POOL LAW WON’T NEGATE FLORIDA MANDATE, CPSC SAYS CPSC May 6 wrote to the Florida Department of Health saying that the recently enacted pool and spa safety law will not negate the state’s requirement for exclusive use of gravity drainage pools with collector tanks.
EPA KEEPS CCA RISK ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 30 said that it has not changed its overall conclusions for the risks to children who contact wooden decks and play sets treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA).
DOT RULE ADDRESSES FUEL CELLS ON PLANES Fuel cell cartridges in airplane carryon baggage will be limited to those that do not continue to power devices while they are not in use, under new regulations.
ACCC FINDS POOR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE FOR SUNGLASSES Australia netted three product safety settlements from major retailers following a compliance “blitz” that found only 21 of 115 stores were selling sunglasses that were fully compliant with the nation’s safety standards.
ILLINOIS AG PUSHES LEAD BILL The Illinois Attorney General’s office is asking consumers to contact their state legislators to urge passage of a lead safety bill.
FALLS ARE HALF OF INFANT INJURIES The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 6 said its recent review found that falls account for about half of emergency room treated injuries in infants.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on dune buggies, swing sets, gas boilers (2 briefs), gas grills, bottle warmers, pressure washers, CPSC meetings.
