CPSC: Injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children younger than age five exceed 60,000
August 2024, cpsc.gov
A new CPSC report presents nursery product-related injury estimates from 2021 to 2023 as well as comparisons with historic injury estimates. An estimated 60,400 nursery product-related injuries among children younger than 5 years old were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2023. Detailed information on deaths associated with nursery products that reportedly occurred during the 3-year period from 2019 to 202 is also presented.
Consumer Reports: Dresser Tests Show New Tip-Over Standard Is Working, But Older, Riskier Dressers Are Still Sold
September 25, 2024, Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR) released its furniture tip-over test results for a range of popular dressers. All 10 dressers that passed CR’s tests were manufactured after September 1, 2023, when new furniture stability rules under the national law known as the STURDY Act went into effect. However, CR also found that dressers manufactured before the STURDY Act took effect continue to be sold and may pose furniture tip-over safety risks. “It is encouraging to see that the law is working and that new dressers are meeting the tip-over standard,” said Gabe Knight, safety policy analyst at Consumer Reports. “But some retailers are still selling furniture that doesn’t meet the new stability requirements, he said.”
How To Explain Job Hopping In An Interview
September 2, 2024, Harvard Business Review
As job hopping becomes more common and less stigmatized, why do some hiring managers (and media outlets) still perpetuate the stereotype that millennial and Gen Z workers are disloyal to their organizations? If you’re one of the many job hoppers struggling to explain the multiple roles you’ve held in the past, there are a few ways to approach this predicament. Should a potential employer ask about the “job hopping” areas of your resume, try to think of it as an opportunity. It’s a chance to help your interviewer better understand your motivations while highlighting what you’re looking for long term.
Latest U.S. Smoke Alarm Data Reinforces Critical Importance Of Working Alarms
September 25, 2024, The Firehouse
According to the latest “Smoke Alarms in the U.S.” report from the National Fire Protection Association®, working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by 60 percent. The majority of civilian home fire deaths continues to occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms. A newly published survey by the CPSC, conducted in coordination with the Fire Protection Research Foundation and the National Institute for Safety and Technology, assesses the prevalence, functionality and public perception of smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in U.S. households. According to the findings, 99 percent of all U.S. households report having at least one smoke alarm, a significant increase from 88 percent in 1994.
New Columbia Study Shows E-Bike/E-Scooter Injuries Surged In Recent Years
September 25, 2024, Forbes
Between 2019 and 2022, the rates of injuries to e-bike users rose fourfold and for powered scooter users nearly doubled – that’s a spike of 293 % and 88 % respectively. Those are the stark findings of a new study conducted by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. “Our results underscore the urgent need to improve micromobility injury surveillance and to identify strategies for cities to improve user’s safety so that micromobility can be a safe, sustainable, equitable, and healthy option for transportation,” Kathryn Burford, a postdoctoral fellow at the Columbia Mailman School and the study’s first author, said.
Study Finds One-Third Of Americans Knowingly Use Recalled Products
September 24, 2024, PRnewswire
A newly released report from a software developer claims that 36% of Americans admit they would continue to use products even after a recall. The trend proves generational, according to MasterControl. For instance, Millennials (45%) and Gen Z (59%) are twice as likely to continue to use at least one kind of recalled product compared to Boomers (18%) and Gen X (23%).While 92% of consumers say they would take some type of action to mitigate the financial or physical harm from a recalled product – like asking for a refund or talking to a medical provider – many will then still continue to use the faulty products, the report claims.
CPSC Import Shipment Tracking Tool
September 2024, cpsc.gov
The CPSC Import Shipment Tracking Tool will allow you to check the status of your shipment using your entry number with your filer code included and entry line number (optional). Please remove all hyphens from your entry number to track the shipment. Using this tool will allow you to see your shipment’s status and the remaining time left for CPSC to review the shipment.
Tucson Int’l Airport Signs EPA Superfund Deal To Manage PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
Sept. 25, 2024, Tucson Sentinel
Officials at the Tucson International Airport will be required to determine the extent of a plume of “forever chemicals” that have leached into the ground over the past decades, under a Superfund agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency. The document — an administrative settlement agreement and order on consent — requires airport officials to “determine the nature and extent of PFAS contamination” from Tucson International Airport and “whether cleanup action at or around the airport property is needed.”
CPSC: Stop Using LEHOM Baby Playpens Due Violations Of Federal Regulations For Play Yards, Phthalates And Lead; No Acceptable Remedy For Consumers
September 26, 2024, cpsc.gov
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of LEHOM Baby Playpens because they pose entrapment and suffocation hazards for infants. The LEHOM playpens violate federal safety regulations for play yards because the included basketball hoop accessory presents a head entrapment hazard and in addition, children can become entrapped beneath the mattress, posing a suffocation hazard. Also, the zippers contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban and the PVC suction cups contain levels of phthalates that exceed the federal phthalate prohibition. Lead and phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. The importer, RYZ International Trading Limited, of Hong Kong, has not agreed to offer an acceptable recall remedy to consumers.
‘Dangerous Chemical Leak’ Prompts Immediate Evacuation Near Cincinnati
Sept. 24, 2024, WDTN.com
A portion of Hamilton County has been ordered to evacuate their area. According to the Hamilton County Emergency Management, a “dangerous chemical leak” is forcing people in a 0.5 mile radius of the area of S.R. 128 and U.S. 50 near Cleves to evacuate. WLWT in Cincinnati reports a train did not derail, but rather a train car valve was releasing styrene gas.
