CPSC to Vote by March 27 on Rulemaking for Gas Fireplace Glass Guards
The Consumer Product Safety Commissioners are to vote by March 27, 2012 on whether to initiate a rulemaking that would impose regulatory safeguards for the glass fronts of gas vented fireplaces. The rulemaking would require a warning system to alert consumers when the glass front exceeds a certain temperature.
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(According to the petitioner, Carol Pollack-Nelson, the industry standard for gas vented fireplace heaters allows glass fronts to reach temperatures of 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and that these glass fronts are accessible to children. The petitioner claims that, according to the CPSC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database (NEISS), more than 2,000 children ages 0--5 years suffered burn injuries on gas fireplaces in the period between 1999 and March 2009.)
(See ITT's Online Archives 11060804 for summary of CPSC's request for comments on this petition.)