phil&teds “metoo” Chairs: A Recall and a Remedy
by CPSC BloggerRemember those phil&teds metoo clip-on chairs that we told you about in May? Phil&teds is now recalling the chairs and providing you with a remedy.
Phil&teds and CPSC have received 19 reports of the chairs falling off a variety of different table surfaces, resulting in five injuries. Two reports of injuries involved children’s fingers being severely pinched, lacerated, crushed or amputated. Three other reports involved bruising injuries that occurred when a child struck the table or (…)
Read More Aug 17Inside the Lab: The Grand Opening
by CPSC Blogger CPSC lab; testing lab marcuccio safety science Tenenbaum van hollenOn Monday, June 13, 2011, CPSC opened a new state-of-the-art National Product Testing and Evaluation Center. The new lab has 2 ½ times more testing space than CPSC’s old facility, which was a former military missile site that CPSC first occupied in 1975. Here are some photos from the grand opening.
CPSC Laboratory Grand Opening
CPSC scientists and staff await the grand opening ceremony.
CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum welcomes Sen. Durbin aide Diana Hamilton, Rep. Chris (…)
Read More Jun 24Sparklers burn at 2000 degrees F or even hotter.
That’s as hot as a blow torch.
It’s as hot as the charcoal fire in a grill.
2000 degrees is so hot it can melt copper.
Fireworks commonly known as bottle rockets, meanwhile, can fly through the air at 7 to 10 feet per second. Larger stick rockets are powerful projectiles with uncertain flight paths.
How fast are bottle and stick rockets? They fly erratically enough and are fast enough to hit someone by surprise and hurt them.
Fireworks (…)
Read More Jun 223-Year-Old’s Death Prompts Big Lots Futon Bunk Bed Recall
by CPSC Blogger bed bunk bed children death futon recallIf you bought a metal futon bunk bed at Big Lots between January 2009 and April 2010, listen up.
This bunk bed has been recalled:
A 3-year-old Burlington, Iowa, boy was behind the futon when the futon was lowered from the seated position to the flat position. The boy was trapped at the head and neck. The weight of the futon’s metal frame prevented him from breathing and escaping. Sadly, he died.
In addition to the hazard that this boy experienced – called an entrapment hazard – (…)
Read More Jun 16Blog en Español
Earlier Version: March 4, 2011
Updated: July 15, 2011, Jan. 3, 2013
Since CPSC approved a new crib rule, your questions have been flowing into us. While most questions have revolved around the drop side, it’s important for you to know that the new standard affects far more than the drop side. A crib’s mattress support, slats, and hardware are now required to be more durable and manufacturers will have to test to new more stringent requirements to prove compliance.
Here (…)
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