Posts Tagged ‘Child Safety’
Getting Closer to Finalized Crib Standards – Start Getting Ready Now
After nearly two years of discussion and research, today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published notice of proposed rule-making to officially adopt American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for cribs. Once the standards are in effect, it will be unlawful to sell, lease or otherwise provide a crib for use that does not meet the standards. In other words, the new standards will apply not only to manufactures, importers, distributors and retailers of cribs, but also to businesses that use cribs such as childcare facilities and hotels. Both new and used cribs are included, so secondhand stores, and garage salers for that matter, are also unable to sell non-compliant cribs, whether or not they have been recalled.
Keeping Baby Safe in an Infant Seat
A study conducted by the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine looked at medical records of just one emergency room over a 1.4 year period and found 62 infants had been treated for infant carrier falls. “Of these patients, 87.1% were not buckled into their carriers.”
Toys"R"Us Offers Discount for Turning in Old, Unsafe Baby Products
Unsafe and recalled children’s products are, unfortunately, a big problem for today’s parents. WeMakeItSafer research estimates that 214 million potentially dangerous children’s products have been recalled and remain in circulation and could be in use currently. (See the Children’s Products Recall Report for more recall statistics.) To offer parents some relief, from now until February [...]
Safety To-Do #10: Prevent Accidental Poisoning
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 15 through March 21, 2009, as National Poison Prevention Week.”1 This week is National Poison Prevention Week. It has been established to encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of accidental poisonings and to take appropriate preventive measures. [...]
Halloween Costumes – Tips for a Fun and Safe Trick-or-Treating Adventure
Well, it’s that time of year again… the ghosts and goblins are just around the corner. Talk of “What are you going to be this year?” crept in at the dinner table as soon as our wannabe-monsters found the first costume catalog in our mailbox a few weeks ago. With pressure to actually order the [...]
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