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CPSC staff August 8 offered many technical clarifications on a potential project to look at carbon monoxide (CO) mitigation efforts for portable generators.

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EPA staffers August 6 emphasized four broad findings on a first-round exposure study on crumb rubber.

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The ASTM F15.24 subcommittee might start a long-term project to update how its jewelry standards approach risk assessment.

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An ASTM F15.19 panel on infant bedding August 7 rejected an idea to add a phrase to the definition of mesh so it would include "other air-permeable textile barriers."

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One in 10 childcare facilities still were using recently recalled inclined sleepers, according to a survey made available August from Kids in Danger and U.S. PIRG.

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CPSC's latest attention to inclined sleepers was its August 6 move to put a warning atop its homepage that millions of units were recalled and that there have been deaths.

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An ASTM F15.16 working group August 7 looked at how the F833 scope should handle products that transition from stroller-like modes to tricycle-like modes.

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An ASTM F15.18 task group August 5 decided, for now, simply to monitor a potential new type of crib or play yard that might not fit neatly into existing standards.

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The furniture industry August 6 asked for six months CPSC leniency on enforcement of soon-to-be issued updates to the F2057 standard.

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Give input by late August on four EC draft proposals on exemptions for hazardous materials in products.

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A large majority – 94% – of U.K. home electrical fire that are linked to appliance misuse occur in kitchens, according to findings the Electrical Safety First made available in late July.

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EPA August 1 announced updates to an online chemicals review tool.

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NIST is accepting comments until September 30 on its recent report on the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity.

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CPSC staff August 8 at the agency's Rockville, Md., lab met with about four dozen stakeholders to discuss upholstered furniture fire safety.

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Briefs on strollers, refrigerators, bounce houses, environmental policy, flooring, toys, OPSS, and mouthing, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.