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Apparel Orgs Call for Global Ban on Sandblasting in Garment Industry
June 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|CPSC and Textiles

The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF) and global apparel buyers and manufacturers have issued a joint Call to Action urging a global, industry-wide ban on the practice of sandblasting in the garment industry. Apparel sandblasting involves projecting fine sand with compressed air to create a worn look on denim and other garments, and can be extremely damaging to the health of workers if proper safeguards are not followed.

CPSC Says Proposal for Voluntary Window Covering Standard Insufficient
June 6, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|CPSC and Textiles

Chairman Tenenbaum of the Consumer Product Safety Commission sent a letter to the Window Covering Manufacturers Association on June 1, 2011 urging it to consider CPSC's concerns about the proposed revisions to the voluntary standard for window coverings. The Chairman states that staff have strong reservations about portions of the current proposal and that these should be addressed to ensure that strangulation risks from cords on window coverings are eliminated, not just reduced.

Nord Says CPSC Isn't Participating in Presidential Regulatory Reform
June 3, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|CPSC and Textiles

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission blogged that CPSC does not appear to be participating in the President’s regulatory reform efforts. Unlike other agencies, CPSC has not combed through its regulations to eliminate those that are “out-of-date, unnecessary, or excessively burdensome" as outlined in the directive. Instead, she says it is "regulating at an unprecedented pace" and has "pretty much abandoned any efforts to weigh societal benefits from regulations with the costs imposed on the public." She notes that independent agencies such as CPSC are not required to comply with such Presidential directives, but in the past CPSC has chosen to do so.