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“Lead-Free” Artificial Turf Yarn Spin-Sell
Frustrating and Confusing

Posted on April 10, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in Artificial Turf Yarn Fibers, ASTM, CDC, CPSC, Prop 65, Restrictions, Standards - Misc, Testing Tagged Artificial Grass, Artificial Grass Association, artificial turf, Artificial Turf Georgia, Artificial Turf Market, synthetic grass, synthetic turf, Synthetic Turf Council, Water Savings

“Last year, it was all about too much lead in artificial turf and synthetic grass yarns and fibers. This year – there’s too many synthetic grass installation and brand name solution vendors that are over-stating and using words like “lead-free” artificial grass and synthetic turf…

Critical Compliance Date for Lead (Pb),
Childrens Products and the CPSIA

Posted on January 30, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in CPSIA, General Conformity Certificate (GCC), Lead & Heavy Metals, Legislation, Standards - Misc, Testing Tagged artificial turf, certificate, CoC, compliance, GCC, GCC Form, general certification of conformity, synthetic grass

11 Days from Today US Manufacturers, Importers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ; charged with the development, deployment and enforcement of the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA); have a critical date coming up on Feb 10, 2009. This is the day…

CDC Publishes Preliminary Artificial Turf
Yarn Fiber Lead Test FACTSHEET

Posted on August 22, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in Artificial Turf Yarn Fibers, CDC, Health & Environment, Parks & Rec, Standards - Misc, Testing Tagged artificial turf yarn lead content, august 2008, CDC, hazards, standard test methods, synthetic turf grass, Testing

August 22, 2008 From the desk of Annie Costa Exec Director, ASGi There has been a great deal of confusion to what might be the appropriate test methods to use to determine the possible risks of lead in artificial grass fibers. We asked the…

Voluntary Standards for Playground Safety – Posted at US CPSC

Posted on August 6, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in ASTM, CPSC, Standards - Misc Tagged artificial turf and synthetic grass fibers, astm voluntary standards, CPSC

Playground Surfacing (Last Updated 07/16/2008) U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is supporting voluntary standard activities associated with playground surfacing for: ASTM F1292, Method to Test Attenuation of Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds, ASTM F2223, Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing, ASTM…

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“Lead-Free” Artificial Turf Yarn Spin-Sell Frustrating and Confusing

Critical Compliance Date for Lead (Pb), Childrens Products and the CPSIA

CDC Publishes Preliminary Artificial Turf Yarn Fiber Lead Test FACTSHEET

Voluntary Standards for Playground Safety – Posted at US CPSC

“Lead-Free” Artificial Turf Yarn Spin-Sell
Frustrating and Confusing

Critical Compliance Date for Lead (Pb),
Childrens Products and the CPSIA

CDC Publishes Preliminary Artificial Turf
Yarn Fiber Lead Test FACTSHEET