Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note7 Smartphones Reports of burns, fires
The lithium-ion battery can overheat and catch fire.
Goodman Company Agrees to Pay $5.55 Million Civil Penalty
The penalty resolves allegations in a complaint that the firm knowingly failed to inform CPSC immediately that its packaged terminal air conditioners/heaters could overheat.
CPSC Urges Riders To Keep Off-Road Vehicles Off Roads
Including the 900 ATV-related deaths on paved surfaces, nearly 3,000 deaths related to ATVs and ROVs were reported for the four-year period. An estimated 490,000 ATV-related injuries were treated in emergency rooms during this same period.
Polaris's RZR Turbo ROVs
Fire hazard; severe burns; includes previously recalled vehicles.
McDonalds Recalls 29M Happy Meal and Mighty Kids Meal Wristbands Due to Reports of Burns, Skin Irritation
The recalled "Step-it" activity wristbands can cause skin irritation or burns to children.
IKEA recalls 29M MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to serious tip-over hazard; Act now
The recalled chests and dressers are unstable when unanchored; deaths and injuries reported.
Business Education
October
27
2:00 To 3:30
Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will participate in the ASTM Candle Fire Safety teleconference meeting on rewriting ASTM F2417
October
14
3:00 To 4:00
4330 East West Highway, Room 725, Bethesda, MD 20814
Commissioner Robert Adler and staff are meeting with representatives of the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI)
October
11
2:00 To 3:00
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will be participating (remotely, via phone) in a meeting of the ASTM Ad Hoc Wording Task Group to discuss new business related to the wording of sections that are common to multip
