal Children’s Products, February 1, 2009 [PDF]
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Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1001-08, Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead (Pb) in Children’s Metal Products (Including Children’s Metal Jewelry), December 4, 2008 [PDF]
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| February 2005 Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Lead (Pb) and its Availability in Children's Metal Jewelry [PDF]
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| Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity With Parts 1203, 1510, 1512, and/or 1513 and Section 1500.86(a)(7)( and/or (a)(8) of Title 16, September 2, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
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Briefing Package: Accreditation Requirements for Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to the Requirements for Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry as Established by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, December 5, 2008 [PDF]
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Federal Register Notice: Accreditation Requirements for Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to Requirements for Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry [PDF]
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Briefing Package: Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1501 (Small Parts Regulations), November 4, 2008 [PDF]
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Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity With Part 1501 of Title 16 CFR (Small Parts) [TEXT] [PDF]
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Briefing Package: Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508, Part 1509, and Part 1511 (Cribs and Pacifiers), October 6, 2008 [PDF]
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| Federal Register Notice: Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508 (full-size cribs), Part 1509 (non-full-size cribs), and/or Part 1511 (pacifiers) of Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations
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Briefing Package: Staff memo to the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 [PDF]
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| Federal Register Notice: Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 (Lead in Paint Ban) [TEXT] [PDF]
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Public Comments on Certification Process and Mandatory Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products [PDF]
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Federal Register Notice: Immediate Final Rule on Certification and Electronic Certificates [TEXT] [PDF]
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| International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Signatories’ contact information is shown at http://www.ilac.org/members_contact_details.html with the specific designation of “Full Member (MRA Signatory)
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