OCTOBER 2, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 37
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Carbon monoxide (CO) risks from portable generators and the interplay of voluntary versus mandatory standards were among the topics getting attention September 27 at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing. Subscriber-Only Story Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) September 27 wrote to CPSC and EPA seeking justification for the assertion that CPSC lacks authority to regulate localized emissions of portable generators. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners Robert Adler and Elliot Kaye and Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle issued written statements about their September 20 votes on additive, non-polymeric, organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs). Subscriber-Only Story CPSC quickly published its guidance on additive, non-polymeric, organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs). Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners were slated to vote by September 26 on whether to docket a petition from Zen Magnets asking for a mandatory rule for high-powered magnet sets. Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners are slated to vote by October 3 on publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for a regulatory-relief determination for toys and other children's products. Subscriber-Only Story Older people, males, southerners, and African Americans had the highest risks of death in fires during 2015. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) September 25 warned companies that they might be asked to prove their sizes. Subscriber-Only Story The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) September 25 announced a new webpage to provide information about the effects of Brexit on its mission. Subscriber-Only Story The U.K's Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was established in June following the recommendation of the House of Lords Liaison Committee in its report on new investigative committees for the 2017-18 Session. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission in September launched a public consultation on the evaluation of the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC (the Directive).Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC contracts, CPSC awards, bike helmets, exercise equipment, grills, helmets, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on flame mitigation, infant carriers, fire dampers, leather, current interrupters, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on consumer guarantees, endocrine disrupters, bicycle helmets, bicycle lights, costumes, grills, nightlights, and more. |