CPSC Staff Recommend First Safety Rules For Infant Rockers After Deaths Stretching Back Over A Decade
September 13, 2023, NBC News
Staff at the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended new safety rules for infant rockers, saying the popular product was linked to 11 deaths from 2011 to 2022. The reclined seats were also associated with 88 injuries over the same period. In many of those cases, infants hurt their heads after rockers tipped over, CPSC staff said. The recommended safety rules aim to prevent infants from suffocating by making rockers firmer and flatter. They also would require rockers to pass stability and other safety tests and aim to prevent strangulation from hanging straps.
Statements From Chair Hoehn-Saric And Commissioners Feldman And Trumka
September 13 and 14, cpsc.gov
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Buffalo Games LLC, of Buffalo, New York, are announcing the recall of about 52,000 Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits due to ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards. The water beads pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested. When ingested, the beads grow in size, which can cause intestinal obstruction.
Statement of Chair Hoehn-Saric
Statement of Commissioner Peter Feldman
Statement of Commissioner Richard Trumka
38 Smart Questions To Ask In A Job Interview
May 19, 2022, Harvard Business Review
The opportunity to ask questions at the end of a job interview is one you don’t want to waste. It’s both a chance to continue to prove yourself and to find out whether a position is the right fit for you. In this piece, the author lists sample questions recommended by two career experts and divides them up by category: From how to learn more about your potential boss to how to learn more about a company’s culture.
CPSC Issues Warning Over Certain Infant Sling Carriers; Sellers Unresponsive To Request For Recall
September 14, 2023, ABC News30/40
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using certain sling carriers because they do not comply with the federal safety standard for sling carriers. As such, infants can fall out of them or suffocate. The CPSC said the sling carriers are sold as Biayxms, Brottfor, Carolily Finery, Gotydi, Musuos, N\C, Topboutique and Vera Natura. They were sold on several websites including Walmart.com, Amazon.com and Trendyhousehold.com and could also have been sold by unidentified retailers. The CPSC said the included firms “have not been responsive to” its request for a recall.
New Furniture Law Helps Prevent Deadly Tip-Overs But Experts Say Parents Still Need To Take Precautions
September 13, 2023, TMJ4 TV
It was just days before Christmas in 2004 when Kimberly Amato lost her 3-year-old daughter Megan. Where we are today is a new law called the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act known as the STURDY Act. Congress passed it in December of 2022. On September 1, furniture manufacturers and retailers had to start complying with the safety requirements. Nancy Cowles, the executive director of the non-profit, Kids in Danger, says that parents should assume that all furniture is a tip-over risk.
CPSC Awards More Than $2.0 Million In Grants To Combat Pool And Spa Drownings And Drain Entrapments
September 14, 2023, Benzinga
Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced eight awardees of a grant program aimed at preventing pool and spa drownings and drain entrapments. The agencies selected as recipients were state and local governments. The group will receive more than $2 million in Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) grant funds. The funding appropriated by Congress will provide recipients with assistance for education, training and enforcement of pool safety requirements that are intended to save lives and prevent serious injuries.
CPSC: Stop Using Xingdetui Outdoor Kopobob Kids Multi-Purpose Helmets Due Failure To Meet Federal Safety Standard For Bicycle Helmets
September 14, 2023, cpsc.gov
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using Kopobob kids multi-purpose helmets because they can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash and pose risk of head injury. The helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation and certification requirements of the mandatory federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, which applies to multi-purpose helmets. The seller, Xingdetui Outdoor, of China, has not agreed to recall these helmets or offer a remedy to consumers.
New York City Council Bill Would Force Delivery Apps To Give Workers Safe E-Bikes
September 15, 2023, New York Daily News
New York City lawmakers introduced a plan to force delivery apps to cover the costs of safe, certified e-bikes or other electric transport devices for their city workers. This is the latest push by elected officials to curb the use of shoddy e-bikes that spark explosive fires. Under the legislation, delivery apps that fail to arrange for certified e-bikes and e-scooters would be subject to civil penalties. The novel push to force food delivery companies to get safe e-bikes in the hands of their workers was only just beginning. It was not immediately clear how the apps would respond if the bill is ultimately passed — including whether the measure might be a target of litigation.
Integrating Sustainability Into Business Strategy
September 9, 2023, Technology Review
Multiple factors are driving organizations to prioritize sustainability. Regulations are requiring organizations to meet emissions disclosure requirements. Investors are increasingly incorporating sustainability into decision-making processes. Consumers are demanding environmentally and ethically sustainable products. Employees, particularly millennials and Generation Z, want to work for organizations whose morals and ethics reflect their own. According to the Deloitte Global 2023 Gen Z and Millennial survey, about one in six respondents say they have changed jobs or industries due to climate concerns, with another one-quarter planning to do so.
PeopleForBikes Publishes Industry’s First E-Bike Owner’s Manual
September 13, 2023, Bicycle Retailer
After a two-year collaborative effort by electric bicycle company representatives, industry experts and PeopleForBikes staff, PeopleForBikes’ new E-Bike Owner’s Manual is now available to license by bike industry companies. The newly updated suite of content features the 13th edition of the Bicycle Owner’s Manual and the 1st edition of the Electric Bicycle Owner’s Manual.
Why Coin And Button Batteries Can Be So Dangerous In The Hands Of Your Kids
September 13, 2023, WTOP News
Doctors are warning parents about how dangerous certain batteries can be for your kids. It comes as new standards and regulations go into effect in the U.S. “It is round, it is shiny, it is nice and slick in their hands and can easily slip into the mouth,” Dr. Sarah Combs described the typical button or coin cell battery. If swallowed by young kids, they can be extremely dangerous if they get lodged in the esophagus. “What happens is they actually cause alkali burns. So there’s a chemical reaction and it’s a chemical burn,” said Dr. Combs, who works in the emergency department at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. “And if you can picture that it really is pretty painful and can cause severe illness in a very short period of time.”
