CPSC PUBLISHES PROPOSED WINDOW COVERING RULES
Similar Posts
Window Blind Cords: The Hazard in Plain Sight
Parents.com – Safety tassels came with the window blinds Shero had in her home, but they did not prevent the cords from being tangled together and re-forming a loop in…
For Greiving Mom, A Campaign to Make Blinds Safer
Erica Barnes Thomas is the last person you’d expect to lose a child to a hidden household danger. But on March 1 of last year, she checked on her son…
Mandatory Window Blind Rule Advances
After two decades of fruitless interaction between the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the window covering industry, the commission voted last Friday afternoon to officially put one step forward…
Years of Talking, Kids Still Dying
“How many years of professional courtesy should the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission extend to the window coverings industry before abandoning the voluntary standards process?” asked Sean Kane, president of…
Williams-Sonoma Agrees to Pay $700,000 Civil Penalty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., has agreed to pay a $700,000 civil penalty. The agreement resolves CPSC…
