JUNE 20, 2016
VOLUME 45 ISSUE 24
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye June 15 issued a purposely ironic challenge to lawyers for regulated industry: counsel clients to publicize settlement details. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners Marietta Robinson and Joseph Mohorovic weighed in on complaints about the clarity of how CPSC assesses civil penalties. Subscriber-Only Story Issues raised by 20 stakeholders at CPSC's June 20 hearing on FY2017 and FY2018 priorities were topics that typically have received much attention in recent years. Subscriber-Only Story An NFPA work group June 10 reached consensus that three-sided corners would be the best place for upholstered furniture burn tests. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.72 panel on torch fuel and lamp oil packaging June 13 decided to reference Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) provisions on container types. Subscriber-Only Story The EC processed 167 RAPEX reports in May putting the 2016 year-to-date total at 782. Subscriber-Only Story The 344 RAPEX reactions reported in May puts the 2016 count at 1,386.Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on dressers, rulemakings, angle grinders, chairs/barstools, computer batteries, hedge trimmers, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, bicycles, candles, hockey helmets, playground equipment, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on REACH, electrical cable, GHS, air conditioners, bicycle carriers, candle diffusers, chainsaws, oven mitts, and more. |