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Title 16: Commercial Practices
CHAPTER II: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SUBCHAPTER C: FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS
PART 1508: REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-SIZE BABY CRIBS
1508.8 - Assembly instructions.
(a) Cribs, when shipped other than completely assembled, shall be accompanied by detailed instructions that include an assembly drawing, a list and description of all parts and tools required for assembly, and a full-size diagram of the required bolts and other fasteners.
(b) The instructions shall:
(1) Be so written that an unskilled layman can correctly assemble the crib without making errors that would result in improper and unsafe assembly.
(2) Include cautionary statements concerning the secure tightening and maintaining of bolts and other fasteners.
(3) Contain a cautionary statement that when a child's height reaches 90 centimeters (35 inches), the child should be placed in a youth or regular bed.
(c) The warning relative to mattress size for full-size cribs in ? 1508.9(c) shall be included in the instructions.
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