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it is recommended that you don't use a child safety seat that is more than 6 years old

Children are five times safer riding rear-facing than forward-facing into the second year of life - Dr. M. Bull/Dr. D. Durbin

The Safety Restraint Coalition
917 Kirkland Ave.
Kirkland, WA 98033

Phone:
425-828-8975 or
1-800-BUCK-L-UP
1-800-282-5587

F: 425-828-9083
E: Info@800bucklup.org

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The Washington Coalition

Re-certification

Technicians need to re-certify every two years by meeting all of the following requirements:

  • Assure the contact information listed in your “personal profile” on the Safe Kids Web site is current.

    Forgotten your login name or password? For help in accessing your “personal profile” call 1-877-366-8154 or send an email to CPSCertification@safekids.org

    Your “profile” information is used to contact you with important certification information such as re-certification reminders, and monthly CPS Express and quarterly Tech Update newsletters. Note: Reading two issues of the Tech Update newsletter and completing a short quiz on each will earn you one CEU credit.

  • All technicians and instructors are required to participate in at least one community event. This event must be logged into the online system.
    • OPTION 1: Two-hour check-up event with at least one other CPS Technician at which you serve families using any standardized checklist to provide documentation, if needed.
    • OPTION 2: Provide at least four hours of community education to non-CPS Technicians, such as a presentation to parents, educators, kids, or organizations.
  • Earn 6 hours of continuing education units (CEU's).
  • Complete 5 car seat installations (rear-facing infant seat, rear-facing convertible seat, forward-facing seat with a harness, belt-positioning booster and installation using LATCH) approved by a Certified Instructor
  • Instructors must enter 20 teaching hours in addition to these requirements to re-certify as an instructor.
  • Register and pay current re-certification fee ($50 for technicians/Instructor Candidates, $60 for instructors.)

For complete details visit the re-certification page of the Safe Kids Web site.

REMINDER: There is NO grace period for re-certification!

Failure to re-certify:

You will fail to qualify for regular re-certification if one of the following occurs:

  1. You do not meet all of the re-certification requirements.
  2. You do not register and pay before your expiration date.
  3. You do not pass a re-certification audit.

Your options if you fail to re-certify are:

  1. Successfully complete the one-day certification renewal course.
  2. Repeat the certification course.

Click here for more information on re-certification.