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The Commonwealth Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer, met on November 27th, 2015 where the decision was made to revoke the Australian Consumer Law safety standard for protective helmets for motor cyclists. Standards Australia held an open forum on February 19th, 2015 regarding motorcycle helmet standards and regulation in Australia [...]
According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there have been 52 incidents in the United States where the lithium ion batteries in these Hoverboards reportedly caught fire, destroying bedrooms and even entire homes, causing up to $2 million dollars in property damages. A letter from the CPSC director regarding “hoverboard” testing meeting UL [...]
ASTM bicycle experts together at Mandalay Bay Off the heals of the Outdoor Retailer Expo in Salt Lake City and Eurobike expo in Germany, ACT will be exhibiting at the Interbike International Bicycle Expo this week at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas. In addition to meeting with suppliers and brands [...]
Women attending the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee now have a new scholarship opportunity in the field of Engineering. Established in memory Matthew Pfeffer, a Mechanical Engineer who help found ACT Lab, and Alexandria Pfeffer who was Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, both who passed earlier this year. The Pfeffer [...]
Last Quarter Gearing Up for Hope (GU4H), a non-profit organization supporting human-powered transportation in underdeveloped communities, received anddonated bicycles, scooters and tools that were dispersed to orphanages through an international partnership of the Wheat Mission, ACT lab and the Korea EducationFund. Nearly 180 bicycles and scooters were recycled, rehabilitated and donated through last July to children [...]
The contents of newly published ISO 4210:2014 Safety requirements for bicycles have been determined by the ISO cycles Technical Committee in collaboration with the CEN cycles Technical Committee. The requirements for bicycles are laid out in nine parts, and classify bicycles for four categories of usage: city and trekking, mountain, road racing and young adult [...]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a revision to Section 108 of the CPSIArequirements concerning phthalates in order to add several additional phthalates to the permanent ban list. Commonly used as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics, phthalates can be found in teethers, plastic toys, home furnishings, cosmetics, bicycle saddles and grips, and many [...]
When the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) gathered in Orlando, Florida for its annual symposium, ACT LAB, a consumer product testing service company, was there to take part in the exchange of ideas and information on health and safety issues that come into play in the global marketplace. Why ACT LAB is [...]
ACT Lab is proud to announce it’s continuedmembership within the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association and has newly joined the Outdoor Industry Association. These affiliations will allow ACT to stay engaged and abreast of the latest trends and demands within the bicycle and outdoor sports industries. The BPSA is a valuable resource for the bicycle industry, providing marketplace [...]
February 11 2016, Long Beach, CA - ACT Lab will officially open an independent third-party product safety and compliance testing facility in Taichung, Taiwan by third-quarter 2016 per the continued demand for quality products sourced from the region. "Since ACT's inception we have envisioned opening a testing lab in Taiwan. With continued demand from our customers [...]
Want to know which federal requirements apply to your product? CSPC supervised robots can help identify important product safety requirements. Click on the robot to go to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission website for more help.
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