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Discussion during an October 12 ASTM F08.30 session on preventing treadmill entrapments varied between defining what the panel seeks to prevent and wordsmithing early language proposals.

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Defining other means might be how an ASTM panel deals with a ballot negative related to infant tubs and locking/latching devices.

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U.S. fire departments responded to about 1.4 million fires in 2020, according to just available data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom October 5 signed AB 652 to regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in juvenile products.

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Comment by November 11 on a California priority products proposal involving aftermarket treatments for converted leather and textile.

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The 2020 observed rate of children under 8 years being in vehicle restraints was 93.6%.

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An EU panel looking at risks from electromagnetic fields (EMF) is seeking applications by November 7 from experts in two areas.

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Expect the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to make more frequent reviews of chemicals in products.

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Refining definitions of product and safety is a positive part of possible updates to EU product safety legislation.

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The second stage of Australia's rules on off-highway vehicles (OHVs) went into effect October 11.

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Briefs on CPSC, Halloween, fireworks, and e-commerce, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.