CPSC RELEASES LONG-ANTICIPATED CPSIA SECTION 102 GUIDANCE CPSC’s November 5 draft guidance on CPSIA Section 102 includes clarification on what constitutes a reasonable testing program under the law.

COMMISSION IS SPLIT ON CPSIA LEAD CONTENT STRATEGY Debate November 4 prior to a 2-to-3 CPSC vote along party lines to deny a lead exclusion petition revealed sharp division about how the commission should proceed on CPSIA matters.

COMMISSIONERS HEAR CALL TO END SAW ANPR CPSC should drop its rulemaking related to automatic blade stop devices for table saws, members of the Power Tool Institute (PTI) told four CPSC commissioners November 2.

NEISS DATA SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN NURSERY INJURIES CPSC data made available November 5 show an estimated 63,700 emergency room visits for injuries involving children under age 5 and associated with nursery products.

MATTEL FINDS CPSIA TO BE A CHALLENGE By Andrea Foster Officials of the toy manufacturer, Mattel, met separately with two CPSC commissioners November 3 to talk about how challenging it was for Mattel to comply with the CPSIA.

CPSC GETS ROV-MAKERS’ SIDE ON RULEMAKING Discussion November 3 between CPSC staff and makers of recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) focused mostly on two of three issues agency staff have in their sights: stability and steering.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on 15 month rule, drain covers, drywall, CPSC policy, CPSC meetings, recalls.