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There was an estimated annual average of 361,400 unintentional residential structure fires in 2014-2016, according to CPSC's report made available August 19.

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Eleven advocacy groups August 15 called for stepped-up CPSC enforcement action against liquid nicotine containers that lack required flow restrictors.

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Members of an ASTM F15.42 working group August 21 decided they will meet in a lab-type setting to apply real-life lessons from social media videos of children tipping clothing storage units (CSUs).

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High level treatment of inclined sleepers was the target of an ASTM F15.18 task group that met August 21.

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An ASTM F15.17 working group on jogging strollers August 15 decided to recommend using the European protected-volume concept for parking brake access.

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An ASTM F15.24 working group August 20 took final steps on forwarding updates on two jewelry standards for balloting in the next month or so.

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeks feedback through September 30 on potential regulatory responses to button/coin cell batteries.

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CPSC staff August 15 listened to a teleconference on UL 2900-1 on software cybersecurity for connected products.

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Briefs on gas furnaces/boilers, cribs, firearms, e-cigarettes, and portable generators, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.