CPSTs: Get Tools and Put Your Training to Work
In today’s world, it is given there are as many different car seats as there are vehicles and children. CPSTs are trained to gather the facts and present options to caregivers when assisting in the installation of car seats.
Use these tools to guide your work including the 2024 Technician Guide, English to Spanish Terms translation and job aids.
National Digital Car Seat Check Form
The National Digital Car Seat Check Form is a free resource available to all current U.S. certified CPSTs. This digital tool walks you through a structured seat check, streamlining data collection capturing key data points. Learn more.
State and Territory Laws Listing
Visit the Governors Highway Safety Association’s State Laws listing to find the child passenger safety and seat belt laws for your state or territory.
Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety
The Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety offers a direct point of contact for member vehicle and car seat manufacturers as well as harmonized statements related to transporting children safely.
Is the Car Seat Recalled?
Identify recalls related to issues with car seats or booster seats using the resources below.
Is the Vehicle Recalled? 
Check To Protect is a simple way to check for open safety recalls. Visit checktoprotect.org to learn more.
My Car Does What?
This resource aims to simplify the complex range of advanced vehicle technologies available today. Here you’ll find common terminology, descriptions of features, video explainers and free downloadable materials to share.
Vehicle Owner’s Manual Locator Guide
Use the Safe Ride News Owner’s Manual Locator Guide to locate vehicle-specific information on car seat installation.
Use the MACPS Membership List to locate car seat-specific information for installation and use.
Car Seat Education 3D Images
Use the free Car Seat Education 3D images to support students in training courses and for virtual education. Interactive, detailed views of car seats and booster seats provide the opportunity to explore parts of the seats and learn the definition of each part.
Also available as an app for download on Apple, Android and Amazon devices.
Working with Caregivers: Tools for Engaging with Empathy
Explore these resources to help you be a better educator.
View this video on Cultural Competence in Child Passenger Safety to learn techniques to reach caregivers with different backgrounds than you.
Free online education within the Child Passenger Safety Learning Portal. Use these courses to help you be a better educator to families. These courses qualify as one hour of Community Education for CPST recertification.
Conducting Virtual Car Seat Checks
Use this resource page from the National Child Passenger Safety Board to help you prepare and conduct virtual seat checks with ease.
Locating Resources for Outreach and Engagement
National Child Passenger Safety Board Resource Center
The National Child Passenger Safety Board maintains resources to help support community child passenger safety outreach efforts. Visit the Resource Center.
Identifying & Utilizing Local Child Passenger Safety Programs and Resources
NHTSA provides this listing of Training Contacts by State for Child Passenger Safety. Use this webiste to locate state coordinators for CPS and Injury Prevention for questions related to training.
The National Child Passenger Safety Board compiled this interactive map to connect you to state specific resources such as checking station locations, state laws, education materials and more.
Safety Made Easy
Use these ready-made social media posts to connect with parents and caregivers in your community.
- Download and share on your own social media channels
- Copy the text or create your own text to personalize posts
Traffic Safety Marketing
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers communication material related to child passenger safety, including car seats and booster seats, and pediatric heatstroke prevention.
TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov provides communication resources, marketing material and content to help you develop timely safety messaging. Assets are available in English and Spanish.
Looking for Educational Materials?
- Safe Ride News is an independent publishing company that specializes in educational materials developed to support the child passenger safety field including a bi-monthly newsletter, The LATCH Manual, Child Safety Fact Sheets and the School Bus Safety Handbook.
- SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is the national non-profit organization dedicated solely to child passenger safety. Available resources include handouts in English and Spanish.