COMMISSIONERS LOOK AT ENHANCED CUSTOMS RELATIONSHIP CPSC's relationships with other agencies are key to its handling imports, commissioners heard from Government Accountability Office (GAO) staff October 7.
GAO URGES LONG-TERM CPSC STRATEGIC PLAN A Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendation that CPSC update its strategic plan is timely given that the commission is set to put out a request for proposal for a contractor to help update the plan, Chairman Inez Tenenbaum told visitors from the congressional office October 7.
TWO 15(j) HAZARD LIST PROPOSALS ARE ALMOST DONE CPSC's first two rulemaking projects on the CPSIA substantial hazard list -- now at section 15(j) -- are expected to ready in late 2009 or early 2010, General Counsel Cheryl Falvey told commissioners October 7.
FOUR RECALL-CARD ISSUES NEED WORK CPSC General Counsel Cheryl Falvey October 7 told commissioners that agency staff is looking at four issues that arose in comments on proposed rule for the CPSIA recall cards for nursery products.
CANADA REVIEWS BOOSTER SEATS Most booster seats sold in Canada do a good job of stopping lap belts from riding up children's abdomens, but many do not keep the shoulder belts sufficiently in place.
U.K. LAUNCHES SMOKE DETECTOR CAMPAIGN The U.K. Department of Communities and Local Government October 5 launched a smoke detector campaign that focuses on how fast smoke can affect a person's ability to function.
CPSC TO TWEAK NEISS FOR MINORITY DATA CPSC staff is aiming to improve NEISS data to understand product safety risks to minority children better, according to a report made available October 6.
LEVINE JOINS ADLER'S STAFF Commissioner Robert Adler's has hired Jason Levine, a lawyer who comes from the Federal Election Commission.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on air compressors, SCUBA, wooden toys, children's products, directors chairs, drowning, CPSC meetings.
OTHER FEDERAL BRIEFS Briefs on generators, personal electronics, mercury, lithum batteries, nanotechnology.
STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on scooters, building material, wiring, tanks, motors, massage/exercise gear, circuit breakers, heating elements, fire alarms, electric toys, electric tools, generators, electric vehicles, ventilators, wires/cables/cords, fire extinguishers, power units, outlet boxes, office furnishings.
