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CPSC staff June 26 discussed updated warning label language for products containing methyl chloride with manufacturers during a meeting in Bethesda, Md.

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The UL task group looking at carbon monoxide (CO) risks from portable generators July 2 continued to explore two approaches to mitigating the hazard.

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An ASTM F15 task group July 2 opted to use qualitative analysis for determining child resistance within a proposed draft of a new voluntary standard to address the safety of liquid laundry packets.

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The ASTM F15.51 gravity flow task group June 26 decided to adopt live human body testing with wetsuits in order to simulate pool drain entrapment.

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Members of an ASTM working group looking at battery issues in F963, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, July 2 addressed negatives related to their ballot’s requirements.

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Members of the ASTM E05.15 furnishings and contents subcommittee June 26 discussed ballot results, outstanding negatives, standards requiring review, work withdrawal items and task group activity during a meeting in Toronto, Canada.

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A contradiction in a 2011 CPSC report on table saw data might be due to confusion by respondents about what types of saws or saw drives were in use at the times of injuries, according to a staff assessment made available in June.

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CPSC got special mention for its 19 interagency agreements for work on assessing the potential environmental health and safety (EHS) risks of nanotechnoology.

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