16 CFR Part 1220 Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Cribs

Core objectives:

Ensure that all bicycle helmets manufactured or imported in the United States are capable of effectively absorbing impacts, remain stable and secure during an accident, and provide riders with clear visibility.

Definition of a bicycle helmet:

A bicycle helmet refers to any headgear marketed as a means of protecting a cyclist’s head from injury while riding, or marketed or promoted as suggesting such protection.

Determination of a multi-functional helmet: If a helmet is marketed and displayed as an item that provides protection for general use or multiple specific uses (such as skateboarding, rollerblading), the CPSC will consider the following factors to determine whether it qualifies as a bicycle helmet:

Can a rational consumer deduce from advertisements or promotional materials that cycling is one of the intended uses for this helmet?

Are there any references to cycling purposes on the helmet’s label, instructions, or packaging?

Certification and testing requirements:

Reasonable testing procedures:

Manufacturers and importers must implement reasonable testing procedures to ensure that products from all production batches meet the required standards.

Production batch definition: All helmets within the same batch must be essentially identical in terms of design, construction, and material characteristics.

Change Management: When there is a change to a component, supplier, or production method that could impact compliance, a new production batch must be established for testing.

Nonconforming item handling:

If testing reveals that a particular production batch of helmets may not meet the required standards, then all helmets within that batch shall not be certified as compliant until adequate measures have been taken to ensure that the non-compliant products no longer exist. All helmets identified as non-compliant must be destroyed or rectified and redesigned to meet the standards.