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Consumer Product Safety

Information To Dealers Of Second-Hand Children's Products

Baby Gates

  • A label containing the following information is permanently affixed to the gate:
    1. Name and address of either the manufacturer, importer or distributor;
    2. Model name or number;
    3. Date of manufacture;
    4. Warning statement about intended use and installation.

entrapment areas

  • Openings in a gate should be small enough to prevent a child from placing their head through the holes.
  • Any V shaped openings along the upper edge of the gate should have a spacing of 38 mm (1 1/2 in) or less.
  • The vertical distance from the floor to the lowest point on the top surface of the gate must be 56 cm (22 in) or more.

Every exposed wooden metal or plastic part must be smoothly finished and free of splinters, burrs, cracks and other defects.

Last Updated: 2004-02-11 Top