CSFTL CPST Resource Guide

CPST card

When it comes to being a child passenger safety technician, good resources are invaluable. With the immense amount of information available to us, it is impossible to remember it all!

Over the years, we have compiled articles that include linked sources and studies, printable PDFs, tools and charts, and easily referenced guides for both CPSTs and caregivers. We thought it was a good time to link some of our most used resources in one easy-to-find place! 

Tools for Technicians

LATCH manuals, at your service

• LATCH Manual
• What’s in your CPST Kit 
• Study and crash test Resource Library
• Recall archive
• State Laws
• MACPS 
• Canadian Growth Chart
• U.S Growth Chart
• AAP Car Seat Safety – Best Practice Recommendations Study Dennis R. Durbin, Benjamin D. Hoffman
• AAP Updated Recommendation Statement

Choosing a Car Seat & Stages 

• Recommended Car Seats — United States
• Recommended Car Seats — Canada
• Recommended Car Seats — UK/Europe
• Compare Car Seats — Canada
• Compare Car Seats — United States

Safety 1st Guide 65 2 years old

Rear Facing & Forward Facing

• Why Rear Facing: The Science Junkie’s Guide
• Rear Facing Car Seat Myths Busted

Booster Seats

• Harness or Booster: When to Make the Switch!
• Booster Seats: the Science Junkie’s Guide

The 5 Step Test

Adult Seat Belt Use

• The Five Step Test
• Short Adults in Seat Belts

Vehicle Front Seat

• The Front Seat – The Final Frontier for 13 Year Olds
• The Back Seat is the Right Seat

Installation

Locking clip and belt shortening clip

• Lock it up! How to Lock a Seat Belt for Car Seat Installation
• Car Seat Basics: Checking for Belt Path Movement
• Inflatable Seat Belts and Car Seats

General

• • • Does my Car Seat Need to be Replaced after a Crash?
      
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      
  • Seat Protectors At a Glance
    
  • How Do I Clean My Child’s Car Seat?
    
  • Preventing Little Escape Artists
    
  • Keeping Your Car Seat Protected from “Accidents”
    
  • Keeping Car Seats Cool
    
  • Hello Winter, Goodbye Coats!
    
  • Car Seat Basics: Vehicle Seat Belts
    
  • Educational Graphics
  • Manufacturer Contacts
    

  Travel

  

  The airport at sunset

  • Leaving on a Jet Plane – The CSFTL Guide to Safe Air Travel with Children
    
  • Air Travel Paperwork Summarized
    
  • Terrific Car Seats For Travel
    
  • On The Road Again — Another Look at Travel with Littles
    
  • RV Travel With Children
    

  Hot Car Deaths/Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke

  • Hot Car Deaths: a Meeting with Jan Null
    
  • NoHeatstroke.Org
  • Study on “Habit” Memory
  • Fatal Distraction
  • National Safety Council: Kids in Hot Cars
  • Clever Elly Review