On 8,Dec.2017, The Commission voted to approve a new standard, which incorporates the most recent voluntary standard developed by ASTM International (ASTM F2613-17a, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Children’s Chairs and Stools),but limits the scope of the CPSC standard to children’s folding chairs and stools. The mandatory standard contains several requirements for children’s folding chairs and stools, including:

1)  Latching and locking mechanism or adequate hinge-line clearance requirements,

2)  Rearwards and sideways stability testing, and

3)  Warning labels.

Effective date: six months after the final rule is published in the Federal Register.

Between January 2003 and August 2017, CPSC received a total of 153 reports of incidents, including 105 injuries, related to children’s folding chairs and stools. The most frequent injuries associated with children’s folding chairs and stools include pinching, finger injuries and tip-overs due to instability.

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