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Office Depot Agrees to Pay $3.4 Million for Failure to Report Safety Hazards of Office Chair
June 2, 2015 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office Depot has agreed to pay a $3.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that it failed to timely report product safety hazards, according to an agreement that has been provisionally accepted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (here). The company continued to sell two models of office chairs despite receiving 33 and 153 reports, respectively, of the seatback detaching, said CPSC in a May 27 press release (here). Office Depot never reported the hazard for one model, and only reported the other after prodding from CPSC staff, said the release. As part of the settlement, Office Depot has agreed to implement a compliance program that includes "confidential employee reporting of compliance concerns to a senior manager; effective communication of compliance policies and procedures, including training; senior management responsibility for, and general board oversight of, compliance; and requirements for record retention," said CPSC. Office Depot did not admit nor deny its guilt as part of the settlement.

CPSC to Hold Hearings on 2016-17 Agenda, Data Collection Efforts
May 22, 2015 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced it will hold two hearings June 24 on its future standard setting and data collection efforts. The first (here), scheduled for 10 a.m., will discuss CPSC’s agenda for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, including activities it should prioritize or deemphasize. The second (here), set for 1 p.m., will seek input from the public on how CPSC can improve its efforts to provide and gather information on product safety. Both meetings will be held at CPSC’s headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Live webcasts of many CPSC meetings are available (here).

CPSC Proposes Changes to Product Safety Test Procedures for Architectural Glazing Materials
May 21, 2015 |Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing to update test procedures under its safety standard for architectural glazing materials (here). The agency’s proposed rule would replace the test procedures included in CPSC’s 1977 safety standard with the voluntary industry standard ANSI Z97 1-2009. The proposal comes in response to a petition filed in 2012 by the Safety Glazing Certification Council that said the ANSI test procedures are updated periodically, making them more efficient and modern. The safety standard applies to glazing materials, as well as architectural products incorporating glazing materials used in households, recreational, school and public buildings, including doors, storm doors, bathtub and shower doors, and sliding glass doors. Comments on the proposed change are due July 21.