Important Note: The views expressed in these Advisory Opinions are those of the Office of the General Counsel. Unless indicated otherwise in the Opinion, they have not been reviewed or approved by the Commission. These views were based on the best available information at the time they were written. They may be superseded at any time by the Office of the General Counsel, by the Commission, or by operation of law.
INDEX OF ADVISORY OPINIONS
This index is intended to assist in locating Opinions on a particular subject, but the CPSC does not attest to its accuracy.
Advertisements
- jurisdiction: 33, 87
- responsibilities under CPSC: 184
- rugs: 191, 147
Aerial baskets: 231
Air Filters: 276
Animals, live: 311
Amusement rides: 153
Art Materials (FHSA): 309
Asbestos: 268
Automobiles/Products
- body strength/reinforcement: 2
- bumper jacks: 115
- catalytic converter: 220
- jack stands: 155, 324
- ramps, portable: 157
- safety lights: 124
- wash equipment: 233
Batteries: 84, 93, 165
Beverages/Beverage Equipment
- bar equipment: 121
- coolers: 121
- soft drinks: 86
- vending machines: 121
Bicycles: 186, 269
- accessories: 217
- assembly: 169
- baby seats: 111
- import: 140, 148
- interstate commerce: 131, 175, 238
- lighting: 270
- minibikes: 183
- safety flag: 159
- safety regulations: 172, 173, 175, 180, 187
- testing: 194
- toe clips: 167, 177
- tricycles: 197
- Boats/Products: 22, 60, 92, 261, 271, 283
Books: 174 323
Business Machines: 94, 128
Chemicals
- chlorofluorocarbon propellants: 261
- on clothing: 12
- petroleum distillates: 36
- pentachlorophenol: 273
- personal protective devices: 41
- vinyl chloride: 156, 162, 202
Cigarettes: 192, 252
Clothing
- chemicals on: 12
- Halloween costumes: 144
- hospital vest restraints: 287
- infant carriers: 212
- rented: 263
- scarves: 198
- sleepwear: 88, 285
- volunteer-made patient gowns: 209
Component Parts: 71, 94, 126
Consumer Product Safety Act
- Section 2b: 138, 148
- Section 3: 138, 319
- Section 6b: 35, 305
- Section 7: 64, 129
- Section 15: 82, 134, 162, 224
- Section 15b: 19, 20, 66, 73, 86, 90, 101, 103, 120, 146, 176
- Section 16b: 86
- Section 20: 134
- Section 23: 4, 14, 82
- Section 24: 82, 117
- Section 25c: 11, 47, 67, 69, 76, 250
- Section 26: 281
- Section 27: 10, 11, 37
- compliance when no regulation issued: 87
- definition
- consumer: 240
- private labeler: 274
- product: 134
- effect on FFA: 240, 241
- manufacturer liability: 82
- materials explaining CPSA: 130
- ownership of tapes: 207
- referencing standard: 223
- reimbursing postage: 205
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Containers
Cookware: 158
Corrective Action: 85
Cosmetics: 3, 77
- "Aqua Fem": 222
- Container: 21, 229
- deodorant, spray: 21
- wigs/hairpieces: 204, 221
Cribs: 49, 79, 80, 98
Decals, bubble gum: 227
Donation of government property to charity: 31
Doors, folding: 200
Drugs, prescription: 99, 123, 133, 190
Effectiveness of transferred acts: 40
Elevators: 182, 262
EPA packaging requirements: 279
Exercise equipment: 304
Farm equipment:
Fire alarms: 181
Fire extinguishers: 154
Fireworks: 136, 151
Flammable Fabrics Act: 52, 53, 57, 135
- bookbinding: 142
- drapes, surgical: 237
- federal preempting state action: 13, 61, 289, 306
- hairpieces: 221
- hospital vest restraints: 287
- mattresses: 27, 28, 75, 83, 91, 105, 106, 108, 109, 152
- rented wearing apparel: 263
- responsibility of home sewer: 216
- rubberized flannel sheeting: 215
- rugs: 191
- sleeping bags: 75
- sleepwear, children's: 88, 216
- children's halloween costumes: 313
- stadium blankets: 179
- stuffed toys: 17, 24
- vehicles, open road: 97
Flammability Regulations
- fabrics, home sewing: 210
- galoshes: 198
- gowns, volunteer-made for patients: 209
- interior furnishing: 310
- mattresses, foam: 289
- omission of Appendix to CS 191-53: 243
- scarves: 198
- sleepwear, children's: 88, 285
- toys: 17, 24
- upholstery: 288
Freedom of Information: 7, 47, 67, 69, 76, 96
General health and safety regulations: 1, 66, 148, 171, 312
- Section 15: 141
- art materials: 309
- balloons: 29
- batteries: 93
- bicycles: 131
- cosmetics: 77
- cribs: 49, 79, 80, 98
- economic considerations: 26
- fireworks: 136
- lead paint: 43
- oven cleaner: 308
- repurchase: 100, 148, 156, 202, 235
- sanctions: 16
- toys: 307
- electrical: 5, 6, 8, 34, 110, 113
- stuffed: 17, 24
Glasses, lead x-ray: 253, 257
Glazing, architectural: 248, 255, 260, 267, 275, 281
Gun locks (trigger locks), jurisdiction: 316
Hairdryers: 25
Hardhats: 256
Hardware, architectural: 132
Heaters, Gas: 286
Infant Carriers: 212
Interior Furnishing: 310
Interstate commerce
Insulation
- cellulose: 272
- Fiberglass: 205
- household: 230
Jurisdiction
- advertisements: 33
- aerial baskets: 231
- aerosols: 21
- aircraft products: 164
- amusement rides: 153
- Agus Fem: 222
- automobiles/products: 2, 68, 115, 155, 157, 220, 233
- batteries: 84, 93, 165
- beverage equipment: 121
- boat/products: 22, 60, 92, 261, 271, 283
- bicycles: 140
- cabinets, medicine: 81
- chemicals: 12, 261
- cigarettes: 192
- clothing: 144
- component parts: 71, 126
- concurrent: 59, 128
- containers: 65, 86
- cookware: 158
- decals, bubblegum: 227
- doors, folding: 200
- electrical measuring devices: 196
- excluded products: 54, 58
- farm equipment: 70, 107, 140
- fiberglass impregnating machine: 102
- fire alarms: 181
- fireworks: 151
- gasoline pumps, hoses: 214
- gun locks (trigger locks): 316
- hairdryers: 25
- hang gliders: 119
- hard hats: 256
- hardware: 136
- insulation: 205
- interpretation "consumer product": 38, 42, 55, 125
- locks: 219
- motorcycles: 126
- 3 wheeled: 116
- NEISS: 9
- OSHA v. CPSC: 139
- ovens, gas: 23
- personal protective devices: 41, 226, 236
- Pestolite Fly Katcher: 264
- radiation hazards: 62
- RV/products: 30, 48, 97, 155
- rubberized flannel sheeting: 215
- safety lights: 124
- showers, public: 232
- snow mobiles: 258
- stroboscope: 188
- television sets: 71, 72
- toothbrushes: 319
- toys: 127, 143, 150
- traffic control signals: 181
- trailer hitches: 50
- turtles, pet: 78
- vehicles, pedal-powered: 39, 226
- wall coverings: 200
- washing machines: 245
- water purifiers: 211
- wheat grinding wheels: 195
- wheel chairs: 145
- window shades: 200
- workmanship: 112, 137
- work platforms/cranes: 45
Krazy Kaps: 277
Lab equipment: 265
Lamp, Heat/Infrared: 303
Lawn Mowers: 149, 208, 290, 292
- attachments: 201
- consumer product: 290, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297
- safety standards: 298, 299, 300, 301, 160, 278, 280, 284, 291, 296, 302
Lead in Children's Products: 317
Lead in ink: 166
Locks: 219
Matches: 161
Mattress
NEISS: 9, 10, 11
"One of a Kind": 178, 186
Oven Cleaner: 309
Oven, Gas: 23
- Control valve in RVs: 246
PPPA Regulations: 104, 282
Personal Protection Devices: 41, 226, 236
Pest Control Fly Catcher: 264
Pet Turtles: 78
Pillows: 24
Plastic Paper: 199
Power Lines: 259
Private litigation/CPSC involvement: 44, 85, 95, 305
Product licensing: 51
Publicity, adverse: 35
Pumps, gasoline: 214
Refuse bins: 266
Regulatory Actions: 163
Releases of Government Property/Copyright: 74
Repurchase: 100, 148, 156, 202, 162
Retroactive Application of the CPSIA to Inventory: 317
Rugs: 147, 191
Smoke Detectors: 254
State Product Safety Laws: 15, 266, 306, 307, 312
Swimming Pool Slides: 239
Television: 71, 72, 185
Testing
- bicycles: 194
- electronic testing devices: 196
- hairpieces, men's: 221
- mattresses: 178
- responsibilities/decisions: 168
- yarn: 218
Toys: 307
Traffic Control Signals: 181, 228
Upholstery: 287
Vehicles
Vending machines: 121, 122, 125
Wallcoverings: 200
Washing machines: 245
Water purifiers: 211
Wheels, wheat grinding: 195
Wheelchairs: 145
Windowshades: 166, 200
Wires: 60
Yarn: 218