Is Your Used Crib Safe?
Before you put your baby to sleep in a used crib, check to be sure it's safe. A safe crib has -- A firm, tight-fitting mattress TOLL-FREE HOTLINE 800-638-2772 (Se habla Español) [... more]
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CPSC Publications and Documents Available in Adobe ...
In order to make more documents available to the public as efficiently as possible, CPSC is providing some of its publications and documents in Adobe AcrobatTM PDF format. CPSC will continue to make more safety information available in this ... [... more]
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Tips for your baby's safety
From the beginning of a child's life, products, such as cribs, high chairs and other equipment intended for a child must be selected with safety in mind. Parents and caretakers of babies and young children need to be aware of the many potential ... [... more]
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CPSC Document #5034
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) advises owners of children's tubular metal bunk beds to inspect the beds for metal or weld cracks which may lead to collapse and serious injury. The bunk beds may have been welded poorly or have ... [... more]
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Infants Can Suffocate In Mesh Drop-Sided Playpens
In past years, CPSC has received reports of infants who suffocated between the floor or mattress and mesh side of the playpen. The CPSC and members of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) developed a warning label that appears ... [... more]
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Old Accordion Style Baby Gates Are Dangerous
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns of an entrapment and strangulation hazard that exists with accordion-style baby gates manufactured prior to February 1985. These gates have V-shaped openings along the top edge and ... [... more]
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Crib Safety Tips
For infants under 12 months of age, follow these practices to reduce the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and prevent suffocation: Place baby on his/her back in a crib with a firm, tight-fitting mattress. Do not put pillows, quilts, ... [... more]
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CPSC Gets New, Safer Baby Walkers on the Market
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is informing consumers of the availability of a new generation of safer baby walkers. These new walkers have features that will reduce the stair fall injuries associated with traditional baby ... [... more]
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Safety Warning - Bunk Beds
Falling mattresses or foundations can cause injury or even kill a small child. Mattresses and/or foundations resting only on ledges need cross wires, or other means of support to help prevent dislodgement, even when beds are not stacked. SECURELY ... [... more]
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CPSC Offers Safety Tips for Infant Carrier Seats
To prevent injuries and deaths with infant carrier seats, CPSC recommends that parents: Stay within arm's reach of the baby when the carrier seat is on tables or counters. Infant seats can move when the baby moves or bounces. Never place a ... [... more]
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Infants Can Choke On Plastic Decals From Baby Walkers ...
Parents and other child care providers are strongly urged to pull off and throw away all plastic labels Infants can choke on plastic labels peeled off baby walkers and other products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) knows of ... [... more]
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CPSC Document #5007
CPSC is aware of deaths to children under age six that involved head entrapment under bunk bed guard rails. To reduce the risk of your child slipping feet first into the space between the lower edge of a guardrail and the top surface of the ... [... more]
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