The petitioners requested that the CPSC initiate rulemaking proceedings under section 8 of the CPSA to ban all APBRs. Collectively, the petitioners stated that many of the deaths and injuries involving APBRs result from asphyxiation caused by entrapment within openings of the APBR rail or between the rail and the mattress or bed frame. Gloria Black, the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, Consumer Federation of America, and 60 other organizations submitted one request Public Citizen Health Research Group submitted the other request. In 2013, the CPSC received two requests to initiate rulemaking proceedings under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to address an unreasonable risk of injury associated with APBRs. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 telephone (301) 504–7945 or (888) 531–9070 End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Will Cusey, Small Business Ombudsman, U.S. Start Further Info FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of August 21, 2023. The rule is effective on August 21, 2023. CPSC estimates that the final rule will provide up to $298 million per year in societal benefits, while the costs associated with the rule's requirements are expected to be approximately $2 million per year. To address the risk, the Commission is promulgating a rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to require that APBRs meet the requirements of the existing voluntary standard for APBRs, with modifications. CPSC has identified 284 fatal incidents related to entrapment by APBRs between January 2003 and December 2021. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has determined that there is an unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with entrapment and other hazards from adult portable bed rails (APBRs). Appendix A to Part 1270-Findings Under the Consumer Product Safety ActĬonsumer Product Safety Commission.PART 1270-SAFETY STANDARD FOR ADULT PORTABLE BED RAILS.Other Significant Alternatives to the Rule Considered Compliance, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements of Final Rule Small Entities to Which the Rule Will Apply Conduct Recalls Instead of Promulgating a Final Rule Final Description of Potential Benefits and Costs of the Rule Section 1270.2-Requirements for Adult Portable Bed Rails Section 1270.1-Scope, Application, and Effective Date Adding Drawings in Instructional Literature Requirements Adding Email Address to Contact Information Requirements Adding Labeling Requirements for Intended Use Making Compliance Testing Records Publicly Available Adding “Conspicuous” to Warning Labeling Requirements Modifying the Proposed Definition of “Conspicuous” Language Modifications for Mattress Thickness Selection Removing Mattress Thickness Selection for Testers The Effect of the Proposed Rule on Long Term Care Facilities Comments on Alternatives to Using APBRs and on Qualitative or Quantitative Value of APBRs CPSA Section 15 Compliance Actions 2021–2022 Assessment of Compliance to ASTM F3186–17 Labeling, Warning, and Instructional Literature Requirements Assessment of ASTM F3186–17 Performance Requirements This repetition of headings to form internal navigation links Headings within the legal text of Federal Register documents. This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the Provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. Rendition of the daily Federal Register on does not Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML Legal research should verify their results against an official edition of The official SGML-based PDF version on, those relying on it for The material on is accurately displayed, consistent with While every effort has been made to ensure that Regulatory information on with the objective ofĮstablishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status.įor complete information about, and access to, our official publications Informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal This prototype edition of theĭaily Federal Register on will remain an unofficial Each document posted on the site includes a link to theĬorresponding official PDF file on. The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official It is not an official legal edition of the Federal This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the dailyįederal Register.
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