NOVEMBER 11, 2013
VOLUME 42 ISSUE 44
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Former CPSC Chief of Staff Joseph Mohorovic is President Barack Obama’s choice to be the newest commissioner. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC commissioners November 6 voiced a number of opinions on the possible expansion of CPSC staffers’ roles in the development of voluntary standards. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff November 6 presented commissioners with a draft final rule on handheld infant carriers, recommending a Section 104 switch of ASTM F2050-13a, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Handheld Infant Carriers. Subscriber-Only Story Anu Connor, senior legal counsel to CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, October 31 learned of increased paperwork responsibilities for component testing from YKK Group. Subscriber-Only Story The ASTM suction flow task group met November 6, continuing ongoing development of standard tests for pool drain entrapment. Subscriber-Only Story The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recently refreshed its Remember When: Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults program and made the materials available on-line. Subscriber-Only Story The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) seeks applications by November 15 for the next Green Ribbon Science Panel. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSIA database, CPSC leadership, flame retardants, car seats, battery chargers, blenders, LED bulbs, light fixtures, snow cone machines. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on security glass, snowboards, chain saws, circuit cable, electric meters, fire extinguishers, fireplaces, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on EU reforms, TTIP, CoRAP, teddy bears, remote controls, yo-yo balls, sunglasses, and more. |