Sources
The guides on this site quote national bodies rather than themselves. Each page below was opened and read on the date next to it, and the sentence on our page was written afterwards to fit what the source says. Every quotation is reproduced word for word.
Pages we read
- Small Parts Ban and Choking Hazard Labeling, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read 14 August 2026. The ban itself is codified at 16 C.F.R. part 1501.
- Hand and Power Tools, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Read 14 August 2026.
- About Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC. Read 14 August 2026.
What we quote from them
- A small part is any object that fits, without compressing and in any orientation, entirely into the small parts cylinder (see Figure 1 at 16 C.F.R. § 1501.4), which approximates the size of the fully expanded throat of a child under three years old. the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Children’s products that are intended for use by children under 3 that present a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts are banned hazardous substances. the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Certain children’s products that are or contain small parts, balloons, small balls, or marbles must be labeled to warn consumers not to buy them for children under a certain age. the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- However, these simple tools can be hazardous and have the potential for causing severe injuries when used or maintained improperly. the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Hand and power tools are a common part of our everyday lives and are present in nearly every industry. the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Ergonomics is the design of work tasks to best suit the capabilities of workers. the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Are caused by sudden or sustained force, vibration, repetitive motion, or awkward postures. the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NIOSH researchers recommend designing the work environment to fit employees' physical capabilities and limitations. the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
None of this is professional safety advice. It is published guidance, quoted so you can follow it back to the body that wrote it.
Editorial practice
We write the names on this site ourselves. A product name here is built from the count, what the thing is, and the colour or size where one is stated, in that order, and it is short enough to read on a shelf label. That is a deliberate break from the hundred and fifty character strings this kind of product usually carries.
Facts on a product page come from what the product states about itself. If a material is not stated, no material is printed. If a measurement is not stated, the row is absent rather than estimated.
Guides quote real sources, named and dated, and the full list is on the sources page. Where we have nothing to quote and nothing to measure, we say so.