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CPC for changing tables
Which rules apply to changing tables
- Changing tables are children’s furniture: stability with a child on the surface, raised-edge and restraint design, lead in substrates and coatings, and the “never leave your child unattended” warning format.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
No dedicated federal standard exists, so certification cites the general children’s rules plus documented design testing: stability at full reach, load strength, gap review, and wall-attachment guidance where the design allows it.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
Do changing tables need third-party testing?
The cited children’s rules (lead, coatings) do; structural design testing has no mandated lab requirement but is your liability documentation. Do both.
Are changing pads tested with the table?
Pads sold with the table are evaluated as part of the product; pads sold separately need their own assessment.
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