APRIL 24, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 16
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's 14-year project on table saw blade contact injuries is set to hit a milestone at an April 27 decisional meeting. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff April 19 suggested to JPMA that potential collaboration could extend beyond traditional nursery products. This could include areas like tipping furniture. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.22 working group's April 20 session on toy projectiles became a review of various non-substantive editorial matters as the major target of discussion was withdrawn before the call. Subscriber-Only Story Cooking equipment was the top product class linked to fires in buildings under construction in 2010-2014 while heating equipment was the main one during renovations. Subscriber-Only Story Battery safety is the topic of an all-day training session by CPSC staff scheduled to occur May 16 in Shenzhen, China. Subscriber-Only Story The 10 comments CPSC has received so far on its fireworks NPR were generally supportive of the agency's direction although there were some concerns and suggestions. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC would operate in very limited fashion in the event of a government shutdown later this month. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on elevators, Viking Range, toys, flame retardants, caster boards, chairs, food dehydrators, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on bath heaters, flammable liquids, floor treatment, fuses, lights, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on online shopping, furniture, luggage straps, child mortality, batteries, and more. |