Outfitting The CPS Inspection Station
Equipment/Materials
The following are basic supplies used to operate a CPS inspection station. Items marked with an asterisk* are primarily used for outdoor settings.
- Current recall list
- Child safety seats for use as loaners or give-a-ways in the event that a seat must be replaced
- Manufacturers’ instructions
- CPS education materials
- List of nearby stores where new seats can be purchased if necessary
- Inspection forms
- Locking clips (regular and belt shortening)
- Clipboards
- Pens and pencils
- Foam swim ‘noodles,’ thin towels, slip guard (i.e. rubber shelf liner)
- Latex gloves
- First aid kits
- Anti-bacterial soap/lotion
- Waste receptacles
- Demo dolls for use when the child is not present to show correct use
- Tape
- Storage bins
- Traffic cones*
- Barricades*
- Chalk to mark lanes*
- Tents*

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