Our Company

• What is Essco Safety Check?
• Who runs the company?

Our Services

• Can’t I just buy a lead testing kit and do this myself?
• What can be tested?
• How long will the inspection take?
• I own a business. Can you inspect my office?
• Do you offer commercial inspections?

Our Technology

X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Technology

• Is the XRF Analyzer safe to use in my home?

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

• Who is considered a manufacturer?
• I work part-time in my home making clothes and toys for kids. Am I affected by this law?
• What is a children's product?
• Do all children's products require testing? What requirements do i need to meet?
• For testing and certification of children's products that are required now (for example, lead paint and small parts), what do i need to do?
• If i make multiple units of the same thing, do i have to have every single product tested?
• When testing and certification are not yet required (for example, lead content and phthalates), what do i need to do?
• Are there exemptions / exclusions to meeting the lead content limits?
• What are phthalates?
• What products are covered by the prohibition on the use of phthalates?
• I donate the children's products that i make to local charites and hospitals. Can I sontinue to send them my handmade donations?
• I run a small shop that sells new and used clothes, jewelry, shoes and toys for children. Do i need to test the products i sell?
• How can i determine if something has lead in it before i sell it?
• What happens if i sell a product in violation of the CPSIA or other applicable laws?
• Is composition of plastics and other materials allowed in regards to lead testing in substrates?
• Does packaging have to comply with the lead requirements? Does it matter if the packaging is intended to be resused (e.g., heavy gauge reusable bag with zipper closure to store a set of blocks?)
• Do all children's products require testing for lead or is it only products with some type of surface coating? We sell products that are used in physical education classes (e.g. hula-hoops) that are made from polyethylene and are not painted or coated. Will this product require third-party testing and certification for lead content under the new CPSIA?
• Is the use of XRF analysis for compliance testing with regard to lead in substrates under consideration or will wet chemistry be the only method used for testing lead content in substrates?
• Can XRF technology be used to support general conformity certification as to lead paint or lead content limits?