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Evenflo Recalls Majestic(tm) High Chairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards (12/18/08)
News from CPSC
Evenflo Majestic(tm) High Chairs: Plastic caps and metal screws on both sides of the high chair can loosen and fall out, posing both fall and choking hazards to children. Evenflo has received 140 reports of seatbacks reclining, falling back and/or detaching unexpectedly, which resulted in at least 47 reports of bumps and bruises to the head, two reports of broken bones, and at least 45 reports of other injuries including abrasions, cuts, and bruises. more
Graco is recalling 43,994 Comfortsport(TM) convertible car seats (12/9/08)
US DOT NHTSA
...the child airbag warning label fails to conform with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard... more
Feds increase fines in PNW over ammonia plans (11/4/08)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Federal regulators issued $718,000 in fines and other penalties in the past year to Pacific Northwest companies that use the noxious chemical anhydrous ammonia for refrigeration but don't have adequate safety plans in case of a leak. more
BMW Issues Recall On 150,000 Vehicles (9/10/08)
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
BMW is recalling about 150,000 vehicles in North America in order to fix a possible defect that could keep the front passenger airbag from opening in a crash. This voluntary recall involves the front passenger airbag seat sensor mat in certain 2004-2006 model year automobiles. more
Jaguar Recalls 2009 XF for Seatbelt Fix (9/1/08)
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Jaguar is recalling 7,918 2009 XF sedans because of a problem with the rear seatbelt assembly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (8/29/08)
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Child Safety (8/20/08)
Unlocking the mystery of the car seat
Times-West Virginian - Fairmont,WV,USA
...traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 19, states the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHSTA). more
Seattle violates smog standard, first since '92 (8/19/08)
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA
That's how long it's expected to take for the violation to be reported to the Environmental Protection Agency and for EPA to react. more
Seattle in violation of Clean Air Act (8/19/08)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
That's how long it's expected to take for the state to officially report the violation to the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the EPA to react. more
Baby Trend child seats under recall (7/29/08)
CanadianDriver - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a safety recall of Baby Trend child safety seats... The seats could fail to adequately protect children in a collision; more
Pollution outflows to Sound routinely allowed (6/4/08)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Dozens of sewage-treatment plants and industrial facilities are discharging pollutants into Puget Sound at levels that could harm marine life or human health, but environmental regulators allow the practice because the waste is supposedly diluted. more
Log Swings Recalled by Far East Brokers and Consultants Due to Fall Hazard (6/3/08)
News from CPSC
Log Swings: A missing nail connecting the back of the log chair to the seat can cause the back to separate from the seat while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers. The firm has received six reports of the chair separating, including three reports of minor injuries. more
Chicco(R) Announces Voluntary Recall of KeyFit(R) and KeyFit(R) 30 Car Seat Bases (6/3/08)
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Chicco(R) announced today a voluntary recall of KeyFit(R) and KeyFit(R) 30 car seat bases manufactured between February 26, 2008 and March 17, 2008... manufacturing defect may prevent some of the bases from being tightly secured to a vehicle when the lower LATCH attachments are used as the method of installation. If the webbing were to slip during a vehicle crash, the base could move, possibly increasing the risk of injury. more NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 08C007
NYC man sues JetBlue, says pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight (5/16/08)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
When Mutlu expressed reluctance to go sit in the bathroom, the pilot, who was not named in the lawsuit, told him that "he was the pilot, that this was his plane, under his command that (Mutlu) should be grateful for being on board," the lawsuit said. more
Montana agency imposes $67,500 penalty (5/16/08)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
A Washington-based recycling company that stored hazardous waste in Montana without a permit has paid a $67,500 state penalty, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Wednesday. Emerald Services was penalized for storing waste in Missoula and Helena well beyond the 10 days allowed without a storage permit. more
Recent Child Seat Recall Brings 2004 Investigation Into Question (5/7/08)
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
Given a recent recall of one million Evenflo Discovery child restraints because of “catastrophic” failure in a crash test, I find it puzzling that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn’t want to reopen its 2004 investigation into an earlier Discovery model that may have a similar failing. more key: NHTSA
Toyota Recalls 2008 Highlander for Third-Row Seat Fix (5/7/08)
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Toyota is recalling 90,189 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles equipped with a third-row seat to correct a faulty seatbelt component, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. more
Child safety seat belt problems force Toyota to recall 90,000 Highlanders (5/7/08)
Automotive Business Review - USA
Problems with seat belts attached to the child safety seats in Toyota Motor's Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles from the model year 2008 has forced the carmaker to recall almost 90,000 vehicles. more key: NHTSA
TJ Power Sports Recalls Dune Buggies Due To Ejection Hazard (5/6/08)
News from CPSC
Twister Hammerhead Dune Buggies: The seat belt adjustment for the shoulder buckle can break during impact or stress, posing an ejection and injury hazard to driver and passenger. TJ Power Sports has received one report of a seat belt breaking that resulted in nerve damage to the rider's right arm. more
Toyota Issues Highlander SUV Recall (5/5/08)
Newsinferno.com - New York,NY,USA
Toyota is recalling around 90,000 Highlander Sport Utility Vehicles because of defective safety belts that can interfere with the proper operation of rear facing child safety seats. This is the latest quality issue to beset Toyota, which faces at least one lawsuit involving another type of seatbelt, as well as a whistleblower lawsuit charging the company covered up safety issues. more
Mercedes Benz ML350 Hot Seat Draws Feds' Attention (5/5/08)
Consumer Affairs - USA
Safety investigators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have opened a preliminary evaluation of consumer complaints about a seat warmer in the 2007 Mercedes Benz ML350 that gets so hot the seat fabric burns. more
Toyota recalls 90000 Highlanders over seat belts (5/3/08)
Reuters - USA
Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 90,000 model year 2008 Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles due to potential problems with securing child safety seats in third row seats. more
Standing room: 394,000 Sonatas recalled for cushion sensor (4/18/08)
MotorTrend Magazine - USA
Hyundai announced today that they will be sending out recall notices to the owners of 393,714 Sonata sedans sold between 2006 and 2008. The reason? Passenger seat sensors for the car's advanced airbag system may have difficulty determining the difference between a small adult and a child. more
Mount Vernon dairy settles pollution violation with EPA (4/8/08)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Bayside Dairy agreed to pay $8,000 for leaking animal waste into a drainage ditch connected to the Skagit River, one of the major Puget Sound watersheds. more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (4/8/08)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Larry's Legal Lessons: Lack of Seat Belts can be Costly (4/7/08)
Firehouse.com (subscription) - USA
Seat Belt Requirement: Ohio has a specific safety requirement on firefighters wearing seat belts. The employer can be penalized for failure to enforce. The individual employee is not subject to any State of Ohio penalties by these regulations. more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (4/5/08)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Evenflo recalls 1038 more Discovery car seats (4/4/08)
Consumer reports - USA
Evenflo Thursday recalled 1,038 of its Discovery infant car seats because some of the seats may have been shipped without complete assembly of the red release handle located on the back of the seat. Under certain circumstances, the seat may become separated from the base, possibly resulting in serious injury to the child. more
Combi USA Recalls Child Car Seats (3/31/08)
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
Combi USA is voluntarily recalling over 67,000 infant car seats because the seat can separate from the base resulting in injury, in the event of a crash. Should the seat separate, the child would not be adequately protected. more
Combi Recalls 67000 Infant Seats (3/25/08)
Consumer Affairs - USA
Combi is recalling 67,167 infant restraint systems because the seat could separate from the base resulting in injury to the child in the event of a crash. The recall includes the entire production of the infant seats from October 2005 to December 2007, according to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). more
Evenflo Discovery Seat Recall Shows Need for Side Impact Standards (3/17/08)
Newsinferno.com - New York,NY,USA
Last month’s Evenflo Discovery Car Seat recall was issued despite the absence of a federal standard that specifies how well child safety seats must protect children in a side impact crash. Potentially catastrophic problems with the Evenflo Discovery Car Seat were discovered only because federal regulators had been working on developing side-impact regulations... more
‘Catastrophic’ Failure Leads to Seat Recall (3/15/08)
New York Times - United States
The government insisted on a recall even though there is no standard that specifies how well such seats must protect children in a side crash. more
EPA Hikes Rules to Cut Smog-Clogged Air (3/13/08)
The Associated Press
The government has announced tougher health requirements to clean up the nation's air. The new health standard requires states and counties to find ways to further reduce the amount of smog in the air. More...
Safety Probe Puts FAA in Hot Seat (3/8/08)
The Associated Press
The Federal Aviation Administration should "clean house from top to bottom" and has too cozy a relationship with the airlines, the head of a congressional committee investigating airline safety inspections said Friday. more
FAA investigates whether go! pilots fell asleep (2/20/08)
Seattle Times - United States
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what caused the pilots of a go! airliner to overshoot the Hilo airport by 15 miles. more
Cinderella Battery-Powered Toy Cars Recalled by Dumar International USA Due to Fire and Burn Hazards (2/19/08)
News from CPSC
Cinderella 12-Volt Electric Ride-On Vehicles: The wires under the hood of the car and/or in the battery compartment under the seat can short circuit, posing a fire and burn hazard to children riding in the car. The firm and CPSC are aware of 40 incidents of the toy car's wires overheating. In several incidents, smoke was seen coming out from underneath the seat area where the battery is located. In one incident, flames shot from under the hood while a 4-year-old girl was riding the vehicle. more
Child Safety Seat Recall (2/11/08)
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
Evenflo, the maker of the Discovery child safety seat, is voluntarily recalling over 1,000,000 car seats. The car seat is a carrier that locks into a base which then is strapped to the rear seat of the vehicle. The manufacturer reports that studies show side impact crashes may cause the carrier to separate from the base allowing the child to fly about the inside of the car. The current recall effects only those seats built from the year 2005 through 2008. more
Child carseat recalled over safety fears (2/8/08)
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Tests conducted by US manufacturer Evenflo and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed there was potential for Discovery infant seats made between 2005 and 2008 to separate from their base in high-speed side impact crashes. more
Infant car seat recall (2/5/08)
WSAV-TV - Savannah,GA,USA
If you're a parent with an infant, you may want to check the car seat just to be safe. About one million Discovery Infant seats are being recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer, Evenflo, because the seats might dislodge and even break apart during a high impact "side" collision. more
One million Evenflo car seats recalled (2/4/08)
KSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USA
The company Evenflo is recalling 1 million of its infant car seats because they are unsafe.
According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the car seats have a serious risk of inury or death in a collision. more
Evenflo issues recall of 1 million infant car seats (2/2/08)
13abc.com - Toledo,OH,USA
Evenflo Co. issued a voluntary safety recall Friday of 1 million Discovery infant car seats after tests showed that the seat could potentially become separated from its base in high-impact side collisions. more
One million Evenflo car seats recalled (2/2/08)
Evenflo Discovery child safety seats could fail to protect children from side-impacts.
CNNMoney.com - USA
About one million child safety seats made by Evenflo are being recalled because they could fail to protect children from vehicle side-impacts. more
US: Airbag-related recall for the Honda Fit (1/26/08)
Automotive World (subscription) - London,UK
American Honda is recalling 34,300 examples of the 2007 and 2008 model year Fit subcompact to replace a faulty wiring harness. The possible fault concerns a sensor that keeps the airbags from deploying when a child occupies the front passenger seat... more
Honda Recalls 2007-'08 Fit (1/24/08)
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Honda is recalling 34,300 Fit subcompact sedans from 2007 and 2008 to replace a faulty wiring harness linked to a sensor that keeps the airbags from deploying when a child occupies the front passenger seat. more
New laws in effect starting today (1/1/08)
Shakopee Valley News - Shakopee,MN,USA
Amusement ride inspections required; Mercury banned from cosmetics and other products; New design required for school bus seats; more
Editorial: Thrill rides shouldn't kill (12/10/07)
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
...(CPSC) was stripped of its authority to investigate rides at fixed amusement parks more than 25 years ago... a House committee is considering a bill to restore that needed authority, and increase CPSC oversight of traveling carnival rides. The bill deserves support. Thrillseekers who climb aboard rides that hurtle up, down and sideways at 50 to 100 mph should have the assurance that the rides are as regulated for safety as a child's car seat or a painted wooden pull-toy. more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (12/8/07)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Staying safe while having fun on rides (12/8/07)
Chicago Tribune - United States
Q: The vast majority of park injuries are because of people not doing what they're supposed to, like use seat belts. You can't legislate against stupidity.
A: Agreed, but you can try to better protect people who may not always use good judgment -- meaning children. more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (11/8/07)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (10/26/07)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
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