On April 19,2023 CPSC voted to adopt ASTM International’s F2057-23 voluntary safety specification for clothing storage units as a new mandatory federal safety standard and the new standard takes effect September 1, 2023, and impacts all covered products with a manufacture date on or after September 2.
This safety specification is intended to reduce injuries and deaths of children from hazards associated with tipover of clothing storage units. The rule applies to CSUs that are freestanding furniture items.Examples of CSUs, as identified by the CPSC, include chests of drawers, bureaus, dressers, armoires, wardrobes, portable closets, and clothing storage lockers.
The voluntary standard had to meet the following performance requirements to become a mandatory standard:
Tests for stability with loaded drawers and with multiple drawers open
Tests for stability when the unit is placed on carpeting.
Tests that simulate the weight of children up to 60 pounds interacting with the unit
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