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July 28, 2021
CPSC Reminds Consumers of Prior Warning: Stop Use of Waupaca Elevators Until Overspeed Safety Device Is Installed; One Death Occurred Prior to the 2018 Recall
CPSC Reminds Consumers of Prior Warning: Stop Use of Waupaca Elevators Until Overspeed Safety Device Is Installed; One Death Occurred Prior to the 2018 Recall
CPSC and Waupaca Elevator Company, of Appleton, Wis., are reannouncing a 2018 recall and warning consumers not to use recalled Waupaca elevators until an overspeed safety device is installed by a local dealer.
July 20, 2021
CPSC Urges Vacation Rental Platforms, AirBnB, Vrbo, TripAdvisor and Others to Require Owners to Disable Home Elevators Immediately
CPSC Urges Vacation Rental Platforms, AirBnB, Vrbo, TripAdvisor and Others to Require Owners to Disable Home Elevators Immediately
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Following another report of a tragic death of a young child in a residential elevator, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Robert Adler today asked the vacation rental community for help.
July 14, 2021
CPSC Sues Amazon to Force Recall of Hazardous Products Sold on Amazon.com
CPSC Sues Amazon to Force Recall of Hazardous Products Sold on Amazon.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today filed an administrative complaint against Amazon.com
July 13, 2021
As Family Vacations Resume, CPSC Warns of Safety Hazards in Vacation Rental Homes
As Family Vacations Resume, CPSC Warns of Safety Hazards in Vacation Rental Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, millions of Americans are traveling this summer.
July 7, 2021
CPSC Sues thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Over Deadly Gap Hazard in Residential Elevators; Action Prompted by Three Incidents: One Child Died, Another Permanently Disabled, and a Third Hospitalized After Becoming Entrapped
CPSC Sues thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Over Deadly Gap Hazard in Residential Elevators; Action Prompted by Three Incidents: One Child Died, Another Permanently Disabled, and a Third Hospitalized After Becoming Entrapped
CPSC filed an administrative complaint against thyssenkrupp Access Corp. (thyssenkrupp), alleging that thyssenkrupp’s residential elevators contain defects that present a substantial product hazard.
July 1, 2021
CPSC Announces $2 Million in Pool Safely Grants Available for State and Local Governments to Help Prevent Drownings and Drain Entrapments; Application Date Extended to August 16, 2021-Apply Now
CPSC Announces $2 Million in Pool Safely Grants Available for State and Local Governments to Help Prevent Drownings and Drain Entrapments; Application Date Extended to August 16, 2021-Apply Now
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking applications for a Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP or grant program) offered to state and local governments.
June 29, 2021
Fireworks-Related Injuries and Deaths Spiked During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fireworks-Related Injuries and Deaths Spiked During the COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The nation saw a large increase in people being hurt and killed by fireworks last year.
June 25, 2021
New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires Goes into Effect
New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires Goes into Effect
CPSC's new mandatory federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture goes into effect on June 25, 2021.