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By CPSC Blogger on March 11, 2013
SaferProducts.gov turns 2 today. In two years, we have posted more than 13,500 consumer product safety-related reports. These reports may involve products in your home or products that you are thinking about purchasing. These are available for you to see.
Make today your SaferProducts Day. Explore the reports and recalls that have been posted, be informed, and be empowered.
Share this free poster. We have posted it on Flickr for easy sharing. We also have a print-friendly version for you to post in your community.
This address for this post is: http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2013/03/happy-birthday-saferproducts/
By CPSC Blogger on March 7, 2013
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, we have pulled together our Top Ten YouTube videos that you, our viewers, have valued the most (or at least spent the most time watching over the past 3 ½ years):
- Maclaren Stroller Recall Video
- Pool Safely Educational Video
- Safe Sleep for Babies: Learn How
- Advertencia sobre los Cargadores de Tela Para Bebé (CPSC Advises Parents “Use extra caution with infant carrier slings”)
- Crib Safety Q&A
- Furniture Tipover Tragedies
- SaferProducts.gov: Toy Chopper Frenzy (Saferproducts.gov, by the way, is celebrating its second anniversary on March 11!)
- Teen to Teen: Magnet Talk
- CPSC Advises Parents: “Use extra caution with infant carrier slings”
- Stop Using Recalled Simplicity Drop-Side Cribs
Did you know that CPSC has three YouTube channels? We launched with our main channel in 2009.
At the time, we posted Spanish videos on our single channel along with English. But as the channel grew, we wanted to make it easier for you to find our Spanish videos. USCPSC Español launched in May 2011. In addition, all of our Pool Safely campaign videos are on a dedicated Pool Safely YouTube channel.
Happy viewing!
This address for this post is: http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2013/03/view-cpsc-on-youtube-your-consumer-product-safety-information-destination/
By CPSC Blogger on August 29, 2012
 En la tarde del viernes, la CPSC votó para iniciar el proceso de reglamentación respecto a los riesgos que presentan los peligrosos juegos de imanes de alto poder. Usted tendrá 75 días para presentar sus comentarios a la agencia sobre dicha reglamentación.
El personal de la CPSC informó a la comisión sobre los peligros de los imanes en una reunión abierta al público el jueves, 9 de agosto.
Entre el 2009 y el 2011, nuestro personal estima que hubo 1,700 casos relacionados con la ingestión de pequeños imanes de alto poder que fueron atendidos en salas de emergencia de hospitales en todo el país. Más del 70 por ciento de estos casos involucraron a niños de entre 4 y 12 años de edad.
El personal de la agencia está proponiendo una norma que aborde el tamaño y la fuerza de los imanes. Bajo la norma propuesta, los imanes que quepan dentro de un verificador de partes pequeñas tendrían que tener un índice de flujo magnético de 50 o menos. Muchos de los imanes de alto poder a la venta en “sets” (juegos de imanes) hoy en día son en comparación muchas veces más poderosos.
Los juegos de imanes que no cumplan con el requisito de desempeño no podrían ser vendidos como juguetes de escritorio ni para ser manipulados.
La CPSC publicará próximamente un aviso de proyecto de reglamentación en el Registro Federal (Federal Register -FR, por su nombre y siglas en inglés), el cual debe estar disponible al público en aproximadamente una semana. Una vez que el aviso de proyecto de reglamentación propuesto se haya publicado, comenzará su oportunidad para presentar sus comentarios. La reglamentación propuesta dispone de 75 días para la presentación de comentarios. Esto le dará a usted tiempo para presentar sus comentarios hasta principios de noviembre del 2012.
Los comentarios sobre las reglamentaciones se podrán enviar a través del sitio web del gobierno Regulations.gov. Publicaremos el aviso del Registro Federal y el enlace para comentarios en nuestro sitio web, en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @OnSafety y en este blog.
Seguimos exhortando a todas las personas a leer la información en nuestra página de información sobre imanes. Vea el video. Mantenga estos imanes fuera del alcance de todos los niños y fuera de los hogares donde haya niños presentes. Para nosotros, se trata de proteger la seguridad de los niños.
This address for this post is: http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/08/proceso-de-reglamentacion-para-imanes-como-puede-participar/
By CPSC Blogger on August 27, 2012
Updated: Sept. 4, 2012
In late August, CPSC voted to begin rulemaking to address the serious risks posed by hazardous, high-powered magnet sets. You will have 75 days to comment to the agency about the rulemaking. Your comments are due to CPSC by Nov. 19.
CPSC staff briefed the commission about the magnet hazards at an open meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9.
Between 2009 and 2011, our staff estimates that there were 1,700 cases treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide related to the ingestion of small, high powered magnets. More than 70 percent of these cases involved children between the ages of 4 and 12.
The agency’s staff is proposing a rule that addresses the size and strength of the magnets. Under the proposed rule, magnets that fit in a small parts tester would be required to have a flux index of 50 or less. Many of the high-powered magnets in the sets sold today, by comparison, are many times stronger.
Magnet sets that do not meet the new requirements could not be sold as a manipulative or a desk toy.
CPSC has published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. (FR). Now that the proposed rulemaking has published, your opportunity to comment begins. Here’s where you can share your comments about this proposed rule. Your comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 19.
Rulemaking comments are submitted through the government website Regulations.gov. We will publicize the Federal Register notice and the link to comment on our website, our @OnSafety Twitter account, and in this blog.
We continue to encourage everyone to read the information on our magnet information page. Watch the video. Keep these magnets away from all children and out of homes with children. For us, it’s about keeping kids safe.
This address for this post is: http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/08/magnet-rulemaking-how-you-can-be-involved/
By CPSC Blogger on April 26, 2012
Calling all moms, dads and kids of all ages in the Washington, D.C., region. Join us at our ScienSafety! booth at this year’s USA Science and Engineering Festival.
The free festival is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, D.C.
At our booth (booth #727!), kids will work with CPSC engineers on a hands-on demonstration on toy testing. They’ll learn first-hand how our scientists and engineers determine which ages a toy is appropriate for.
So, bring your kids to meet and play with us. They, and you, will learn how to play it safe.
This address for this post is: http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/04/live-hands-on-event-product-safety-is-no-accident/
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