CPSC ON PACE FOR 500+ RECALLS AND 600+ SECTION 15s IN FY 2008 Barring an unlikely slowdown, CPSC is set to handle record numbers of recalls and Section 15 reports in fiscal 2008, which ends September 30.

TOOLS ACCOUNT FOR MAJORITY OF NON-FIRE CO DEATHS There were an estimated 195 unintentional non-fire carbon monoxide (CO) deaths in 2005, according to a July 8 CPSC report.

NAVY FINDS PROMISE IN EMERGENCY ESCAPE SYSTEM A report done for CPSC by the Navy and a private company finds promise in automated systems to help building occupants escape in emergencies such as fires.

CPSC DEEMS HEATER TEST EASY AND REPEATABLE A June report from CPSC concludes that radiant flux measurements for electric heaters are easy to obtain, inexpensive, repeatable, and generate quantitative data.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on beds/toy chests, fireworks (2 briefs), canopies, lawnmowers, children's jewelry (4 briefs), CPSC activity, toy caps, coal/wood appliances, CPSC meetings.