Mechanical Hazard Law and Legal Definition
According to 16 CFR 1500.3 [Title 16 -- Commercial Practices; Chapter II -- Consumer Product Safety Commission; Subchapter C -- Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations; Part 1500 -- Hazardous Substances and Articles; Administration and Enforcement Regulations], an article may be determined to present a mechanical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness:
(i) From fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article;
(ii) From propulsion of the article (or any part or accessory thereof);
(iii) From points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or closures;
(iv) From moving parts;
(v) From lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion;
(vi) As a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article;
(vii) Because the article (or any part or accessory thereof) may be aspirated or ingested;
(viii) Because of instability; or
(ix) Because of any other aspect of the article's design or manufacture.
