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32 | P age Vendor Guide May 2011 California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation: http://www.bearhfti.ca.gov/ • Flame Retardence of Upholstered Furniture • Flammability of Mattresses California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: http://oehha.ca.gov/ • Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (proposition 65) California Energy Commission: http://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/index.html • Appliance Efficiency Regulation Illinois General Assembly: http://www.ilga.gov/ • Illinois Lead Poisoning Prevention Act All State product filling material “Law Label” regulations http://abflo.info/usa_labels/bedding_furniture.htm DOT (Federal Department of Transportation): http://www.dot.gov/ Minnesota HF No. 3339 Lead and Cadmium Children’s Jewelry: http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS86/HF3339.0.pdf Connecticut HB No. 5314 An Act Banning Cadmium in children’s Jewelry: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Public+Act&bill_num=113 &which_year=2010&SUBMIT1.x=7&SUBMIT1.y=7 Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse Rule (Multiple State Regulations): http://www.toxicsinpackaging.org/model_legislation.htm • Regulations Limiting the Toxicity of Packaging Hazardous Materials regulations require certain articles and substances must comply with special labeling, handling and documentation requirements or may have other types of shipping restrictions. In order to identify these products prior to shipping, please send a material safety data sheet (MSDS form) with the New Product Information Sheet. Products that contain liquids, paste or gel may be considered hazardous for shipping. If you have questions regarding hazardous materials please contact Quality Assurance at Merch.QA@bluestembrands.com.
CPSIA Certification Process 33 | P age Vendor Guide May 2011 The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requires that all products regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) be tested and certified before the products enter into the United Sates. Some of the regulations regulated by the CPSC include but are not limited to the Consumer Products Safety Act (CPSA), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). To find out more information about these regulations and how they apply to your products please visit the CPSC website at http://www.cpsc.gov/ To ensure compliance with the CPSIA Bluestem Brands has partnered with CH Robinson to establish processes that ensure all appropriate documentation is submitted prior to booking the shipment with CH Robinson. The process outlined below is used for all bluestem international purchase orders. 1. When a vendor receives an international PO from bluestem they will need to determine if the product is regulated by the CPSIA and requires certification before being imported into the United States. 2. If the product is covered by the CPSIA; the product will need to be tested in a way that conforms to the guidelines set forth in the CPSIA law. a. Bluestem Brands Requires that testing is done on an annual basis for those items without a clear testing guideline set by the CPSC. http://www.cpsc.gov/ b. All test reports submitted to Bluestem must make reference to the model number that is being certified. 3. Two weeks prior to the shipment the vendors must complete the General Certificate of Conformity Worksheet (GCC); which is found on the vendor relations website in the QA section. http://vendorrelations.bluestembrands.com/. The GCC must be fully completed and the appropriate testing results submitted to the Quality Assurance Department. a. A separate GCC and appropriate test reports need to be submitted for each product on the PO. i. A new GCC is needed every time the product is ordered. 4. Bluestem reviews all test reports and GCC’s to valid the information. 5. If GCC and test reports are approved bluestem will issue a URL to the vendor for each of the GCC’s submitted. 6. The vendor must supply the URL’s on the booking request form in the marks and numbers field when requesting shipment with CH Robinson. 7. CH Robinson will verify the URL’s are valid and arrange pickup with the vendor. Failure to comply with this process as outlined can result in delayed payment and/or shipment of the product. It may also result in cancelation of the PO. We value our relationships with our vendors and if you have any comments, questions or concerns please contact the Quality department at Merch.QA@bluestembrands.com Additional detail and step by step instructions of Bluestem Brands’ CPSIA compliance process can be found on the Bluestem Brands’ vendor portal under ‘Quality Assurance Requirements’ http://vendorrelations.bluestembrands.com/.
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