16 CFR §1107.24

1. (a)Each manufacturer must establish procedures to safeguard against the exercise of undue influence by a manufacturer on a third party conformity assessment body.
2. (b)The procedures required in paragraph (a) of this section, at a minimum, must include:
   1. (1)Safeguards to prevent attempts by the manufacturer to exercise undue influence on a third party conformity assessment body, including a written policy statement from company officials that the exercise of undue influence is not acceptable, and directing that every appropriate staff member receive training on avoiding undue influence, and sign a statement attesting to participation in such training;
   2. (2)A requirement that upon substantive changes to the requirements in this section regarding avoiding undue influence, the appropriate staff must be retrained regarding those changed requirements.
   3. (3)A requirement to notify the CPSC immediately of any attempt by the manufacturer to hide or exert undue influence over test results; and
   4. (4)A requirement to inform employees that allegations of undue influence may be reported confidentially to the CPSC and a description of the manner in which such a report can be made.