CPSC Announces Feb 8 Meeting on Bed Rails Rulemaking

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold an open meeting on February 8, 2012 on its bed rails rulemaking. CPSC issued a final rule establishing a mandatory consumer product safety standard for toddler beds that adopts the voluntary ASTM F1821-09 standard, but with certain modifications to strengthen the standard. CPSC had also issued a notice of requirements that provides the criteria and process for CPSC acceptance of accreditation of third party labs to test for compliance with the new toddler bed standard. A live webcast of the meeting can be viewed here.