Bureau Veritas Buffalo ISO 17025 Accredited to 16 CFR 1261 & ASTM F2057-23 Standard Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units

Jun. 27 2023

Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, a leading testing, inspection and certification provider, announces its Buffalo, New York laboratory is now ISO 17025 accredited (view certificate) to 16 CFR 1261 & ASTM F2057-23 Standard Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units and is a U.S. CPSC approved testing lab for the new "Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units" standard.

The CPSC adopted the ASTM F2057-23 voluntary safety standard as a mandatory requirement and published a notice on May 4, 2023 in the Federal Register that states the direct final rule is effective September 1, 2023.

The new standard is part of efforts to implement the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, which aims to protect children from furniture tip-overs. The STURDY Act requires the CPSC to adopt a mandatory stability standard that uses a test weight of 60 pounds and simulates real-world use. The STURDY Act also requires clothing storage units (CSU) to pass objective, repeatable and measurable tests that simulate real-world use, taking into account the weight of small children, impact on stability resulting from placement on carpeted surfaces, drawers with items in them, multiple open drawers, and dynamic forces. This standard were developed to protect children up to 72 months of age from tip-over-related death or injury.

ASTM F2057-23 is applicable to free-standing clothing storage units, including but not limited to chests, chests of drawers, drawer chests, armoires, chifferobes, bureaus, door chests, and dressers, which are 27 in. or greater in height, 30 lb (13.6 kg) or greater in mass, and contain 3.2 ft3 or greater of enclosed storage volume. The standard applies to CSUs manufactured on or after September 1, 2023.

Bureau Veritas has the testing capability and accreditation to confirm compliance to the new ASTM F2057-23 standard. Are your CSUs ready to comply? Don’t wait till the last minute to confirm compliance of your units to the new standard.

Contact Chris Sidote to learn more.
chris.sidote@bureauveritas.com
+-1-716-906-6104

Related Resources

• Bureau Veritas Bulletin: Sturdy Act: Safety Standard for CSUs Effective September 1, 2023 (May 2023)
• Understanding the Sturdy Act: On Demand webinar available on BV Webinar Portal.

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