APRIL 9, 2018
VOLUME 47 ISSUE 14
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Polaris Industries agreed to pay $27.25 million to settle CPSC reporting allegations involving Ranger and RZR off-road vehicles.Subscriber-Only Story CPSC got two written comments in anticipation of its April 11 FY2019/FY2020 priorities hearing. Subscriber-Only Story The effectiveness of CPSC-administered recalls in 2016 cannot be assessed, according to an April 3 report by Kids in Danger (KID). Subscriber-Only Story Variations in how fast – and whether – states adopt new versions of the National Electrical Code (NEC) risk safety, according to a March report by the National Fire Protection Association. Subscriber-Only Story Pour tests and impact stability were the primary topics during an April 3 discussion by an ASTM F15.72 panel on portable fireplaces. Subscriber-Only Story How to ensure clarity when discussing product variables took up the bulk of an April 3 discussion of an ASTM F5.18 panel on infant rockers. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.18 panel April 4 struggled a bit with a proposal that would separate provisions on warnings related to conspicuity versus specified locations. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.21 panel April 2 quickly processed numerous comments in a ballot involving straps on the undersides of infant swings. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) in late March gave attention to two products. Subscriber-Only Story Health Canada in late March gave compliance data for its fiscal year that ended in March 31, 2017 as well as for the quarter that ended September 30, 2017. Subscriber-Only Story Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment (PPE) will come into force April 21. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission’s recently published “Goods Package” is expected to significantly reform the product safety enforcement landscape in the EU. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on age determinations, Internet of Things, meeting logs, upholstered furniture, methylene chloride, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, dishwashers, peeling machines, vacuum cleaners, activity centers, building material, ceiling material, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on RAPEX, smart appliances, benzine, labels, plastic, Product Safety Week, human factors, and more. |