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A Complete Overview Of Quality Control
When you’re ready to bring a product to market it’s both exciting and daunting. Most businesses make keeping consumers safe their priority, but it’s still easy to let avoidable issues slip through the cracks. Whether [...]
A Complete Guide To Bicycle Safety Standards Testing
Bicycle regulatory and compliance safety testing is at the core of our business. As with any consumer product heading to market, bicycle manufacturers need to confirm these primary factors to determine the final scope [...]
BREXIT: UKCA compliance mark
The UK’s Brexit action has had an impact on the rules regarding product compliance for items imported and sold in the UK. The UK will now use its own mark, UKCA, to replace the [...]
A Complete Guide to E-Bike Safety Testing
The growing popularity of electric bicycles has naturally resulted in new safety standards and regional legislation to ensure consumer safety. These standards and regulations can present themselves as overwhelming, leaving many e-bike suppliers at [...]
ACT Lab President John Bogler appointed Chairperson to IAS Technical Advisory Council
ACT Lab is excited to announce that president and founder of the company, John Bogler, has been appointed chairperson to the International Accreditation Service (IAS) Technical Advisory Council for Testing Laboratories. With over 20 years [...]
What Are The Cargo Bike Safety Standards?
As cities become increasingly congested with road traffic, private and commercial cargo bike and cargo e-bike sales are growing across the globe. While cargo bikes have been popular for several years, particularly in Europe, [...]
CPSC warns consumers of bicycle handlebar impalement hazard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about an impalement hazard from the exposed ends of metal handlebars on bicycles. According to the CPSC, six impalement deaths and 2,000 emergency room visits [...]
Canada Publishes New Tent Flammability and Labeling Standards
The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) published a new National Standard of Canada for tent flammability and labeling entitled CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020, Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents. This new standard updates CPAI-84, A Specification for [...]
ECE 22.05 Testing Now Available at ACT Lab
We are happy to announce that ACT Lab now has the capability to test and manage the certification process for the ECE 22.05 helmet standard. Determined by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), this [...]
CPSC Update: New Age Determination Guidelines for Toys and Children’s Products
Effective June 1, 2020, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) updated its age-grading guidelines for toys, childcare articles, and other children's products. This document, Age Determination Guidelines: Relating Consumer Product Characteristics to the [...]