SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
VOLUME 50 ISSUE 34
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Senate Commerce Committee votes on the three CPSC nominees are scheduled for September 15. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC Acting Chairman Bob Adler September 8 urged against terminating CPSC's existing rulemaking on upholstered furniture flammability. Subscriber-Only Story The Department of Commerce September 8 said it is establishing an advisory committee on artificial intelligence (AI). Subscriber-Only Story There was an estimated annual average in 2017-2019 of 187,500 cooking related residential fires that had fire service response. Subscriber-Only Story Road-crash deaths among pedalcyclists rose from 623 in 2010 to 846 in 2019, according to August data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Subscriber-Only Story There needs to be more awareness of NFPA 77 on static electricity, found a recent report by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Subscriber-Only Story Tested DIY air cleaners made from box fans and filters did not show propensity to overheat and ignite, EPA said in advice circulated September 7. Subscriber-Only Story Inspectors from the U.K. Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) are likely to schedule their premise visits. Subscriber-Only Story The New Zealand Commerce Commission September 3 said Kmart will set up a program to improve its product safety procedures, especially age grading. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on CPSC.gov, recalls, and car seats, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings. |