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November 5, 1974
CPSC Confirms Open Door In Proposed Meetings Policy
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed for public comment an amended public meetings policy that further confirms the Commission's commitment to an open door policy.
October 24, 1974
Commission Issues Second Invitation To Develop Swimming Pool Slide Standard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today issued its second invitation for outside parties to offer to develop a safety standard for swimming pool water slides or to submit an existing standard for Commission consideration.
October 24, 1974
CPSC Releases New Hazard Indexes For Children And Women
Consumer Product Safety' Commissioner Barbara Hackman Franklin has released three new reports listing those products which pose the greatest risks of injury to children and women.
October 23, 1974
CPSC Offers Football Safety Tips
Football, the favorite fall pastime of many Americans, is also the most hazardous sport to play, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
October 17, 1974
CPSC Accepts Consumers Union Offer To Develop Power Lawn Mower Safety Standard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Consumers Union of United States, Inc., today signed a formal agreement under which Consumers Union will develop a safety standard for power lawn mowers, lawn tractors and lawn and garden tractors.
October 17, 1974
Consumer Deputies To Check Stores For Banned Hazardous Toys
Hundreds of volunteer Consumer Deputies in cities throughout the country begin this month to canvass stores for banned toys as part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's second annual holiday season toy safety campaign.
October 1, 1974
CPSC Told of Toxicity of Combustion Products From Fire-Retarded Rigid Polyurethane Foam
September 24, 1974
CPSC Names Director of Bureau of Information and Education Acting Director Named To Bureau of Compliance
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the appointment of William V. White as Director of the Bureau of Information and Education.