LAB ACCREDITATION IS A WORK IN PROGRESS CPSC staff has identified numerous areas that need to be addressed in previously issued lab accreditation procedures.
NORTHUP ASKS WHAT ANY LEAD MEANS Commissioner Anne Northup raised the question October 14 of whether CPSC might have more leeway than it has claimed with CPSIA section 101 lead exclusions.
CPSC STAFF URGES ROV RULEMAKING CPSC staff is urging the commission to opt for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs).
TIA GETS COMMISSIONERS' FEEDBACK ON TSCP CPSC members and consumer group representatives October 14 at the agency weighed in with questions and concerns about the Toy Industry Association's (TIA) Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP).
RAPEX NEARS 1,500 REPORTS FOR THE YEAR The 105 RAPEX reports received by the EU in September take the program almost to 1,500 submissions so far in 2009.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on bicycles, bike tires, meter sockets, diving hoses, off-road motorcycles, imports, CPSIA database, pool drains, CPSC meetings.
STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on toys, mattresses, window falls, flooring, vacuum cleaners, fire alarms, plugs/receptacles, outlet boxes, polymeric material, microwave cooking, power taps, hygiene appliances, surge protection, cables, landscape lighting, batteries, displays, appliances, electrical signs, motors, power outlets.
FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on repairs/replacements/refunds, puzzle mats, bicycles, hammocks, yo-yo balls, playpens, pacifiers, pressure washers, RAPEX.
