Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category

July 20, 2012 KUSA-TV Denver (7/20, Garrison) reports that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has said that “young children are at risk for second- and third-degree burns” from touching hot objects in the extreme summer heat. The story explains that extreme heat from the summer sun can raise objects’ temperature so much that they can …

July 17, 2012 In a column published in The Hill (7/17, Tenenbaum), US Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Inez Tenenbaum writes, “Today, thanks to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), the United States can proudly claim to be a global leader in children’s product safety. … Our nation now has the strongest …

July 3, 2012 The Oklahoman (7/1, Bland) reported, “Experts are reminding teen drivers and their parents to focus on safety this Independence Day amid projections that 140 motorists will die in collisions on America’s roadways.” A Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analysis found that “More than 800 motorists have died in Independence Day traffic accidents …

May 23, 2012 USA Today (5/23, Lloyd) reports, “Millions of injuries could be prevented every year if states adopted and enforced a set of laws and health policies with proven track records for saving lives, says a report out Tuesday, but many states are reluctant to do so when personal freedoms are at stake and …

April 17, 2012 Truckinginfo (4/13) reported the Department of Transportation “wants to better understand the safety performance of overweight vehicles — both permitted and illegally overloaded — so it is looking for state agencies to work with in a study of the issue.” In a Federal Register notice, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration seeks …

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that cars and light trucks sold in the US should have so-called brake override features to stop a vehicle when drivers press both the brake and accelerator.

April 12, 2012 The Los Angeles Times (4/12, Hirsch) reports, “Child safety seats are difficult to properly install in cars, according to an insurance industry research group, because of the design of most passenger seats. Joint research conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute found that …

Ford is recalling about 140,000 Focus models from the 2012 model year because the windshield wiper on the passenger side could fail. In other news, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was ending a 27-month investigation into the 1997-2008 E350 and E450 Ford Cab/Chassis vans and other vehicles without demanding a recall after the agency did not identify a safety defect trend.

April 10, 2012 The Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle (4/6, Foster) reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a consumer alert advising consumers to stop using an infant baby bicycle seat due to a possible amputation hazard. The agency says that Topeak Babyseat II bicycle carrier seats imported from Taiwan, following two incidents of …

NBC Nightly News (10/18, story 7, 0:30, Williams) reported, “There’s a new warning tonight from the nation’s pediatricians and it may surprise a good many parents who think those baby DVD’s, even educational television can benefit even their youngest kids. They say children under two should not watch television or videos.” The CBS Evening News …