- Ann Brown 

Chairman 

Mary Sheila Gall 

Vice-Chairman 

Jacqueline Jones-Smith 

Commissioner 
Dear Members of Congress: 

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is pleased to submit 

its report for Fiscal Year 1993. 

As part of its commitment to protect vulnerable populations, CPSC issued a mandatory 

safety regulation, which requires a child-resistance safety feature, on all disposable and 

novelty lighters, manufactured as of July 12, 1994. CPSC issued this regulation in FY 1992 

to reduce the 150 deaths, 1,000 injuries, and more than 5,000 residential fires caused annually 

by children under the age of five playing with lighters. 4' 

1 CPSC also issued a regulation requiring child-resistant packaging for products 

containing loperamide, amedication that is toxic to children. If CPSC votes to finalize this 

rule, the child-resistant packaging will help prevent children from swallowing the loperamide. 

To protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death from products, 

CPSC conducted the following projects: 

Completed a comprehensive study in conjunction with the Center for Injury 

Control on the dangers and injuries associated with in-line skating (a.k.a. 

rollerblading). his study provided the basis for safety recommendations to 

reduce the projected 83,000 injuries per year from this sport. 

Worked with the Nonprescription Drug ~anufacturers Association to remove 

the sweet coatings from iron pills and add a warning label on the bottles. These 

actions will help prevent childhood poisonings. 

Developed guidelines with industry on a number of voluntary standards for 

public playground equipment and surfaces to reduce the 209,000 injuries 

associated with playgrounds each year. 

Launched the "Senseless Killer" media campaign to raise awareness of the 

dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) produced by home fuel-burning appliances. 

CPSC developed bilingual video and print materials and conducted a satellite 

media tour for this nationwide campaign that reached seven million people. 

Established partnerships with other consumer safety organizations that 

identified products associated with infant suffocation; educated and informed 

victims of the 1993 Midwestern flood on product safety; and promoted the 

passage of state all-terrain vehicle legislation. 

Commissioner Carol Dawson's term expired at the end of.fisca1 year 1993. On 

March 10, 1994, I became Chairman and joined my colleagues, Commissioner Jacqueline 

Jones-Smith and Commissioner Mary Sheila Gall. 
The following pages explain in detail the activities and accomplishments of CPSC as it 

takes the necessary action to protect the American public. I look forward to a proactive and 

productive year that furthers our mission of protecting the public from dangerous products. 

Working with the Members of Congress, it is our goal to be a model of a reinvented 

government agency and to share the responsibility of product safety with industry and 

consumers. 

Sincerely, 

Ann Brown 
INTRODUCTION 

In 1993, the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission marked its 20-year anniversary -- 

20 years of protecting the public from deaths and injuries associated with consumer products. 

Since May 14, 1973, CPSC has significantly helped reduce the laGe numbers of injuries 

and deaths associated with more than 15,000 types of consumer products. For example, in one 

decade - from 1979 to 1988 - the average rate of death per 100,000 consumers decreased by 20 

percent. Injuries associated with consumer products also decreased by the same rate. 

'These advances help save the public billions of dollars in health care costs. CPSC's efforts 

on electrocutions, poisonings, power mowers, and fire safety alone save society about $2.5 

billion each year -- a many-fold return on the federal government's investment in consumer 

product safety. 

The findings about consumer product risks that Congress made in 1972, which helped 

create CPSC, continue to be valid into the 1990s. As new products are developed, as new 

technologies are introduced, and as existing products are adapted for new uses, consumers w~ll 

continue to be exposed to preventable risks of injury. The increasing globalization of consumer 

product markets and the lack of international product safety standards also place U.S. consumers 

at risk. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is a unique independent federal regulatory 

agency because whereas other federal agencies study injury, CPSC is one of only a few agencies 

that have the authority and ability to determine the underlying cause of injuries and develop and 

implement intervention strategies to reduce these injuries. 

The commission continues to effectively use all the tools at its disposal - researching 

product hazards, issuing mandatory standards and helping develop voluntary standards, enforcing 

regulations, and informing the public of potential product hazards - to reduce risks with consumer 

products. In 1993, the commission obtained 367 corrective actions requiring recall, repair, 

refund, or prospective design changes to more than 28 million consumer products. In addition, 

more than 600 shipments of imported consumer products were detained. These shipments 

involved about 29 million products. Additionally, CPSC, which pursued several mandatory 

standards and 40 voluntary standards, developed dozens of consumer information programs. 

In this Annual Report, the work of the commission is presented according to the actions 

taken. Only actions taken during fiscal year 1993 are included; follow-up and future actions will 

be reflected in subsequent Annual Reports. 
CONTE.NTS 

Major Achievements ...................................... 1 

Research .... ; ................................ 1 

Mandatory Product Regulations ..................... 1 

Voluntary Standards Development .................... 1 

Recalls and Corrective Actions ....................... 2 

Safety Partnerships ............................... 2 

l~iternational Activities ............................ 2 

Consumer.lnformation .............................. 3 

Research ............................................... 4 

National Electronic Injury S'urveillance System ........... 4 

Indoor Air Quality Research ........................ 4 

Infant Suffocation Research ......................... 4 

Electrical Research ............................... 5 

Surveys and Studies ................................. 5 

Issuing and Enforcing Mandatory Product Regulations ............... 7 

Developing Mandatory ~roduct'~e~ulations ............. 7 

Import Surveillance .............................. 7 

Enforcing Product Regulations ...................... 8 

Other Actions to Assist Industry ..................... 9 

Voluntary Standards Development ............................ 10 

Indoor Air Quality Hazards .......................... 11 

FireIElectrical Hazards ............................ 11 

Children's Product Hazards .......................... 11 

Other Hazards ................................. 12 

Recalls and Corrective Actions ............................... 12 

Compliance and Enforcement Actions ................. 12 

Civil Penalties .................................. 13 

Safety Partnerships ....................................... 13 

National Affiliations ............................. 8 

13 

State and Local Affiliations ........................ 14 

International Activities .................................... 15 

North America ....................... : ......... 15 . 

Europe ...................................... 16 

Consumer Information ..................................... 16 

Response to InquiriesICollection of lnformation from the Public 16 

OutreachIEffortslCoalition Building ................... 16 

Medialpublic Information Programs ................... 18 

Publication Efforts .............................. 19 
APPENDIXES 

Appendix A: Deaths, Injuries, and Cost of Injuries from Consumer Products A-I 

Appendix B: Policies, Final Regulations, and Proposed Regulations ...... B-I 

Appendix C: Meetings of Substantial Interest .................... C-I 

Appendix D: Log and Status of Petitions and Applications .............. D-I 

Appendix E: Voluntary Standards Activities ..................... E-I 

Appendix F: Voluntary Corrective Action Plans and Product Recalls ..... F-I 

Subsection AISection 15 ~ecalls 

Subsection BIRegulatory Recalls 

Appendix G: Litigation and settlements ......................... G-I , . , > 

Appendix H: Index of Products Regulated by CPSC ................ H-I 

Appendix I: Federal-State Cooperative Program ..........:....... 1-1 

Appendix J: Organizational Structure and Functions ............... J-I 

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Appendix K: Advisory Opinions ................................ K-I 
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS 

RESEARCH 

rn In 1993, CPSC began the first phase of a multi-year project with the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) to study the use of heating, ventilating, and air 

conditioning (HVAC) systems to control indoor air pollution in residences. Results from 

this project will provide a basis for recommending technological improvements to current 

HVAC systems or possible changes to building codes pertaining to the use and installation 

of HVAC systems in homes. 

rn CPSC completed child-resistant. package testing of eight different package types. Analyses 

of the data will provide support for the re'visions of the test protocols under the Poison 

Prevention Packaging Act. 

/ 

rn The commission issued its final report to Congress, summarizing the results of research 

designed to provide an assessment of the practicability of developing a performance 

standard to reduce cigarette ignition propensity. This research was conducted jointly by 

CPSC and NIST. 

rn CPSC developed a computer program to assign a code from the system maintained by the 

World Health Organization to each case from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance 

System (NEISS). These new codes will allow users to readily compare data collected 

through NEISS with data collected through other systems in this country and around the 

world. 

rn In 1993, the commission expanded its data sharing agreements to cover the needs of five 

other federal agencies. These agencies contributed a total of $483,000 to CPSC in 

exchange for information collected through hlElSS on injuries associated with products 

within their jurisdiction. I 

rn CPSC completed a survey of smoke detector operability, the first study of this kind. The 

results of this survey produced national statistics on the extent of and reasons for smoke 

detector inoperability in the United States. 

MANDATORY PRODUCT REGULATIONS 

rn In 1993, the commission issued a rule'under the Consumer Product Safety Act requiring 

disposable and novelty cigarette lighters to be child-resistant. 

rn The commission issued a rule under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requiring childresistant packaging for products containing loperamide, an anti-diarrheal medication. 

VOLUNTARY STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT . 

rn The commission provided technical support in the development of 11 new or revised 

voluntary safety standards that were approved in 1993. 
w , The commission helped develop safety standards for home and public playground. 

equipment as well as playground surfacing. Approximately 209,000 are. injuries associated 

annually with these products. 

CPSC successfully advocated that ASTM (formerly American Society. for Testing and 

Materials) develop an emergency labeling standard to address the risk of child drownings in 

five-gallon buckets. The standard, which was approved in near record time, is currently in 

effect. 

RECALLS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 

w In 1993, the commission obtained 367 corrective actions involving more than 28 million 

consumer products. 

w In addition, more than 600 shipments of imported consumer products were detained. 

These shipments involved about 29 million product units. 

CPSC conducted an enforcement program that resulted in the identification of a large 

number of iron-containing food supplements that were not packaged in child-resistant 

packaging, required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. 

SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS 

w Working with a network of contacts throughout the Midwestern states, CPSC developed 

and implemented a major outreach effort to provide timely and relevant product safety 

information to victims of the Midwest flooding during the summer of 1993. 

w To identify products associated with infant suffocation, CPSC worked with local coroners 

and medical examiners to conduct a series of workshops to train field investigators to 

conduct'detailed investigations of infant deaths. 

w CPSC and other groups interested in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety developed state-level 

coalitions in Kansas and Alabama to promote the passage of state ATV safety legislation. 

w In response to CPSC efforts, the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association developed a 

cooperative consumer education program and scientific research project designed to 

improve water heaters and inform consumers of the hazards associated. with ignition of 

flammable vapors. 

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

CPSC joined other agencies in successfully,completing mutually acceptable standards 

provisions within the North American Free Trade Agreement. 
rn To enhance information exchange and improve consumer product safety in the 

marketplace, the commission entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with its 

counterpart organization in Canada. 

rn The commission continued its involvement in developing internationally-harmonized 

chemical test methods, classification systems, and labeling. These efforts are aimed at 

assuring that harmonized standards will meet current levels of U.S. consumer product 

safety. 

CONSUMER INFORMATION 

rn In 1993, CPSC held a conference to address the problem of iron poisonings in children. 

Potential solutions were discussed by health care professionals and representatives of 

industry and government. CPSC and the Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association 

have organized a joint consumer education campaign, including a national distribution of 

video and print news releases, radio news feeds, and public service announcements. 

rn The commission developed a national multimedia campaign designed to increase 

awareness of the carbon monoxide hazard and the availability of new carbon monoxide 

detectors. The campaign included a satellite media tour by the chairman that was 

attended by almost 20 stations across the country. Two video news releases were 

distributed to media and seen by millions across the nation. In addition, CPSC developed 

posters and brochures that were distributed to thousands of people. CPSC designated the 

last week in September as "Carbon Monoxide Safety Awareness Week"; the week was 

endorsed by President Clinton. 

rn CPSC developed coalitions with several groups (including the National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the Poison Prevention Week 

Council, National 4-H Council, American Society of Home Inspectors) to disseminate 

product safety information through their national networks. CPSC staffed exhibits at 

several national conventions of groups, such as the IVational 4-H Agents, the Black Child 

Development Conference, the National Safety Council, and the National Conference of 

Puerto Rican Women. 

rn The commission received 160,000 calls to'its toll-free hotline in 1993. About 1,800 of 

the calls handled by operators were reports of accidents or complaints about unsafe or 

defective consumer products. Operators provided the balance of the callers with 

information about recalls and product hazards'through the hotline's automated answering 

system 

rn In 1993, CPSC filled requests for approximately one million pieces 'of product safety 

literature. 
RESEARCH 

CPSC conducts studies and investigations of deaths, injuries, diseases, and economic 

losses associated with consumer products. This research is used to identify hazardous products 

and to design ef.fective strategies to reduce product hazards. 

NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 

(NEISS) 

CPSC collects information on product-related injuries through a national sample of hospitals 

participating in the National Electronic Injury ~urveillanc~ System (NEISS). In 1993, NEISS 

provided the foundation for much commission work, including special studies on baby walkers 

and fireworks. 

hlElSS continues to serve as a model system for many countries around the world. 

Systems based on the NEISS model now exist in Japan, New Zealand, and the European 

community. 

During 1993, CPSC entered into five agreements with other federal agencies to share 

NEISS data in return for payments to help defray the costs of the system. In 1993, under these 

agreements, .CPSC collected information on motor vehicle injuries, occupational injuries, 

intentional violence, manufactured housing injuries, and firearms iqjuries. 

INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESEARCH 

In 1993, CPSC began the first phase of an effort with the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST) to assess, through computer simulations, the ability of heating, ventilating, 

and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to control selected pollutants in single-family homes. HVAC 

systems are believed to show promise for improving the quality of air indoors. Upon completion 

of the project, CPSC will recommend technological improvements to the current design and use of 

residential HVAC systems, and suggest possible changes to building codes pertaining to the 

installation and use of HVAC systems. 

INFANT SUFFOCATION RESEARCH 

In 1993, the Health Sciences Laboratory developed a mechanical and an animal model for 

testing carbon dioxide retention in bedding material. High levels of carbon dioxide in bedding, 

which may result in rebreathing, pose a potential suffocation hazard to infants sleeping face down 

on such products. Animals subjected to rebreathing on bean bag cushions, some comforters, 

pillows, and sheepskins showed severe respiratory distress within minutes. The animal studies 

also confirmed the reliability of the mechanical model as a tool for identifying such products. 

These results support the current recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics for 

positioning infants on their backs or sides to sleep. 
ELECTRICAL RESEARCH 

CPSC completed a study and survey of smoke detector operability. This study produced 

national statistics on the extent of and reasons for smoke detector inoperability in the United 

States. The survey indicated that almost 90 percent of households have at least one smoke 

detector. While 1 1.1 million households do not have smoke detectors, 16 million households 

have detectors that do not work. 

Approximately 25 percent of smoke detectors in households are inoperable, due to a lack 

of power from dead or missing batteries and disconnected batteries or AC power. A significant 

number of people intentionally disconnected detectors because of nuisance alarms. It also 

appears that the low battery signal or "chirp" is misunderstood. 

Laboratory analyses identified the following four major problems affecting operability of 

detectors collected by the survey: 1) malfunctioning components, especially deteriorated horn 

contacts, 2) frequent nuisance alarms contributed to by the detector, 3) sounding continuously or 

chirping periodically (resulting in disconnection), and 4) excessive debris and insect infestation. 

SURVEYS AND STUDIES 

Baby Walkers 

In 1993, CPSC began collecting data on the hazards associated with baby walkers in order 

to determine the necessity and feasibility of developing a voluntary or mandatory standard. 

In 1991 (the most recent year for available statistics), there were an estimated 28,500 

emergency room-treated injuries related to baby walkers. In addition, between 1982 and 1992, 

there was an average of one death per year related to their use. 

Bicycles 

In 1993, CPSC used the data from two 1991 surveys to perform the first detailed national 

analysis of bicycle risk and hazard patterns ever conducted. The study showed that bicycle 

accidents result from a complex combination of behavioral, environmental, and mechanical 

factors. 

Cigarette Fire Safety 

In 1993, the commission issued its final report to Congress, summarizing the results of 

research designed to provide an assessment of the practicability of developing a performance 

standard to reduce cigarette ignition propensity. The report contained information on the societal 

costs of cigarette fires, toxicity and health effects of cigarettes, and a fire incident study. 

In the fire incident study, CPSC collected data on cigarette fires in eight U.S. cities. In 

addition, CPSC conducted, by telephone, a comparison survey on a group of cigarette smokers in 

the same eight cities who had not experienced fires. The survey found that the presence of a 

filter, filter length, and wrapping paper porosity significantly affected the risk of a fire. Gender, 

education, and family income are smoker characteristics associated with fire risks. 

Five-Gallon Bucket Labels 

An estimated 40 children drown each year in five-gallon buckets. In 1992, CPSC 
sponsored a focus group study that tested prototype warning labels for these buckets. CPSC 

used the results of the study were used to recommend that a ASTM (formerly American Society 

for Testing and'Materials), develop a warning label as a national consensus voluntary standard. 

Ongoing efforts continued in FY 1993 to update and analyze investigations of bucket 

deaths and injuries, monitor all reported incidents involving buckets, assign these incidents for indepth investigations, and review completed investigations in order to maintain a current listing of 

bucket cases for commission use in standards development. 

Heat Tapes 

In 1990, the use of heat tapes, which were involved in approximately 2,000 residential 

fires that caused about $20 million in property damage, resulted in an estimated 10 deaths and 

100 injuries. 

CPSC completed a report summarizing data collected on fires associated with these 

electric pipe-heating cables. 

Infant Suffocation 

In 1993, CPSC completed a preliminary analysis of data from interviews conducted with 

parents. The interviews were conducted, on the average, within 13 days after the infant's death. 

Results support the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation to place healthy infants on 

their back or side to sleep: 

In-Line Skates / 

In 1993, CPSC and the Center for Injury Control of the Centers for Disease Control (part of 

the Department of Health and Human Services) conducted a special study on injuries associated 

with in-line skates. CPSC provided assistance in study design and case reports from NEISS. 

Lead in Paint 

In 1'993, CPSC completed its regulatory investigation concerning the limits for lead in paint 

as part of its consideration to lower the existing allowable level of 0.06 percent. 

Based on this investigation, the commission decided no further action was necessary on 

the present levels, which were below the estimated level of concern. No information that was 

collected indicated that the currently exempted uses of lead paint were a consumer product 

hazard. 

Riding Lawn Mowers 

In 1993, CPSC completed epiderhiological analyses on injuries and deaths related to rideon mowers during 1987-1 990. Results of this analyses, reports on control layout and blade 

access time, and the 1992 report on the use of riding mowers by U.S. households provided 

significant and useful information to the public and industry. 

The commission will use this information in conjunction with engineering tests, research, 

and reports to seek agreements with industry as quickly as poss~ble on control layout, blade 

stopping time, and stability issues. 
ISSUING AND ENFORCING MANDATORY 

PRODUCT REGULATIONS 

To reduce unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products, 

CPSC issues and enforces product safety standards, including performance standards and labeling 

requirements. 

DEVELOPING MANDATORY PRODUCT REGULATIONS 

Completed Rules 

Loperarnide 

Under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, the commission required child-resistant 

packaging for loperamide, an antidiarrheal medication. 

Cigarette Liahters 

,Under the Consumer Product Safety Act, the commission issued a rule requiring disposable 

and novelty cigarette lighters to be child-resistant. 

Proposed Rules ' 

Children's Sleepwear 

Under the Flammable Fabrics Act, the commission issued an Advance Notice df Proposed 

Rulemaking that would exempt certain types of sleepwear from the existing requirements. 

This proposal is intended to respond to consumer preferences, reduce confusion in the 

market, and resolve problems in enforcement of these regulations without reducing the 

level of safety provided by the existing standards. 

IMPORT SURVEILLANCE , 

The dockside surveillance of consumer products imported into the United States plays a 

major role in CPSC's enforcement of regulations. Hazardous products that do not comply with 

regulations are stopped at the ports of entry and never reach consumers. 

In cooperation with the U.S. Customs Service, CPSC inspects imported shipments of 

consumer products to assure that they comply with CPSC laws and regulations. This program, 

which is extremely effective, is a model for inter-agency cooperation. 

A Memorandum of Understanding between the commission and the U.S. Customs Service 

provides the basis for this cooperation. Close cooperation and coordination, between the agencies 

result in effective monitoring of imported shipments. 

CPSC investigators and U.S. Customs inspectors screen incoming shipments of consumer 

products to select suspect products for testing in commission laboratories. Products that do not 

comply with applicable CPSC safety regulations are detained by Customs. The commission also 

supervises the reconditioning of violative goods. 

During FY 1993, CPSC and U.S. Customs sampled and tested 1,299 shipments of 

consumer products. U.S: Customs detained more than 600 shipments of imported consumer 

products. While U.S. Customs and CPSC place the greatest emphasis on toys and fireworks, 
other products are examined as well. Table 1 illustrates the shipments sampled and detained. 

TABLE 1 7 

These actions involved more than 29 million units with an estimated retail value of more 

than $14 million. 

As a result of these activities, CPSC has seen an-increase in the level of ,compliance of 

both the toy and fireworks industries. The fireworks industry has developed a safety certification 

program and the toy industry has made greater efforts.to more fully inform industry members of 

CPSC's requirements. Many individual firms have developed or improved their internal testing and 

quality control procedures. 

PRODUCT 

TOYS 

FIREWORKS 

BICYCLES 

ENFORCING PRODUCT REGULATIONS 

During 1993, CPSC inspected a total of 1,455 U.S. manufacturing, importing, and retailing 

establishments involved with products subject to the commission's mandatory requirements. 

These domestic inspections were in addition to the agency's continued cooperation with the U.S. 

Customs Service, which monitors regulated products at ports of entry. 

During these domestic and import surveillance activities, CPSC examined more than 2,400 

different product models to determine compliance with mandatory requirements. These products 

varied from fireworks to children's sleepwear to household chemicals to drugs requiring childresistant packaging. 

Of the various suspect product models examined, about 45 percent, or more than 1,150, 

were found to be violative. In the case of 191 product models, the types of violations were 

judged to be serious enough to warrant a recall. This resulted in the correction of approximately 

one million units that violated requirements. 

CPSC completed two survey reports under its Regulated Product Comprehensive Plan to 

systematically assess industry compliance with the commission's requirements. In the report on a 

1991 survey of the children's sleepwear industry, CPSC found a relatively high level of 

SHIPMENTS 

SAMPLEDITESTED 

707 

524 

66 

SHIPMENTS 

DETAINED 

396 

185 

5 1 

CHILDREN'S 

SLEEPWEAR 

TOTAL: 

2 

1,299 

0 

632 
noncompliance with the testing and recordkeeping requirements of-the flammability standards for 

children's sleepwear. However, few garments failed the flammability test. In a report on a 1991 

survey of an estimated 100,000 toy models containing paint or other surface coating, CPSC 

reported that approximately 3.6 percent of the toy models would fail to comply with the agency's 

lead-in-paint requirement. 

The commission is continuing to inform and educate both of these two industries and to 

monitor industry compliance via limited import surveillance and appropriate follow-up to industry 

and trade complaints. 

OTHER ACTIONS TO ASSIST INDUSTRY 

CPSC completed its work with the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 

to develop care and maintenance guidelines for portable humidifiers to reduce possible risks of 

respiratory health problems. A label warning consumers to clean their humidifiers was also 

developed. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and AHAM are expected to adopt 

the gu~delines and warning label as an industry standard. 

In addition, CPSC abbreviated the Age Labeling Guidelines to pamphlet size. This guidance 

is supplied by CPSC and the Toy Manufacturers Association (TMA) to importers and buyers of 

toys for accurate labeling and testing of toys and ch~ldren's products for sale in the United States. 

In 1993, CPSC's National Injury lnformation Clearirighouse collected complaints, incident 

reports, and accident investigation reports for manufacturers under an information-sharing 

program. CPSC, consumers, and manufacturers benefit from this exchange of product-related 

information. CPSC encourages manufacturers to report their follow-up actions. 

In 1993, the National Injury lnformation Clearinghouse received 5,314 data requests for 

product-related information and processed 5,235 requests in accordance with requirements of the 

Freedom of lnformation Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, and the Privacy Act. 
VOLUNTARY STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 

To help create safer products in the marketplace and to help reduce the cost to the federal 

government of developing and maintaining its own safety standards, CPSC provides technical 

support to the development of selected voluntary safety standards. These voluntary standards 

are developed through a national consensus process that assures openness and allows for 

participation of all involved parties, including industry, associations, government, and consumers. 

In 1993, the following 11 voluntary safety standards were approved or revised: 

TABLE 2 VOLUNTARY SAFETY STANDARDS 

CHILDREN'S , , PRODUCTS .' 

Bicycle Helmets - 

provides performance 

requiremetn for impact 

attentuation, time limits 

for certain lower impact 

levels, and retention 

system strength. 

Protective Headgear - 

includes generic test 

methods and procedures 

for bicycle helmets and 

other headgear 

standards. 

Home Playground 

Equipment (two 

revisions) - 

addresses entanglement 

and strangulation on 

protrusions as well as 

head entrapment. 

Playground Surfacing - contains head injury model 

for evaluating impact 

attenuation characteristics 

of surfaces to be 

consistent with CPSC's 

Handbook for Public 

Plavaround Safety. 

Public Playground 

Equipment - 

contains extensive 

safety requirements and 

test procedures to 

supplement CPSC's 

Handbook for Public 

Plavaround Safety. 

INDOOR AIR 

QUALITY HAZARDS 

Formaldehyde in 

Particleboard - 

makes industry standard a 

national consensus 

standard for limiting 

formaldehyde emissions. 

FIREIELEC'TRICAL 

HAZARDS 

~lectric Spas - 

includes safety 

provisions for ground 

fault circuit interrupters 

(GFCls) and'safety 

signage. 

Ground Fault Circuit 

Interrupters - changes the impact test 

and construction materials 

to improve physical 

strength and provide safer 

installation. 

OTHER HAZARDS 

L 

Buckets - 

provides labeling 

requirements including 

pictogram for five-gallon 

plastic buckets. 

Fireworks: Mines 

and Shells - addresses potential for 

tip-over of multiple-tube 

aerial display devices. 
INDOOR AIR QUALITY HAZARDS 

Each year, about 5,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for poisoning by 

carbon monoxide (CO) released from a wide variety of fuel-burning appliances and equipment. In 

addition, about 250 people are killed annually in their homes from CO poisoning associated with 

fuel-burning heating appliances. 

To reduce these deaths and injuries, CPSC designated CO detectors as a priority project in 

1993. The purpose of the project was to promote development and use of effective residential 

CO detectors. 

Based upon many of CPSC's recommendations, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(UL)issued a 

new product safety standard in 1992; in 1993, several manufacturers submitted CO detectors for 

certification. Several models of CO detectors that meet the new standard became available to 

consumers in 1993. 

CPSC continues to work with voluntary standards groups to upgrade standards to include 

new technology that provides greater protection against CO poisoning. CPSC continues to urge 

model building code organizations to adopt requirements for installation of CO detectors in 

residences. 

FIREIELECTRICAL HAZARDS 

In 1993, CPSC aided the adoption by the National Fire Protection Association of a 

Residential Electrical Maintenance Code for One and Two Family Dwellings. This code establishes 

a minimum level of electrical safety in the home. 

Based on CPSC research, a flexible connector standard was adopted by ANSI. The 

standard establishes new requirements for corrosion resistance and sequential testing to reduce 

incidence of gas leaks. 

CPSC research on drip-type coffee makers assisted UL in the revision of a standard that 

now requires thermal cutoffs to perform satisfactorily at an extended holding temperature to 

reduce the risk of fire from overheating. 

CHILDREN'S PRODUCT HAZARDS 

In 1993, CPSC worked with industry to develop or improve voluntary standards for public 

playground equipment, home playground equipment, playground surfacing systems, toy safety, 

cribs (non-full-size), strollers, infant beddinglsoft goods, toddler beds,and bicycle helmets. 

In 1993, CPSC provided technical assistance to ASTM subcommittees in the development 

of standards for bicycle helmets, protective headgear and public playground surfacing. 

OTHER HAZARDS 

Voluntary safety standards activities were also underway during 1993 for the following 

consumer products: electric spas, formaldehyde in particleboard, ground fault circuit interrupters, 

and fireworks. 
RECALLS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 

CPSC can order a manufacturer to repair, replace, or refund the purchase price of a 

hazardous product that the commission determines by a hearing to present a substantial hazard to 

consumers. Most corrective actions, however, are conducted with the cooperation of the 

company. 

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 

In 1993, CPSC obtained 367 corrective actions, which required the recall, repair, 

replacement, refund, or prospective design changes to more than 28 million units of consumer 

products. Of these, 176 corrective actions involved products that presented possible substantial 

product hazards. CPSC can order the manufacturer in these cases to repair, replace, or refund the 

purchase price for the products containing substantial hazards, after a hearing. 

Corrective action plans involving consumer products with possible substantial product 

hazards included products ranging from playground equipment, juvenile furniture, and other 

ch~ldren's products to extension cords and electrical appliances, to recreational products and laptop computers. 

The remaining 191 corrective actions involved more than 5 million units of products that 

violated CPSC regulations. 

In addition, more than 600 shipments of imported products were detained. These 

shipments involved about 29 million product units that never reached stores' shelves. 

Toys and children's products continue to be a prime concern of the commission. CPSC 

initiated several toy recalls of toys that had paint with lead, became a choking hazard after use 

and abuse testirlg, or presented a substantial hazard defect. For example, CPSC and Newco, Inc. 

recalled Newco's "Teddy Bear Swing" because the waist and crotch straps may pull out, which 

could result in a child falling off the swing and being injured. CPSC and Miracle Recreation 

Equipment coipany recalled certain slides that may present a strangulation hazard, if ch~ldren's 

jacket hood strings or other strings on children's clothing got caught in spaces near the top of the 

slide. And CPSC and McDonald's Corporation recalled a "Doc Delorean" promotional toy car that 

was a possible choking hazard. 

Other product categories such as home electrical appliances, gas furnaces, children's 

products, drugs, household chemicals that require child-resistant closures, fireworks, and smoke 

detectors were also involved in product recalls. For example, CPSC and Bissell, Inc. recalled 

certain of its "Trio Vac" vacuum models because the plastic fan could break and cause the 

vacuum's housing to crack open. The resulting hard, sharp fan pieces could then be propelled 

from the vacuum's housing and result in injury. CPSC and Sears recalled certain Sears Kenmore 

dishwashers because a timer fa~lure could result in a fire hazard., CPSC and Black and Decker, 

Safety First, and Maple Chase recalled certain brand smoke detectors that failed to sound an 

alarm in the event of fire. 

CIVIL PENALTIES 

In addition to the many more corrective actions involving various consumer products, the 

commission was also active in obtaining civil penalty settlement agreements totaling $255,000 in 

seven separate matters. The agreements covered staff allegations that the firms failed to properly 
report as required uhder section 15 (b) of the Consumer' Product Safety Act or violated productspecific safety or .other reporting requirements. 

SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS \ 

CPSC has a limited staff with a very large mission. When outside groups help to advance 

CPSC's mission, the extra leverage expands the impact of CPSC's actions. Partnerships with 

other organizations, whether they be or private, voluntary or compensated, are the t.ools 

that accomplish this leverage. 

NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

A number of accomplishments highlighted CPSC's national partnerships with organizations 

during 1993. . 

CPSC helped establish the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization. 

This organization will provide product safety professionals at the state, national, and international 

levels with a forum to exchange ideas, learn from each other, and solve problems. 

In addition, CPSC co-sponsored the National Smoke Detector Project, a large publiclprivate 

partnership of nearly 200 participants dedicated to increasing the number of working detectors in 

residences. CPSC provided the overall management of the project, contributed two studies on 

smoke detector operability, participated in several consumer education campaigns, and worked 

with the National Safe Kids Campaign to promote smoke detector legislation in the nine states 

that still do not require residential smoke detectors. Other major partners in the National Smoke 

Detector Project include: the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), the Congressional Fire Services 

Institute (CFSI), the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), and Underwriters Laboratories 

Inc. (UL). 

CPSC shares its primary data collection system, the National Electronic Injury Surveillance 

System (IVEISS) with the following other Federal agencies: the National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), the National lnstitute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), the Bureau of 

Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The scope of NElSS has 

been broadened to serve the interests of the other agencies. Currently, CPSC is collecting special 

study data through NElSS for NIOSH and CDC. 

The commission also works with coalitions of organizations to dedicate specific weeks and 

months to activities aimed at specific safety areas. CPSC works with the National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and LIL to develop the National Electrical Safety Month 

program in May. CPSC is also part of the Poison Prevention Week Council that sponsors National 

Poison Prevention Week in March. And CPSC cooperates with members of the fire community 

during Fire Prevention Month in October. 

CPSC's cooperative effort with the U.S. Customs Service - dockside surveillance of 

imported products - has been one of the most effective compliance activities in the history of the 

agency. Hazardous consumer products are denied entry into the country before they can be 

distributed and cause injuries or deaths. Since the program began in 1988, more than 4,052 

shipments of products failing to comply with commission requirements have been stopped at the 

border. These shipments involved more than 362 million product units. 
CPSC also maintains a network of state amusement ride inspection agencies. The state 

inspectors advise CPSC of amusement ride accidents or problems. CPSC maintains a 

clearinghouse of amusement ride safety information, issues a directory of state amusement ride 

officials, and coordinates national level corrective action when serious ride defects are identified. 

CPSC's cooperative efforts with national standards setting organizations and with 

international bodies are significant parts of CPSC's program, discussed under separate headings in 

this report. 

STATE AND LOCAL AFFILIATIONS 

State and local officials perform activities that complement the activities performed by 

CPSC. CPSC also works with a wide range of private organizations dn the state and local level. 

"State Designees," which are appointed by the governor of each state, act as CPSC's 

primary liaison with state and local agencies involved in product safety work. 

A limited amount of the state and product safety work is subsidized by CPSC through 

contracts with the states. During FY 1993, CPSC signed contracts totaling $230,000 with 

various states to fund a variety of activities including fireworks enforcement, inspections of 

pharmacies to determine compliance with child-resistant closure requirements, toy testing, recall 

effectiveness checks, in-depth injury investigations, injury and incident reporting, and ATV 

consent agreement monitoring. 

In 1993, CPSC had cooperative work-sharing agreements with 49 states to conduct 

additional product safety-related activities at no expense to the federal government. 

CPSC also commissions state and local officers to conduct investigations, inspections, 

sample collections, and recall effectiveness checks. Commissioning makes a state employee a 

federal officer for these purposes. In FY 1993, there were 259 officials in 33 states working with 

CPSC in this capacity. 

Deta~led information on State Designees, Contracts, Worksharing Agreements, and 

Commissioned Officials can be found in Appendix J, "Federal-State-Local Cooperative 

Mechanisms." 

Projects initiated under contract or in cooperation with CPSC serve as catalysts for the 

development of self-sustaining state product safety programs, such as Connecticut's toy safety 

enforcement program. 

Following are some specific accomplishments of CPSC's partnerships with state and local 

governments during 1993. 

rn CPSC field investigators gained valuable assistance and cooperation from local medical - 

examiners, when conducting detailed investigations of infant deaths as part of a 

commission research project to identify products associated with infant suffocation. 

I 

CPSC worked with groups interested in All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety legislation to 

develop local coalitions to promote passage of ATV safety legislation in two targeted 

states, Alabama and Kansas. 

rn CPSC provided training for state investigators and laboratory personnel involved, in an , 

innovative toy safety program in Texas, Colorado, and ~onnecticut. These states collect 

and test toy samples and initiate enforcement actions when violations are encountered. 
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

During 1993, CPSC was involved in a number of international activities that sought to: 

assure that consumer products imported into the United States are safe; 

encourage mutually-acceptable consumer product safety standards and conformity 

assessment among nations worldwide; and 

share information and expertise in order to reduce costs and remain abreast of state-of-thescience. 

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NORTH AWIERICA 

CPSC provided technical support in the development of the standards provisions of the 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was successfully negotiated among 

Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 1993. These provisions encourage the use of 

international standards. CPSC is unaware of any provision in NAFTA that is incompatible with 

any statute administered or enforced by the commission. 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between CPSC and its counterpart in 

~anada, the Product Safety Bureau. The MOU defines the working relationship between the two 

organizations and includes provisions for advance notification of proposed rulemaking and 

increased information exchange. At the first meeting of the staffs, the organizations discussed 

major projects and future directions of their agencies to improve consumer safety. 

EUROPE 

CPSC continued to participate in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development's (OECD) Committee on Consumer Policy. A report titled "Product Safety and the 

Older Consumer" was drafted from information provided by OECD. This report identifies current 

and planned activities to enhance product safety for older consumers in selected OECD countries, 

including the Untied States. 

Other European activities included assisting in the development of internationallyharmonized chemical test methods, classification systems, and labeling. This work is intended to 

assure that harmonized standards meet or surpass current levels of product safety in the United 

States. 

CPSC monitored international research projects on consumer products that are associated 

with deaths and injuries in the United States. In addition, CPSC monitored activities of the 

Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe, which is addressing the need for rapid world-wide 

dissemination of information on hazardous products. 
CONSUMER INFORMATION 

CPSC works to educate and inform consumers about the comparative safety of products, 

the safe use of products, and what to do with products that have been recalled. CPSC does this 

through the following: 

w direct response to inquiries from the public; 

w outreach efforts with and through local and national groups, industry, and other coalitions; 

w medialpublic information programs; and 

w publications efforts. 

RESPONSE TO lNQUlRlESlCOLLECTlON OF INFORMATION 

FROM THE PUBLIC r 

CPSC received about 160,000 calls to its toll-free hotline in 1993. About 1,800 of the 

calls handled by hotline operators were reports of accidents or complaints about unsafe or 

defective consumer products. The balance of the callers were provided information about recalls 

or product hazards through the hotline's automated answering system. 

Additionally, CPSC filled requests for approximately one million pieces of product safety 

literature in 1993. 

OUTREACH EFFORTSICOALITION BUILDING 

During 1993, CPSC continued to build the coalitions it has developed with a number of 

outside organizations, including the Poison Prevention Week Council, National 4-H Council, 

American Society of Home Inspectors, and UL. CPSC also initiated programs and coalitions with , 

new groups. These coalitions are aimed at disseminating CPSC product safety information 

through national networks. Following is a sampling of specific public information 

accomplishments for 1993 resulting from CPSC's outreach and coalition-building efforts: 

w CPSC staffed exhibits at national conventions of groups, such as the National 4-H Agents, 

the Black Child Development Conference, the National Safety Council, and the National 

i Conference of Puerto Rican Women. 

w Together with two national home inspector associations, the National Association of Home 

lnspectors (NAHI) and the American Society of Home lnspectors (ASHI), CPSC distributed 

home safety materials to about 5,000 home inspectors nationwide. This mailing, along 

with two articles published in ASHl's newsletter, encouraged home inspectors to write 

CPSC and request additional quantities of materials to distribute to prospective home 

buyers. As a result, tens of thousands of pieces of product safety information on subjects 

ranging from carbon monoxide to smoke detectors to heat tapes were distributed to 

consumers through home inspectors. 

w During September, CPSC co-sponsored "Baby Safety Awareness Month" with the Juvenile 

Products Manufacturers Association. The event was promoted throughout the months 

leading up to September with articles in parenting and child care magazines. As a result, 

CPSC distributed the brochure "Tips for Your Baby's Safety" to thousands of new and 

prospective parents. 
' In cooperation with the Home Centers Institute and the National Retail Hardware 

Association (NRHA), CPSC distributed more than 40,000 "Give a Gift, Give a Smoke 

Detector" posters to retail chain stores across the country. The posters were provided to 

stores to display during the holiday season. 

CPSC collaborated with the National 4-H Council to develop a national "Home Safety 

Program" to react; young people and their parents. The 4-H network includes hundreds of 

thousands of teenagers, parents, and volunteers who help teach safety and useful skills to 

young people. CPSC publications and audiovisuals on fire safety, electrical safety, poison 

prevention, and other topics will be distributed through this network. 

Together with the Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association (NDMA), CPSC worked 

to prevent childhood poisonings with iron pills. CPSC and NDMA issued a video news 

release and a magazine public service announcement warning parents to keep iron pills out 

of reach of young children. NDMA also adopted a voluntary standard eliminating the 

sweet outer coating for iron pills and labeling packages of iron pills to warn about the 

poisoning hazard. 

Acspeech given by CPSC's Chairman prompted the Sleep Products Safety Council to 

include CPSC fire safety information in a fire safety media kit, which was distributed 

nationwide as part of Sleep Safe Month. Council publications reinforced CPSC safety 

messages encouraging consumers to use smoke detectors, child-resistant cigarette 

lighters, and flame-resistant sleepwear for children. 

In response to another speech by the CPSC Chairman, manufacturers and retailers of 

children's products'agreed to include product safety information in the literature provided 

to their customers. This was part of an effort to encourage industry to "sell safety" in 

their marketing and promotional campaigns. Four companies ? Toys R Us, Fisher Price, 

Hasbro, and Mattel - agreed to use CPSC safety information in their product brochures and 

point-of-sale literature. 

MEDIAIPUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS 

CPSC uses a wide variety of methods to reach consumers with product safety information. 

One of the principle means to reach consumers is through the media. In 1993, CPSC talked with 

media in a variety of forums, including satellite media tours, news conferences, roundtables, and 

individual interviews. 

CPSC embarked on one of its most comprehensive media campaigns ever in 1993 in an 

effort to promote awareness of carbon monoxide and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. The 

campaign'utilized television, radio, newspapers, and magazines to spread the safety message; 

materials were sent out in both Spanish and English. CPSC conducted a satellite media tour in 

which almost 20 television stations from across the country participated. CPSC also produced 

two video news releases and two public service announcements, which were seen by almost 7 

million viewers. Additionally, CPSC produced articles in Spanish and in English on CO, and 

distributed them to newspaper and magazine editors nationwide. 

In November, when Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (LIL) started testing and certifying 

detectors that met the new standard, CPSC held a joint news conference with UL to announce 

the standard and the upcoming production of new detectors. The news conference was held near 

Chicago and received widespread coverage. 
During November, CPSC held another news conference, this one in New York City, to help 

kick off the biggest holiday shopping day of the year (the day after Thanksgiving). CPSC's 

message was that toys are a major portion of holiday purchases and that CPSC wants U.S. 

consumers to be well armed with safety tips for purchasing appropriate and safe toys for children 

at various age levels. CPSC's Chairman presented the commission's holiday greeting card, which 

carried four "SAFE" toys for tots messages: Supervision, Age, Eree of hazards, and Equipment. 

Under each heading, the Chairman gave safety tips for consumers to use during the holiday 

season and beyond. As a result of the news conference, thousands of consumers requested 

CPSC's "Which Toy for Which Child" brochure to help them select appropriate toys for various 

aged children. 

In June, the commission voted to issue a final rule requiring all disposable and inexpensive 

refillable butane cigarette lighters and toy-like novelty lighters to be made child-resistant. On that 

day, CPSC held one of its most successful news conferences in a decade. Following the 

commission's vote to issue the new safety standard, the Chairman provided the media with a 

hands-on demonstration and explanation of a variety of cigarette lighters and fielded media 

questions. All major TV networks, and radio affiliates and the Associated Press wire service 

covered the story. In addition, the Chairman appeared on NBC's "Today" show, CBS "This 

Morning," as well as several local TV consumer segments. A CPSC spokesperson conducted 10 

live and taped radio interviews and several TV appearances in the days following the CPSC news 

conference. As a result all of this coverage, the new standard was publicized nationwide. 

In addition to these news conferences, CPSC gained widespread media attention for many 

of its annual safety-related events and activities. Along with the Poison Prevention Week Council, 

CPSC played a leading role in the 32nd observance of National Poison Prevention Week in March. 

Evaluation of television coverage of the event showed more than 8 million television viewers saw 

poison prevention stories. Since National Poison Prevention Week was first observed in 1962, 

the annual death toll to children who accidentally swallow medicines and household chemicals 

has been reduced from 450 deaths in 1962 to 49 deaths in 1990. 

CPSC worked with two other outside organizations, the National Electrical Manufacturers 

Association (NEMA) and UL to again promote electrical safety awareness for National Electrical 

Safety Month in May. The theme for 1993's event was "Plug In To Electrical Safety" with a 

focus on cords and plugs. Utility companies around the country participated. The organizations 

developed "Safetyman," a video for use in elementary schools to teach children about electrical 

safety. The sponsors held a poster contest in Washington, DC for school-aged children, and the 

winners were announced by a local Washington, DC television personality. 

As part of an ongoing summer effort to promote pool safety, a series of events was held 

nationwide during May and June, under the theme "Splash for Safety." The activities were a 

jolnt effort of CPSC headquarters and Field staff. The program included media events that 

resulted in interviews of CPSC staff and safety messages broadcast by on-air personalities on 

local news programs. In addition, CPSC materials were used by media and injury reduction and 

drowning prevention groups. 

In June, the commission held its annual Fireworks Safety news conference at the Sylvan 

Amphitheater, located on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington DC. The event was 

designed to illustrate, for the media and their viewers, the dangers associated with legal, as well 

as illegal, fireworks. The conference was attended by a number of national television media, as 

well as newspapers and radio. In connection with the news conference, a large number of 

fireworks were recalled. These fireworks could tip over dur~ng operation and fire horizontally or at 

various angles, resulting in death or serious injury to persons nearby. The parents of a three-yearold boy who was fatally injured in a fireworks-related accident spoke at the news conference, and 

the event ended with several graphic show-stopping demonstrations. 
PUBLICATION EFFORTS 

In 1993, CPSC developed, updated, and distributed several safety publications. "Safety 

alerts" on about 20 hazards in the home, many affecting the safety of young children - were 

distributed to the media, state and local consumer protection offices, and pediatricians. 

CPSC also developed "fact sheets" and other materials on several topics that gained 

attention from Federal legislators, media, manufacturers, and retailers. In response to publicly 

voiced concerns of a newly-formed Sleepwear Coalition, a CPSC media statement and a CPSC 

fact sheet were developed to explain CPSC's reasoning for an Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, which could lead to amending the children's sleepwear standards to allow tightfitting, untreated, cotton garments for sleeping. The statement was distributed to media and the 

fact sheet distributed to consumers and industry groups. 

In another situation that gained media and industry attention, a fact sheet was developed 

to explain the commission's submission of a three-year, fire-safe cigarette study to Congress. 

The study was mandated and funded by Congress under the Fire-Safe Cigarette Act of 1990. 

The IVational lnstitute of Standards and Technology (NIST), named by Congress to establish a 

standard test method for determining cigarette ignition propensity, and CPSC distributed the sixvolume study to media and industry, as requested. 

CPSC developed a brochure called "The Senseless Killer" to educate consumers and media 

about CO and CO detection. The brochure, which was also printed in Spanish, was distributed to 

consumers, media, consumer groups, industry groups as part of CPSC's Carbon Monoxide Safety 

Awareness Week. CPSC also developed and distributed a poster on carbon monoxide for doctors' 

offices and hospitals. 

CPSC worked with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop 

a bicycle publication. The brochure "10 Smart Routes to Bicycle Safety" was developed and 

distributed to consumers through hlHTSA and CPSC networks. 

In collaboration with UL and NEMA, CPSC developed a brochure about electrical safety. 

The brochure, was designed as a series of tear-apart articles covering various electrical products. 

As part of May's National Electrical Safety Month, the brochure was distributed to industry 

associations and non-profit organizations for grass-roots efforts to promote electrical safety 

awareness. 

In collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, CPSC revised and reprinted the 

comprehensive booklet on indoor air pollution: "The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality." 

A fact sheet called "Tips for Purchasing and Installing New Carpet" was also updated in 

1993 and distributed throughout the country to state and local consumer protection offices and 

the general public. This document summarized CPSC's study of carpet chemicals and offered 

several recommendations to consumers on selecting and installing new carpet. A synopsis of the 

publ~cat~on was recorded on CPSC's toll-free hotl~ne for callers to call In and llsten to safety t~ps; 

additionally, the Carpet and Rug lnstitute used the information in this fact sheet to distribute to 

their dealers. 

CPSC also revised its popular comlc book "Sprocketman" and targeted distribution of this 

publication to school-aged children. Safe Kids Coalitions around the United States gave out 

copies of the comic book to participants in their Bike Safety Rodeos. Through these events, 

children were encouraged to bring their bikes and learn cycling and cycling safety basics, 

including the wearing of helmets. 

To publicize the National Smoke Detector Project, the "Home Fire Safety Checklist" was 

translated into Spanish and the brochure "Smoke Detectors Can Save Your Life" was translated 

into the following languages: Chinese, Korean, Tagalog (Ph~lippine), and Portuguese. CPSC plans 

to work w~th outside organizations to reprlnt and help distribute these publications to reach the 

populations that speak these languages. 

CPSC also distributed many of its publications through special mailings targeted at getting 
information into the hands of consumers who need it. 

A special mailing of children's safety alerts was distributed to'all daycare centers in New 

York state. 

A safety alert on heat tapes, products which are attributed tb thousands of fires and a 

number of deaths,. was developed. and distributed to home inspectors, utility companies, 

manufactured housing officials, and Housing and Urban Development contacts. 

A safety alert entitled "Law Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials" was 

distributed. Copies were sent to the media, pediatricians, and state and local consumer 

protection offices. In addition, CPSC distributed the alert at the Juvenile Products Manufacturers 

Association convention and at the annual Toy Fair in New York.. 

CPSC also worked on distributing more than 80,000 copies of the "Home Safety- Checklist 

for Older Consumers" to Area Agencies on Aging throughout the United States. 

Through state, local, and private health and safety organizations, CPSC distributed more 

than 20,000 "News Splash! for Safety" media kits that have information about preventing child 

drownings and near drownings. Also, for the first time, through desktop publishing capabilities, 

CPSC offered other organizations camera-ready copy of a four-page publication on child-drowning 

prevention that could be customized.to bear the requesting company's name and logo. 
APPENDMA: DEATHS, INJURES , 

AND COST OF INJURES 

FROM CONSUMER 

~oDuCIS 
DEATHS, ES'TIMA'TES OF INJURIES, AND ESTIMATES OF COSTS OF INJURIES FROM 

CONSUMER PRODUCTS 

CPSC, in fulfilling its mission to protect the public against unreasonable risk of injuries associated with 

consumer products, collects, reviews and analyzes data on deaths and estimated injuries associated with 

such products. Appendix.A presents three tables that contain summary data by totals and by age groups 

for deaths, estimated injuries and estimated costs of injuries associated with products under the jurisdiction 

of CPSC. These products are aggregated into 15 product groupings. 

While the deaths and injuries in these tables represent product involvement, that involvement does not 

necessarily indicate causality. 

Table 1 : Deaths Associated with the Use of Certain Consumer Products, October 1, 1991 through 

September 30, 1992. These data are taken from death certificates CPSC purchases from the states. 

Comparisons of Table 1 with previous Annual Re~ort tables of deaths associated with the use of consumer 

products ought not to be undertaken since budgetary restrictions alter the amount and categories of death 

certificates purchased each year. 

Table 2: Estimates of Hospital Emergency Room-Treated Injuries Associated with Use of Certain 

Consumer Products, October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993. This is based on data collected from a 

statistically selected group of hospitals as part of CPSC's National Electronic, Injury Surveillance System 

(NEISS). Comparisons of Table 2 with previous Annual Re~ort tables of injuries associated with the use of 

these consumer products must be undertaken cautiously. The NEISS hospital sample was updated as of 

January 1, 1990 to take into account changes that have occurred in the NEISS sampling frame of 

emergency departments since the 1975 sampling frame was constructed (e.g., representing hospital 

emergency departments opened after 1975). 

Table 3: Estimates of the Costs of Hospital Emergency Rooni-Treated Injuries Associated with the Use 

of Certain Consumer Products, October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993. This is derived by applying 

CPSC's Injury Cost Model to the injury estimates of Table 2. 

For products where commission remedial action has been considered, additional data have been 

collected and analyzed to develop more detailed estimates. Based on interviews with victims or witnesses, 

CPSC identifies causes of accidents, including the interaction among the person, the product and the 

environment. Using all the available data, the commission periodically prepares hazard analysis reports for 

selected products. To learn whether an analysis for any particular product is available, or to receive general 

injury data reports or more detailed data than are included in this appendix, please write to: 

National Injury Information Clearinghouse 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Washington, DC 20207 
TABLE 1 

DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CERTAIN CONSUlVlER PRODUCTS 

OCTOBER 1, 1991 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1992 

Source: CPSC Death Certificate Project 

Note: Product association is defined as any involvement of the product with these deaths and does not 

necessarily imply causality. 

The data in this table cannot be used in trend analysis with the data from previous years; due to budgetary 

restrictions, differing numbers of death certificates may have been purchased in each time period. 

Data are incomplete for Indiana and New Mexico. 

PRODUCT GROUP' 

AGE GROUP' 

65 AND 

TOTAL UNDER 5 5-24 25-64 OVER 

1. Child Nursery Equipment and 

Supplies 

2. Toys 

3. Sports and Recreational Activities and 

Equipment . 

4. Home Communication, Entertainment, 

and Hobby Equipment 

5. Personal Use Items 

6. Packaging and Containers for 

Household Products 

7. Yard and Garden Equipment 

8. Home Workshop Apparatus, Tools, and 

Attachments 

9. Home and Family Maintenance 

Products 

10. General Household Appliances 

11. Space Heating, Cooling, and 

Ventilating Appliances 

12. Housewares 

13. Home Furnishings and Fixtures 

14. Home Structures and Construction 

Materials 

15. Miscellaneous 
TABLE 2 

ESTIMATES OF HOSPITAL ENIERGENCY ROOM-TREATED INJURIES 

ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CERTAIN CONSUMER PRODUCTS 

OCTOBER 1, 1992 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 * 

Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System INEISSl3 

Note: NElSS data indicate that a product was associated with an injury but not necessarily that the product caused 

the injury. 

PRODUCT GROUP' 

AGE GROUP' 

ESTIMATED 

65 AND MEAN 

TOTAL UNDER 5 5-24 25-64 OVER SEVERITY4 

1. Child Nursery 

Equipment and Supplies 109,619 90,358 10,199 5,881 3,181 5 1 

2. Toys 163,274 80,924 60,432 19,840 " 1,967 3 3 

3. Sports and Recreational 

Activities and 

Equipment 4,393,709 207,739 3,089,735 1,042,211 53,060 2 9 

4. Home Communication, 

Entertainment,and 

Hobby Equipment 133,376 32,959 43,144 41,875 15,398 37 

5. Personal Use Items 544,716 165,860 1 96,05 1 146,721 35,939 60 

6. Packaging and 

Containers for 

Household Products 351,405 50,780 125,047 150,208 25,353 2 6 

7. Yard and Garden 

Equipment 282,905 13,004 66,843 161,346 41,713 5 7 

8. Home Workshop 

Apparatus, Tools, 

and Attachments 370,540 13,602 93,073 226,591 37,257 4 2 

9. Home and Family 

Maintenance Products 139,26b 37,087 33,092 60,862 8,223 6 3 

10. General Household 

Appliances 160,814 34,535 38,787 69,127 18,365 64 

11. Space Heating, Cooling, 

and Ventilating 

Appliances 142,564 45,342 38,747 46,707 11,768 95 

12. Housewares 841,753 62,860 295,674 436,592 46,446 26 

13. Home Furnishings and 

Fixtures 2,011 ,I 85 574,684 472,562 592,546 370,954 4 1 

14. Home Structures and 

Construction Materials 3,431,532 526,799 1,099,361 1,233,768 570,678 37 

1 5. Miscellaneous 226,000 49,877 101,202 57,142 17,763 5 6 

*Comparisons with previous Annual Re~ort tables must be done with caution since the NElSS sample was updated 

as of January 1, 1990. 
TABLE 3 

ESTIMATES OF. THE COSTS OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM-TREATED 

INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CERTAIN CONSUMER PRODUCTS 

OCTOBER 1, 1992 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 

(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) 

Source: CPSC Injury Cost Models applied to NElSS injury data for the period. 

AGE GROUP^ 

65 AND 

PRODUCT GROUP' TOTAL UNDER 5 5-24 25-64 OVER 

1. Child Nursery Equipment and 

Supplies 

2. Toys 

3. Sports and Recreation 

Activities and Equipment 

4. Home Communication, 

Entertainment, and Hobby 

Equipment 

5. Personal Use Items 

6. Packaging and Containers for 

Household Products 

7. Yard and Garden Equipment 

8. Home Workshop Apparatus, 

Tools and Attachments 

9. Home and Family Maintenance 

Products 

10. General Household Appliances 

11. Space Heating, Cooling, and 

Ventilating Appliances 

12. Housewares 

13. Home Furnishings and 

Fixtures 

14. Home Structures and 

Construction Materials 

1 5. Miscellaneous 
'Product groups and specific products are included in each group. These products are defined in the 

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) Coding Manual (1 987), Directorate for Epidemiology, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

1. CHILD NURSERY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 

Baby carriages, walkers and strollers 

Cribs, playpens and baby gates 

High chairs and youth chairs 

Miscellaneous baby equipment 

TOYS 

Children's sports and hobby equipment 

Electric trains, cars, andaccessories 

~iscellaneous toys 

Projectile or flying toys 

Toy chests and boxes 

Tricycles (children's) 

Wagons and other ride-on toys 

3. SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT 

Amusement rides 

Archery 

ATVs, mopeds, minibikes, etc. 

Barbecue grills, stoves, and fuel 

Baseball 

Basketball 

BB guns, BB's, and pellets 

Beach, picnic, and camping equipment 

Bicycles and accessories 

Billiards or pool 

Bowling 

Boxing 

Cheerleading 

Croquet 

Curling 

Dancing 

Darts 

Exercise equipment 

Fencing 

Fishing 

Football 

Golf 

Gymnastics and equipment 

Hockey, all kinds 

Horseback riding 

Horseshoes 

Ice, roller, and in-line skating 

Ice or snow boating 

Lacrosse, rugby, and miscellaneous ball games 

Martial arts 

Mountain climbing 

Playground equipment 

Shuffleboard 
Skateboards 

Snowmobiles 

Snow skiing and snowboarding 

Soccer 

Swimming activity, pools, and equipment 

Table tennis 

Tennis, badminton, and squash 

Toboggans, sleds, snow discs, etc. 

Track and field 

Trampolines 

Unicycles 

Volleyball 

Water skiing, tubing, and surfing 

Wrestling 

4. HOME COMMUNICATION, ENTERTAINMENT, AND HOBBY EQUIPMENT ' 

. . 

Miscellaneous hobby equipment 

Pet supplies and equipment 

Plants 

Sound recording and reproducing equipment 

Television sets and stands 

5. PERSONAL USE ITEMS 

Cigarettes, etc., lighters, lighter fluids, and matches 

Clothing, all 

Grooming devices 

Holders for personal items 

Infrared lamps and saunas 

Jewelry, watches, keys, and key chains 

Massage devices 

Medical compounds 

Paper money and coins 

Pencils, pens, and other desk supplies 

Protection devices (eyes, ears, etc.) 

Razors, shavers, and razor blades 

Sewing equipment 

Umbrellas 

6. PACKAGING AND CONTAINERS FOR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS 

Cans and other containers 

Glass bottles and jars 

Paper, cardboard, and plastic products 

YARD AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT 

Chain saws 

Decorative yard equipment 

Hand garden tools 

Hatchets and axes 

Lawn and garden care equipment 

Lawn mowers, all types 

Other power lawn equipment 

Outdoor electric lighting equipment 

Pumps 
Trimmers and small power garden tools 

8. HOME WORKSHOP APPARATUS, TOOLS, AND ATTACHMENTS 

Automotive tools, accessories, and chemicals 

Batteries, all types 

Battery chargers 

Chains 

Engines, non-automotive 

Hoists, lifts, jacks, etc. 

Miscellaneous workshop equipment 

Power home tools (excluding saws) 

Power home workshop saws 

Welding, soldering, cutting tools 

Wires, cords, not specified 

Workshop chemicals 

Workshop manual tools 

9. HOME AND FAMILY MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS 

Cleaning agents (excluding soaps) 

Cleaning equipment, non-caustics 

Drain, oven cleaners and caustics 

Miscellaneous household chemicals 

Paints, solvents, and lubricants 

Polishes and waxes 

Soaps and detergents 

10. GENERAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 

Cooking ranges, ovens, etc. .~. Irons and clothes steamers 

Miscellaneous household appliances 

Refrigerators and freezers 

Washers and dryers 

11. SPACE HEATING, COOLING, AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT 

Air conditioners 

Chimneys and fireplaces 

Fans (excluding stove exhaust fans) 

Furnaces 

Heat~ng stoves and space heaters 

Miscellaneous heating and cooling equipment 

Pipes (heat~ng and plumb~ng) 

Radiators 

Water heaters 

HOUSEWARES 

Cookware 

Drinking glasses 

Knives, unpowered 

Miscellaneous housewares 

Scissors 

Skewers, ice picks, and other picks 

Small kitchen appliances 

Tableware and accessories 
13. HOME FURNISHINGS AND FlXTLlRES 

Bathtub and shower structures 

Beds, mattresses, and pillows 

Blankets 

Carpets and rugs 

Chairs, sofas, and sofa beds 

Desks, cabinets, shelves, racks, etc. 

Drapery rods and accessories 

Electric fixtures, lamps, and equipment 

Fireplace equipment 

Holiday and party supplies 

Hot tubs, spas, and whirlpools 

Ladders and stools 

Mirrors and mirror glass 

Miscellaneous decorating items 

Other miscellaneous furniture and accessories 

Scales (excluding baby scales) 

Sinks and toilets 

Tables 

Window, table, chair, and bed covers 

14. HOME STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 

Automatic doors and door openers 

Cabinet or door hardware 

Ceilings and walls of a completed structure 

Counters and counter tops 

Fences 

Glass doors, windows, and panels 

Handrails, railings, and banisters 

Insulation 

Miscellaneous construction materials and lightning rods 

Nails, carpet tacks, etc. 

Non-glass doors and panels 

Outside attached structures and materials 

Outside unattached structures 

Porches, open side floors, etc. 

Stairs, ramps, landings, and floors 

Window and door sills (including frames) 

Wood panelling and particleboard 
15. MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 

Alarms and escape equipment 

Business and office machines 

Dollies and carts 

Elevators and other lifts 

Fireworks and flares 

Fuel-burning lighting equipment and fuels 

Gasoline and diesel fuels 

Generators and utility meters 

Miscellaneous 

2"TOTAL" includes incidents where the age was not recorded. Therefore, the aggregated age groups may 

not equal the total. 

3The NEISS is a probability sample of the hospital emergency departments in the United States and its 

territories. All consumer product-related injuries reported in the sample hospitals are transmitted via 

computer to CPSC on a daily basis. These injury reports not only provide the means for estimating the 

magnitude of consumer product-related injuries in the United States, but also provide a source for gathering 

further information concerning the nature and probable cause of the accident. 

Since the estimates shown in this table are based on a sample of hospital emergency departments rather 

than all hospital emergency departments in the United States, they are subject to sampling error. For a 

description of the sample design and calculation of the sampling error, write: 

National Injury Information Clearinghouse 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Washington, D.C. 20207 \ 

4Each consumer product-related injury seen in the emergency department is assigned a severity value 

ranging from 10 to 2,516, based on a combination of three factors: injury diagnosis, body part involved, and 

disposition of the case. The estimated mean severity is an average severity value for an estimated number of 

injuries. 

Based on the nature of the injury and the body part affected, all nonfatal injuries are classified to a 6-point 

scale with injuries ranging from minor to most severe. This ranking is based on medical judgment in terms of 

expected physical impact, as well as threat to life and potential for permanent impairment. This scale value 

is then increased by one if the patient is admitted for inpatient hospital care; a seventh point on the scale is 

established for those injuries with the most severe classification which require hospitalization. Poisonings are 

an exception to the procedure. A poisoning case that is treated and released is classified as a "2" on this scale, 

while a poisoning case requiring hospitalization is classified as a "6." Deaths are classified as "8" on this scale, 

but are grouped with Category 7 in the weighting procedure discussed below. 

A geometric inflation factor is used to reflect differences in the degrees of severity among the seven scale 

categories. Category I, the least severe category, has been assigned a value of " 10." This value is increased 

by 20 percent to arrive at a value of "1 2" for Category 2. Therefore, each succeeding scale category value is 

increased by a geometric proportion of the preceding value; i.e., 40 percent, 80 percent, up to a 640 percent 

increase for Category 7. 

Because the mean severity is based on value judgments, the reader should use caution in interpreting small 

differences in these measures among product groups. 
5The estimates in Table 3 of the costs of emergency room-treated injirries associated with the use of 

consumer prod'ucts are from the Injury Cost Model (ICM) developed by the Directorate for Economic Analysis. 

The ICM includes 1 1 injury cost components: medical costs; forgone earnings; transportation costs; visitors' 

forgone earnings; visitors' transportation costs; health insurance administration costs; product liability insurance 

administration costs; litigation costs; disability costs; retreatment costs; and pain and suffering costs. Since 

the ICM relies solely on information on the emergency room-treated injuries reported in Table 2, the cost 

estimates in Table 3 do not include the costs of consumer product-related injuries that were treated'elsewhere, 

such as in physicians' offices, health maintenance organizations, and freestanding emergency clinics. Table 

3 also excludes the economic losses of fatalities associated with the use of-a consumer product.. These losses 

may be substantial. 

Injury cost estimates are adjusted to June 1993 price levels using the overall consumer price index and the 

overall medical care index. 

Age group costs may not add to product totals because the age of the victim was not always known. 
-M B: POLICIES, 

FINAI, REGUTIONS, 

AND PROPOSED 

REGLUTIONS 
DESCRIP'TION PROPOSED FINAL EFFECTIVE RESOURCE 

DATE 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT 

Final Action: 

Certification and 0311 8/92 

recordkeeping 

requirements for 

garage door openers 

subject to CPSC's 

safety standard 

Amendment to 08104192 

hazard reporting 

requirements 

concerning 

definition of 

"grievous bodily 

injury" 

Safety standard 0811 7/92 

for child-resistant 

cigarette lighters 

Rule determining 0811 7/92 

that it is in the 

public interest to 

regulate risks 

associated with 

cigarette lighters 

that can be 

operated by 

children, under the 

CPSA 
DESCRIPTION PROPOSED FINAL EFFECTIVE RESOURCE 

DATE 

FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 

La beling 0411 7/91 10/09/92 10/09/92 

requirements for 

art materials 

presenting chronic 

hazards; guidelines 

for determining 

chronic toxicity; 

supplementary 

definition of 

"toxic" 

Exemption of 

video games 

from requirements 

for electricallyoperated toys 

Proposed Action: 

Exemption of 10/08/92 

video games 

from requirements 

for electricallyoperated toys 

Amendment of 

clacker ball ban 

to exclude 

certain items from 

coverage 
DESCRIPTION PROPOSED FINAL EFFECTIVE RESOURCE 

DATE 

POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT 

Final Action: 

Child-resistant 1 011 4/92 07121 193 08120193 

packaging 

requirement for 

products containing 

loperamide 

Child-resistant 

packaging 

requirement for 

products containing 

loperamide 

MEETINGS OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST 

During Fiscal Year 1993, Commissioners and staff at the Consumer Product Safety Commission 

held meetings to discuss matters related to the mission of CPSC. The list of those meetings complies 

with the requirements of section 27(j)(8) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, which requires the 

Annual Report to account for "the extent of cooperation of commission officials and representatives of 

industry and other interested parties in the implementation of this Act." This list is based on meetings 

announced in CPSC's weekly Public Calendar. 

It is important to note that this list of meetings does not account for all meetings between 

commission personnel and outside parties because not all such meetings are required to be listed in the 

Public Calendar. The commission's Meetings Policy (1 6 CFR part 101 2) requires that meetings 

concerning matters of "substantial interest" be listed in the Public Calendar while meetings on "nonsubstantial interest" are not required to be listed, although many are. For example, field staff meet 

frequently with a wide range of outside organ~zations in order to inform consumers and others of 

CPSC's work, but since these meetings are of "non-substantial interest" as defined by CPSC's Meeting 

Policy, they are not necessarily listed in the Public Calendar. Also, the list may not fully account for all 

meetings of voluntary standards development organizations with which CPSC participated. For 

additional information on voluntary standards efforts, see Appendix E. 

CPSC's Meeting Policy defines "substantial interest" as concerning "any issue that is likely to be 

the subject of a regulatory or policy decision by the commission." The Meetings Policy imposes the 

following three requirements on CPSC staff and Commissioners who hold or attend meetings involving 

matters of "substantial interest:" 1) they must announce the meetings in advance in the Public 

Calendar, 2) they must hold these meetings open to the public, unless certain specified exceptions 

apply, and 3) they must submit summaries of such meetings to the Office of the Secretary. In addition, 

summaries of telephone conversations involving "substantial interest" matters also must be submitted to 

the Office of the Secretary. 

Meeting summaries are available from the Office of the Secretary upon request under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

For copies of the Public Calendar, please write to: 

Office of the Secretary 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Washington, DC 20207 
ABBREVIATIONS 

We have used the following abbreviations: 

EXCE 

CPSA 

CPSC 

EC 

EP 

E S 

EXHR 

EXPA 

FO 

HS 

0 EX 

OGC 

Directorate for Compliance and Enforcement 

Consumer Product Safety Act . ' 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Directorate for Economic Analysis 

Directorate for Epidemiology 

Directorate for Engineering Sciences 

Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction 

Office of Information and Public Affairs 

Directorate for Field Operations 

Directorate for Health Sciences 

.Office of the Executive Director 

Office of the General Counsel 
LIST OF MEETINGS 

AEROTECH, INC. 

July 29 

August 4 

August 4 

Commissioner Mary Sheila Galllstaff & EC: petition HP 92-1 on model rocket 

motors 

Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: petition HP 92-1 on model rocket 

motors 

Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: petition HP 92-1 on model rocket motors 

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS 

November 5-6 EP: semi-annual meeting of the Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 

November 1 2-1 3 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff & other CPSC staff: seminar entitled 

"Consumer Safety and Industry Compliance in New Reporting Requirements 

of the CPSC: A Blueprint for Cooperation in the 90's" 

AMERICAN FIREWORKS STANDARDS LABORATORY 

January 23 Health Sciences Laboratory: the development of a voluntary standard for 

display rack fireworks 

March 12 Health Sciences Laboratory: finds from literature search pertaining to force 

and "potential lethality" of projectiles 

April 15 Health Sciences Laboratory: the effort in defining the relationship between 

force and injury potential for multiple tube devices 

September 9 HS: materials that might be used to define or qualify the "potential lethality" 

of a projectile such as those in display racks - will be used in development of 

a voluntary standard for display racks 

September 23 EXCE: voluntary industry certification testing . * 

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION (AGA) 

September 21 -22 ES: central furnace safety 

AMERICAN LADDER INSTITUTE 

September 28 ES: CPSC activities regarding ladder-related electrocutions 

AMERICAN SENSOR 

May 14 ES: CPSC CO Detector Project 
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) 

October 21 

November 4-5 

November 17-1 8 

November 24 

December 17 

February 2-4 . 

February 17-1 8 

March 12 

April 7 

April 8 

April 15 

May 25 

June 8-10 

June 22-24 

July 13-1 5 

July 15-1 6 

August 31 - . 

September 1 

September 10 

September 22-24 

ES: ANSl Accredited Standards for Gas-Fired Appliances 

ES: gas-fired central furnaces 

ES: connector standards for gas appliances 

ES: electrical safety standards and the CPSC electrical hazards program 

EP: product safety labeling 

ES: gas-fired central furnaces 

ES: outdoor gas grills 

EP & other staff members working on ladder petition: ladder labeling related 

to electrocutions and technical solutions to ladder electrocutions 

ES: issues related to ANSl 221 standards for gas-fired appliances 

ES: gas appliance safety standards 

ES: the electrical hazards program 

EXHR & other CPSC staff: conformity assessment, mutual recognition 

agreements and other issues and voluntary standards activities of interest to 

ANSI, CPSC, and the voluntary standards community in general 

ES: unvented and vented heaters 

ES: gas-fired central furnaces 

ES: automatic gas controls and line pressure regulators 

ES: water heaters 

ES: new charger advertised for charging primary cells, characteristics of 

lithium disulfide cell system 

ES: revisions to the ANSl voluntary standard for tricycles, ANSl 231 5.1 

ES: voluntary standard on chain saws, trimmer/brushcutters and IS0 

activities on these standards 

AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY 

August 6 EP: the ignition characteristics of unfiltered cigarettes 

ASSOCIATED TESTING LABORATORIES 

July 13 HS: conduct tester training for child-resistant package testing 

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS (AFDO) 

December 3 FO & other CPSC staff: joint CPSCIAFDO cooperative programs, an update 

on commission activities and a planned AFDO conference on consumer 

product safety issues 

February 18-20 FO & other CPSC staff: establishment of an organization to ensure a 

dialogue on consumer product health and safety issues 

June 19 ES: playground safety workshop I 

June 21 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: attended & provided a keynote 

address at the 1993 AFDO's Annual Conference 

June 21 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: the Chairman hosted a breakfast 

where recent AFDO, state and industry product safety activities were shared 

ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS '(AHAM) 

December 14 ES: CPSC electrical appliance safety activities 
ASTM 

October 1 2-1 4 

October 13 '. 

0ctober 20-21 

October 27 

November 12-1 3 

November 17-1 8 

December 1 

December 2 

December 10-1 2 

January 8 

January 14-1 5 

January 26 

February 4 

February 16 

February 17 

March 30 

March 30-31 

April 8 

April 20-21 

April 21 -22 

May 4 

May 5 

May 11 

May 19 

May 19-21 

June 9 

June 28 

July 21-22 

July 27 

August 3 , 

September 8 

September 8 

September 8-1 0 

September 9 

HS: development of lead abatement voluntary standard 

EXHR & other CPSC staff: ASTM consumer product safety standards under 

development & related matters 

HS: child-resistant packaging voluntary standards 

EP & members of the bucket team: performance requirements for buckets 

ES: provisions for new and revisions to existing voluntary standards for 

various nursery products 

ES & other CPSC staff: small toy figures choking hazards and revisions to 

the Toy Voluntary Standard F963 

HS & ES: draft performance standards for buckets 

EP & bucket project team: draft labeling voluntary standard and 

development of a performance standard 

ES: playground surfacing and bicycle helmets 

ES & EP: provisions for a new voluntary standard for public playground 

equipment 

HS: development of lead paint encapsulant and other lead abatement 

voluntary standards 

ES: revisions to voluntary standards for strollers and infant walkers 

HS: inter-laboratory variab~lity of child-resistant package test methods 

HS & ES: proposed performance standard for five-gallon buckets 

HS & bucket project team: proposed labeling standard for five gallon 

buckets 

HS & ES: proposed performance standard for five gallon buckets 

ES: voluntary standards for non-full-size cribs, strollers & toddler beds 

HS & other CPSC staff: reviews to the toy safety voluntary standard 

HS: child-resistant packaging voluntary standards 

HS: voluntary standards for lead paint encapsulants and lead abatement 

methods 

HS & ES: proposed performance standard for five-gallon buckets 

HS: proposed warning label for five-gallon buckets 

EP & other CPSC staff: revisions for toy safety voluntary standard 

ES: International Symposium on Head and Neck Injuries in Sports to discuss 

CPSC recommendations to minimize such injuries associated with the use of 

public playground equipment 

ES: bicycle headgear and playground surfacing 

HS: lead paint encapsulant voluntary standards 

EXHR: ASTM consumer product standards under development 

HS: continuing the development of standards for encapsulants, removal, & 

other products and practices related to the abatement of lead paint 

HS, ES, & EP: the Failure Analysis Associates Report 

HS: a child-resistant packaging advisory committee meeting of the Institute 

for Standards Research - the tester training sessions were discussed 

HS: possible information and education issues relating to the drowning 

hazard presented by five-gallon buckets 

HS, ES, & EP: a draft performance standard for plastic five-gallon buckets 

ES: revision to voluntary standards for home and public playground 

equipment 

HS & EP: a draft labeling standard plastic five-gallon buckets 
September 

September 

September 

BRK ELECTRONICS 

June 1 

June 1 

9 EXPA: promotionldissemination of information in new voluntary standard 

and its companion piece, CPSC Handbook 

2 3 ES: water heaters 

29-30 HS: leaded paint-abatement voluntary standards development 

Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: CO detectors 

ES & other CPSC staff: information program for carbon monoxide detectors 

BROOKS, CHARLES CONSULTING INC. 

July 28 ES & other CPSC staff: a test procedure for determining the flammability of 

toys 

CALIFORNIA SPA 81 POOL INDUSTRY EDUCATION COLlNClL 

November 10. Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: pool safety issues 

March 8 Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: pool barrier code 

CANADIAN. STANDARDS ASSOCIATION 

March 11 ES: harmonization of ULICSA consumer heat trace (heat tape) standards 

June 4 ES: requirements for new harmonized standard for heat cables for residential 

installation 

CARLOW INTERNATIONAL 

June 4 ' EP: to tour the Carlow Usability Laboratory 

CARPET CUSHION COUNCIL 

November 3 HS: carpet cushion collection for chemical emission testing 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 

December 7-9 HS: National Conference on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention for a 

discussion and information exchange among rational, state & local lead 

poisoning prevention programs 

May 21 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: Second World Conference on Injury 

Control 

CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRIC IRON POISONINGS 

AND FATALITIES 

September 28 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith: speaking 

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA (CFA) 

March 1 1-1 2 Commissioner Mary Sheila Galllstaff: The Consumer ~ssembly 1993. The 

focus "the Consumer Movement in a New Political Era" 
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. 

February 5 ES: electrical wiring safety 

COUNCIL OF AMERICAN BUILDING OFFICIALS 

March 31 - April 2 ES: CO detector requirements in the CAB0 model building code 

COVINGTON AND BURLING 

July 26 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff, EP & OGC: Fire Safe Cigarette Act 

Report on performance standard 

July 26 Commissioner Carol G. Dawson, EXHR & OGC: Fire Safe Cigarette Act 

Report on performance standard 

July 26 Commissioner Mary Sheila Galllstaff & OGC: petition on flame ignition and 

fire-retardant for upholstered furniture 

CRICKET LIGHTER COMPANY 

February 11 HS & EC: proposed safety standard for cigarette lighters 

DANISH NATIONAL UNION OF PRESCHOOL TEACHERS 

February 9 ES & other CPSC staff: the rationale for certain recommendations in the 

CPSC Handbook for Public Plavaround Safetv 

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, INC. 

March 15 HS: hazard assessment of art materials formulations 

ERGOSAFE SYSTEMS 

February 4 EP: consumer-related safety and health issues 

ETL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL 

August 6 ES: matters relating to public safety, which are of interest to the 

laboratories, code enforcement authorities, public utilities, casualty insurers, 

and the general public 

FIRST ALERT 

January 26 ES: residential CO detectors 

FOOD AND ALLIED SERVICES TRADES 

July 22 ES: cellulose insulation 

GAS APPLIANCES MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (GAMA) 

February 17 

September 16 

ESIES Laboratory: water heater testing re-flammable vapor ignition 

EP: CPSC petition to address burn hazard associated with gas floor furnaces 
GAZTECH INTERNATIONAL 

November 17 ES & other CPSC staff: low cost gas detection systems, primarily C02 and 

CO detection systems 

GILLETTE MEDICAL EVALUATION LABORATORIES 

October 28 HS: Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act 

GREAT LAKES MARKETING ASSOCIATES 

July 8 HS: conduct tester training for child-resistant package testing 

HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE PACKAGING COUNCIL i 

November 4 HS: unit-dose packaging 

INCHCAPE TESTING SERVICES 

September 25 - EP: toy safety seminar & visit toy manufacturing plants 

October 6 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 

August 12 ES:'. Childhood Injury Workshop. Speaking on Reducing Injuries on 

Playgrounds 

INSTITUTE FOR FIRE AND BURN EDUCATION 

October 9 ES & other CPSC staff: smoke detectors, civilian respiratory protection and 

other fire safety equipment 

INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS 

October 14 HS: child-resistant packaging of over the counter drugs 

INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS RESEARCH 

September 14 . HS: data for testing 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS (ICBO) 

February 1'0-1 1 ES: building code requirement for installation of CO detectors in all new 

homes 

INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE 

September 28-30 HS: benchmark dose for teratology 
ISR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING 

June 24 HS: ISR-sponsored study on Inter-laboratory Variability of Child-Resistant 

Package Testing 

JUVENILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (JPMA) 

June .23 

KERR COMPANY 

HS, EP & other CPSC staff.: CPSC Baby Walker Study 

January 28 HS-& other CPSC staff: dual-purpose child-resistant packaging 

LANDRY, BROCK (ATTORNEY) 

May 19 HS: issues relating to warning label and performance standards for fivegallon buckets 

LATHAM AND WATKINS 

February 11 HS & EC: proposed safety standard for cigarette lighters 

LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION 

June 7 HS: development neurotoxicants in the consumer environment 

November 19 ES & other CPSC staff: ground fault detectors to be used with heat tapes 

LITTLE, A. D., INC. 

October 9. ES & other CPSC staff: water heater ignition of flammable vapors 

LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY 

July 14 EP: CPSC Cigarette Fire Incident Study 

LOLllSVlLLE LADDER 

May 19 ES: electrocution hazards associated with ladders 

MATTEL TOYS 

November 10 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff, & other CPSC staff: toured the 

Mattel Toy Product Testing Facility 

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA 

March 12 ES: speaking at Playground Workshop on the recommendations in the CPSC 

Handbook for Public Playground Safety 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKETRY 

September 21 EC & other members of the Model Rocket Motor Petition team: the types of 

test data that would be sufficient to satisfy CPSC regulatory requirements 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE FIRE MARSHALS 

April 28-May 2 ES: conference on smoke detectors, making public policy decisions, and 

other issues of interest to the members 

July 22 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: fires involving upholstered furniture 

and smoking materials 

July 22 Commissioner Carol G. Dawson, OGC, & EXHR: fires involving upholstered 

furniture and cigarettes 

July 22 Commissioner Mary Sheila Galllstaff, OGC, & EP: issues of fires involving 

upholstered furniture and cigarettes 

NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER 

March 16 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith: press conference 

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTLIRERS ASSOCIATION (NEMA) 

October 15 ES: fall meeting of the Signaling, Protection & Communications Section 

October 28 ES: wiring systems in buildings 

November 1 6 ES: wiring systems in buildings 

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 

November 17 ES: the National Smoke Detector Project 

April 14-1 5 ES: installation standards for carbon monoxide detectors and fuel gas 

detectors 

April 30 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff: courtesy visit to introduce the 

Chairman to NFPA's new president 

August 1 2-1 3 ES: development of CO and fuel gas detector installation standard 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 

April 5 ES: demonstration of NHTSA compliance testing of motorcycle helmets 

NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER 

June 2 EP: toured usability laboratories 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) 

August 6 ES & HS: IAQ and residential HVAC systems 

September 27 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith & EP: the Fire Safe Cigarette Report 

NKI:IONAL LEGAL CENTER 

April 21 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith: speaking at "Day with the Regulators" 

seminar 
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION (NPGA) 

March 1-3 ES: safety standard for residential LP gas usage 

April 6 ES: CPSC staff comments on LP gas odorization practices 

NATIONAL RECREA'I-ION AND PARK ASSOCIATION 

October 14-1 5 ES & EP: participated in a National Playground Safety Institute 

February 5 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith & EXPA: luncheon meeting 

NATIONAL SANITARY FOUNDATION 

July 15 EXHR & other CPSC staff: current CPSC and NSF activities of mutual 

interest 

NATIONAL SMOKE DETECTOR PROJECT 

December 16 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith, ES, EC, & EP: video conference "Smoke 

Detector..Current Issues and Future Applications" 

January 13 ES, EXPA, & other CPSC staff: committee progress and future activities 

January 26 ES & EP: progress and future directions of the Project 

May 11-12 EP: draft report detector operability survey 

September 17 ES, EXPA, & other CPSC staff: committee plans for developing new and 

reaffirming old consumer messages about smoke detector use based upon 

findings of the Investigations Committee 

NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUG MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 

October 15 HS & other CPSC staff: proposed rule for child-resistant packaging of 

Lidocaine and Dibucaine-containing products 

July 1 HS & other CPSC staff: the development of educational materials addressing 

the toxicity of iron-containing products 

September 15 HS & EXPA: public education on iron poisonings 

O'KEEFE, INC. 

March 4 

March 4 

March 4 

Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith & EXHR: the Architectural Glazing petition 

Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: .the Architectural Glazing petition 

Office of Commissioner Mary Sheila Gall: the Architectural Glazing petition 

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

/I 

October 20-23 OEX: international standards 

February 1 1-1 2 Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: mutual recognition of product safety 

standard certification and testing 

Apr~l 26-27 Commissioner Carol G. Dawson: mutual recognition of safety standards, 

testing, and certification 

June 27-30 OEX: OECD Meeting of the Consumer Policy Committee Working Party on 

Consumer Safety 

September 14-1 5 OEX: Consumer Policy Committee Working Party 
OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE 

July 25-27 ES & other CPSC staff: International Lawn, Garden, & Power Equipment 

Expo '93 

September 27 EXHR & other CPSC staff: the status of Riding Mower Project 

PERRITT LABORATORIES 

April 29 HS: PPPA test protocols for child-resistant packaging 

POISON PREVENTION WEEK COUNCIL 

June 8 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smithlstaff & EXPA: "get acquainted" meeting 

with the new Chairman of the Poison Prevention Week Council, Darla 

Williamson 

RAYCHEM CORPORATION 

June 7 ES & other CPSC staff: - heat tapes 

RJR NABISCO COMPANY 

June 24 EP: test data on 500 fabrics, using NlST test method for cigarette 

' 

ignitability 

SANZER, KATHY ESQ. 

December 4 Members of the Baby Walker Petition Team: industry comments to the . . petition 

SCRIPTO TOKAl . . 

May 26 

SENTICOL, INC. 

EXCE, EP, & HS: evaluation of whether shaped lighter cases are considered 

different models for purposes of protocol testing 

September 10 ES: CPSC CO Detection Project . . 

SMITH, DAVID (Heat Tape Failure Investigator) , 

November 23 ES: heat tape failure investigations and status of CPSC heat tape project 

work 

SMOKE DETECTOR COMMITTEE FOR CODES AND STANDARDS . . 

November 30 ES, FO, & other CPSC staff: comp~lation of state requirements, model 

legislation on residential smoke detectors, and other topics of interest to the 

Committee 

SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL (SBCCI) 

October 27-28 EP & ES: proposals on swimming pool barriers 

July 13-15 ES: detector provisions for Southern Building Code 
SPARBER AND ASSOCIATES 

March 23 EP: upholstered furniture fire data 

STEORTS, NANCY HARVEY (past Chairman, CPSC) 

- July 15 EXHR & CPSC staff: current CPSC and NSF activities of mutual interest 

SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 

April 29 HS & EP: risk reduction activities with regard to N-Methylpryrrolidone 

(NMPI-based paint stripping 

TASK FORCE ON IN VlTRO ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING 

April 7 HS: current regulatory perspective, scientific issues, and human health 

perspectives relative to eye irritancy testing 

TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) FOR CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY 

January 28-29 HS: status of current research in connection with Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 

1990 

TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) FOR CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY cont'd. 

April 29-30 HS, EP, & other CPSC staff: the status of current research in connection 

with Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1990 

June 11 HS, EP, & other CPSC staff: the status of current research in connection 

with Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1990 

TOY MANllFACTURERS OF AMERICA (TMA) 

February 10-1 2 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith: Chairman gave opening remarks at Toy 

Safety Seminar 

February 1 1-1 2 toy safety responsibilities of manufacturers, importers, & retailers 

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. (UL) 

November 5 

December 10. 

February 24-25 

February 25-26 

March 11 

May 4 

July 9 

U.S. BICYCLE T.A.G. 

Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith, EXPA, & ES: press conference on new 

carbon monoxide detectors 

ES: ULICSA harmonization of Consumer Heat Trace Standards 

ES & other CPSC staff: product safety hazards and UL voluntary standards 

of interest to CPSC & UL 

ES: UL 144, Standard for LP Gas Pressure Regulators 

ES: harmonization of ULICSA (Canadian Standards Association) consumer 

heat trace (heat tape) standards 

ES & other CPSC staff: LP-gas assemblies c 

Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith & OEX: consumer product safety issues 

of mutual interest 

October 21 ES: preparations for IS0 meeting and Fatigue Tests & Braking Standards 
U:S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

May 11 HS & EP: risk reduction activities with regard to NMP-based paint stripping 

U.S. OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS 

October 28 Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith: Eleventh Annual ~ational Consumer's 

Week 

VIRGINIA RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION 

April 28 ES: making a presentation at workshop on Playground Standards 

WILEY, REIN & FIELDING . . 

June 7 ES 81 other CPSC staff: heat tapes 

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APPENDIX D: LOG AND STATUS 

OF ~ONS AND 

APPLICATIONS 
LOG AND STATUS OF PETITIONS AND APPLICA'I'IONS 

The Consumer Product Safety Amendments of 1981 repealed former section 10 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (CPSA). That section provided that any person could petition CPSC to issue, amend or 

revoke a consumer product safety rule, and required the commission to grant or deny the petition within 

120 days. 

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires each agency to give interested persons the right to 

petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule. Therefore, notwithstanding the revocation of 

former section 10 of the CPSA, the commission continues to receive and act on petitions for rulemaking 

under the CPSA and the other statutes which the commission administers: 

The Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA); 

The Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA); 

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA); and 

The Refrigerator Safety Act (RSA). 

Although CPSC is no longer required to act on petitions for consumer product safety rules within 

120 days, the commission addresses all petitions as responsively and expeditiously as possible. 

The status of each petition under consideration during Fiscal Year 1993 is listed in this appendix 

using the following terminology: 

Granted - The commission has decided to initiate a rulemaking proceeding. 

I 

Denied - The commission has decided not to initiate a rulemaking proceeding. 

Decision - commission review and analysis of the petition is incomplete at this time. 

Pending 
Petition Summary of Disposition as of 

Number Petitioner Petition September 30, 1993 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT 

CP 92-1 William O'Keefe Requests amendment of safety 

standard for architectural glass. 

Petition Denied 

CP 93-1 - John M. Llrbancic Requests issuance of a safety Petition Pending 

standard for floor furnaces. 

CP 93-2 John C. Moghtader Requests labeling rule for Petition Denied 

aluminum ladders. 

FEDERAL FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT 

National Assoc. of State Requests issuance of a safety Petition Pending 

Fire Marshals standard for upholstered furniture. 

FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 

Barbara Mauk Requests labeling of charcoal 

concerning carbon monoxide 

hazard. 

Petition ranted in Part 

American Pyrotechnics Requests amendment to fireworks Petition Denied 

Association regulation concerning fuse burn time. 

Gary C. Rosenfield Requests amendment to regulation petition Denied 

applicable to model rocket motors. 

Consumer Federation Requests ban on baby walkers. Petition Denied 

of America 

New York City Dept. of Requests rule on backyard Petition Pending 

Consumer Affairs play sets. 

POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT 

Robert Meyer, Esq. Request for issuance of a rule to Petition Withdrawn 

require child-resistant packaging 

of spot removers containing naphtha. 

State of New York ( Request for issuance of a rule to Decision Pending 

require child-resistant packaging 

of mouthwash containing 5% ethanol. 

VOLUNTARY STANDARDS ACTIVITIES 

During FY 1993, there were 11 new or reviskd voluntary consumer product-safety standards 

approved, for which CPSC provided technical support. These standards address the following: bicycle 

helmets, five-gallon buckets, residential electrical systems, fireworks display devices, gas flexible 

connectors, formaldehyde in particleboard, ground fault circuit interrupters, protective helmets, home 

playground equipment, public playground equipment, and playground surfacing. 

In order to reduce deaths and head injuries, a new bicycle helmet standard (ASTM F1447) was 

approved which provides safety requirements for a maximum allowable impact level, maximum allowable 

time limits for certain low 'impact levels, and retention system strength. In order to reduce child drownings, 

a new Emergency Standard (ASTNCES-26) was approved which requires that all five-gallon buckets have 

labels with pictograms and warning messages. 

In order to help reduce fires originating in home electrical systems, CPSC successfully advocated the 

development of a National Fire Protection Association new electrical maintenance code (NFPA-73) for oneand two-family dwellings. A new American Fireworks Standards Laboratory (AFSL) interim standard for 

fireworks display devices addresses the potential hazard of the display device tipping over and the shells 

firing into those nearby. 

The revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for gas flexible connectors seeks 

to reduce gas fires and explosions by strengthening the test procedures to help assure that the connectors 

are less likely to leak when bent in ammonia environments, such as found in some basements. The (ANSI) 

standard addressing formaldehyde in particleboard (ANSI A208.1) was revised to significantly reduce 

formaldehyde emission levels, thus reducing the potential for serious illness or cancer resulting from 

exposure to formaldehyde. 

The revision to the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standard for ground fault circuit interrupters (UL 

943) includes changes in the impact test, construction materials, and equipment clearance requirements in 

order to provide improved physical strength and safer installation. A new generic protective headgear 

standard (ASTM F1446) provides requirements for a test method, equipment, and procedures to be used in 

evaluating the performance characteristics of various types of protective headgear, such as hockey, riding, 

and bicycle helmets. 

To reduce the estimated 168,000 injuries on playgrounds each year, a new standard (ASTM F1487) 

for public playground equipment was approved which provides requirements addressing falls, head 

entrapment, and entanglement on protrusions. he home playground equipment standard (ASTM F1 148) 

was improved by adding new provisions to help prevent entanglement and strangulation on protrusions. In 

addition, the standard on playground surfacing (ASTM F1292) was revised to decrease injuries when 

children fall from playground equipment. This standard includes two requirements for impact attenuation 

performance: a maximum allowable deceleration level and a maximum allowable impact level determined 

with a head injury model technique. 

CPSC supported 40 voluntary standards development projects. Thirty-four of these are being 

handled by three national consensus groups - ANSI, ASTM (formerly called the American Society for 

Testing and Iblaterials), and UL. A description of the purpose and status of these projects follows: 
SUMMARY LISTINGS OF FY 1993 . 

VOLUNTARY STANDARDS PROJECTS 

Bicycle Helmets 

Buckets: Five-Gallon Open-Head* 

Bunk Beds 

Carbon Monoxide Detectors* 

Chain Saws 

Child-Resistant Packaging 

Cribs 

Electrical Maintenance Code, Residential 

Fireworks Devices 

Flexible Connectors, Gas* 

Formaldehyde in Pressed Wood Products 

Fuel Gas Detection* 

Garage Door Operators 

~urnaces: Gas Central* 

Gas Systems: Residential Overpressure Protection* 

Gas Systems, Venting* 

Gas 201b. Systems* 

Heat Tapes 

Heaters, Kerosene 

Heaters, Unvented Gas Space 

Heaters, Vented Gas* 

Humidifiers, Portable Room 

Indoor Air Quality: ASHRAE 

Indoor Air Quality: ASTM 

Infant Bedding 

Lead 

Light Bulbs 

Microwave Ovens 

National Electrical Code 

Playground Equipment, Home 

Playground Equipment, Public 

Playground Surfacing 

Riding Mowers* 

Shock Protectors 

Smoke Detectors* 

Strollers 

Toddler Beds 

Toy Safety 

Walkers 

Water Heaters, Gas* ( 

Note: (1) An asterisk (*) indicates a "participation" level of involvement. Projects without an asterisk are 

"monitoring" level projects. Definitions of "participation" and "monitoring" are attached. 
Definition of Participation and 

Monitoring Level Involvement 

(See 16 CFR 1031.10(b) and (c)) 

"Participation" includes one or more of the following and is greater involvement than "monitoring": 

regularly attending meetings of a standards development group; taking an active part in discussions; 

research; engineering, health sciences, economics, or epidemiology support; information -and education 

programs; and administrative assistance. 

"Monitoring" includes one more of the following and is lesser involvement than "participation": maintaining 

awareness of the standards development activities through written and oral inquires; receiving and 

reviewing minutes of meetings and copies of draft standards; attending meetings and making comments, as 

appropriate; and, responding to requests for information on risks of injury. 
DESCRIPTION OF CPSC FY 1993 VOLUNTARY STANDARDS ACTIVITIES 

t 

1. BICYCLE HELMETS (ANSI 290.4 & ASTM F1447) 

Purpose - The purpose of this project is: (1 to support the development of a new standard for 

bicycle helmets (ASTM F1447), including a provision for helmet roll off stability, (2) to support a 

future standard for infantltoddler headgear, and (3) to support the revision of an existing American 

National Standard, ANSl 290.4-1984, in order to provide enhanced safety provisions. Status - A 

new standard "Test Method, Equipment, and Procedures Used in Evaluating the Performance 

Characteristics of Protective Headgear (ASTM F14461," that will be used in conjunction with the 

bicycle and other sports headgear standards, was approved on 311 5/93. A new "Standard 

Specification for Protective Headgear Used In Bicycling (ASTM F1447-93)" was approved on 

611 5/93. A revised 290.4 draft standard is currently under committee review. 

2. BUCKETS: FIVE-GALLON OPEN-HEAD CONTAINERS (ASTM ES 26-93) 

Purpos.e - To develop an ASTM labeling and, if appropriate, performance standard for four- to sixgallon open-head containers. Status - ASTIVI approved an "Emergency Standard Specification for 

Cautionary Labeling for Plastic Five-Gallon Open-Head containers (ASTM ES 26-93)" on 7/28/93. 

At that time, CPSC gave the ASTM F15.31 Subcommittee analyses of the incident data and human 

factors issues related to bucket drownings for use in developing a performance standard. 

3. BUNK BEDS (ASTM F15.30) 

Purpose - To revise an ASTM voluntary standard for bunk beds (ASTM F1427-92) to address 

recently reported structural failure associated with metal beds. Status - The ASTM F15.30 

Subcommittee developed for national consensus approval a proposed revision to the standard so as 

to include a dynamic structural integrity test similar to that in a European (EN) standard for bunk 

beds. 

4. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS (UL 2034) 

Purpose - To develop a new UL standard for residential carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, to develop 

installation requirements for the detectors, and to advocate that the model building code 

organizations adopt CPSC proposals regarding the installation of CO detectors in new homes. 

Status - A new standard for CO detectors (UL 2034) was approved. The National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA) is developing a new installation standard for CO and fuel gas detectors. A 

proposed draft of this standard is being reviewed by the subcommittee prior to being made available 

for public comment. CPSC is promoting and will submit model building code proposals which, when 

adopted, will require the installation of CO detectors in new homes. 

5. CHAIN SAWS (ANSI B175.1) 

Purpose - To monitor and comment on any proposed changes in the American National Standard for 

Power Tools Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws Safety Requirements, (ANSI B175.1-1991 I." Status - 

The current standard was approved on 1/10/91. The ANSl Chain Saw Subcommittee is currently 

considering topics for the next required ANSl five year reevaluation of the standard. 
6. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING (ASTM Dl 0.31 ) 

Purpose - To coritinue enhancement of safety standards for child-resistant packaging (CRP), 

including,the development of international standards. Status - CPSC is working with the ASTM 

D10.31 Subcommittee and the ASTM Institute for Standards Research on an inter-laboratory study 

... to test older adults' ability to open various types of CRP. . . . - 

7. CRIBS (ASTM F15.40.24) - 

Purpose - To publish a new ASTM voluntary standard addressing the structural and mechanical 

integrity of non-full-size cribs. This new standard will compliment an existing standard for full-size 

crib integrity (ASTM F1169) and a standard addressing the entanglement/strangulation hazard of 

corner post extensions on all cribs (ASTM F966). Status - At a 3/31/93 meeting of ASTM Task 

Group F15.40.24, members approved a draft new standard for non-full-size crib structural integrity. 

The standard will be balloted concurrently by the ASTIVI F15.40 Subcommittee and the ASTM F15 

Committee on Consumer Products. 

8. RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE CODE FOR ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY 

DWELLINGS (NFPA-73) 

Purpose: To reduce the incidence of fires, injuries, and deaths associated with electrical systems in 

existing residential dwellings. Status - This new electrical safety code was scheduled for adoption 

by the National Fire Protection Association membership on 1 1 /I 6/93. 

9. FIREWORKS DEVICES 

Purpose - To monitor the implementation of the industry developed standards, testing, and 

certification program to address the risk of injury and a perceived high level of noncompliance 

associated with fireworks devices. Status - An interim "American Fireworks Standards Laboratory 

(AFSL) Product and Performance Standard for : Mines and Shells -- Single or Multiple-Shot 

Classifications 20, 21" was approved by AFSL on 1/29/93. The standard addresses the potential 

for multiple-tube aerial display devices to tip over while firing. 

10. FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS, GAS (ANSI 221.24) 

Purpose - To revise the ANSl standard on gas flexible connectors in order to provide improved stress 

testing. Status - ANSl approval of a revised standard on gas flexible connectors was anticipated in 

11 193. 

11. FORMALDEHYDE IN PRESSED WOOD PRODUCTS (ANSI A208.1, HPMA HP 

1983, AND ASTM D-22) 

Purpose - To develop effective national consensus voluntary standards limiting consumer exposure 

to formaldehyde emissions from pressed wood products. Status - A revised ANSl standard which 

reduces the limits on formaldehyde emissions for particleboard was approved in 7/93. A medium 

density fiberboard (MDF) proposed standard was submitted for ANSl approval during the spring of 

1993 and is going through the national consensus process. A proposed standard for hardwood 

plywood was submitted in 7/93 to ANSl for national consensus approval. 
12. FUEL GAS DETECTION (UL 1484) 

Purpose - To support the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) development of installation 

requirements for placement of fuel gas detectors in residences and to review the "Standard for 

Safety: Residential Gas Detectors (LIL 1484)" with a view toward recommending improvements, as 

appropriate. Status - NFPA is developing a new installation standard for carbon monoxide (CO) and 

fuel gas detectors. A proposed draft of this standard is being reviewed by a NFPA subcommittee 

prior to being made available for public comment. On 6/16/93, UL distributed the Second Edition of 

LIL 1484 for public review, comment, and recognition as an ~merican National Standard under the 

ANSl national consensus review process. 

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13. FURNACES, GAS CENTRAL (ANSI: 221.44, 221.47, 221.48, 221.49, 221.64) 

Purpose - To improve the safety performance of residential gas central furnaces through 

recommendations to appropriate voluntary standards developers and building code groups. Status - 

CPSC recommendations to the ANSl subcommittee for gas-fired furnaces are currently being 

processed. 

14. GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS (UL 325) 

Purpose - To monitor any proposed changes in the "Standard for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver and 

Window Operators and Systems (UL 325)" to decrease the entrapment hazard associated with 

residential garage doors operated by garage door operators. Status - UL issued a revision of UL 325 

on 12/31 191 . Several additional safety provisions were added and issued on 611 0192. All revisions 

were effective on 1/1/93. No revisions are currently in process. This project is completed. 

15. RESIDENTIAL GAS SYSTEMS: OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION (ANSI 2223.1) 

Purpose - To revise the National Fuel Gas Code to provide for better overpressure protection in 

I residential LP-gas systems and to develop a standard for residential natural gas service regulators. 

Status - 'The ANSl 2223.1 Committee has approved a revision to the standard that in 1995 will 

require new residential LP-gas installations to have two-stage regulation in lieu of single-stage 

regulation to provide improved overpressure protection. CPSC is also considering different 

mechanisms to get LP-gas pressure regulators out of service when they reach their estimated life 

expectancy. This should reduce age-related regulator failures which may cause overpressurization. 

A draft standard for residential natural gas service regulators is under development by the American 

Gas Association. 

16. GAS SYSTEMS VENTING (NFPA 54lANSI 2 223.1-1992) 

Purpose - To develop and revise ANSI standards and the National Fuel Gas Code to provide 

improved safety for exhausting gas appliance products of combustion. Status - The American Gas 

Association Laboratories is conducting tests on common venting of appliances. LIL has initiated an 

ad hoc committee to examine the need to modify standards to address potential back drafting 

caused by house depressurization. 

17. GAS 20LB SYSTEMS (UL 2061 AND ANSl 221.58) 

Purpose - To improve the safety and performance of gas outdoor cooking and heating equipment 
(typically supplied by LP gas in the "20 pound" cylinder.) Status - The standard is being harmonized 

with the Canadian standard. Recommendations for gas bypass and routing were given to the ANSl 

221.58 Subcommittee. 

18. HEAT TAPES (UL 1462 and UL 2049) . . 

Purpose - To determine the risk of injury and appropriate measures, including revising voluntary 

standards, to reduce residential fire losses associated with electrical heat tapes. Status - CPSC 

completed studies on heat tape installation instructions, failure causes, and incident data. Also, 

CPSC completed a test program to measure the adequacy of proposed voluntary standards 

requirements to address the fire hazards associated with heat tapes. The results of the test 

program indicate the need for additional safety requirements to assure the continued production of 

high quality heat tapes. The test work also indicates that the use of GFCls in conjunction with 

listed heat tapes can help prevent many fires. CPSC is attending UL meetings held to improve heat 

tape standard requirements and to harmonize requirements with the Canadian Standards Association 

(CSA). 

19. HEATERS, KEROSENE - INDOOR AIR QUALITY (UL 647) 

Purpose - To revise the existing UL 647 standard to include an emission rate standard for nitrogen 

dioxide. Status - CPSC developed a hood test method which can be used to measure nitrogen 

dioxide emission rates from kerosene heaters. CPSC also recommended an emission rate limit for 

inclusion within UL 647. UL accepted the test method. UL issued a bulletin proposing testing by 

manufacturers using the test method developed by CPSC. Testing by UL and CPSC is expected to 

occur during early 1994. CPSC plans to meet with a UL task force in early 1994, to discuss an 

emission rate limit and the development of the revised voluntary standard. 

20. HEATERS, UNVENTED GAS SPACE (ANSI 221 .I 1.2) 

\ Purpose - To revise the ANSl standard to incorporate an emission rate for nitrogen dioxide. Status - 

CPSC completed testing on nine unvented gas space heaters using a standard hood test system. A 

series of round robin tests were conducted under the direction of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers 

Association (GAMA). CPSC plans to meet with the ANSl 221 Committee in early 1994 to discuss 

development of the revised voluntary standard. 

21. HEATERS, VENTED GAS (ANSI 221.44-1 991) 

Purpose - To revise the ANSl 221.44 standard to reduce the risk to consumers of carbon monoxide 

(CO) poisoning and fire. Status - CPSC attended the first 221.1 1 .I Working Group meeting of the 

current standard review cycle. CPSC is concerned about a possible change to the standard 

involving weakening the vent safety shutoff system (VSSS) requirements for vented wall furnaces. 

A proposal was made at a 6/9/93 ANSl 2211CGA Vented Heater Working Group meeting to amend 

the VSSS coverage to delete coverage for testing without the vent attached. The reason for the 

requested change is to remedy a problem with nuisance shutdowns caused by the VSSS. The 

proposal will be sent to the committee for letter ballot. 
22. HUMIDIFIERS, PORTABLE ROOM - INDOOR AIR QUALITY 

(ANSIIAHAM-HU-1) 

Purpose - To develop a national consensus voluntary safety standard which provides for cleaning 

and maintenance guidelines and labeling requirements for portable home humidifiers. Status - CPSC 

worked with the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) to develop effective 

cleaning and maintenance strategies for portable humidifiers. AHAM conducted laboratory testing 

to verify the effectiveness of proposed cleaning and maintenance instructions. Care an'd 

maintenance guidelines will be incorporated as industry voluntary guidelines. CPSC and AHAM are 

working to have the care and maintenance guidelines and label incorporated into the ANSIIAHAMHU-1 humidifier standard that is due for reaffirmation in 1994. 

23. INDOOR AIR QUALITY: ASHRAE (ASHRAE 62-89 & ANSIIASHRAE 62-91) 

Purpose - To establish indoor air quality national consensus vol;ntary standards for buildings. 

Status - The ANSIIASHRAE 62-1 990 American National Standard was approved 511 7/91; Model 

building code groups are being asked to incorporate it into their codes. CPSC continues to monitor 

other ASHRAE standards development activities associated with indoor air quality. 

24. INDOOR AIR QUALITY: ASTM (ASTM D22.05) 

Purpose - To establish testing standards relating to indoor air quality. Status - CPSC reviews indoor 

air quality proposed standards and issues of interest which are being considered by the ASTM 

D22.05 Subcommittee. Examples include proposed standards for exposure modeling and small 

chamber emission testing. 

25. INFANT BEDDING & RELATED ACCESSORIES (ASTM F15.40.26) 

Purpose - To develop a voluntary standard addressing ingestionlchoking on decorative items and 

entanglementlstrangulation on strings and threads on infant bedding products and nursery soft 

goods. Status - A first draft of a standard was received on 7/23/93 and will be the subject of 

discussion at the task group's 11 193 meeting. 

26: LEAD (ASTM E06.23) 

Purpose - To develop standards for practices, guides, and products used in the abatement of lead 

hazards, especially related to lead paint. Status - A liquid lead paint encapsulant standard was 

developed for the ASTM E06.23 Subcommittee ballot scheduled for 10193. Development of 

specification standards for other types of encapsulantslenclosures will follow. Standards for ' 

removal, sampling, analytical methods, and risk assessment are under active development. A 

standard for the sampling collection of airborne lead during abatement activities was passed by the 

full E06 Committee. 

27. LIGHT BULBS, INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC 

Purpose - To develop recommendations, if needed, for establishing a new safety standard for 

incandescent electric light bulbs used by consumers around the home. Status - CPSC plans to meet 

with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and three major U.S. light bulb manufacturers 
on 11 112193 to discuss conformance to applicable standards. Manufacturers report that they certify 

to the Canadian Standards Association requirements for bulbs marketed in Canada and maintain the 

same quality level for bulbs sold in the United States. Also, they state that they self-certify light 

bulbs to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard. 

28. MICROWAVE OVENS (UL 923) 

Purpose - To determine the risk of injury involving microwave ovens due to repair and maintenance 

by untrained consumers and to recommend changes to the UL 923 standard as appropriate. 

Status - CPSC completed technical assessment of microwave oven electrocutions and plans to 

submit recommendations for improving the LIL standard. 

29. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC) (NFPA 70) 

Purpose - To enhance the safety of electrical consumer products by upgrading the protection at the 

time of the NEC revision: Status - CPSC submitted two proposals to change the current edition 

which were submitted prior to the 11 15/93 deadline. One proposal seeks to clarify the GFCl 

protection required for spas and hot tubs; the second seeks GFCl protection for backyard boat lifts. 

Both proposals were provisionally accepted in principle. Further balloting and a public comment 

period are required before final adoption. 

30. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, HOME (ASTM F1148) 

Purpose - To revise an existing ASTM standard to address entrapment in enclosed openings, 

entanglement on hooks and other protrusions, and roller slides. Status - A revision of the voluntary 

standard, ASTM F1148, was approved on 611 1/93 and the revised standard was published in 8/93. 

31. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, PUBLIC (ASTM F1487) 

Purpose - To develop a new standard addressing falls, head entrapment, entanglement on 

protrusions, injury resulting from collapse of equipment, and other injuries associated with the use 

of public playground equipment Status - A new standard for public playground equipment (ASTM 

F1487) was approved on 9/16/93. 

32. PLAYGROUND SL~RFACING (ASTM F1292) 

Purpose - To support the revision of the ASTM F1292-91 standard establishing performance 

requirements for shock absorbing. materials used for surfacing under and around playground 

equipment. Status - A revision to the F1292 standard was approved 611 5/93 that makes the 

requirements for impact attenuation performance consistent with the recommendations in the CPSC 

Handbook for Public Playground Safety published in 11/91. 
33. RIDING MOWERS (ANSI B71.1) 

Purpose - To complete CPSC recommendations for improvements to the ANSl B71 .I standard for 

riding mowers, in the areas of blade access time, mower stability, and control layout. Status - In 

5193, CPSC provided recommended control layout improvements for the standard. CPSC plans a 

final report on the human factors study of time to blade access in 11 193. 

34. SHOCK PROTECTORS: GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS 

(UL 943) 

Purpose - To enhance the shock protection from electric circuits and products by improving the 

existing voluntary standard and expanding consumer knowledge on the functioning and testing of 

GFCls. Status - CPSC is investigating causes for miswired receptacle-type GFCl installations 

resulting in loss of ground fault protection. CPSC procured various brands of product samples and 

conducted an analysis of terminal configurations and markings. 

35. SMOKE DETECTORS (UL 21 7) 

Purpose - To reduce the deaths and injuries from residential fires by increasing the number of homes 

with working smoke detectors. Status - A coalition of concerned organizations formed committees 

to determine the extent of the problem of non-working smoke detectors, conduct outreach efforts, 

increase detector use and maintenance, and evaluate applicable standards and codes. On 5110193. 

LIL approved the fourth edition of the UL 217 standard. This edition incorporates changes to the 

standard since 1017185. This standard is being considered as a possible national consensus 

standard under the ANSl process. 

36. STROLLERS (ASTM F833) 

Purpose - To revise an ASTM voluntary standard, to add provisions addressing effectiveness of the 

restraining system, security of latching mechanisms, and entrapmentlstrangulation of infants in 

convertible carriagelstrollers. Status - At'a 3130193 task group meeting, members approved a new 

requirement addressing entrapmentlstrangulation in leg openings of convertible carriageslstrollers.' A 

concurrent ballot of this requirement by the ASTM F15.40.08 Subcommittee and the ASTM F15 

Committee is scheduled to close on 10128193. 

37. TODDLER BEDS (AS'TM F15.40.27) 

Purpose - To develop a new ASTM voluntary standard addressing entrapmentlstrangulation in 

openings in the structure of toddler beds. Status - An ASTM organizational meeting was held on 

3130193 at CPSC offered to write a first draft of a riew safety standard. This draft was mailed to all ,! 

toddler bed members and discussion of the draft standard will take place at the next meeting. 

38. TOY SAFETY (ASTM F963) 

Purpose - To revise the "Standard Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety (ASTM F9631." 

Status - At a 3/5/91 meeting the ASTM F15.22 Toy Safety Subcommittee established seven 

working groups to revise the standard. The working groups (WG's) are as follows: 11 Flammability, 

2) Toxicology, 31 Crib and playpen Toys, 4) Small Parts, 5) Labeling, 6) Battery Operated Toys, and 
7) Miscellaneous Issues. Proposals by all WG's were developed and the draft revised standard was 

scheduled for letter ballot to the ASTM F15.22 Subcommittee in 12/93. A significant proposed 

revision is the establishment of a flammability test protocol that has been approved by CPSC as the 

method to determine when a toy is a flammable solid as defined by 16 CFR 1500.3(c)(6)(vi). A 

number of new or strengthened safety provisions are included within the proposed revised standard. 

However, the CPSC suggestions for a revision to the crib and playpen toy requirements (reduce 

string length from 12 inches to 7 inches) and to develop requirements to address choking on small 

figures and other toys with rounded ends were not accepted by the Subcommittee. 

39. WALKERS (ASTM F977) 

Purpose - To develop appropriate safety requirements addressing falls down stairways and to make 

other editorial changes as part of the five year review of the ASTM walker standard. Status - At a 

2/22/93 meeting, CPSC met with members of the walker section of the ASTM Juvenile Products 

Subcommittee to discuss the nature and scope of the CPSC in-house project on walkers. CPSC 

plans to attend an 11/9/93 meeting at which the questionnaire to be used by CPSC in a telephone 

survey regarding incidents of walkers falling down stairways will be discussed. Attendees at this 

meeting will be given copies of proposed changes to the walker standard that will be proposed as 

part of the five year standard review. Comments on the proposed changes will be requested. 

40. WATER HEATERS, GAS (ANSI 221 .lo) 

Purpose - To revise the ANSI standard to protect consumers against ignition of flammable vapors by 

gas water heaters. Status - Reports of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 

sponsored research are being reviewed by CPSC and subsequently will be forwarded to the 

commission. GAMA has plans to sponsor an additional test program to evaluate alternative water 

heater designs. CPSC laboratory testing indicates that a simple dam may be an effective way to 

prevent fires. 
APPENDIX F: VOLUNTARY CORRE~ 

A~ON PLANS 

AND PRODUCT RE^ 

SWBSE~ON A/ 

SE~ON 15 REm 

SLTBSE~ON B/ 

REGULATORY REw 
VOLUNTARY CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS AND PRODUCT RECALLS 

Voluntary Corrective Action Plans and Recall 

of Products Subject to Product Safety 

Standards and Other Specific Regulations 

Exclusive of Section 15 of the 

Consumer Product Safety Act 

The Office of Compliance and Enforcement and the Regional Offices are jointly responsible for 

identification of consumer products that fail to comply with a specific product safety standard or other 

CPSC product-related requirements mandated by statute or regulation. CPSC works cooperatively with 

the responsible companies to obtain voluntary corrective action plans as appropriate to protect the 

public. Following is a list of these product recalls and corrective action plans monitored by the 

commission during Fiscal Year 1993. 

Consumers may find products on the market that resemble those appearing on this list. After 

manufacturers and importers correct.violations, they may distribute complying versions of products 

which were recalled. CPSC monitors recalls to ensure that the noncomplying products have been 

removed from the market. It is unfair to responsible manufacturers and importer,^ to conclude that toys 

and children's products on the .list are still offered for sale. 
DATE PRODUCT 

Blitzkrieg Fireworks Device 

Electric Toy Train Boxcars 

Electric Toy Train 

Silversmith Pure Silver Plate 

Talking Touch Tinkle Phones 

Thin Line Play Phones 

91 1 Emergency Phone Centers 

Sundown Pumpkin Scented Lamp 

Jack-0-Lantern Votive Lite 

Sundown Pumpkin Scented Lamp 

Musical Instruments 

Pop Up Pumpkin 

2 I,lltra Kip Pacifiers Infant Size 

Children's Vampire Costume 

Triplet Dolls 

Patty and Her Puppy 

Baby Luv Children's Sleepwear 

Sweet Family Blessing Baby 

Wooden Christmas Toys 

Wooden Puzzles (4 pcs.) 

Wooden Puzzles (6 pcs.) 

Wooden Puzzles (6 pcs.) 

Wooden Puzzles (5 pcs.) 

Party Streamer 

Vita-Worth Brand Iron Tablets 

3 in 1 Construction Table 

Jesty the Clown 

Fuzzy Puzzles 

Fuzzy Puzzles 

Fuzzy Puzzles 

Fuzzy Puzzles 

Look-in-Action Vehicle Set 

Wilsons Leather Protector 

Vyco Cleaner 

Infant Socks 

Stroller Mates 

Halloween Handout Puzzles 

Teach Me Teddy 

SqueakerlSqueeze Toys 

Happy PUPPY 

Stuffed Boy Doll 

Breakfast Set 

Brondecon Elixir 

Industrial Orange Paint 

Touch and Sound Train 

Happy Penny Doll 

Ch~ldren's Sleepwear Garments 

Children's Sleepwear Garments 

Children's Sleepwear Garments 

MODEL 

#CP231 

#8506 

#8113 

Liquid 

#3235 

#985 

#3675 

#935 

#940 

#934 

#TG33 

#30156 

#I 200 & 1201 

#HG11052 

#OO 1 

#3159 

#39539 (Style) 

#208363 or 208371 or 6957 

#X4848 

#DL-4002lAnimals 

#MTC-2028lGarden Tools 

#MTC-2033 

#MTC-026 

1 OOml cans 

100 Tablet Bottle - 37.5 mg. 

it3630 

#24501 

if35555 - Circus Animals 

#33333 - Jungle Animals 

it37777 - Household Pets 

#30000 - Farm Animals 

#27978D 

5 oz. aerosol 

#I 255 - 8 OZ. 

#3094 

if5880 

#P302 

#0185 

#2035 

#2 146 

#0602 

#I235 

16 fl oz (474 ml) 

#436-43 

#6511 

#K 675-31678-3 

#9863 

#9441 

#9440 

VIOLATIONS 

excessive pyrotechnic materials 

lead-in-paint 

lead-in-paint 

contains cyanide 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

child-resistant effectiveness 

ch~ld-resistant effectiveness 

child-resistant effectiveness 

small parts 

small parts ' 

cracks; potential breakage 

sharp edge 

small parts ' 

small parts 

flammability 

small parts 

small parts 

lead-in-paint 

lead-in-paint 

lead-in-paint 

lead-in-paint 

labeling 

no child-resistant closure 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

labeling 

labeling 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

no child-resistant closure 

lead-in-paint 

small parts 

small parts 

flammability 

flammability 

flammability 
CITATION CITY & STATE ZIP CODE 

16 CFR 1500.17 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1500.17 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1700.15 

16 CFR 1700.15 

16 CFR 1700.1 5 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1500.49 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1615 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1500.3 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1500.3 

16 CFR 1500.3 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1615 

' 16CFR 1615 

16 CFR 1615 

China Pyrotechnics, Inc. 

Life-Like Products, Inc. 

Life-Like Products, Inc. 

Restoration Technology 

Handi-Craft Company 

Handi-Craft Company 

Handi-Craft Company 

Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. 

Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. 

Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. 

Overseas United, Ltd. 

Fred's, Inc. 

Kiddie Products, Inc. 

Rubie's Costume Co., Inc. 

Value Merchants, Inc. 

Value Merchants, Inc. 

Bend 'N Stretch, Inc. 

McCrory Corporation 

Wang's International, Inc. 

U.S. Toy Co., Inc. 

U.S. Toy Co., Inc. 

U.S. Toy Co., Inc. 

U.S. Toy Co., Inc. 

Northeast Import, Inc. 

General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) 

Brik Toy Company 

Target Stores 

Lights, Camera, lnteraction 

Lights, Camera, lnteraction 

Lights, Camera, lnteraction 

Lights, Camera, lnteraction 

Kay Bee Toy & Hobby Shops 

Wilson Suede and Leather ' 

Alvin & Company, Inc. 

Neuville Industries, Inc. 

Summer Infant Products, Inc. 

Lisa Frank, Inc. 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Parke-Davis 

Kurfees Coatings, Inc. 

Hills Department Stores 

All for a Dollar, Inc. 

The Warren Featherbone Co. 

The Warren Featherbone Co. 

The Warren Featherbone Co. 

Florence, AL 

Baltimore, MD. 

Baltimore, MD , 

Orlando, FL 

St. Louis, MO 

St. Louis, MO 

St. Louis, MO 

Jackson, WI 

Jackson, WI 

Jackson, WI 

New York, NY 

Memphis, TN 

Avon, MA 

New Hyde Park, NY 

New York, NY 

New York, NY 

Hialeah, FL 

York, PA 

Memphis, TN 

Grandview, MO 

Grandview, MO 

Grandview; MO 

Grandview, MO 

Central Falls, RI 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Houston, TX 

Minneapolis,l\nIV 

Westport, CT 

Westport, CT 

Westport, CT 

Westport, CT 

Pittsfield, MA 

Minneapolis, MN 

Bloomfield, CT 

~ildebran,' NC 

Cumberland, RI 

Tucson, AZ 

San Juan, PR 

San Juan, PR 

San Juan, PR 

San Juan, PR 

San Juan, PR 

Morris Plains, NJ 

Louisville, KY 

Canton, MA 

Springsfield, MA 

Gainesville, GA 

Gainesville, GA 

Gainesville, GA 
DATE PRODUCT 

Pepperseed Christmas Ornaments 

Gem Collection Pacifiers 

Baby Phone Rattle 

Plastic Building Blocks 

Uncle Bee Pull Toy 

Baby's First Car 

Li'l Playmates Farm Play Set 

Fish Splash Umbrella 

Wind-Up Riding Bear & Cat 

Cordless Phone Organ 

Bags, Backpacks, Beach Bags 

Happy Bear Push Toy 

Bug Train Push Toy 

Wooden Puzzles 

Toy Baby B'ottles/Rubber Nipples 

6" Stretchable Charm Bracelet 

7" Cha Cha Plastic Maracas . 

15" Beaded Charm Necklace 

6" Stretchable Bracelet 

Dump Truck 

Bulldozer 

Huffy Bicycles 

Le Roy Pacifiers 

Le Roy Pacifiers 

Le Roy Pacifiers 

Le Roy Pacifiers 

Licking Frog Pull-Along Toy 

Bamm-Bamm's Drum & Flute Toy 

My First Push Toy Funny Copter 

Swing & Sway Spinning Ball 

Plastercraft Plaster Set 

Battle of Guadalcanal Frwks 

Super Clear Windshield Solvent 

Russian Ferris Wheel 

My ~irs't Buddys Police Car 

My First Buddys Dumper 

Bicycles 

Evenflo White Metal Cribs 

Bicycles 20" 

Wind-Up BearICat 

Fast Rolling Book Series 

I Can Drive Cars 

Magic Guard Leather Protector 

Vitarex 

Chelated, Solamins, Multimineral 

Naturivite Powder 

Ciplex 

Joggers 

Vegicap Multiple 

MODEL 

#B-2538, 39, 40 

#76407 and 76408 

#63089 

#50 

#I 05-281 

#223-057 

#I 04-832 

18" long - 100% nylon ' 

#8923 

#D-6138 

#4301-9, 4350-53, et al 

#9114 

#9111 

#271 & 272 

#I611 6 

#24/395 

#I618 

it241394 

#24/329 

#102-947 

#102-965 

Various Models 

N /A 

N /A 

N /A 

N /A 

#9113 

N /A 

#3066 

#H020297 

#7440 

#CP262 

Premixed 

At8610 

#4505 

#4500 

#I601 

#5383 

#201557 

#7841/2, 

N /A 

#9106 

5 oz. aerosol 

30 Tablets; 10 mg 

90 Tablets; 10 mg 

8 Oz (227 g); 6 mg 

60 Tablets; 5.79 mg 

60 Tablets; 15 mg 

90 Vegicaps; 10 mg 

VIOLATIONS 

labeling 

component separation 

penetrates test fixture 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

sharp edge 

small parts 

small parts 

lead-in-paint 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

hand breaks % 

component separation 

component separation 

component separation 

component separation 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

small parts 

lead-in-paint 

excessive pyrotechnic materials 

no child-resistant closure 

lead-in-paint 

small parts 

small parts 

foot brake 

slat spacing 

reflectors 

small parts 

lead-ln-paint 

small parts 

labeling 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no ch~ld-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 
CITATION 

16 CFR 1500.3 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1510 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1500.49 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 151q.5 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1511 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1500.17 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1512.5 

16 CFR 1508.4 

16 CFR 1512.16 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1303 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1500.3 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

Jim Marvin Enterprises 

Gerber Products Company 

Artsana of America, Inc. 

Palkar Plastics 

ABC School Supply Co., Inc. 

ABC School Supply Co., Inc. 

ABC School Supply Co., Inc. 

Avon Products, Inc. 

Madison LtdIDavis Brothers 

Coynes, Inc. 

Jaclyn, Inc. 

J & S Sales, Inc. 

J & S Sales, Inc. 

LTD Commodities 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc. 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc. 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc. 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc. 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc. 

ABC School Supply Co., Inc. 

ABC School Supply Co., Inc. 

Huffy Corporation 

Casa Felix #2 

Casa Lucas Market #3 

Cuba Nica 

La Morena 

Velasco Alonso, Inc. 

San Pacific International 

Suarez Toy HouseIG. Suarez 

Gitty's Toys, Inc. 

Tyco Industries, Inc. 

China Pyrotechnics, Inc. 

Oil Products Company 

Zeiger Enterprises, Inc. 

SLM, Inc. 

SLM, Inc. 

Zenital, Inc. 

Montgomery Ward & Co, Inc. 

Diversified Investment Corp. 

Toy Wonders, Inc. 

Zokeisha (USA), Inc. 

Dream Works 

Shirlo, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

CITY & STATE ZIP CODE 

Dickon, TN 37056 

Fremont, MI 4941 3 

New York, NY I0010 

New York, NY 10001 

Duluth, GA 301 36 

Duluth, GA 301 36 

Duluth, GA 301 36 

New York, NY 10019 

Hackensack, NJ 07601 

Minneapolis, MN 55428 

West New York, NJ 07093 

Charlotte, NC 28203 

Charlotte, NC 28203 

Bannockburn, IL 6001 5 

Omaha, NE 681 37 

Omaha, NE 681 37 

Omaha, NE 681 37 

Omaha, NE 681 37 

Omaha, NE 681 37 

Duluth, GA 301 36 

Duluth, GA 301 36 

Dayton, OH 45822 

San Francisco, CA 941 10 

San Francisco, CA 941 10 

San Francisco, CA 941 10 

San Francisco, CA 941 10 

Arecibo, Puerto Rico 006 1 3 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

San Juan, PR 99936 

Mayaguez, PR 0068 1 

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 

Florence, AL 35631 

Carter Lake, IA 681 03 

Trenton, NJ 0861 8 

Gloversville, NY 12078 

Gloversville, NY 12078 

El Monte, CA 91 731 

Chicago, IL 6067 1 

McFarland, WI 53558 

Moonachie, NJ 07074 

New York, NY 10016 

Cerritos, CA 90701 

Memphis, TN 381 18 

Lynbrook, NY 11 563 

Lynbrook, NY 11 563 

Lynbrook, NY 11 563 

Lynbrook, hY 11 563 

Lynbrook, NY 11 563 

Lynbrook, NY 11 563 
DATE PRODUCT MODEL 

P.1VI.S. Formula 

Naturvite 

Formula VM-75 

Multiinic Formula 

Super-plex 

Earth Source 

Gentile lron 

Aspartamins 

Prenatal Nutrients 

Trace Elements 

Hematinic Formula 

Full Spectrum Multiminerals 

Natural Amino Acid Chelated lron 

VM-2000 

Natural Univite 

Mini Racer F-1 

Mini Racer F-1 

30 Capsules 

60 Tablets; 6 mg 

360 Tablets; 1 mg 

100 Tablets; 10 mg 

90 Tablets; 20 mg 

60 Tablets; 18 mg 

90 (or 180) Vegicaps; 30 mg 

90 Tablets; 10 mg 

60 (or 120) Tablets; 45 mg 

50 (or 100, 2501 Tablets; 18 mg 

100 (or 250) Tablets; 45 mg 

90 Softgels; 18 mg 

100 (or 250, 500, 1000) Tablets; 

30 mg 

60 Tablets; 10 mg 

30 Tablets; 10 mg 

#3360 

#3360 

VIOLATIONS 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resjstant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child:r,esistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no chi~d~resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

no child-resistant closure 

small parts 

small parts 
CITATION MANUFACTURERIIMPORTER 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.1 4 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1700.14 

16 CFR 1501 

16 CFR 1501 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc: 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. ' 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. . 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Solgar company, Inc. 

Solgar Company, Inc. 

Crest Industries Corporation 

McCrory Corporation 

CITY & STATE 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Lynbrook, NY 

Deer Park, NY 

York, PA 

ZIP CODE 
Voluntary Corrective Action Plans Under 

Section 15 of the Consumer Product Safety Act and 

Section 15 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 

Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

JSL Import Export The product has no No existing 

10/92 International overcurrent inventory will be 

Gardena, CA 90249 protection and the sold within the 

#24 AWG wire size is United States. 

100 Miniature Xmas deemed inadequate. 

Light Set, Art. No. Damage to the wire 

1005PL insulation during the 

life of the product 

could expose the 

conductors to short 

circuit or arcing 

conditions, creating 

a fire hazard. 

House of Lloyd The cord is not 

10/92 randv view, MO 64030 adequately secured on 

the original design. 

Electric Night The wires could 

Lights, Teddy Bear separate from their 

#540594 & Sleepy terminals resulting 

~ouse #300469 in sparking or 

overheating. 

Both styles of night 

lights were 

redesigned in 1989 

to include a tight 

connection and a 

strain relief where 

the cord enters the 

sockets. 

Carousel Designs A child could grasp The product was 

10/92 Douglasville, GA the long ribbon loops redesigned in 1992 

30134 hanging from the and now has a 

decoration and become warning label 

Wall Hanging entangled. A concerning its use. 

Decoration, Model strangulation 

#DOTS-WH incident could result 

if the loops become 

wrapped around the 

childts head. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

1 Roman, Inc. 

10/92 Roselle, 1L 

Glass Pacifier, 

#784026 

Consolidated Stores 

10/92 Columbus, OH 

French Fry Cutter 

Item #11010403 

Cannondale Corp. 

10/92 Georgetown, CT 

Mountain Bicycles 

Longhorn Mfg. Co. 

10/92 Rosewell, NM 87107 

"LH TripleN display 

rack firework 

BRK Electronics 

10/92 Aurora, IL 60504 

BRK smoke 

detectors, 18391 

and 28391 AC series 

The pacifier The firm 

resembles a real discontinued the 

pacifier but is made product. All 

of glass. If given. remaining inventory 

to an infant, the was destroyed. 

product. may present a 

laceration hazard. 

The cutting blade is Consumers should 

not securely attached return the cutter to 

in the frame which retailer for a 

presents a laceration refund of purchase 

hazard. price. 

The reflectors are The firm implemented 

inadequate. a recall offering 

consumers a 

retrofit. 

The device may tip 

over during operation 

and fire its charges 

horizontally. These 

charges could strike' 

the operator or 

persons nearby, 

possibly resulting in 

serious injury or 

death. 

Non-functioning horns 

of BRK smoke 

detectors may fail to 

warn consumers of 

fire and thereby 

contribute to serious 

or fatal injury. 

The firm 

discontinued 

production and 

recalled units to 

the consumer level. 

The firm is offering 

free replacement 

units to consumer. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Pepsi-Cola The bottle may The firm recalled 

10/92 Somers, NY 10589 shatter unexpectedly the bottles from 

possibly injuring retailers and 

12 oz. long neck . someone in the instructed consumers 

Pepsi-Cola/Richard immediate vicinity. to empty the bottles 

Petty glass bottles to eliminate the 

hazard. 

Benj amin-Sheridan Death or serious The firm will fix 

10/92 Corp. injury could result all airguns sent to 

East Bloomfield, NY from an accidental them by retailers 

14443 discharge of the and consumers via 

airgun when the pre-paid UPS. 

C02 and pneumatic safety is disengaged. 

airguns 

west Bend Company The bottom of the Owners of the 

11/92 West Bend, WI cookware may separate product directly 

exposing the user to notified of the 

Multicore Cookware molten aluminum if it hazard. Future 

is not used according product to include 

to cooking and use revised warning 

instructions. language. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Pleasure & Leisure 

Industries, Inc. 

San Antonio, TX 

llKonkord Kastletl 

Air Inflatable 

Bounce Amusement 

Rides 

The. Toro Co. 

Bloomington, MN 

Wiring connectors 

for Toro 

replacement and . . 

Lunalite original 

outdoor light power 

packs (Nine Toro 

models sold since 

1988 and certain 

Lunalite models 

rated at 108 or 118 

watts sold in 1986 

and 1987) 

If not properly Customers are being 

anchored, a gust of provided a free "fix 

wind may cause the kitVV with revised 

ride to turn over instructions and two 

throwing children self-adhesive 

riders around within labels: (1) warns 

or out of the ride. about proper 

anchoring and to 

unload in excessive 

winds, (2) provides 

rules of operation. 

New production 

includes these items 

along with metal 

ground anchoring 

stakes. 

Corrosion of the Owners of affected 

cable connector could units should call 

cause overheating and Toro at 1-800-321- 

melting of the wire 8676 for a repair 

insulation. A short kit with 

circuit could result, instructions. 

creating a fire 

hazard. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Polaris Industries If the park brake is Firm has added a 

11/92 Minneapolis, MN left engaged, brakes warning lite to park 

may overheat causing brake system on all 

1990; 1991; and property damage or post production and 

1992 models of vehicle damage due to a letter of warning 

Snowmobiles fire. No injuries to to consumers and 

date. dealers which 

included a warning 

label for the 

snowmobile 

dashboard. A joint 

press release was 

issued on 12/1/92. 

Berel ~nduktries 

12/92 dba Craig Consumer 

Electronics 

Cerritos, CA 

Cassette Recorder 

with AC Battery 

Charger; Model J109 

Smith & Hawken 

12/92 Mill Valley, CA 

Clip On Metal 

Candle Holder, 

Model #4947 

Use of nonrechargeable 

batteries causes 

explosions when AC 

adaptor is connected 

to recorder to 

recharge batteries. 

The product's 

instructions do not 

warn of this hazard. 

Product's warning 

statement was 

revised to inform 

consumers that nonrechargeable 

batteries will 

explode. when AC 

adaptor. is. connected 

to recorder. 

Insufficient The firm 

directions to warn discontinued the 

consumer of potential product, notified 

fire hazard if used all known purchasers 

on untreated tree. by mail offering to 

repurchase at 

original price. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Coleman Co. The metal ring of the Owners should call 

12/92 Wichita, KS 67202 output plug could Coleman at 1-800- 

contact the positive 835-3278 for a free 

Power Station I1 battery terminal and replacement. 

Rechargeable short circuit, 

Battery Pack, Model presenting a fire 

No. 5360A550 hazard. 

Rival Manufacturing Fan blade pieces may Consumers to return 

12/92 Kansas City, MO contaminate food and products for free 

64131 cause injury to replacement with 

persons who eat it. newly designed 

Electric mixer, model. 

Model 433 

Weider Sporting Amputation or Replacement caps 

12/92 Goods laceration of a offered to prevent 

Woodland Hills, CA fingertip. finger entrapment. 

E-130 Series 

Exercise Benches 

Look, S .A. dba Look 

Performance Sports 

Salt Lake City, UT 

84104 

Bicycle racing 

pedal 

The bicycle pedal may The firm notified 

completely separate all distributors via 

from the short axle mail and telephone; 

while the cyclist developed an 

pedals. He/she could appropriate fix and 

lose their balance ran paid ads in 

and suffer a fall. bicycle periodicals, 

i. e. wlVelo Newsn. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Profile for Speed If the handlebars The firm re-designed 

12/92 Chicago, IL 60635 break during use, the the handlebar and 

rider could lose sent notice to all 

Bicycle racing control of the bike its dealers and 

handlebars and suffer a fall. distributors via 

mail. Point of 

purchase posters 

were made available 

to all authorized 

dealers. 

Clairol Appliances The blades of the Consumers who return 

12/92 ~ew York, NY 10154 ALCI plug may break their hair dryers to 

off in the wall ~lairol will receive 

Clairol Salon Power receptacle presenting free replacement 

Super 1500, Model a potential for hair dryers. 

#IPD2 ; Clairol electrocution. 

Salon Power 1500, 

Models MPlD & FP1; 

Clairol Pazazz 

1500, Model #SD2cs 

Exel N.J., Inc. The product may Consumers should 

12/92 Montclair, NJ 07042 rupture or burst if return products to 

dropped after being manufacturer for 

1, 2, and 3 gallon pressurized. free repair. 

i capacity, pump 

type, polypropylene 

sprayers. Tecnoma 

and Berthoud 

brands. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Sports Supply 

12/92 Group, Inc. 

BSN Corp. . Dallas, TX 75209 

Soccer, goal auger 

'anchor 

Breakage of an anchor The firm identified 

could result in an all defective units 

unanchored goal (600 total) and sent 

tipping over when it notice to customers 

is climbed on or hung who had goals with 

from. , the anchors for 

return and 

replacement. 

Dial Manufacturing Some pumps have For a free 

01/93 Phoenix, AZ misaligned motor replacement of blue 

bearings which could pumps marked "1990 

1990 Dial Cooler cause stalling and TaiwanN, owners 

Pump, Model D5500 ignition, under should call Dial at 

(P/N 1055) certain conditions, 1-800-350-3425. 

creating a fire 

hazard. 

DeLonghi America The fan blades may The firm offered 

01/93 Carlstadt, NJ 07072 fracture while in use replacement blades 

possibly hitting to owners of the 

16-inch oscillating someone nearby. fans . fan 

Meldisco Balloons may become Meldisco has 

01/93 Mahwah, NJ 07430 detached frorn*the recalled all of the 

sandals and present a affected sandals and 

Children's sandals choking hazard to offered consumers a 

with balloons on young children. refund . the vamp 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Inter-City Products 

01/93 LaVergne, TN 37086 

90+% HighEfficiency Gas 

Furnaces utilizing 

spoiler set screws 

on the burners and 

with date code H531 

thru H717 

These furnaces may 

experience excessive 

sooting which could 

lead to improper 

combustion and 

generation of 

excessive amounts of 

carbon monoxide. 

The firm issued a 

bulletin during Feb. 

1988 to its service 

personnel to replace 

the burners, clean 

the furnace if 

sooted and replace 

other components if 

excessive sooting is 

noted. 

Target Stores The vinyl nose on Consumers should 

01/93 Minneapolis, MN clown may come off return the doll to 

and present a small the retail store for 

Jesty The Clown toy parts hazard. a refund. 

doll style 24501 

Morgan Building & The spa water may 

Spa Mfg. Corp. continue to heat 

Dallas, TX 75266 indefinitely causing 

scalds to users in 

Portable Spas the spa, scalds from 

Manufactured vapor when the spa 

between 8/9/90 and cover is lifted, or 

12/21/90 burns from hot 

surfaces of the spa 

or pipes. 

The firm is 

locating, testing 

and retrofitting the 

affected spas with 

replacement "Type 

355-31418 Double 

Pole High-Limit 

Switchesv which stop 

current to the 

heater when the spa 

temperature reaches 

118 degrees. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Whirlpool Corp. A defect in the By direct customer 

01/93 Benton Harbor, MI microprocessor allows contact, the firm 

the oven to self- recalled the 

Whirlpool Brand, start and possibly products and 

Goldstar catch on fire. replaced them with 

manufactured reworked units. 

compact microwave 

oven, models 

MS1040XYQ-0, 

MS1065XYQ-0, & 

MS1065XYR-0 

Nova of California Lamp may pose an 

01/93 Gardena, CA 90249 electric shock 

hazard. 

5-head metal lamp 

Firm redesigned 

product to alleviate 

the identified 

defect and notified 

consumers who 

purchased the 

problem product. 

Maytag Corp. . Metal parts can Service calls were 

01/93 Newton, IA become energized by . conducted by the 

loose wiring and firm to secure the 

Model DWU73 00 present an wiring. 

Maytag Dishwasher electrocution hazard. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged. Hazard Remedy 

Sachs Bicycle If crankset breaks The firm has 

01/93 Components during riding, the notified all dealers 

Yorba Linda, CA cyclist could fall and consumers via a 

92687 and be injured. letter campaign and 

point of purchase 

Chrome plated New bulletins. Over 50% 

Success Road Bike of all units made 

crankset with the defective 

plating (150 units) 

have been replaced. 

A quality control 

program will insure 

proper future 

plating and 

treatment of the 

cranksets. 

Bombardier, Inc. 

Valcourt, Quebec, 

Canada 

1993 Ski-Doo 

Formula Grand 

Touring Snowmobile 

Kmart Corporation 

Troy, MI 48084 

Disposable butane 

cigarette lighters- 

(sold with 

cigarette case) 

Dept. #45, Item 

3200, Mfg. #4118, 

Style #5585 

There is inadequate 

strength and rigidity 

of ski tips to override obstacles. 

Excessive sputtering, 

flame height and 

failure to selfextinguish after 

valve release 

presents a potential 

fire/burn hazard. 

Consumers should 

return product to 

dealer for insertion 

of a reinforcement 

plate. 

During 9/92, Kmart 

removed these 

disposable butane 

lighters from 

retailer shelves for 

safe disposal. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy , 

Philip Morris, Inc. 

01/93 New York, NY 10017 

Polyflame Concepts 

U.S.A., Inc. 

Stamford, CT 

Marlboro brand 

clear Plastic 

cigarette lighter 

containing light 

emitting diodes 

The lighter presents 

a potential fire/burn 

hazard to children , 

attracted by its 

light emitting diodes 

that flash when .the 

lighting mechanism- is 

depressed. 

The firm is offering 

a $5.00 cash 

incentive to 

consumers who call 

their 800 number and 

return the lighters. 

Collins, Ltd. The ladder's first The firm recalled 

02/93 Taiwan step may collapse or the ladders offering 

tear from it's frame. consumers a refund. 

Two step metal 

household ladder, 

Model TI31510 

Worm Teaser Inc. The worm probe metal The firm recalled 

02/93 Orangevale, CA rods are energized and destroyed all 

with line voltage or inventory. 

Worm Teaser 120 VAC. Contact with 

Electric Worm Probe the energized rods 

could present a 

severe electric shock 

and an electrocution 

hazard for the 

operator and others. 

Also, under certain 

conditions, electric 

ground currents could 

present a shock 

hazard. 
Date Fik and Product Alleged Hazard - Remedy 

~oonico Conductor-wires The firm is offering 

02/93 International attached at the light a full refund of 

Transfer, PA 16154 bulb socket may purchase price 

easily pull 'out including postage 

Brass Candle Lamp during use posing a for all returned 

Style # 95062 potential candle' lamps. 

electrocution hazard. 

Fred Ginsberg Co. Conductor wires The firm is offering 

02/93 St. Louis, MO attached at the light a full refund of 

63120 bulb socket may purchase price 

easily pull out including postage 

Brass Candle Lamp during use posing a for all returned 

Style # 95062 potential candle lamps. 

electrocution hazard. 

Continental Seat Some stools may 

02/93 Corp. collapse due to an 

Dallas, TX 75041 insufficient amount 

of glue placed 

30 inch unfinished between the stools' 

wood bar stool legs and 

(UPC #87078-70122) crossmembers. 

sold by Bradlees 

department stores 

between 7/1/91 and 

2/13/92. 

Firm redesigned 

stool and its 

manufacturing 

process to give the 

product added 

stability. Firm is 

recalling all such 

stools sold by 

Bradlees department 

stores. 

Big Values, Inc. The product has no The firm is offering 

02/93 Minneapolis, MN overcurrent refunds for any 

protection. Short light sets returned 

Swallow Brand 2-Way circuit or arcing to the retailer. 

Uas Flasher Light conditions could 

Set Art. No. 352PL create a fire hazard. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

K-Mart Corp. Misaligned contact Consumers should 

02/93 Troy, MI tabs and reversed return the product 

polarity present a to the retailer for 

Three and single- fire or electric a full refund. 

light Christmas shock hazard. 

ltCandoliersu 

Bombardier, Inc. Possible brake Consumers should 

02/93 Valcourt, Quebec, failure when brake return the product 

Canada cable housing melts to dealers for 

on contact with repair to the brake 

1993 Ski-Doo muffler and binds cable. 

Formula Mach Z inner cable. 

Model Snowmobile 

The Marketing Group A short circuit Return flashlight to 

02/93 Harvey, IL drains power from the importer for a full 

batteries and heats refund. 

Dime Beam Pocket the flashlight's 

Flashlight metal casing. 

Ivy Mar The chair may The chairs were 

03/93 Central Islip, NY collapse causing its removed from the 

11722 occupants to fall to marketplace. 

the ground. 

Ivy Mar Stack Chair 

Model #92300 

I 

General Electric Cooking grates are Firm redesigned the ! 03/93 Louisville, KY inherently unstable. cooking grates and 

40225 Hot pots placed on distributed them to 

the cooking surface all registered 

Gas Range may spill, posing a owners of the 

burn hazard. product. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

La Pandora Corp. The product has no Consumers receive a 

03/93 Douglaston, NY overcurrent refund for light 

protection. Short sets returned to the 

NOEL Listed circuit or arcing retailer. 

Swallow Brand conditions could 

100/5-Way Xmas create a fire hazard. 

Flasher Light Set, 

Art. No. 1005PL 

La Pandora Corp. The product has no Refund to consumers 

03/93 Douglaston, NY overcurrent for units returned 

protection. Short to the retailer. 

Christmas Tree-Top circuit or arcing 

Decoration conditions could 

create a fire hazard. 

Advance 

03/93 ~nternational, Inc. 

Bronx, NY 

NOEL Listed 

35/2-Way Xmas 

Flasher Light Set, 

.Art. No. .352PL 

The product has no 

overcurrent . protection. Short 

circuit or arcing 

conditions could 

create a fire hazard. 

A refund was 

provided to 

consumers who 

returned their units 

to the re'tailer. 

Hedstrom Corp. An open hook in The firm is offering 

03/93 Bedford, PA 15522 present location a -free repair kit to 

presents a potential consumers to cover 

Sling Swing V for deep lacerations. open hook. 

Bracket with open 

end hook -. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard ' , Remedy 

Majestic, Div. of The valve could leak Majestic will 

03/93 Majco Building gas which could be replace all GLV gas 

Specialties, LP. ignited add present a valves. It is now 

Huntington, IN fire hazard. using a different 

46750-2579 valve. 

GLV Manual Gas 

Valve for, use with 

GL Series Gas Logs 

Aprica Kassai USA Consumers have 

03/93 Anaheim, CA 92805 reported that 

children suffered 

Rockin Rollin Rider bumps and bruises 

(ride-on toy) when toy tipped 

backwards. 

Consumers should , 

return product to 

retailer for refund. 

Cannondale Corp. Stem separation could The firm replaced 

03/93 Georgetown, CT result in loss of the defectively 

06829 control of the bike welded stems and 

and subsequent fall notified all its 

Bike stem models to the rider. dealers and 

2E2000; 2M2000; customers. A notice 

2F900 was posted at all 

dealers and an 800 

number was available 

for consumer use. 

1-800-BIKEUSA. 
Date .Firm and . Product Alleged.Hazard 

Cannondale Corp. If a handlebar end 

03/93 Georgetown, CT should slip at the 

06829 glue joint the rider 

could temporarily 

"XYZ" Handlebar loose control of his 

Ends bike and fall. 

Aiwa America, Inc. Product contains a 

03/93 Mahwah, NJ 07430 resistor that may 

overheat. 

Mini Digital 

component stereo 

system 

Keds Corp. The Keds label may 

03/93 Cambridge, MA 02142 detach and present a 

choking hazard. 

Keds Flexibles 

children's shoes 

Remedy 

The fi-rm changed the 

adhesive for gluing 

the handlebar end 

joints to the tubing 

and notified all its 

customers/dealers to 

return the defective 

units. All 404 have 

been returned or 

exchanged. 1-800- 

BIKEUSA . 

Firm redesigned the 

product's circuitry 

to alleviate the 

defect and recalled 

all defective units. 

Consumers may return 

affected shoes for a 

full refund or 

exchange. 

Levi Strauss Hasps, which affix Firm redesigned hasp 

03/93 San Francisco, CA the products to their to eliminate the 

94111 shoulder straps, may identified hazard. 

detach and pose a Firm issued a press 

Youth Ware choking hazard to release and point of 

(Overalls) young children. purchase posters to 

alert the public of 

the potential 

hazard. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Ideations Design If a diver doesn't 

03/93 Seattle, -WA 98199 routinely check his 

inflators system, 

Dive Alert Model prior to a dive, and 

DA-3 if he/she were to 

enter the water and 

begin the dive and 

then find that the 

inflator was not 

functioning , he/she 

could suddenly panic 

upon realization of 

this equipment 

failure and drown. 

The firm notified 

all owners, dealers 

and distributors by 

direct mail and by 

certified postal 

card. Bulletins 

were provided to 

dive stores and ads 

placed in dive 

publications. 

Global Industrial 

04/93 ~roducts, Inc. 

Scottsdale, AZ 

Advantage 2000 

Chlorine Generator 

for swimming pools 

Electrodes can The firm redesigned 

deteriorate, causing the electrodes to 

acid to overflow tank prevent 

and leak into pool. deterioration, 

Potential chemical installed them with 

burns to swimmers. a direct line to the 

pool, and continued 

use of fail-safe 

sensors. 

Exsaco Corp. Due to an electrical The firm shipped the 

04/93 Alvarado, TX 76009 problem with the ride ride back to the 

a rider could be manufacturer in 

HJumperw mobile injured if ejected Italy where it will 

amusement ride from a tub suddmly be repaired. If the 

and unexpectedly. ride is imported 

again, the circuitry 

modifcations will be 

made to correct the 

problem. It was the 

only ride in use. 
Date Firm and Product A,lleged Hazard Remedy 

Rainbow Mountain The side guard rail At consumer I s 

04/93 Naperville, IL mail present an option, the bed will 

entrapment hazard. either be repaired 

Toddler bed with with an approved 

guard rail retrofit kit or the 

purchase price 

- . refunded. 

Ford New oila and A defective fuel Dealers will examine 

04/93 New Holland, PA filter may cause the and correct the 

17557-0903 carburetor to leak affected tractors. 

gasoline, posing a 

Certain YT 12.5 potential fire 

Yard Tractors hazard. 

The Toro Company Defective fuel Dealers will examine 

04/93 Bloornington, MN filters may allow and correct the 

55420-1196 carburetor to leak affected tractors. 

gasoline, posing a - 

Lawnboy model 52153 potential fire 

.lawn tractor hazard. 

Sodamaster Company When product is Firm mailed hazard 

04/93 of America inverted and liquid notifications to 

Atlanta, GA 30355 C02 is inserted in a consumers and has 

manner not associated made retrofit kits 

Beverage with normal available to 

Carbonation Machine operation, failure of 'consumers. 

the primary and 

secondary relief 

valves during 

product s 

pressurization may 

cause an explosion. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Fu j itsu' Network An internal short in The firm is 

04/93 Transmission the rechargeable replacing all the 

Systems Inc. battery may pose a involved battery 

Richardson, TX fire or burn hazard. packs. 

75082 

Model MR98L-52202 

Nicad Battery for 

Cellular Phone 

Seatt Corp. The detectors may not The firm is 

04/93 Downers Grove, IL alarm when sensing replacing the 

60515-4040 smoke. affected smoke 

detectors with new 

Certain production detectors. 

dates and models of 

six brands of 

battery-powered 

smoke detectors: 

Firex, Code 1 2000, 

Black and Decker 

Sl iml ine, Kidde , Safety's Sake, 

Baby's Room. 

t 

Sentrol, Inc. The detectors will The firm is 

04/93 Portland, OR 97223 sense'smoke, but will replacing all 

not react to high affected smoke 

I Certain production temperatures in the detectors. 

of 425FSH, 445CSH, absence of smoke. 

and 446CSH Smoke 

Detectors with 

thermostat 
- - -- - - 

Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

The Chamberlain ~lectricify can Defective units can 

04/93 Group, Inc. "leakl1 through the be returned to any 

Elmhurst, IL 60126 antenna wire when Sears store for a 

plugged into an full refund or 

"Sears Plug-In electrical outlet. exchange. 

Light Controlw 

Reston Lloyd The handles have the The firm implemented 

04/93 Herndon, VA 22070 potential to break at a corrective action 

the rivets possibly plan to address the 

Phalzgraf f 2.5 spilling hot liquid problem. . quart tea kettle onto someone nearby. 

with blue or white 

melanine handles 

The Quaker Oats Co. Bruising of skin or Consumers instructed 

04/93 Chicago, IL eye damage from to discard toy. 

suction of toy. 

Plastic Popper toy 

premium in Cap8n 

Crunch cereal 

Shindaiwa, Inc. Cracked tanks may The firm is 

05/93 Tualatin, OR 97062 leak gasoline onto replacing the tanks 

the user, presenting on all affected 

Model EB-45 Gas- fire and burn products. 

powered Lawn Blower hazards. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Exsaco Corp. Riders could be The firm issued 

05/93 Alvarado, TX 76009 injured if a sweep three (3) separate 

broke and the tubs service bulletins 

Break Dancer/Crazy were to hit the which specify the 

Dancer amusement ground and stop the appropriate type and 

rides ride abruptly. times for inspection 

of critical areas, 

as well as, 

corrected sized 

bolts and other 

fasteners. 

Gold Metal, Inc. A person could The problem TV trays 

05/93 Houston, MS 38851 sustain a laceration were produced during 

injury from the sharp Nov. 1991. Changes 

"Gold Metalu metal brackets were made in the 

Folding TV Trays located on the design of the 

underside of some of brackets to 

the TV trays. eliminate the sharp 

edges. 

Gem Electric The extension cords The firm redesigned 

05/93 Hauppauge, NY with 18awg and products to 

smaller wire have no incorporate larger 

Non-UL/NEC electric overcurrent wire. 

extension cord protection. 

US Wire & Cable The extension cords The firm redesigned 

05/93 Newark, NJ with 18awg and the product line to 

smaller wire have no incorporate larger 

Non-UL/NEC overcurrent wire. 

Electrical protection. 

extension cord 

Childcraft 

105/93 Edison, NJ 

Baby Crib 

The cribs have The firm initiated a 

deficient mattress recall offering 

support systems. retrofits to 

owners. 
Date Firm and Product ~lle~ed Hazard 

International The plastic wire nuts 

05/93 Express Mfg. can touch the hot 

City of Commerce, metal reflector and 

CA melt. A short 

circuit could result 

Halogen Torchiere and create a severe 

Lamp, Model 9268LB electric shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 

Commodore Overseas 

05/93 Products Co., Ltd. 

Taipei, Taiwan 

Solid Brass 

Electric Candle 

Lamp (single bulb) 

SKU #lo414 (UL 

#E127387) 

Everything's A 

05/93 Dollar 

Milwaukee, WI 53203 

Citronella Scented 

33" Lawn Torch 

Misaligned socket tab 

contacts can short 

circuit the candle 

with the bulb screwed 

in. A short circuit 

could create a fire, 

thermal burn, or an 

electric shock 

hazard. 

The lawn torch has 

the potential to 

erupt or flash, 

shooting flames and 

hot wax onto 

consumers nearby. 

Binney f Smith Short circuits may 

05/93 Easton, PA 18044 occur with some 

units. Minor thennal 

Crayola "Vehicle burns may result if 

Designerm and spring is touched 

"Fashion Designerw while trying to 

Lite Desks remove batteries. 

Remedy 

Owners may obtain 

instructions for 

home repair or may 

return their lamp to 

the company for 

repair. For 

questions, owners 

may call 1-800-869- 

1688 or 1-213-888- 

1688 in California. 

Owners may return 

their electric 

candle to any F.W. 

Woolworth Co. store 

for a refund. 

The firm recalled 

the lawn torches via 

a joint news release 

and retail posters. 

Call 1-800-CRAYOLA 

for a free 

replacement 

battery/light 

assembly unit. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged~Hazard Remedy 

Taco Bell, Inc. If finger puppet Return the products 

05/93 Irvine, CA 92714 becomes stuck on to any Taco Bell 

child's tongue, it restaurant to 

Finger Puppets and can be very difficult receive 

Inflatable Balls ,to remove. There complimentary 

were some reports of Original Taco. 

dizziness from blowing up the balls. 

White Consolidated 

05/93 Industries, Inc. 

Cleveland, OH 

44111-1688 

Montgomery wards 

room air 

conditioner, models 

5068007 & 5078004 

The capacitor was , Consumer units 

inadvertently pierced identified through 

by a drill bit during retailer records are 

production. being retrofitted. 

Dielectric fluid may 

leak through the 

opening resulting in 

overheating and a 

potential fire 

hazard. 

Starr Display These devices may tip 

06/93 Fireworks over during operation 

Kindred, ND 58051 and fire their 

charges horizontally, 

Four Shot Large resulting in possible 

Display Rack serious injury or 

Fireworks Devices death to persons 

#100,#200 & #300 nearby. 

,The firm notified 

customers to remove 

devices from sale. 

Consumers should 

return devices to 

the store of 

purchase for full 

refund. Press 

release issued 

announcing recall. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

The Toro Co. Leaking gasoline Lawn-Boy dealers 

06/93 Minneapolis, MN could pose a fire will replace any 

55420 hazard. leaking fuel tanks 

free of charge. 

Gasoline Tanks for Affected mowers 

certain Lawnboy purchased after 

1988-1989 model 9/1/89 will have 

lawnmowers the tanks replaced 

in any case. 

General Sportcraft 

Co., Ltd. 

Bergenfield, NJ 

07621 

Toy Batting Tee, 

Model 90610 

Textron, Inc. 

Providence, RI 

02903 

Golf, Cart 

Laceration in juries 

to body parts may 

result when metal 

washer, propelled by 

the elastic tether, 

pulls through the 

base of the tee. 

Firm redesigned 

batting tee. A 

press release was , issued which 

identified the 

defect and the 

appropriate 

corrective action. 

Due to a defective 

brake rod, consumers 

may loose control of 

golf cart when breaks 

fail. 

Firm redesigned 

brake rods along 

with quality control 

test methods. Firm 

retrofitted 100% of 

affected golf carts 

with newly designed 

brake rods. 1 

Gas Purification Exposure to excessive Instruction manual 

07/93 Systems, Inc. amounts of ozone can recommends proper 

Denver, CO cause respiratory and ventillation of 

other adverse health indoor spas and 

03-20 Pure Water problems. swimming pools. 

Purification System 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Braha Industries The light set has no All light sets were 

07/93 New York, NY overcurrent returned to the 

protection. Short country of origin. 

ZEP 100 Xmas Light circuit or arcing 

Set 5-Way Flashing conditions could 

Straight Line create a fire hazard. 

Leggett & Platt Single action release The firm changed the 

07/93 Carthage, MO lever may permit bed design to require 

to unexpectedly dual action to 

Duro 510 Pop-up collapse if lever release the bed. 

Trundle Bed accidentally 

activated. 

China Pyrotechnics These devices may tip Consumers should 

Florence, AL 35631 over during operation return devices to 

and fire their the store where 

Two 7 shot charges horizontally, purchased for a full 

fireworks devices: possibly resulting in refund. A press 

Magnum Force #CP298 serious injury to release was issued 

and Gold Rush #279 persons nearby. 6/28/93 announcing 

recall. 

I McDonald's Corp. Tires, 5/8 inch in Firm offered a , 07/93 Oak Brook, IL 60521 diameter, may be replacement toy to 

removed and present a consumers with young 

Doc Delorean car, choking hazard to children. I promotional toy young children. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard . Remedy 

Moen Inc. 

Elyria, OH 44036 

Brass Flare 

Fittings (nuts and 

caps) 

Shindaiwa, Inc. 

Tualatin, OR 97062 

Shindaiwa model T27 and C-27 

trimer/brushcutter 

Newco, Inc., 

Janesville, WI 

53545 

Teddy Bear Swing 

for children under 

45 pounds 

Some of these 

fittings, used for 

natural gas 

connections with 

space heaters, do not 

seal properly and 

allow gas to escape. 

Escaping gas could 

ignite and present 

fire and explosion 

hazards. 

Some tanks may crack 

and leak gas, posing 

fire and burn 

hazards. 

Waist and crotch 

straps may pull out; 

falls from swing may 

result in injuries. 

Moen recalled the 

defective units for 

refund or 

replacement. 1-800- 

321-8809 

The firm will 

replace the affected 

tanks free of 

charge. 

Consumers receive 

free.replacement of 

newly designed 

swing. 
- - 

Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Oshkosh B Gosh The wire loops of the 

07/93 Oshkosh, WI 54902 overalls' buckles 

Itmay be1! 

Children's bib approximately 1/8 

overalls inch too short to be 

fitted properly into 

their metal 

fasteners. As a 

result the fasteners 

may detach from the 

overalls and pose an 

aspiration hazard to 

young children. 

The firm corrected 

the flaw in its 

manufacturing 

process, inspected 

all in house stock 

fofthe identified 

defect, sent warning 

notices to all 

distributors and 

retailers, and 

released a notice to 

the press on 

6/22/93. 

Enco Manufacturing Improper electrical Consumers can return 

08/93 Chicago, IL 60639 connections can saws for repair or 

present a shock or replacement. 

Enco Model 164-5150 electrocution hazard. 

cut-off saw and 

Model 135-1535 

bandsaw 

Kmart Corporation Contact with the worm Consumers will 

08/93 Troy, MI probe's exposed metal receive a refund for 

rod or with the soil any model WG6-S Worm 

Handy Marketing Co. when inserted in the Getter returned to a 

Electric Worm ground could present Kmart store. 

Getter, Model WG6-S an electric shock or 

an electrocution 

hazard. 

Cabelas, Inc. Contact with the worm Consumers can call 

08/93 Sidney, NE probe's exposed metal toll free on 800- 

rod or with the soil 237-8888 for a full 

Handy Marketing Co. when inserted into refund. 

Electric Worm the ground could 

Getter, Model WG8-L present an electric 

shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Gander Mountain Contact with the worm Consumers can call 

08/93 Wilmot, WI probe's exposed metal toll free on 800- 

rod or with the soil 426-3371 for a full 

Handy Marketing when inserted into refund. 

Company Electric the ground could 

Worm Getter, present an electric 

Model WG8-L shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 

The Sportsman's 

Guide 

Eagan, MN 

Handy Marketing 

Company Electric 

Worm Getter, 

Model WG6-S and 

WG8-L 

Contact with the worm Consumers can call 

probe's exposed metal toll free on 800- 

rod or with the soil 888-5222 for a full 

when inserted into refund . the ground could 

present an electric 

shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 

Pansy Ellen , 08/93 Products, Inc. 

Alpharetta, GA 

3 02 02 ,,\ 

Graduate Booster 

Seat, Model #415 

and #4156 

The seat component 

may not fit securely 

into the slots in the 

base of the seat and 

may separate from the 

chair. A child in 

the seat could fall 

and sustain an 

injury. 

Notices were sent to 

customers. Signs 

were posted in 

retail stores. For 

those units where 

the seat did not fit 

securely into the 

base, the consumer 

could return the J 

component for a $5 

refund. Press 

release issued 

5/3/93. 

MDR Electrical The cords have no The firm redesigned 

08/93 Supply strain relief or bulb the cords to correct 

Englewood, NJ shield. hazards. 

Extension cord with 

light fixture 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

White Consolidated 

08/93 Industries, Inc. ' 

Cleveland, OH 

44111 

Gas Ranges 

Whirlpool, G. E. , Frigidaire, Tappan, 

Gibson, Sears' 

Kenmore and 

Montgomery Ward 

Signature brands. 

Certain ranges 

manufactured 2/24/92 

to 3/4/92 may have 

defective bolts in 

the gas valve 

manifold assembly 

which could deform or 

break. If sufficient 

gas were to escape, 

it could present fire 

or explosion hazards 

if it ignited. 

The firm will 

replace all noncomplying bolts. It 

also changed its 

specifications for 

the bolts and took 

steps to ensure that 

suppliers meet those 

specifications. 

Major Liting, Inc. Faulty wiring may Consumers should 

08/93 Meadow Lands, PA present an electric return to place of 

shock or fire hazard. purchase for a 

Portable Flood replacement light. 

Light and Extension 

Cord Kit 

Performance, Inc. 

08/93 Chapel Hill, NC 

27514 

0 Ring Valve and 

Plastic Buckle on 

Bouyancy 

Compensation 

Device (BCD) 

In a remote instance The firm has 

a diver could panic recalled all BCDs 

and possibly drown with the problematic 

due to valve or valve and buckle 

buckle failures. designs. Two 

notices sent to last 

known addresses of 

all purchasers who 

did not respond to 

first notice. 

~hindaiwa, Inc . Leaking fuel could Dealers will examine 

08/93 Tualatin, OR 97062 present a fire or all 300s chainsaws, 

burn hazard. and replace any 

Model 300s Chain defective fuel tanks 

Saw, serial numbers free of charge. 

2055086 through 

2056735. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Relpedy 

Nelson Juvenile The rocker may The firm is offering 

08/93 Products, Inc. collapse during use a safe replacement 

Dothan, AL causing injury to the part to consumers. 

occupant. 

Adult Pinewood 

Rocker, #86-4501 

Ertl Co. , Inc. Set screw on tricycle Firm designed new 

08/93 Dyersville, IA handlebar may loosen bolt and locking nut 

52040-0500 and be pulled off. . to replace set 

Rider may fall off screw. 

Tricycle John Deere and be injured. 

#5690, IH #153 & 

#154 "Tuff Traxw 

Miracle Recreation 

09/93 Equipment Co. 

Monett, MO 65708 

Solid metal 

decks/platforms of 

playground 

equipment 

In direct sun, solid 

bare metal heats to 

120-140 degrees, 

resulting in serious 

burns to young 

children. 

Firm supplies free 

deck covering of 

astroturf material. 

Nu-Line Industries Child's clothing can Replacement knobs 

09/93 Suring, WI get caught on offered to consumers 

protruding leg knobs who respond to 

Nu-Line Portable and present a public safety 

Pen-Cribs strangulation hazard. campaign. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Alert Safety Lite The mounting screw The problem was 

09/93 Products Co., Inc. for each of the three limited to one 

Bedford Heights, OH duplex receptacles distributor, that 

could loosen during returned its 

Six Outlet Strip use and result in the inventory of 23 

(Temporary Power loss of electrical outlet strips for 

Tap) , Model No. ground for the last replacements. 

6M15-6 two receptacles. 

Under certain 

conditions, this 

could create an 

electric shock 

hazard. 

Fishing Hot Spots Contact-with the worm Consumers can call 

09/93 Rhinelander, WI probe's exposed metal toll free on 800- 

rod or with the soil 338-5957 for a full 

Handy Marketing when inserted into refund. 

Company Electric the ground could 

Worm Getter, present an electric 

Model No. WG~-L shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 

Bass Pro Shops Contact with the worm Consumers can call 

09/93, Springfield, MO probe's exposed metal toll free on 800- 

rod or with the soil 554-5488 for a full 

Handy Marketing when inserted into refund. 

Company Electric the ground could 

Worm Getter, Model present an electric 

WG6-S and WG8-L shock or an 

electrocution hazard. 

American Mfg. Co. When used in a load The firm rewelded 

09/93 Chattanooga, TN bearing capacity, a the affected lot of 

37406 certain production of o-rings. 

o-rings may separate 

2 1/2 inch welded at their welded 

metal ring points causing the 

load to drop. 
- - 

Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Meadowcraft, Div. The type of steel 

09/93 of Sam Blount Co. used combined with 

Birmingham, AL the welding process 

35215 could result in 

fatigue cracking of 

Spring Chairs, the welds at the legs 

several models of the chairs, which 

could result in the 

legs fracturing. The 

chair could collapse, 

and the user could 

sustain an injury. 

Contempra 

09/93 Industries 

Lakewood, NJ 

Electrically 

operated grills 

models: EIG-1, ECB24, ECB-25, ECB-28, 

ECB-30, ECB-31, 

ECB-32, ECB-33, 

ECB-72, ECB-73, 

ECB-74, ECB-75, K30, K-72, AR-610 

Internal insulation 

of the heating 

element may fail. 

Lack of spatial 

separation between 

metal parts may 

result in metal 

creating conduction 

of near-line voltage 

without benefit of a 

ground path through 

the plug or cord. 

In May, 1990 the 

firm changed the 

type of steel used 

in the chairs. A 

quality control 

program is used to 

check for failures. 

Program applies to 

all spring chairs 

produced since May 

1990. 

The firm redesigned 

the heating element 

seals to incorporate 

immersible element 

construction and 

revised instructions 

for the use of the 

grill. 

Quartet Sales, Inc. The heater may The firm recalled 

09/93 New York, NY excessively overheat the product from the 

possibly igniting retail level of 

Electric Immersion other combustibles distribution. 

Heater, Model 21- and/or exploding, 

002 l1STEl1 spattering hot heater 

particles that may 

result in severe 

burns or other 

in juries. 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Ramco ~rading Corp. 

09/93 Hialeah, FL 

Children's School 

Set, #511113025 

Maytag Corp. 

09/93 Newton, IA 50208 

Jenn-Air Gas Range 

Burner Modules 

White Consolidated 

09/93 Industries, Inc. 

Cleveland, OH 44111 

Dishwashers - Sears 

Kenmore k rand sold , 

after February 

1990. 

The school set 

contains a razor 

blade cutting knife 

that may cause 

lacerations. 

Some burner modules 

were assembled with 

reversed mounting 

brackets, which could 

prevent the proper 

ignition of gas, 

presenting a fire or 

explosion hazard. 

The dishwasher's 

timer may catch fire. 

There have been 30 

reports of timer 

failures including 

four fires resulting 

in smoke damage to 

surrounding 

countertops and 

cabinets. 

The firm recalled 

the product from the 

consumer level. 

All suspect units 

will be inspected 

and repaired. To 

prevent future 

problems, assembly 

instructions have 

been improved and 

the product has been 

redesigned. Call 

615-472-3333. 

(Maycor Service) 

The firm is offering 

free on-site 

inspections of 

dishwashers and 

replacement of 

defective dishwasher 

parts. 
Date Firm and- Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

Fasco Industries 

09/93 chesterfield, MO 

63017 

Furnace blower 

connectors used on 

Consolidated 

Industries Corp. 

model HBA gas 

furnaces (with 

serial numbers 

920303001- 

930105001). 

The connector could 

separate from blower 

exhaust and allow the 

escape of exhaust 

products into the 

home, presenting a 

risk of carbon 

monoxide poisoning. 

The 'connector has 

been redesigned and 

as many furnaces as 

possible will be 

retrofitted. 

Russ Berrie & Co. Child's hair may The firm ceased 

09/93 Oakland, NJ 07436 become entangled in importing, recalled 

spinning axel of toy from retailers, 

vvTroll-On-The-Go, car. Hair may be destroyed inventory 

battery-operated pulled out of child's and returned items. 

toy car, item 8020 head in clumps. 

.Consolidated 

09/93 Industries Corp. 

Lafayette, IN 

47903-7800 

Model HBA gas 

furnaces with 

serial numbers' in 

the range 

920303001-930105001 

equipped with Fasco 

Industries, Inc. 

blower assemblies 

and connectors 

The connector could The connector has 

separate from the been redesigned and 

blower exhaust and as many furnaces as 

allow the escape of possible will be 

exhaust products into retrofitted. 

the home, presenting 

a risk of carbon 

monoxide poisoning. 

r.. 

.F. . , 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard Remedy 

BISSELL, Inc. The vacuum's plastic 

Grand Rapids, MI fan may break into 

pieces causing the 

BISSELL Trio Vac housing to crack and 

models 3005 & 3005w pieces to propel from 

manufactured in the housing. Cuts, 

1992. bruises or even 

serious eye injuries 

are possible when 

consumers are struck 

by escaping fan 

pieces. 

The firm will 

replace the 1992 

vacuums with 1993 

vacuums containing a 

metal fan or provide 

a full refund of 

purchase price. 

Postage for returned 

products will be 

reimbursed. 

Cycle Products Co. As a result of The firm will 

09/93 Comrnack, NY 11725 defective bolts, the provide upgraded 

child seat may not bolts on all seats 

Child Bicycle Seat securely attach to a manufactured in the 

bicycle. future. Upon 

request, the firm 

will also provide 

the upgraded bolts, 

free of charge, to 

all past customers. 

Peg-Perego, U.S.A. Leg strap can be Call 800-238-7169 

09/93 Fort Wayne, IN pulled through the for a free 

46808 seat, allowing a replacement strap 

child to fall from and installation 

High Chair, #21-01- the high chair. instructions. 

027 
Date Firm and Product Alleged Hazard * Remedy 

Recreational 

09/93 Equipment, Inc . Sumner, WA 98390 

Rock Climbing 

Harnesses "On 

Sightv & "Alpinistn 

Landscape 

09/93 Structures, Inc. 

South Delana, MN 

55328 

Half clamp which 

holds swing 

components onto 

playground 

equipment 

A fall could result 

to a rock climber 

and/or the belayed 

climber's partner 

(called the belayer) 

from a failure of the 

belayer's harness, at 

the belay loop keeper 

straps, due to the 

reconfiguration and 

improper use of the 

harness on the 

belayer. 

The..firm notified 

13,000 end users via 

mail, all 37 of 

their retail stores 

and issued press 

releases.. A 

redesign/retrofit of 

the harness prevents 

reconf iguration by 'a 

climber. 

Clamp may fracture A new clamp 

and the swing replacement will be 

components could fall installed. by the 

resulting in .bodily firm or sent to 

injuries to the user. customers contacted 

by sales 

representatives. 
-M 6: LITIGATION AND 

sm 
LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENTS 

Part I of this appendix summarizes the federal court cases, categorized by type, to which 

CPSC was a party during fiscal year 1993. Part II summarizes the civil penalty settlement agreements accepted by the commission during FY 1.993. 

. . SEIZURE CASES 

1. U.S. v. Articles of Banned Hazardous Substances Consistinu of an Undetermined Number of Cans of 

Rainbow Foam Paint, Civil Action No. 3:91CV00230 (PCD) (D. Conn.) and IVo.92-6271 (2nd 

Cir). On April 26, 1991 the government filed an action seeking the seizure of selfpressurized containers of banned children's paint. On April 29, 1991 U.S. Marshals 

seized the cans of paint. Following the May 9, 1991 due date for filing claims for the 

paint, the government moved for default and judgment on June 6, 1991. On June 1 1, 

1991 Linda Weill filed an opposition to that motion. On the same day, however, Judge 

Peter Dorsey signed an order granting judgment against the paint, which was entered on 

June 13, 1991. On June 20, 1991 Ms. Weill and X-Tra Art, Inc. filed a motion to 

intervene in the case and to vacate the default judgment. On July 10, 1991 the 

government filed an opposition. On July 31, 1991 Judge Dorsey granted the motion to 

intervene and to vacate the judgment. On September 18, 1991 the government moved 

to strike X-Tra Art's claim and answer. The Judge denied that motion on January 16, 

1992. From August 1991 through April 1992 the parties engaged in discovery; during 

that time, the Judge denied a government motion to compel adequate responses and a 

government motion to reconsider the denial. On May 8, 1992 X-Tra Art filed a motion 

for summary judgment on one issue. The government opposed that motion and filed its 

own motion for summary judgment on May 28, 1992. On September 9, 1992 the Judge 

granted X-Tra Art's motion and denied the government's, ruling that the paint is an art 

material exempt from Federal Hazardous Substances Act requirements. On September 

18, 1992 the government moved for reconsideration of the ruling. In October 1992 the 

parties learned that the cans of paint had been destroyed in April 1992. On April 16, 

1993 the Judge granted the government's motion for reconsideration and then adhered 

to his earlier ruling on the merits. The Judge also denied without prejudice a motion by 

X-tra Art for attorney fees, costs and sanctions (based on the destruction of the paint). 

On June 11, 1993 the government appealed the Judge's decisions to the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the Second Circuit. The case is awaiting decision. 

United States v. Articles of Banned Hazardous Substances Consistinu of an Undetermined Number of Aaua 

Tech Safetv Bath Seats, Civil Action Nos. 1 :92-CV-1217 (RLV) and 1 :92-CV-1218 (RLV) 

(N.D. Ga.) and No. 93-9075 (1 lth Cir.). On May 25, 1992 the government filed actions 

(two companion cases) seeking the seizure of ch~ldren's bath seats made by Pansy Ellen 

Products, Inc. On June 3 and 4, 1992 U.S. Marshals seized the seats. Pansy Ellen filed 

a claim on June 12 and an answer on June 18, 1992. The parties engaged in discovery 

during the summer and fall of 1992. On February 12, 1993 the government and Pansy 

Ellen filed motions for summary judgment. On July 19, 1993 the Judge granted the 

government's motion and ordered that the seized bath seats be forfeited and condemned. 

He found that the bath seats were in interstate commerce; that they fall within the small 

parts regulation; that they are not exempt as hygiene products; and that the commission 

followed proper procedures in initiating the seizure actions. On August 18, 1993 Pansy 

Ellen filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. 
3. U.S. v. 755 Nestina Dolls, More or Less, No. 93C540 (N.D. Ill.). On September 2, 1993 

the government filed an action seeking the seizure of 155 Russian nesting dolls that 

violate the lead paint regulation. 

CRIMINAL CASE 

U.S. v. Denton Mills, Inc., No. 1 :93CR053-MG (N.D. Miss). On April 14, 1993 the 

government filed a five-count information charging Denton Mills, Inc., a domestic 

manufacturer of sleepwear, with violations of the Flammable Fabrics Act. On July 29; 

1993 the firm, under a negotiated plea agreement, entered a guilty plea to five counts 

and was sentenced to pay a $1 00,000 fine. 

During fiscal year 1992 the government presented to a grand jury information concerning 

possible violations of a CPSC statute. The grand jury continued through fiscal year 1993 

to consider this matter. In addition, the commission referred to the ~e~artment of 

Justice during fiscal year 1993 information on other possible criminal violations. No 

w, 

details can be disclosed. 

No. Misc. 93- 

135 (E.D.N.Y.). On July 16, 1993, upon the commission's application, the Court issued 

a warrant to inspect an extension cord importer's warehouse and documents. The Court 

issued an amended warrant on July 29, 1993, and the commission executed it on August 

9, 1993. 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASES 

1. 1 E. James States, individuallv v, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, Civil Action No. 92-0402-CIV-ATKINS (s.D. Fla.). On March 3, 1992 

the plaintiffs f~led a complaint seeking documents, withheld by the commission under the 

Freedom of lnformation Act, on an incident involving the "Iblonster" amusement ride. 

The government answered the complaint on April 8, 1992, and moved for summary 

judgment on June 2, 1992. The plaintiffs responded on June 19, and the government 

replied on June 26. The Judge referred the motion to a magistrate who recommended on 

October 19, 1992 that the commission be permitted to withhold all but two documents. 

The plaintiffs objected to the recommendation, and the government did not. On December 1, 1992 the Judge issued an order adopting the magistrate's recommendation. On 

January 14, 1993 the Judge dismissed the case. 

2. Michael W. Mavberrv v. CPSC, No. C93-54956 (W.D. Wash.). On August 31, 1993 the 

plaintiff filed a complaint seeking information, withheld by the commission under the 

Freedom of lnformation Act, on dishwashers. 
OTHER CASES .AGAINST THE COMMISSION . .. 

. . 

1. X- Tra Art, lnc. and Linda Weill v. Consumer Product Safetv Commission, Civil Action No . 9 1 - 

1336NIHP (N.D. Cal.) and No. 91-16027 (9th Cir.). On May 3, 1991 the distributors of 

self-pressurized containers of paint for children, Rainbow Foam Paint, filed a complaint 

against CPSC seeking declaratory relief, a temporary restraining order (TRO), and a 

prel~minary and permanent injunction. (In a separate action in Connecticut in April 1991, 

the government had seized cans of the paint which it found to be banned hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.) 

. . 

Following a hearing on May 7, 1991 In San Francisco, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel granted a 

TRO prohibiting the commission from further acting against or disclosing information on 

Rainbow Foam Paint. Following a second hearing, Judge Patel entered orders denying 

the preliminary injunction and dismissing the case on June 12, 1991. In an accompanying opinion, she ruled that in issuing the letter of advice to X-Tra Art and declaring 

the paint to be a banned hazardous substance, CPSC had followed the.Federal Hazardous 

Substances Act, and that no proceeding to issue a rule specifically banning the paint was 

required. The Judge also rejected X-Tra Art's due process, equal protection, and 6(b) ar- 

, guments. She did not consider the merits of CPSC's determination that the paint was a 

banned hazardous substance, holding that that determination could be challenged only in 

an enforcement action. On July 3, 1991 X-Tra Art filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. 

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On July 8, 1992 the Court affirmed the district 

court's dismissal of the case. .The court held that (1) the commission can act against 

banned hazardous substances without engaging in rulemaking, (2) the commission acted 

properly by proceeding informally through its staff and then by referring the seizure case 

to the U.S. Attorney's off~ce, and (3) the firm is not entitled to review under the Administrative Procedure Act. On July 22, 1992 X-Tra Art filed a motion for rehearing on the 

Administrative Procedure Act issue. On March 30, 1993 the Court denied X-Tra Art's 

motion for rehearing on the Administrative Procedure Act issue. 

Consumer Federation of America and U.S. Public Interest Research Grour, v. Consumer 

.Product Safetv Commission, Civil Action No. 91 -1 551 (D.C. Cir.). On ~ovember 18, 

1991 two organizations filed a petition for review of the commission's decision to 

terminate its rulemaking proceeding concerning all-terrain vehicles. On January 27, 1992 

the court granted a motion by ATV distributors to intervene. Following the filing of 

briefs, the Court heard oral argument on January 15, 1993. On April 9, 1993 the Court 

denied the petition for review, holding that the commission's post-Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, pre-proposal action was entitled to "very substantial" deference. 

The Court held that the commission's decision to concentrate on enforcing and monitoring the consent decree without simultaneously pursing a partial product ban was not 

arbitrary or capricious. 

3. Hollander Home Fashions Cor~. v. Consumer Product Safetv Commission, Civil Action 

No. 92-1346 (D.C. Cir.). On August 10, 1992 a firm f~led apetition for review of 

CPSC's rule banning certain infant cushions. On October 2, 1992 the government filed a 

motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. On March 4, 1993 the Court denied the motion 

and ordered that the case be transferred to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 

Circuit, Hollander's principal place of business. Hollander filed its brief on July 12, 1993 

and the government filed its brief on August 11, 1993. 
4. Marina's Russian Collections. lnc. v. Consumer Product Safetv Commission, 

No. 93C1631 (N.D. Ill.). On March 18, 1993 the importer of certain Russian nesting 

dolls-challenged the U':S. Customs Servicels,seizure of the dolls for failure to comply with 

CPSC's lead paint regulation. On May 17, 1993 the government filed a motion to 

dismiss, and on ~a~ '1 9, 1993 the firm dismissed the case. 

5. 9, No. 93-340-CIV-ORLI 8 

(M.D. Fla.). On May 11, 1993 an individual filed a case alleging age discrimination, 

based on the CPSC's failure to hire him. Service on the government was effected on 

September 23, 1993. 

Part II , .. L 

CIVIL PENALTY AGREEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION 

In the Matter of Caribe Marketinq, CPSC Docket No. 93-C0005. The firm paid a civil penalty of 

$ 15,000 to resolve staff allegations that it knowingly violated the FHSA by distributing violative 

toys. The final order issued April 22, 1993. 

In the Matter of Ektelon, CPSC Docket No. 93-C0004. The firm paid a civil penalty of $25,000 to 

settle staff allegations that it failed to report defects in its eyeguards under section 15 (b) of the 

CPSA. The final order issued,April 22, 1993. 

In the Matter of Franco-American, CPSC Docket No. 93-C0003. The firm paid a civil penalty of 

$ 40,000 to resolve staff allegations that it knowingly violated the commission's export notification 

requirements under the FHSA by exporting violative toys without notifying'the commission 30 days 

in advance. The final order issued April 1, 1993. - 

ln, CPSC Docket No. 93-~0007. The firm paid a civil penalty of $1 15,000 to - 

resolve staff allegations that it failed to report defects in its playground equipment under section 

15[b) of the CPSA. The final order issued May 17, 1993. 

In the Matter of Pollv Gaz lntl., CPSC Docket No. 93-C0006. The firm paid a civil penalty of 

$30,000 to resolve staff allegations that it knowingly violated the FHSA by distributing violative 

toys. The final order issued May 17, 1993. 

In the Matter of Ramco Trading, CPSC Docket No. 93-C0002. The firm agreed paid a civil penalty 

of $1 5,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the FHSA by knowingly distributing violative toys. 

The final order issued December 3, 1992. 

ln the Matter of Uniaue Industries, CPSC Docket No. 93-C0008. The firm paid a civil penalty of 

$ 15,000 to resolve staff allegations that it knowingly introduced into commerce certain banned 

toys and in addition violated the commission's export notification requirements under the FHSA by 

exporting the violative toys without notifying the commission 30 days in advance. The final order 

issued June 4, 1993. 

INDEX OF PRODUCTS REGULATED BY CPSC 

REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGUL~TION PART NUMBER 

Acetaminophen PPPA special packaging 

exemption 

Acetic acid HSA labeling 1 500.129(g) 

Acetonitrile (see glue remover) 

Adhesives, HSA 

containing methyl alcohol HSA . 

nitrocellulose base HSA 

floor covering,' HSA 

extremely flammable contact CPSA 

CPSA 

Aerosols (see self-pressurized 

products) 

Aluminized polyester film kite 

~m~onia, ammonia water (household), am'monium hydroxide 

Antennas 

[CB base station and TV) 

(Omnidirectional CB base station) 

Antifreeze, ethylene glycolbase 

Antiquing kits 

Appliances, coal and wood-burning 

Architectural glazing materials 

Art materials /' , 

Artist's paints 

Asbestos-containing patching 

compounds 

labeling 

exemption from 

labeling 

exemption from 

labeling 

exemption from 

labeling 

ban 

to be regulated 

under CPSA 

HSA suggested labelkg 

HSA ban 

HSA labeling 

CPSA labeling requirement 

CPSA performance and 

certification 

HSA ' labeling 

PPPA special packaging 

HSA exemption from 

labeling - 

CPSA provision of performance and technical 

data 

CPSA safety standard 

HSA exemption from ban 

HSA ' labeling 

CPSA exemption from lead 

limit 

CPSA .- - ban 

CPSA to be regulated. 

under the CPSA 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Asbestos-containing garments 

for general use. 

Asbestos-containing artificial 

emberizing materials 

HSA ban - 1500.17(a)(7) 

CPSA ban / 1305 

CPSA to be regulated under 1145.5 

the CPSA 

Aspirin products PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(l) 

effervescent tablet 1700.14(a)(l )(i) 

exemption 

unflavored powders 1700.14(a)(I )(ii) 

exemption 

Baby bouncers and walkers HSA standard and ban 1 500.18(a)(6) 

exemption from banning 1500.86(a)(4) 

Balioons, plastic mixtures HSA , exemption from banning . , . 1500.85(a)(41 ; 

Bassinet legs 

Batteries, storage, wet-cell 

Benzene (benzol) 

Benzene (paint solvents) 

Bergamot oil . 

CPSA to be regulated under 

the CPSA 

PPPA . exemption from special 

packaging 

HS A special labeling 1500.14(b1(3)(i) 

PPPA special packaging , 1700.14(a)(15) 

HSA labeling 1 500.1 3(e) 

Betamethasone PPPA exemption from special . I packaging 

Bicycles 

Biological specimens, preserved 

Blasting caps 

-. Butane in cigarette lighters 

Carbolic acid (phenol) , , 

Carbon tetrachloride 

Carpets and rugs (large) 

Carpets and rugs (small) 

HSA' ban 

safety requirements 

HSA' 

HSA 

HS A 

HSA 

HSA 

FFA 

exemption from ban 1500.85(a)(4), 

exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(35) 

exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(29) 

labeling 1 500.1 29(d) 

ban -.-' 15'00.1 7(a)(2) 

standard .(FF 1-70) 

standard (FF 2-70) 1631 
PRODUCT ACT 

Caustic poisons HSA 

potash HS A 

PPPA 

soda HSA 

PPPA 

Cellulose sponges HSA 

Cellulose insulation CPSA 

CPSA 

Charcoal briquettes HSA 

Chemistry sets HSA 

Child-resistant packaging PPPA 

[see special packaging) 

Chlorofluorocarbons, self 

pressurized products containing 

CPSA 

. .. . . 

Cholestyramine, anhydrous PPPA 

Cigarette lighters HSA 

CPSA 

Clacker balls HSA 

Cleaning products HSA 

Clothing (see wearing apparel, sleepwear) 

Coal burning appliances (see appliances) 

Coldwave permanent neutralizers PPPA 

containing sodium bromate or . potassium bromate 

Colestipol PPPA 

REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

labeling 

labeling 

special packaging 

labeling 

special packaging ' 

exemption from labeling 

standard 

labeling 

classification as 

hazardous 

special labeling - 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from banning 

criteria and substances 

subject 

labeling requirement 

exemption from special 

packaging 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from labeling 

standard 

requirements 1500.1 8(a1(7) 

1500.86(a)(51 

exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(1'1) . 

special packaging . 1700.14(a)(19~ 

exemption from special 1700.14(a)(10)(xv) 

packinging 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

HS A definition 

flashpoint testing 

Combustible hazardous 

substances -1 

conjugated estrogens tablets' PPPA exemption from special 1700. 1 4(a)(lO)(xvii) 

' packaging 

Consumer product CPSA reporting of substantial product 

hazards 

Containers, consumer-owned 

(portable) , 

Controlled drugs 

Corrosive substances 

HS A exemption from full 1500.83(a)(14) 

labeling 

PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(4) 

HSA definition 1500.3(b)(7);(~)(3) 

Cosmetics HSA exemption, 1 500.81 (a) 

Crib hardware CPSA to be regulated under 

the CPSA 

Cribs (full-size) HSA ban 

safety requirements 

Crib (non-full-size) HSA - . ban 

safety requirements 

Crib, mesh-sided CPSA to be regulated under 

the CPSA 

Cushions, infant HSA 

HSA, 

PPPA 

HSA 

ban 

Cyanide salts ban 

Dietary supplements, iron-containing 

Diethylene glycol 

special packaging 

labeling 

special labeling 

exemption from 

labeling 

Diethylenetriamine 

Diglycidyl ethers - 

Diphenhydramine preparations 

Disclaimer deceptive use of 

HSA labeling 

HSA labeling 

PPPA special packaging 

HSA misbranded 
REFERENCE SOLIRCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Drain cleaners, liquid 

Drugs, controlled 

Drugs, oral prescription 

Except: 

Nitroglycerin tablets (sublingual) 

lsosorbide dinitrate (10 mg. sublingual and chewable tablets) 

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate (8 grn 

oral suspension and granules 

for oral suspensions) 

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 

tablets (no more than 16 gm) 

Cyclical oral contraceptives 

Anhydrous cholestyramine (powder 

form) 

Potassium supplements (containing 

not more than 50 MEq potassium 

per unit dose package) 

Sodium fluoride (264 mg per package 

of liquid forms and tablet forms) 

Betamethasone (1 2.6 mg per package) 

Pancrelipase in tablet, capsule or 

powder form 

Prednisone tablets (not more than 

105 mg per package) 

Mebendazole (600 mg per package) 

Methylprednisolone tablets (not more . than 84 mg per package) 

Colestipol (packages containing not 

more than 5 grams of powder) 

Conjugated estrogens tablets (not 

more than 32 mg per package) 

Norethindrone acetate tablets (not 

more than 50 mg per package) 

Medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets 

Drugs, iron-containing 

~r~-cleanin~ solvents 

1 

Emberizing materials, 

artificial, containing 

asbestos 

HSA ban 

PPPA special packaging 

PPPA special packaging 

PPPA special packaging 

PPPA special packaging 

HSA exemption from 

labeling 

CPSA ban 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

--- -- -. - TITLE 16 CFR PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUIVIBER. 

Epoxy resins HSA labeling 1500.13(c) 

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, 

Suspension and granules for 

suspension . 

Chewable tablets 

Ethylenediamine 

Ethylene glycol in felt pads 

Ethylene glycol 

Ethylene glycol antifreeze 

Expandable children's enclosures 

Exports (noncomplying products) 

Extremely flammable contents of 

self-pressurized containers 

Extremely flammable 

hazardous substances 

Extremely flammable solids 

Eye irritants 

Fabrics 

PPPA exemption from 

special packaging 

HSA labeling 1 500.1 3(c) 

HSA exemption frcm labeling 1500.83(a)(28! 

special labeling 1 500.14(b)(4)' 

HSA labeling 1500.14(a)(2),(b)(2), 

special packaging 1700.14(a)(11) 

HSA labeling 1500.132 

CPSC to be regulahd under 1145.13 

the CPSA 

All reporting requirements 1019 

HSA definition 

method to determine 

flashpoint testing 

exemption from 

labeling 

HSA definition 

testing method 

HSA definition 

testing method 

HSA testing method 

definition 

FFA flammability 

Felt-tip marking devices HSA labeling exemption ' 1 500.83(a)(9) 

Ferrous oxalate' HSA exemption from labeling 1 500.83(a)(17) 

Fertilizers, dry granular HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(21) 

Fire extinguishers. HS A exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(24) 

labeling, warning 1500.1 5(a)(b) 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

. . PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Fireworks HSA ban (more than 2 grains 1500.1 7(a)(3) 

pyrotechnic material 

for audible reports) 

ban (firecrackers 1500.17(a)(8) & 9 

more than 50 mg.) 

exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(27) 

agricultural exemption 1500.1 7(al(3) 

exemption from 1500.85(a)(2) 

classification 

special labeling 1500.14(b)(71 

ban reloadable tube 1500.17(a1(11) 

aerial shells more than 

1.7 inches in outer 

diameter) 

safety requirements 

First Aid ' HSA 

HSA 

policy for emesis 

labelingFlammable contents of selfpressurized containers 

definition 

method for determining 

flashpoint testing 

exemption from labeling 

Flammable solids HSA definition 

testing method 

Flammable substances HSA definition 

flashpoint testing 

exemptitin from specific 1 500.8.1 (a) 

labeling - Food HSA 

- 

Formaldehyde HSA ' . labeling 

HSA exemptions 

exemptions from banning 

special packaging 

Fuel 

Fuel kits with difluorodichloromethane HSA 

CPSA 

PPPA 

exemption from banning 

warning label 

Furniture, painted with leadcontaining paint 

ban 

Furniture polish, special packaging liquid 
1,' REFERENCE SOLlRCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGLlLATlON . PART NUMBER 

Furniture polish, paste HSA 'exemption from labeling . . ' 1500.83(a)(8) 

Garage Door Openers, CPSA requirements' for 121 1 

automatic residential . . equipment protector 

Gasoline ' HSA , , exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(14) 

special labeling 1500;14(b)(31 

labeling 1 500.14(a)(3) 

Glazing compounds . HSA . exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(13) 

Glue remover containing 

acetonitrile (household) 

PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(18) 

Hartshorn L HSA labeling 1500.129(1) 

Heaters (see appliances) 

~ighly' toxic substances HSA definition 

testing method 

labeling 

Household substances~ , . HSA .- definition 1500.3(~)(10) 

Hydrochloric acid HSA labeling 1 500.1 29(al 

Hypochlorous acid HSA labeling 1 500.1 29(h) 

Ibuprofen PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(20) . . 

Imported products & 

importers 

Imports 

Industrial supplies 

Infant cushions 

Ink, cartridges, 

dry concentrate containers 

Ink-marking devices 

Insulation, cellulose 

Iron preparations 

ALL policy 

HSA 

HSA 

HSA . . 

HSA 

HSA 

HSA 

CPSA 

PPPA 

various 

exemption 

ban 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from labeling 

exemption 

standard 

special packaging 
". 1 

REFERENCE SOURCE 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PART NUMBER 

Irritant substances. I HSA definition 

testing method i 

lsobutane ih cigarette lighters HSA exemption from labeling 

lsosorbide dinitrate, prescription sublingual and 

chewable forms 

PPPA exemption from special . . 

packaging 

Kerosene HS A labeling 

special labeling 

exemption from labeling 

-special packaging 

Kindling and illuminating preparations PPPA special packaging 

Kites, aluminized polyester film HSA ban 

Labels HSA requirements 

condensation 

informal comment on 

exemption from labeling 

Laboratory chemicals, if HSA 

educational 

exemption from banning 

and labeling 

Lacquers HSA exemption from labeling 

Lawn darts HSA 

CPSA 

ban 

ban 

Lawnmowers, power CPSA performance standard, 

labeling rule, and 

certification rule 

Lead in paint HSA ban over 0.5% (pre1978) 

CPSA ban over 0.06% (1 978 

and later) 

Lighter fluid, etc. PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(7) 

Lunar caustic (silver nitrate) HSA labeling 1500.1 29(k) 

Lye \ HSA labeling . 1 500.. 1 29(j) PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(5) 

Matchbooks CPSA standard 1202 

Matches HS A exemption from flamma- 1500.83(a)(2) 

bility labeling 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT . .ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Mattresses FFA standard (FF 4-72) 

PPPA exemption from special 

packaging 

PPPA exemption from special 

packaging 

Mebendazole 

Medroxyprogesterone acetate 

tablets 

Methyl alcohol (methanol) 

. ,. 

HSA - exemption from labeling 

labeling 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from labeling 

PPPA special packaging 

PPPA . ' exemption from special . -. 

packaging 

Methylprednisolone 

Methyl salicylate PPPA special packaging, 

Mineral oil (in toys) 

~ineral seal 'oil 

HSA exemption from lab,eling 

HSA labeling 

special labeling 

PPPA special packaging 

Mineral spirits HSA labeling , 

special labeling 

special packaging 

CPSA. . exemption from lead 

limit 

' b 

Mirrors 

Mixtures of hazardous substances HSA . labeling 

Multiple hazard, substances with 

Naphtha 

HSA 

HSA 

HSA 

PPPA 

labeling 

labeling 

special labeling 

Nitric acid 

Nitroglycerine, prescription, 

labeling 

exemption from special 

sublingual dosage packaging 

Norethindrone acetate tablets PPPA 

Oral contraceptives 

exemption from 

packaging 

exemption from special 

cyclical packaging 

PPPA . . 

Orris root, powdered HS A labeling 

Oxalic acid and salts HSA labeling 

Packages, child-resistantbee 

child-resistant packaging) 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Packages, sample PPPA submission 1700.14(b) 

Paint, lead in HS A ban over 0.5% (pre- 1500.1 7(a)(6) 

1978) 

CPSA ban over 0.06Oh 1303 

(1 978 and later) 

CPSA to be regulated under 1 145.2 

the CPSA 

Paint solvents 

Painting kits 

Pancrelipase 

PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(15) . . HSA- exemption 1500.83(a)(25) 

PPPA exemption from special 1700.14(a~(10)(ix) 

packaging 

Paper items HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a1(3) 

list 

Paraphenylenediamine HSA labeling 1 500.1 3(a) 

Patching compounds, containing asbestos CPSA ban 1304 

Perchloroethylene in . HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(31) 

visual novelty devices 

Percussion explosives HSA definition 1500.3(~)(7)(iI(a) 

Petroleum distillates HSA labeling 1500.14(8)(3) 

special labeling . . . . 1500.14(b)(3) exeniption from labeling 1500.83(al(81,(9), . , 

. . (1 I ),(I 3l,(14lr(20I 

PPPA special packaging 1700.14(a)(7),(2),(15) 

Phenol (carbolic acid) HSA labeling . 1500.129(d) 

Photodynamic sensitizer 

Photographic color 

processing kits 

Plant foods, dry 

granular 

Playpens: 

expandable 

mesh-sided 

Poisons, caustic 

HSA definition 1500.3(b)(9) 

HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(25) 

- 

HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(21) 

CPSA to be regulated under 1145.13 

the CPSA 

CPSA to be regulated under I 1145.1 1 

the CPSA 

HSA labeling requirements 1500.129 . 
PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION 

d 

REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PART NUMBER 

Polishing products HSA exemption from labeling 

Potash, caustic 

Potassium hydroxide 

Potassium supplements, 

effervescent 

Prednisone 

HS A labeling 

special packaging 

HSA 

PPPA 

PPPA 

PPPA 

labeling 

special packaging 

exemption from special 

packaging 

exemption from 

special packaging 

Pressure-generating substances HSA definition 

Primary irritant HSA definition 

testing method 

Propellant devices for model rockets HSA exemption from banning 

. . 

Radiator cleaners HSA as household substance 

Radioactive substances HSA defined exemption 

Refrigerator doors 

Refuse bins, unstable 

Roof coatings . . '

Rope, cord, string, etc. 

Rugs (see Carpets) 

Rubber vulcanizing 

Salt (sodium chloride) 

Self-pressurized products 

containing chlorofluorocarbons 

containing vinyl chlorides 

RS A standard to permit 

. . opening from inside 

CPSA ,ban 

HSA , exemption from labeling 

HSA exemption from labeling 

HSA exemption from labeling 

HSA exemption from labeling 

HSA exemption from full 

labeling 

testing method for 

flammable or extremely 

flammable contents 

information statements 

required 

CPSA labeling requirement 

HSA ban 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT PART NUMBER 

Sensitizers HSA 

TYPE OF REGULATION 

definitions 

Signal words HSA labeling requirements 

Silver nitrate (lunar caustic) HSA labeling 

Sleepwear, children's 

sizes 0-6x. sizes 7-14 

HSA FFA standard (FF 3-71 ) 

standard (FF 5-74) 

Sodium arsenite . . HSA labeling 

Sodium fluoride (prescription 

aqueous solutions) 

PPPA exempting from special 

packaging 

Sodium hydroxide HSA labeling - 

Sodiumlpotassium hydroxide PPPA 

Solder kit HSA 

spec,ial packaging 

exemption from labeling 

Solder paste HSA exemption from labeling 

Special packaging PPPA standards' 

re-use prohibited 

test procedure 

restricted flow 

requirement 

Spot removers, single- HSA exemption from labeling 

use 

\ 

Spot removing kits .HSA exemption from labeling 

Sponges, cellulose 

Squeeze toys '. . 

HSA 

CPSA 

exemption from labeling 

to be regulated under . 

the CPSA 

Stoddard solvent . . HSA labeling 

special labeling 

Stoves, coal and wood burning . ~ 

(see appliances) . . 

Strong sensitizers I HS A definition 

list of 

. . Sulfuric acid HSA 

PPPA 

labeling 

special packaging 
~ REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUMBER 

Swimming pool slides CPSA standard 1207 

Tank coatings HS A exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(34) 

Thread, string, twine, etc. HSA exemption from labeling 1500.83(a)(4) 

Toluene (toluol) . HSA , labeling 

special labeling 

exemption from labeling :. 

Toluene (paint solvents PPPA - . special packaging 1700.14(a)(l5) 

Toxic substances HSA definition 1500.3(b1(5),(~1(2) 

labeling 1500.121.129 

test method 1500.40 

Toys 

caps and toy guns HSA ban 1500.1 8(a)(5) 

producing impulse-type sound testing method 1 500.47 

exemption from banning 1500.85(a)(2) 

1500.86(a1(6) 

clacker balls 'HSA ' ban 1500.1 8(a)(7) 

exemption from banning 1500.85(a)(5) 

dolls presenting hazards HSA ban 1 500.1 8(a1(3) 

exemption from banning 1500.86(a)(2) 

electrically-operated toys and children's article HSA ban 1500.1 8(bl 

requirements 1505 . labeling 1505.3 I performance 1505.6 

gamesself-pressurized hollow plastic toys HSA exemption from banning 1500.85(a)(7) . . 

mineral, oil HSA exemption from banning 1500.83(a)(32) 

mechanical hazards (various) HSA ban 1500.18(a) . . . 

pacifiers 

noisemaking toys . 

painted with lead 

squeeze 

rattles 

sharp edges 

sharp points 

small parts 

HSA ban 

safety requirements 

HSA . .ban 

HSA ban, over 0.5% (pre-1978) ,1500.1 7(a)(6) 

CPSA ban, over 0.06% (1978 and later) 1303 

CPSA to be regulated under the CPSA 1 145.10 

HSA - bans 

exemption from banning 

safety requirements 

HSA technical requirements 

HSA , technical requirements 

HSA ban 

safety requirements 
REFERENCE SOURCE 

TITLE 16 CFR 

PRODUCT ACT TYPE OF REGULATION PART NUlVlBER 

Toys (cont'd.) 

model rockets 

model rockets, propellant 

HSA 

HSA 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from labeling 

sewing machines 

stuffed animals with laceration hazard 

stuffed toys to be suspended 

HSA 

HSA 

CPSC 

requirements , ' 

ban 

to be regulated under 

the CPSA 

exemption from labeling 

testing procedures 

labeling 

exemption 

special packaging 

train smoke 

use and abuse tests 

HSA 

HSA 

PPPA 

Tubes, collapsible metal HSA labeling 

Unpackaged hazardous substances 

Turpentine 

Varnish 

Video games 

HSA 

HSA 

HSA 

CPSA 

HSA 

HSA 

FF A 

HSA 

labeling 'requirements 

special labeling 

exemption from labeling 

exemption from electricallyoerated toy requirements 

labeling ! 

ban 

standard (CS 192-53) 

exemption 

Vienna paste 

Vinyl chiorideVinyl plastic film 

Visual novelty devices . . 

containing perchloroethylene 

Volatile flammable materials HSA flashpoint testing method 

Walker-jumper HSA ban 

exemption from classification 

Water-repellant mixtures, masonry HSA ban 

Wax containers HSA exemption from labeling 

Waxes, paste for autos, furniture, floors, shoes HSA exemption from labeling 

Wearing apparel FF A standard (CS 191 -53) 

Wood burning appliances (see appliances) 

Writing instruments 

Xylene (xylol) 

HSA exemption from labeling 

HSA labeling 

'special labeling 

exemption from labeling 

Xylene (paint solvents) PPPA special packaging 

., . FEDERAL-STATE.COOPERATIVE PROGRAM 

CPSC is required by Section 29 of the Consumer Product Safety Act to establish "a program to 

promote Federal-State cooperation for purposes of carrying out the Act." 

Federal, state and local cooperative programs are one key to CPSC's success in reducing 

unreasonable risks of injury to consumers. State and local professionals bring CPSC's programs "alive" 

when they deliver commission information, education, and services to the public they serve at the local 

level. The public resides in counties, cities, and towns served by dedicated state and local health, 

consumer, and safety professionals. These professionals know the needs of their communities and know 

best how to meet their needs. Resources invested in providing information, contracts, and materials to 

state and local professionals returns many times that amount in consumer product safety programs 

delivered to people where they live, work, and play. 

The Directorate for Field Operations plans, organizes, directs, and controls the commission's 

Federal-State Cooperative Program. This program receives overall direction through the field operating plan 

which is formulated directly from the commission's yearly operating plan. The federal-state plan gives \ direction to CPSC's three regional centers that provide operational, day-to-day contact with the states. 

state Designees are the commissionls primary liaispn with state a'nd local officials. State designees 

are appointed, at CPSC's request; by,the governor of each state. .This individual serves as a liaison.for 

product safety efforts within the state. ' . . . 

State Designees are selected after analyzing each state's structure. Each represents that 

department of state government most compatible with the CPSC mission. In most states it is the 

Department of Health. In others, it is fhe Office of the Attorney General or the Department of Agriculture or 

Consumer Protection. 

In addition to working with state designees, CPSC regional centers regularly cooperate with local 

government officials. Keeping up with designees in 50 states and territories is demanding, but working 

with thousands of local officials is most difficult. To solve this problem, CPSC always works with state 

designees and selectivelv works with local officials. "Selectively" is defined as meaning the proper official 

at the proper place at the proper time. 

The federal-state cooperative plan consists of four major components: 

1. Contracb. Cost-effective state and local contracts allow CPSC to accomplish product safety 

work in places across the nation that CPSC would not normally get to. Because these contracts are usually 

small, state and local governments often match CPSC's funds with their own to accomplish the objective. 

2. Memoranda of Understanding. MOUs with states create a partnership that extends overall 

consumer protection through more effective use of collective resources. Work planning is an arrangement 

between CPSC and state agencies wherein both parties agree to share, at no cost, the responsibility for 

certain product safety activities. 

3. Commissioninq. Commissioning has the effect of making a state or local employee a federal 

officer for the purposes of conducting investigations, inspections, recalls, and sample collections. 

State or local officials are qualified for and capable of functioning as officials of CPSC. CPSC trains 

state and local officials to qualify for a commission. / 
4. C~nformation-~harina. CPSC routinely transmits information on commission 

programs and activities to states so that designees, their staff, and others may respond to media inquiries 

and be kept current on commission developments. 

States share their success stories with CPSC and CPSC, in turn, disseminates this information to all 

of the states. 

The funded work performed by the states is subject to the same quality assurance and is held to the 

same high standards as work done by CPSC field staff. The progress and direction of the state work is 

monitored through weekly conference calls, quarterly reports, and a final report at the end of the fiscal year. 

This enables the regional centers to assure that the state contract work is proceeding in accordance with 

the commission's operating plan and is of adequate quality to meet the commission's needs. The states 

report on other product safety work, not funded by CPSC, by providing highlights and summaries to CPSC 

field offices. 

*State and Local Contracts Program 

Cost-effective contracts with state and local agencies for needed services provide a basis upon 

which greater cooperation can grow. Because the missions are compatible, state and local governments 

usually match CPSC's funds with their own money to accomplish similar goals. In addition, state and local 

contracts allow CPSC to accomplish product safety work in places across the country that we would not 

get to otherwise. Our reach is expanded. 1 ' 

In FY93, CPSC supported the state and local contracts program in the.amount of $230,000 -- for 

Compliance and Enforcement, Hazard Identification and Analysis, and Consumerlnformation . activities . in 

seven program areas. I 
A listing of those state or local agencies that participated in this program follows: 

, . .. '. , 

EASTERN REGION 

. . 

Connecticut. ., , 

Department of Consumer Protection 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

HSAIPPPA lnspections . 

Delaware 

Board of Pharmacy 

, HSAIPPPA lnspections 

District of Columbia 

Fire Department 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program , 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Broward County Health Department . 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Miami Fire Training Center ' 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Maine 

. . 

Maryland 

Department of Health 81 Mental 

Hygiene 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Division of Drug Control 

HSAIPPPA lnspections 

' Massachusetts 

Board of Registration and 

Pharmacy 

HSAIPPPA lnspections 

Boston City Hospital 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Department of the Attorney General 

ATV Surveillance 
EASTERN REGION (cont'd.)" -.' 

New Jersey Puerto Rico 

Department of Law and Public Safety 

ATV Surveillance 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Monmouth County 

Recall Checks 

Passaic County 

Recall Checks 

Cumberland County 

Recall Checks 

Mercer County ' , 

Recall checks ' 

Camden County 

In-depth Investigations 

. . New York 

Attorney General's Office 

Recall Checks 

Harlem Consumer Education Council 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Cornell Cooperative Extension' Service 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Board of Pharmacy 

HSAIPPPA lnspections 

Pennsylvania 

Erie County 

vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Department of Consumer Affairs 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Rhode Island . 

Division of Drug Control 

HSAIPPPA lnspections 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Vermont 

Department of Health 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program , 

Virgin Islands 

Department of Licensing 

and Consumer Affairs . 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

prevention Program 

Virginia ~. 

Department of 'Agriculture 

ATV Surveillance 

In-depth lnvestigations 
Alabama Kentucky 

Birmingham Poison Control Center 

HSA/PPPA Surveillance 

Georgia 

Office of Consumer Affairs 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

a 

Poison Control Center 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

Safe ids .coalition 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

: Indiana 

State Board. of Health 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Department of Public Health 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Recall Checks 

Kansas 

Bureau of Disease Prevention and 

Control 

ATV Surveillance - 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Safe Kids Coalition 

Vulnerable population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Bureau of Health Services 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Vulnerable Population Injury 

Prevention Program . 

Mississippi 

State Board of Health 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Missouri 

Division of Health \ 

Recall Checks 7 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Cardinal Glennon Poison Control Center - 

St. Louis 

HSA/PPPA Surveillance 

Central Missouri State University 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

, Prevention Program 

North Dakota . , 

State Laboratories - . .: 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

.ATV surveillance 

North Dakota Safety Council 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

. . Prevention Program 
CENTRAL REGION (cont'd.) 

Ohio 

7 

Department of Health 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks - 

ATV Surveillance 

Vulnerable Population Injury 

Prevention Program 

Poiso'n Control Center - Columbus 

Children's Hospital 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

South Dakota 

/ 

South Dakota Safety Council 

Vulnerable Population Injury 

Prevention Program 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

In-depth 'lnvestigations , 

Middle Tennessee Poison Center 

HSAIPPPA surveillance 

I 

Wisconsin / 

Department of Agriculture 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Recall Checks 

ATV .Surveillance 
WESTERN REGION 

Arkansas Guam 

Department of Health 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

California 

Department of Health Services 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Bay Area Poison Center 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

Fresno Poison Center 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Santa Clara County - Safe Kids Coalition 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Placer County - Safe Kids Coalition 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

San Francisco County -- Safe Kids Coalition 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

San Francisco Department of Public Health 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Colorado 

Department of Health 

Recall Checks 

In-depth lnvestigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Tri-County Health Department 

In-depth lnvestigations 

Government of Guam 

Recall Checks 

S.E. District Health Department 

ATV Surveillance 

Recall Checks 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

New Mexico 

New Mexico Poison Center 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

Safe Kids Coalition of New Mexico 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Nevada 

Consumer Affairs Division 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Oklahoma 

Department of Health 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 

Safe Kids Coalition of Oklahoma 

Vulnerable Population lnjury 

Prevention Program 

Oregon 

Department of Justice 

ATV Surveillance 
WESTERN REGION (cont'd.) 

Texas 

Department of Health . . 

Recalls 

In-depth Investigations 

ATV Surveillance 

Utah 

Department of Health 

Vulnerable Population Injury 

Prevention Program 

Washington 

Seattle Poison Center 

HSAIPPPA Surveillance 

Wyoming 

Department of Health 

Recall Checks 

ATV Surveillance 
- FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM 

COMMISSIONING PROGRAM 

Section 29(a)(2)'of the Consumer Product Safety Act provides CPSC with the authority to 

commission state and local officers for conducting any of three activities on behalf of the CPSC: 

investigations, inspections, and sample collections. 

In furtherance of the Congressional mandate to establish a program to promote federal and state 

cooperation, CPSC assists in training state and local officials to qualify for a commission. After 

commissioning, those officials are knowledgeable in CPSC procedures for inspections, investigations, 

sample collection, and preparation and submission of reports. 

Currently, 259 officials in 33 states are commissioned by CPSC. 

Statels) or Department Commissioned 

Comonwealth Officers 

EASTERN REGION 

Connecticut Department of 

Consumer Protection 

Delaware Board of Pharmacy 

Florida - : Department of 

Agriculture & 

Consumer Services 

Joan Jordon 

Lois Bryant 

Cynthia M. Clavette 

Vincent J. Pugliese, Jr. 

Dale W. Magee 

Sandra S. 'Robinson 

Paul Davis 

William H. Knotts 

Gloria Van Treese 

Lloyd M. Stonebreaker 

Thomas F. Kenny 

James D. Morrison 

Martin J. May 

Lessie M. Keck 

Gwendon B. Worlds 

Mary Ellen Shelton 

Debra R. Terfinko 

Denise H. Correy 

Lark Daughtry 

Michael French Ackers 

Joseph P. Alexionok 

Jane B. Chastain 

Settenno M. Sunseri 

Larry Edward Roberson 
State(s) or Department Commissioned 

Cornonwealth Officers 

Eastern Reaion (cont'd.) 

Maryland Department of Health & 

Mental Hygiene 

Office of Food 

Protection .& Consumer 

Health Services 

Division of 

Drug Control 

l' 

Massachusetts District Attorney 

New Jersey 

Puerto Rico 

Office of Consumer 

Protection 

Passaic County 

Office of Consumer 

Affairs 

Department of 

Consumer Affairs 

Pamela J. Engle 

Michael L. Hurney 

David Roberts 

Bruce Wilhelm 

James D. Naylor 

Michael Anthony Elseroad 

Linda Westfall 

Patricia Anne Schwaninger 

John Frank Arthur 

Robert Chang 

Jack H. Freeman 

William A. Hahn 

John J: O'Hara, Jr. 

Charles H. Tregoe 

Leon Weiner 

Harold B. Jones 

Susan Grant 

Anthony J. Brennan 

Terry. Lawrence Smith 

Frank C. Stevens 

Bettye J. Cabell 

James Andrew Mallett 

Mary Ann Maloney 

Victor Silva Arroyo 

Angel Rivera 

Jose Rodriguez Sanchez 

Carlos Mateo Alers 
Stateis) or Department Commissioned 

Cornonwealth Officers 

Eastern Region (cont'd.) 

South Carolina 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

West Virginia 

Central Reaion 

Alabama 

Department of 

Health & Environmental 

Control 

Board of Pyrotechnic 

Safety 

Office of Consumer 

Affairs 

Consumer Services 

Administration 

Department 

of Labor 

Department 

of Public Health 

Poison Control Center 

Arthur C. Stanley 

Kenneth W. Montgomery 

Samuel H. Mc Nutt 

Miriam M. Jones 

William E. Margee 

Philips S. Porter 

Herbert Walker 

Charles W. James, Jr 

Rebecca H. Cameron 

Bill Porcel 

Gerard W. Wingard 

James F. McCormick 

Ulric Hubert Rainard 

Jacqueline E. Whitney 

Diana K. Hollett 

Clement Magras 

Andrew Brown 

William Hoffman 

Carol Fendley-Gaddis 

James McVay 

Viki L. Brant 

Rhonda C. Pines 

Simmie Besteder 

Terry Byars 
State(s) or 

Cornonwealth Officers 

Central Reaio~ (cont'd.) 

Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

State Board 

Health 

Department 

of Public Health 

Department of 

Health and 

Environment 

Bureau of Foods . 

and Drugs 

Inez Winfrey 

Cornell P. Spearman 

Charles F. Mills 

Russell F. Laurens 

Michael A. Kaiser 

Diane W. Holland 

Mary Joyce Flournoy 

Miriam R. Collins 

Margaret K. Cash 

Calvin Cash 

David R. Boucher 

Linda J. Hayman 

John R. Kelly 

Jeff P. Meyer 

Michael L. Magnant 

Kenneth Choquette 

Rita M. Gergley 

R. Brian McPartland 

Arlene M. Jacob 

James A. Pyles 

Roger E. Ozias 

Gary J. Magathan 

Launa Osbourn 

Gerald E. Vornholt 

Earnest E. Barnes 

Stephen N. Paige 

Donald Bechtel 

Loren E. Brock 

Mary K. Goetz 

Gerald R. Kline 

David R. Bustos 

William G. Spaniol 

Danial S. Hutchinson 

Don E. Parsons 

Mary 1. Glassburner 

Gregory 0. Willis 

Kenneth R. DeLude 
Statels) or Department Commissioned 

Comonwealth Officers 

Central Reaion (cont'd.) 

Kentucky 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Ohio7 

Tennessee 

Wisconsin 

Department of 

Human Resources 

State Board 

of Health 

Department of Health 

. Department of 

Public Health 

Department of 

Agriculture 

Department of Agriculture 

Michael B. Cavanah 

Florann R. Strevels 

Terry M. Wescott 

Douglas Lee Jackson 

Karen Smallwood 

Willie L. Brown, Jr. 

Gary Moorman 

John G. Norris 

John P. Pitzenberger 

Robert C. Fields 

Gregg C. Fast 

A. Reid Stevens 

Oscar Roy Hartman 

Gary F. Boone 

James E. Wooldridge 

Daniel S. Chatfield 

Michael W. Moser 

Douglas A. Rogers 

Marsha R. Smalley 

Gary L. Matson 

Lois A. Upham 

George E. Fruth 

Michial H. Swank 

Thomas H. Anderson 

Charles A. Patterson 

Richard V. Heinrich 

Mary Logan 

Eddie K. Watson 

Marsha Benning 

'Thomas J. Brennan 

Steven J. Foemmel 

Marilyn R. Johannsen 

'Karen Lynn O'Malley-Konz 

Robert F. Zaspel 

Mary M. Zegers 

Douglas E. Augustine 

David T. Tatar 
State(s1 or Department Commissioned 

Comonwealth Officers 

Western Reuion 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Department of 

Health Services 

Anthony J. Battistone 

Judith A. Betterton 

Richard E. Cox 

Cecile M. Fowler 

Ronald B. Holley 

Michael Patz 

Norman J. Petersen 

Michael J. Porch 

Don Selvey 

Department of Health 

Department of 

Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

Sacramento 

John R. Carter 

Glen P. Clements 

Kenneth E. Free 

Ronald 0. Friday 

Wynn D. Grandgeorge 

Tamara Almand 

Edward L. Free 

Jennings B. Ivy 

James P. Jones 

Gary M. Kahanak 

Robert L. Kemp 

Charles B. Presson 

Jimmy W. Shelby 

James H. Tanner 

Haldor M. Wilkes 

Proserpina Abarquez-Delacruz 

Celeste A. Albanez 

Susan 0. Bond 

Charles R. Carey 

Yvonne Fernandez-Milhouse 

Therese L. Hoban 

Joan Howe 

Glen C. Lawrence 

Lester Lowe 
State(s1 or Department Commissioned 

Comonwealth Officers 

Western Reaion (cont'd.) 

California 

(cont'd.) 

Department of Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

Sacramento 

Department of 

Health Services 

Sacramento 

Department of Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

San Jose 

Department of Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

San Diego 

Department of Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

Los Angeles 

Bruce D. Morden 

Barbara J. Moynier 

Frank J. Nava 

James J. Paidl 

Angelo Patrick 

Howard Ratzky 

Zuma D. Ross 

Edwin Linquist, Jr. 

Ozzie R. Schmidt 

Paul ~.~heehan Jr. 

lngeborg B. Small 

Alan VanGinkel 

Daniel J. Walsh 

David L. Weston 

Sharon P. White 

Christopher H. Wogee 

Craig W. Balding 

Joseph E. Bewley 

Robert C. Eckstein 

Douglas L. Fong 

James R. Gibson 

Michael C. Gutierrez 

Dennis M. Moore 

Jon R. Salmi 

Stephen W. Sarkisian 

James M. Waddell 

Paul W. Walfoort 

Kathleen L. Young 

Patrick S. Kennelly 

Daniel L. Seid 

Eddie Lopez 

Anthony R. Falzone 
Statels) or Department Commissioned 

Cornonwealth Officers 

Western Reaion (cont'd .) 

California 

(cont'd.) 

Colorado 

Guam' 

Department of Health 

Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

Berkeley 

Department of Health Services 

Food and Drug Branch 

Terminal Island 

Department of Consumer Affairs 

Bureau of Home Furnishings 

Sacramento 

Department of Consumer Affairs 

Bureau of Home Furnishings 

Lancaster 

Bureau of Home Furnishings and 

Thermal Insulation 

North Highland 

Department of Health 

Tri-County Health 

Department 

Department of 

public' Health 

and Social Services 

Joseph N. Bagood 

Dan R. Chitwood 

Carl E. Costella 

Jim D. Eddington 

James Gorka 

Michael F. Hernandez 

Tamara Y. Jackson 

Gerald G. Leech 

Jeffrey C. Lineberry 

Laurie E. Younggren 

Linda Magdeleno 

Pamela Vermeersch 

Carrie L. Cathalifaud 

Larry T. Berryman 

William C. Norris 

Clark C. Wilson 

Roberta L. Boitano 

Ricky A. Finney 

Barbara A. Hruska 

Patricia A. Klocker 

Dale T. Tanda 

Chris J. Wiant 

Susan J. Salyards 

Darryl R. Thompson 

Lisa C. Butts 

Gerardo P. Legaspi Jr. 

Edilberto N. Nieveras 

Bernardino 0. Valera 
State(s1 or Department Commissioned 

Comonwealth Officers 

Western Reaion (cont'd.) 

Idaho Southwest District ~ealth'Department 

~aldwell 

New Mexico Department of Health 

Oklahoma Department of Health 

Oregon 

Texas 

Wyoming 

City of Gresham Fire 

Department 

Department of Health 

Austin 

Department of Health 

Arlington 

Department of Health 

and Social Services 

Randy B. Grove 

Paul Jewell 

~ichard Gunn 

Tommy L. Nash 

Nevin L. Starkey 

Laird A. Case 

Richard A. Jones 

Len A. Malmquist 

Joseph B. Parrott 

Rebecca L. Thompson 

Charles Hallmark 

Mackie Lawrence 

Ronald 0. Sims 

Joe Balderas 

Rhonda Howe 

Richard M. Lerro 

Howard Hutchings 
FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL COOPERA'l'lVE PROGRAM 

It is the policy of the CPSC to initiate and enter into MOUs with agencies of state or local 

governments. Such cooperation creates a partnership that extends overall consumer protection through 

more effective use of collective resources. Work planning creates an arrangement between CPSC and state 

or local agencies wherein both parties agree to share, at no cost to the other party, the responsibility for 

certain product safety activities. These agreements are usually with agencies that have responsibilities that 

are similar to CPSC's. 

Work planning agreements have resulted in a free exchange of information on inspectional activity, 

recalls, enforcement actions, and outreach programs. It has provided cross-training and an increase in state 

expertise inproduct safety. 

State or 

Commonwealth De~artment 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District of 

Colum bia 

Florida 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

Drug Control Division 

Department of Consumer 

Protection 

Department of Community Affairs 

and Economic Development 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Consumer and 

Regulatory Affairs 

Department of Agriculture 

& Consumer Services 

Division of Health Engineering 

Home Economic Resource Center 

Northeast Com bat 

Division of Licensing & Enforcement 

Department of Health & Mental Hygiene 

Drug Control Administration 

Department of Public Health 

Board of Registration in Pharmacy 

Safety Council 

Office of Consumer Protection 

Drug & Poison Information Center 
State or 

Commonwealth De~artment 

Eastern Reaion (cont'd.) 

New York 

North Carolina 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

West Virginia 

Education Department (OPD) 

State Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Health 

Allegheny County Health Department 

Bureau of Consumer Protection 

Department of Consumer Affairs 

Board of Pharmacy 

Consumers' Council 

Division of Drug Control 

Department of Health and 

Environmental Control 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Agriculture & 

Consumer Services 

Board of Pharmacy 

Consumer Services Administration 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Labor 
State or 

Commonwealth De~artment 

Alabama 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Michigan 

Minnesota ' 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

South Dakota 

Tennessee 

Wisconsin 

Department of ~ubiic Health 

Office of Consumer Affairs 

Department of Public Health 

Office of Environmental Health 

State Board of Health 

State Department of Public Health 

Department of ~ealth & Environment 

Department of Human Services 

Center for Environmental Health Sciences 

Department of Health 

Attorney General's Office 

State Board of Health 

Department of Health 

State Department of Health 

State Laboratories Branch 

Department of Health 

Department of Health 

.Department of Agriculture 

Department of Agriculture 

Trade & Consumer Division 
State or 

Commonwealth , . De~artment 

Western Reaion 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Idaho 

Louisiana , . 

Montana 

New Mexico 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Texas 

Washington 

Wyoming 

Department of Health 

and Social Services 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Health 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Health 

Food & Drug Section 

Bureau of Home Furnishing 

Department of Health 

Board of Pharmacy 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Health & 

Environmental Services 

Board of Pharmacy 

Health & Environment Department 

State Department of Health 

Office of State Fire Marshal 

Board of Pharmacy 

Department of Health 

Board of Pharmacy 

Board of Pharmacy 

Board of Pharmacy 
I-IST OF STATE DESIGNEES 

State Designees are the Commission's primary liaison with state and local officials. State ~esi~nees are 

appointed, at the Commission's request, by the Governor of each state. This individual serves as a liaison 

for product safety efforts within the state. 

Connecticut 

Ms. Gloria Schaffer 

Commissioner, Department of 

Consumer Protection 

State Office Building 

165 Capitol Avenue 

Hartford, Connecticut 061 06 

(203) 566-4206 

FAX: (203) 566-7630 

Delaware 

Ms.' Mary McDonough 

Director, Division of Consumer 

Affairs 

Department of Community Affairs 

820 North French Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19801 

(302) 577-3250 

FAX: (302) 577-3862 

Ms. Eileen ~em~hill 

Chief, Consumer Education 

and Public Information 

D.C. Department of Consumer 

& Regulatory Affrairs 

614 H Street, N.W., Suite #I08 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

(202) 727-7065 

FAX: (202) 727-8030 

Florida 

Ms. Karen K. MacFarland 

Director, Consumer Services Division 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

235 Mayo Building, 2nd Floor 

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800 

(904) 922-2967 

FAX: (904) ,487-41 77 

Maine 

Mr. Clough Toppan 

Acting Director, Division of 

Health Engineering 

Department of Human Services 

Bureau of Health 

157 Capitol Street, Station 10 

Augusta, Maine 04433 

(207) 287-5697 

FAX: (207) 287-4172 

Marvland 

Diane L. Matuszak, M.D. 

Director, Office of Food Protection & 

Consumer Health Services 

Maryland State Department of 

Health and Mental Hygiene 

3431 Benson Avenue 

Baltimore, Maryland 21 227 

(41 0) 646-9237 

FAX: (410) 646-9254 

Ms. Priscilla Douglas 

Secretary, Executive Office of 

Consumer Affairs & Business 

Regulation 

1 Ashburton Place, Suite 1.41 1 

Boston, Massachusetts 021 08 

(61 7) 727-7755 

FAX: (61 7) 227-6094 
Pennsvlvania 

Mr. Charles Collins 

Chief, Bureau of ~nvirom'ental 

Health 

~epartment of Health & Human 

Services 

Health & Welfare Building 

6 Hazen Drive 

Concord, New Hampshire 03301 

(603) 271 -4587 

FAX: (603) 225-2325 

Ms. Emma Byrne 

Director 

Division of Consumer Affairs 

Department of Law and Public Safety 

124 Halsey Street, 7th Floor 

P.O. Box 45027 

Newark, New Jersey 07101 

(201) 504-6531 

FAX: (201) 648-3538 

Mr. Richard M. Kessel 

Executive Director 

Consumer Protection Board, 

99 Washington Avenue, Room 1020 

Albany, New York 1221 0 

(51 8) 486-3934 

FAX: (51 8) 474-2474 

North Carolina 

Mr. Robert L. Gordon 

Director, Food and Drug Division 

Department of Agriculture 

4000 Reedy Creek Road 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 

(91 9) 733-7366 

FAX: (91 9) 733-6801 

Mr. Joseph Romano 

Director, Division of Health 

Promotion 

Department of Health ' 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

P.O. Box 90 - Room 1003 

Harrisburg, PA 1 7 108 

(71 7) 787-5900 

FAX: (71 7) 783-3794 

Puerto Rico 

Hon. Ivan Ayala Cadiz 

Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of 

Consumer Affairs (DACO) 

P. 0. Box 41059 - Minillas Station 

Santurce, Puerto Rico 00940 

(809) 722-7555 

FAX: (809) 726-657 

Rhode Island 

Dr. Walter S. Combs 

Associate Director 

~nvironmental Health 

Rhode Island Department of Health 

Three Capitol Hill 

Providence, Rhode Island 02908 

(401) 277-31 18 

FAX: (401) 277-6953 

South Carolina 

Mr. Steve W. Hamm 

Administrator, South Carolina 

Department of Consumer Affairs 

2801 Devine Street - 2nd Floor 

P. 0. Box 5757 

Columbia, South Carolina 29250 

(803) 734-9462 

FAX: (803) 734-9365 
EASTERN REGION (cont'd.1 

South Carolina 

Mr. Sam McNutt 

Director 

South Carolina Department 

of Health & Environmental 

Control 

Division of Training and 

Consumer Service 

2600 Bull Street 

Columbia, South Carolina 29201 

(803) 935-7894 

FAX: (803) 935-7825 

Vermont 

Ms. Deborah Dameron - 

Acting Assistant State 

Epidemiologist 

Division of Epidemiology and 

Disease Prevention 

Vermont Department of Health 

108 Cherry Street - PO Box 70 

B'urlington, Vermont 05402 

(802) 863-761 1 

FAX: (802) 863-7425 

Virginia 

Ms. Betty W. Blakemore . Director, Office of Consumer Affairs 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

1 100 Bank Street - Room 101 

Richmond, Virginia 2321 9 

(804) 786-2042 

FAX: (804) 371 -7479 

Clement Magras 

Commissioner 

Department of Licensing 

and Consumer Affairs 

Property & Procurement Building 

#I Sub-basement - Room 205 

St. Thomas, Virgin Island 00802 

(809) 774-31 30 

FAX: (809) 778-8250 

West . . Virainia , _' 

Mr. Andrew A. Brown 

Technical Assistant 

Division of Labor 

c/o West Virginia Department 

of Commerce, Labor and 

Enviromental Resources 

1800 Washington Street East, Rm. 31 9 

Charleston, West Virginia 25305 

(304) 558-7890 

FAX: (304) 558-3797 
CENTRAL REGION 

Alabama lowa 

I 

Mr. James J. McVay 

Office of Health Prevention and. 

Information 

Department of Public Health 

434 Monroe St. Rm. 644 

Montgomery, Alabama 361 30-301 7 

(205) 61 3-5296 

FAX: (205) 240-3097 

Mr. Jack Kelly 

Director, Division of Disease 

Prevention 

lowa State Department of Health 

Lucas State Office Building 

East 12th and Grand 

Des Moines, lowa 5031 9 

(51 5) 281 -7785 

FAX: (5 1 5) 28 1-4958 

Georgia 

Kansas 

Mr. Barry W. Reid 

Administrator, Office of Consumer 

Affairs 

2 Martin Luther King Dr. 

Plaza Level East 

Atlanta, Georgia 30334 

(404) 656-3790 

FAX: (404) 65 1-901 8 

Mr. James Pyles 

Consumer Product Safety Officer 

Department of Health & Environment 

Bureau of Food, Drug & Lodgings 

109 S.W. 9th Street, Suite 604 

Topeka, Kansas 6661 2 

(91 3) 296-5602 

FAX: (91 3) 296-6231 

Ms. Edith Sternberg 

Chief, Center for Health Promotion 

Illinois Department of Public . 

Health 

525 W. Jefferson Street 

Springfield, Illinois 62761 

(21 7) 785-2060 

FAX: (21 7) 782-3987 

lndiana 

Mr. Roger McClain 

Director, Division of Health 

Education 

lndiana State Board of Health 

1330 W. Michigan St.-P.O.Box 1964 

Indianapolis, lndiana 46206-1 964 

(3 17) 633-0267 

FAX: (31 7) 633-0776 

Mr. Terry Wescott 

Director, Product Safety Branch 

Department for Health Services 

Cabinet for Human Resources 

275 East Main Street 

Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 

(502) 564-4537 

FAX: (502) 564-6533 

Ms. Linda Ross 

Acting Chief, Health Surveillance 

Section 

Center for Health Promotion 

Michigan Department of Public Health 

3423 North Logan 

Lansing, Michigan 48906 

(517) 335-8397 

FAX: (51 7) 335-8395 
CENTRAL REGION (cont'd.1 

Minnesota 

Mr. Douglas Blanke 

Assistant Attorney General 

Consumer Protection Division 

Minnesota Attorney General's Office 

Suite 1400 - NCL Tower 

445 Minnesota Street 

St. Paul, Minnesota 551 01 

(61 2) 296-2306 

FAX: (61 2) 296-9663 

Mississippi 

Mr. Willie L. Brown, Jr. 

Branch Director I , 

Mississippi State Department of 

Health 

2423 No. State Street 

P. 0. Box 1 700 

Jackson, Mississippi 3921 5-1 700 

(601 ) 960-7689 

FAX: (601) 960-7688 

Missouri 

Mr. John Norris 

Food and Drug Control Officer 

Missouri Department of Health 

1730 E. Elm Street-P.O. Box 570 

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 

(314) 751-6090 

FAX: (314) 751-6010 

Nebraska 

Mr. Keith Hansen 

Coordinator of Injury Control 

Program 

State Department of Health 

301 Centennial Mall South 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 

(402) 47 1-2 101 

FAX: (402) 471 -0383 

North Dakota 

Ms. Carol Holzer 

Maternal and Child 

Health 

Department of Health and 

Consolidated Laboratories 

600 E. Boulevard, 2nd Floor 

Judicial Wing 

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505 

(701 ) 224-2493 

FAX: (701) 224-4727 

Ohio ', 

Mr. James K. Essman 

Chief, Division of State 

Environmental Health Services 

Ohio Department of Health 

246 North High Street 

Sixth Floor 

Columbus, Ohio 43266 

(6 14) 466-1 450 

FAX: (6 1 4) 644- 1 909 

NOTE: Please phone (61 4) 466-1 450 

before transmitting 

South Dakota 

Ms. Barbara A. Smith .) 

Secretary of Health 

State of South Dakota 

523 E. Capitol Avenue 

Pierre, South Dakota 57501 -31 82 

(605) 773-3361 

FAX: (605)-773-5683 

Tennessee 

Mr. Jimmy Hopper 

Director, Quality & Standards 

Division 

Tennessee Department of Agriculture . 

Hogan Road - P. 0. Box 40627 

Melrose Station 

Ellington Agriculture Center 

Nashville, Tennessee 37204 

(6 1 5) 360-0 1 50 

FAX: (61 5) 360-01 94 
CENTRAL REGION (cont'd.1 

Wisconsin 

Ms. Merry Fran Tryon 

Director, Trade & Consumer 

Protection Division 

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture 

801 West Badger Road 

Madison, Wisconsin 5371 3 

(608) 266-85 1 2 

FAX: (608) 266-7205 ' 
WESTERN REGION 

Alaska Colorado 

Ms. Margaret M. Lowe 

Commissioner 

Alaska Department of Health 

and Social Services 

P. 0. Box 110601 

Juneau, Alaska 9981 1-0601 

(907') 465-3030 

FAX: (907) 465-3068 

Arizona 

Mr. Norman J. Petersen 

Assistant Director 

Disease Prevention Services 

Department of Health Services 

381 5 North Black Canyon Highway 

Phoenix, Arizona 8501 5 

(602) 230-5808 

FAX: (602) 230-5959 

Arkansas 

Mr. Jim Shelby 

Assistant Director 

Division of Environmental Health 

Protection 

Arkansas Department of Health 

481 5 West ~arkhah 

Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867 

(501) 661-2171 

FAX: (501) 661 -2572 

California 

Ms. F. Kimberly Belshe 

Director 

Department of Health Services 

State of California 

71 4 P Street, Room 1253 

Sacramento, California 9581 4 

(91 6) 657-1 425 

FAX: (91 6) 657-1 156 

Mr. Tom Messenger 

Director 

Consumer Protection Division 

Colorado Department of Health 

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South 

Denver, Colorado 80220-1 530 

(303) 692-3627 

FAX: (303) 753-6809 

Guam 

Dr. Leticia V. Espalon 

Director 

Department of Public Health 

and Social Services 

Government of Guam 

P.O. Box 281 5 

Agana, Guam 96910 

9- 1 -0ATT-011 

(671 ) 734-7102 

FAX: NONE 

Hawaii 

Mr. Philip Doi 

Director . 

Office of Consumer Protection 

State of Hawaii Dept. of 

Commerce and Consumer Affairs 

828 Fort Street Mall - Suite 6008 

Honolulu, Hawaii 9681 3 

(808) 586-2636 

FAX: (808) 586-2640 

ldaho 

Ms. Kriss Bivens 

Consumer Specialist 

Consumer Protection Unit 

Attorney General's Office 

Statehouse, Rm. 21 0 

Boise, ldaho 83720 

(208) 334-2424 

FAX: (208) 334-2530 
Louisiana Oklahoma 

Ms. Tammy Velasquez 

Chief, Consumer Protection Section 

Louisiana Department of 

Justice 

P. 0. Box 94095 

25th Floor, Capitol Building 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 

(504) 342-701 3 

FAX: (504) 342-7335 . 

Montana 

Ms. Mitzi A. Schwab 

Chief, Food and Consumer 

Safety Bureau 

Department of Health and 

Environmental Sciences 

Cogswell Building 

1400 Broadway 

Helena, Montana 59620 

(406) 444-5306 

FAX: (406) 444-2606 

Nevada 

Mr. John Kuminecz 

Commissioner 

Department of Business and Industry 

Consumer Affairs Division 

1850 East Sahara, Suite 120 

Las Vegas, Nevada 891 04 

(702) 486-7355 

FAX: (702) 486-7371 

New Mexico 

Ms. Shelley Mann 

Child Injury Prevention 

Coordinator 

lnjury Prevention and 

Control Program 

Public Health Division 

New Mexico Department 

of Health - Room N1300 

1 190 St. Francis Drive 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503 

(505) 827-0095 

FAX: (505) 827-0021 

Mr. Rocky McElvany 

Chief, Environmental Health Services 

Oklahoma State Department of Health 

1000 NE 10th Street 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731 17 

(405) 271-521 7 

FAX: (405) 271-5254 

Ms. Jan Margosian 

Consumer Information Coordinator 

Financial Fraud 

Department of Justice 

100 Justice Building 

Salem, Oregon 97310 

(503) 378-4732 " 

FAX: (503) 373 7067 

Texas 

Mr. Charles Branton 

Director of Programs for 

Product Safety 

Consumer Health Protection 

Texas Department of Health 

I 100 West 49th Street 

Austin, Texas 78756 

(5 1 2) 7 1 9-0200 

FAX: (5 1 2) 7 1 9-0240 

Utah 

Ms. Francine Giani 

Director 

Division of Consumer Protection 

P. 0. Box 45804 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0802 

(801 ) 530-6601 

FAX: (801) 530-6650 
WESTERN REGION (cont'd.1 

Washington 

Mr. Eric Slagle 

Assistant Secretary for 

Environmental Health 

Department of Health 

Airdustrial Park-Bldg. 3 

Olympia, Washington 98504 

(206) 753-5955 

FAX: (206) 586-5529 

Wyoming 

Mr. Howard Hutchings 

Director 

Department of Health 

Division of Preventive Medicine 

Hathaway Building, Room 487 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 

(307) 777-7957 

FAX: (307) 777-5402 
~IX J: ORGWTIONAL 

STRU~ 

AND FUNCIIONS 
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS 

As provided in the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972, the Chairman and Commissioners are the 

key policy'makers of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The staff carries out their decisions 

and policies. 

The Consumer Product Safety Act provides for five Commissioners but three Commissioners 

currently hea'd the agency. The commission annually elects a Vice Chairman. , . 

The Chairman 'is the principal executive officer of the commission. 

The following offices report directly to the Chairman: 

Office of Congressional Relations acts as the commission's liaison with Congress. It provides 

information and assistance to congressional committees, responds to inquiries by legislators, and coordinates written and oral testimony by Commissioners and agency staff. 

Office of Equal Opportunity and Minority Enterprise monitors compliance with all laws, regulations, 

rules, and internal policies relating to equal employment opportunity. It also ensures compliance with 

relevant provisions of the Small Business Act, and conducts the Upward Mobility Program. 

Office of General Counsel is the legal arm of the commission. Staffed by lawyers, it provides advice 

and counsel to the agency and staff on all legal matters, in'cluding contracting, personnel issues, legal 

review of all reports, memoranda press releases, and publications. It advises the commission on matters of 

standards development, rules, petitions, and interpretations of prevailing regulations. ' It also defends court 

challenges to rules and other commission actions. 

Office of the lnspector General is an independent office established under the provisions of the 

lnspector General Act, as amended. Reporting only to the Chairman, this office independently initiates, 

conducts, and supervises audits, operations reviews, and investigations of commission programs, activities, 

and operations to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. It makes recommendations to promote 

economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the commission's programs and operations. The office also 

receives and investigates complaints or information concerning possible violations of law or regulations, 

mismanagement, abuse of authority, and waste of funds. 

Office of the Secretary is the external administrative arm of the agency. The office prepares the 

agendas for official agency meetings, maintains official records of commission actions, manages the docket 

of adjudicative proceedings, and responds to requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) and the Privacy Act. It issues the agency's official documents, including Federal Register notices, 

prepares and publishes the Public Calendar of commission meetings, and supervises the operations of 

CPSC's public reading room. 

Office of the Executive Director under the broad direction of the Chairman and in accordance with 

commission policy, acts as the chief operating manager of the agency, supporting the development of the 

agency's budget and operating plan before and after commission approval, and managing (the execution of 

those plans. 
The following offices report to the Executive Director: 

Office of the Budget is responsible for overseeing the development of the commission's budget. 

The office, in consultation with other offices and directorates, prepares, for the commission's approval, the 

annual budget requests to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget and the operating plans for 

each fiscal year. It manages execution of the commission's budget. The office recommends to the Office 

of the Executive Director actions to enhance effectiveness of the commission's programs and activities. 

Office of Information and Public Affairs is the commission's touchstone with consumers and the 

media. It prepares and publishes brochures, booklets, fact sheets, and safety alerts recommending the safe 

ways for consumers to purchase and use products in the home environment. Press releases are prepared 

and circulated to the media on commission actions, product recalls, and seasonal events such as toy safety, 

fireworks, baby safety, grass cutting, residential pool use, and National Poison Prevention Week. 

Office of Planning and Evaluation is responsible for short- and long-term planning and evaluating of 

agency programs and accomplishments. Evaluation studies are conducted to determine how well the 

commission fulfills its mission. The office also coordinates, develops, and issues agency-wide directives 

and manages the commission's information collection budget and obtains Office of Management and Budget 

clearance for information collections. 

Office of Compliance and Enforcement oversees the compliance and enforcement of commission 

regulations. Staffed by lawyers and compliance specialists, the office initiates investigations on safety 

hazards of products already in the consumer marketplace, and obtains voluhtary corrective actions if 

warranted. It also conducts litigation before administrative law judges to seek remedial actions. 

Office of Hazard ldentification and Reduction, under the direction of the Assistant Executive Director 

for Hazard ldentification and Reduction, is responsible for managing the commission's Hazard ldentification 

and Analysis Program and its Hazard Assessment and Reduction Program. The office develops strategies 

for and implements the agency's operating plan for these two hazard programs. The office reports to the 

Executive Director, and has line authority over the Directorates for Epidemiology, Economic Analysis, 

Engineering Sciences, and Health Sciences. The office's responsibilities include the collection and analysis 

of data to identify hazards and hazard patterns, the implementation of the commission's safety standards 

development projects, and the coordination of voluntary standards activities and international liaison 

activities related to consumer product safety. This office also provides overall direction and evaluation of 

projects involving hazard analysis, data collection, emerging hazards, mandatory and voluntary standards, 

petitions, and labeling rules. The office assures that relevant technical, environmental, economic, and social 

impacts or projects are comprehensively and objectively presented to the commission for decision. 

Directorate for Field Operations, managed by the Associate Executive Director for Field Operations, 

is responsible for all commission field operations. The commission's 150 member field staff, located in 37 

cities across the country, supports the full range of CPSC programs. The field staff conduct in-depth 

investigations of injuries and deaths, provide local support for the hospitals that report through the AlElSS 

system, and collect reports of product-related incidents. Field investigators inspect manufacturers, 

importers, distributors, and retailers to collect product samples for testing, to assure compliance with 

CPSC's regulations and standards, and to identify possible substantial product hazards. The field staff 

insure that appropriate action is taken to correct any violations. They also negotiate and monitor recalls of 

hazardous products and provide advice and guidance to industry. The field staff implement national safety 

education campaigns, respond to inquiries and work with the press and local organizations to bring product 

safety information to the consumer. The field staff also work with state and local officials and private 

organizations to inform the public about the safe use of consumer products and to obtain compliance with 

CPSC laws and regulations. 

ADVISORY OPINIONS 

Number Date of FromITo Subject 

Jerry G. Thorn 

General Counsel, 

CPSCI 

Justin G. Puerta, Jr. 

Deputy District 

Attorney, 

Sacramento County, 

California 

State enforcement 

of alleged deceptive or misleading statement on 

item of wearing 

apparel is not 

preempted by Section 16 of the 

Flammable Fabrics Act 

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