Congress Investigates Portable Generator Manufacturers Following Carbon Monoxide Deaths
June 29, 2022, CBS News
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., who leads the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, recently wrote top executives at four major generator companies, seeking some answers. The companies are Generac Power Systems, DuroMax Power Equipment, Firman Power Equipment and Champion Power Equipment. The letter asks why they have not implemented potentially lifesaving safety upgrades in many generator models for sale.
Mary T. Boyle Sworn In As CPSC Commissioner
June 30, 2022, Street Insider
Mary T. Boyle was sworn in as a Commissioner for the Consumer Product Safety Commission recently. Boyle was nominated by President Biden in July 2021. Boyle has served in leadership roles at the CPSC for more than a decade, including as General Counsel and as the agency’s Executive Director.
Statement By CPSC Commissioner Trumka On Swearing In Of Mary Boyle As Fifth Sitting Commissioner
June 30, 2022, cpsc.gov
How To Have More Successful Conversations
March 30, 2022, Knowledge at Wharton
Whether negotiating a salary increase or chatting with a co-worker, people have more productive conversations when they identify their motives and goals. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers a tool for doing just that.
Consumer Reports: Tips To Make Sure Your Baby Is Sleeping Safely
June 29, 2022, ABC News
There’s a life-saving change coming to some baby products that parents need to know about. It involves sleeping products. Consumer Reports explains more about the new guidelines and how parents can make sure their babies are safely sleeping.
Belgium Puts The Brakes On E-Scooters As Injuries, Annoyance Grow
June 30, 2022, Politico
Belgium, with uncharacteristic clarity and swiftness, is set to tackle an often-aggravating new feature of urban life: e-scooters. E-scooter users now face new rules to stanch rising numbers of injuries and prevent the vehicles from taking over public spaces, a source of annoyance among pedestrians, drivers and cyclists alike.
Who Is Liable When AI Kills?
June 29, 2022, Scientific American
Our system to determine responsibility and payment for injuries is completely unprepared for AI. Liability rules were designed for when humans caused the majority of mistakes or injuries. But with AI, errors may occur without human input at all.
Ukraine Strengthens Chemical Safety In Toys To Further Align With The EU</strong>
June 30, 2022, In Compliance
The war in Ukraine goes on. But the process of governing in that country continues apace, as evidenced by a recent action to amend Ukraine’s toy safety regulations. The new law will enter into force on November 14, 2022.
Lithium-ion fires spark recall of 433,000 solar LED umbrellas in US, Canada
June 28, 2022, PV Magazine
A joint recall with Health Canada, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and SunVilla Corp. has been issued for all 10-foot solar LED market umbrellas. The umbrellas have LED lights powered by a lithium-ion battery charged with a small solar panel.
French Presidency Ponders Options On Product Safety Rules For Online Marketplaces
June 29, 2022, Euractiv
On one of the last days of its Presidency, the French government proposed three different ways to approach product safety rules for online marketplaces, according to an internal document obtained by EURACTIV.
Child Advocates Fear Babies Will Continue To Die During Sleep Despite New Regulations On Sleep Products
June 29, 2022, KRDO-TV
Store shelves holding baby products designed to help parents ease babies into sleep may be barren this week, due to new Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations that went into effect. But child safety advocates CNN spoke to worry these new regulations, while well meant, will not make a significant dent in the number of annual infant deaths. That’s because the real culprit may not be the manufactured products, but the unsafe ways people use them, said Carol Pollack-Nelson, a human factors psychologist who worked for the CPSC.
Honoring Our Heroes
SPSP Website
SPSP makes a permanent home for the salute poster at its website.
