SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
VOLUME 48 ISSUE 34
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Commissioners voted 5-0 September 4 to publish a final rule that will revise CPSC's requirements for recall registration cards for nursery items. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staff are seeking to research whether voluntary standards for table saws are reducing blade contact injuries. Subscriber-Only Story Numerous changes in ASTM's F1967 infant bath seat standard will be incorporated into Section 104 rules at 16 CFR 1215. Subscriber-Only Story Kids in Danger (KID) September 5 urged two actions to improve recalls. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.18 working group looking at incident data on inclined sleepers September 4 decided tentatively to share with co-panels that it is looking at defining sleep and rollover. Subscriber-Only Story Discussion was mostly high-level in an August 30 teleconference by an ASTM F15.18 task group on labeling of inclined sleep products. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.18 task group September 5 agreed to recommend simplifying instructions for angle measurements for rocking bassinets. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on Amazon, doors/windows, and e-cigarettes, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |