Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails
16 CFR Part 1270
16 CFR Part 1270 is Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1270 — Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails". The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2023-08-21.
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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:
16 CFR Part 1270 — Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails
Citing a rule does not make it applicable, and 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) asks for every applicable rule. Whether this one applies to your product depends on its materials, construction and intended user age, which is your determination to make.
Scope, from the regulation
This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for adult portable bed rails manufactured after August 21, 2023. § 1270.2 Requirements for adult portable bed rails. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each adult portable bed rail must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F3186-17, Standard Specification for Adult Portable Bed Rails and Related Products, approved on August 1, 2017. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This incorporation by reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
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