23BeechHill
18-07-2008, 10:13 AM
I'll try and make this brief ...
After contacting TS and having an initial meeting to show my work I decided to move away from making Soft Toys/ Plushies because of the safety requirements my TS officer was recommending - very stringent & time consuming indeed.
Instead, I decided to make decorative pieces of fabric art such as pictures, bags, fabric tubs, coasters etc. generally things that children wouldn't be interested in.
However after having a follow up inspection by my TS officer, she has now come back to me and advised me to conduct some flammability tests on the fabric I use for my products and to record the results to help show due diligence under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005. I also need to obtain certificates from the suppliers of the pads that I use for my cushions and the filling material used in my hangings etc. to show that they are compliant with the 1988 Regulations.
I am just interested to know whether everyone else does the above for their products (if similar).
My TS officer is a law grad and so extremely cautious to avoid the commission of an offence which is great but I can't help thinking 'Does everyone else who makes hand made items conduct such tests etc. ? '
After contacting TS and having an initial meeting to show my work I decided to move away from making Soft Toys/ Plushies because of the safety requirements my TS officer was recommending - very stringent & time consuming indeed.
Instead, I decided to make decorative pieces of fabric art such as pictures, bags, fabric tubs, coasters etc. generally things that children wouldn't be interested in.
However after having a follow up inspection by my TS officer, she has now come back to me and advised me to conduct some flammability tests on the fabric I use for my products and to record the results to help show due diligence under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005. I also need to obtain certificates from the suppliers of the pads that I use for my cushions and the filling material used in my hangings etc. to show that they are compliant with the 1988 Regulations.
I am just interested to know whether everyone else does the above for their products (if similar).
My TS officer is a law grad and so extremely cautious to avoid the commission of an offence which is great but I can't help thinking 'Does everyone else who makes hand made items conduct such tests etc. ? '