CPSC AND USFA WARN OF CHILDREN SLEEPING THROUGH ALARMS Family fire-escape plans that rely on everyone meeting at a designated spot outdoors may not be sufficient according to a March 9 daylight savings message from CPSC and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).
GENERATOR ANPR COMMENTS WERE MOSTLY POSITIVE Excepting from industry, CPSC received mostly supportive comments on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on possible performance standards related to carbon monoxide (CO) risks associated with portable generators.
CONSUMERISTS REACT STRONGLY TO BAROODY NOMINATION The negative rhetoric from consumer groups and their allies in response to President George W. Bush’s nomination of Michael Baroody to be CPSC chairman might point to a coming fight in Congress.
BISPHENOL A PANEL MAKES NO CONCLUSIONS A scientific panel reviewing concerns about bisphenol A in plastics related to human reproduction and development did not come to conclusions.
JAPAN TO HAVE MONTHLY PRODUCT SAFETY DAY Japan’s Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) March 1 announced that the 2nd day each month will be Product Safety Inspection Day.
U.K. TO LAUNCH CO SAFETY CAMPAIGN The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) March 7 announce an effort that will target educating the public about carbon monoxide (CO) risks associated with gas appliances.
