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American Family Physician
May 15, 2002
Frances Biagioli |
Proper Use of Child Safety Seats Motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death in children one to 14 years of age. Used correctly, child safety seats significantly reduce child morbidity and mortality...   |
The Family Room
Kristi Grigsby |
Buckle Up! The Importance of Child Safety Seats Here's some research on the facts and laws regarding child car safety seats, including tips for selecting and installing a seat, when to use what kind of seat, and when your child no longer needs to use a safety seat... |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2005 |
Car Safety for Your Child A care-giver's guide to proper car safety seat use. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006 |
Preventing Injuries in School-age Children and Teenagers The most common injuries in school-age children and how to prevent them. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy An overview on the importance of proper seat belt use in proctecting the wellfare of the unborn child. |
U.S. CPSC
June 15, 2011 |
Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured. |
U.S. CPSC
August 6, 2009 |
Target Recalls Circo Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard The booster seat restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006
Patricia G. Schnitzer |
Prevention of Unintentional Childhood Injuries A guide to preventing the most common unintentional injuries in children of all ages. |
U.S. CPSC
March 24, 2009 |
Fisher-Price Recalls 3-in-1 High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2010 |
GM Recalls Vehicles Over Seat-Belt Problem The recall applies to more than 111,000 models from 2011. |
U.S. CPSC
April 10, 2002 |
Fisher-Price Recall for In-Home Repair of Infant Swings It is possible to misassemble the seats of these swings so that they appear secure, but are not. If the seat of the swing is not properly attached, the seat and baby can flip forward... |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Tesla Recalls 90,000 Sedans Over Single Seat belt Incident Bloomberg says the recall is due to a European customer reporting the front seat belt not being properly connected. Customers are urged to bring their car in for inspections. |
U.S. CPSC
May 20, 2010 |
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats The federal standard for infant bath seats is the first mandatory standard issued by CPSC as required under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for a range of infant and toddler durable products. |
U.S. CPSC
May 6, 2008 |
TJ Power Sports Recalls Dune Buggies Due To Ejection Hazard The seat belt adjustment for the shoulder buckle can break during impact or stress, posing an ejection and injury hazard to driver and passenger. |
U.S. CPSC
March 1, 2011 |
Baby Jogger LLC Recalls Baby Jogger Jump Seats Due to Fall Hazard If the Jump Seat does not properly lock into place, the Jump Seat could disengage from the stroller allowing the child to fall out. |
U.S. CPSC
October 16, 2003 |
CPSC Votes To Propose Mandatory Standard for Baby Bath Seats The safety standard will address the hazards of bath seats tipping over and children slipping through the leg openings and becoming entrapped. The proposed standard also will contain a new warning label. |
Entrepreneur
December 2003
Christopher McGinnis |
Spacing Out How to avoid the big squeeze on your next business flight -- avoid those dud seats. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2006
Robert C. Langan |
Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe. |
AboutSafety
December 22, 2000 |
How To Protect Workers From Crash Risk Workers are more likely to die from traffic related motor vehicle crashes than from any other hazard on the job including workplace violence and machine related injuries, according to NIOSH of the US. |
U.S. CPSC
April 18, 2007 |
Infant Bouncer Seats Recalled Due to Frame Failure The tubular metal frame can break, posing a fall hazard to infants in the seat. |
Reason
November 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Freedom Riders How motorcyclists in America won the right to feel the wind in their hair -- and why drivers still have to buckle up. |
National Defense
October 2014
Mike McDermott |
New Vehicle Seats Improve Troop Survivability in Blast Events Energy-absorbing, blast-attenuating seats are used in a number of military ground vehicles to help protect occupants from a multitude of injuries caused by crashes, improvised explosive devices and other blast events. |
U.S. CPSC
June 25, 2003 |
Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers When the seat is used as a carrier, the plastic handle locks can unexpectedly break or release from the carrying position, causing the seat to unlatch or flip forward. When this happens, an infant can fall to the ground and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
February 8, 2011 |
Escalade Sports Recalls Oasis Playsets Due to Fall Hazard The swing seats on the playsets can crack and break in half, causing the user to fall to the ground. |
U.S. CPSC
May 20, 2002 |
Dorel Juvenile Group Recall to Repair Infant Car Seats/Carriers When the seat is used as a carrier, the plastic handle can unexpectedly release from the carrying position. When this happens, an unrestrained infant can fall to the ground and suffer injuries... |
U.S. CPSC
January 14, 2005 |
Selle Royal/fi'zi:k Recall of Bicycle Seats The plastic scuff guard underneath the front of the seat, which secures the seat rails, may crack or break causing the rider to lose control and/or fall, resulting in a serious injury. |
Fast Company
Jul/Aug 2012 |
A Super Safe Car Seat Designed By Racecar Engineers What happens when race car engineers help create a car seat? Barry Mahal, EVP of car-seat design for Dorel Juvenile Group, recalls how the Maxi-Cosi Prezi came to be. |
Entrepreneur
January 2004
Jill Amadio |
Have a Seat Getting to the office bent-out-of-shape? Your car seat could be why. |
U.S. CPSC
October 25, 2007 |
Serious Head Injuries Prompt Recall of Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats - New Warnings and Instructions to Be Provided To Consumers If the seat is placed on a table, countertop, chair, or other elevated surface, young children can arch their backs, flip out of the Bumbo seat, and fall onto the floor, posing a risk of serious head injuries. |
Fast Company
October 2006
Joseph Manez |
Comfort Class How Virgin Atlantic came up with a better airline seat - in coach. |
U.S. CPSC
July 6, 2005 |
Dorel Juvenile Group Issue Alert on Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats The bath seats are not intended and should not be used with certain non-traditional or sunken bathtubs. In these types of tubs, the bath seat can break, tip over and a child can fall into the water. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2006
Traci Purdum |
Customer Relations: Combating Failure With Knowledge In an effort to educate customers about its seat belt retractors, buckles and height adjusters, TRW OSS Mexican Operations, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has implemented a teaching curriculum called Seatbelt 101. |
U.S. CPSC
July 30, 2009 |
Little Tikes Recalls Clubhouse Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard; New Assembly Directions to Be Provided The recalled swing sets did not come with assembly directions for the swing seat harness. The swing seat harness assembly needs to be completed by the consumer. The swing seats can detach if the harness is not assembled properly, which could result in fall and injury during use. |
U.S. CPSC
September 8, 2011 |
CPSC Warns of Drowning Dangers in Bathtubs, Bath Seats and Buckets Traditional end of the pool season brings attention to indoor water safety |
U.S. CPSC
December 6, 2007 |
RC2 Recalls The First Years Children's Feeding Seats Due to Fall Hazard The restraining straps can pull out of the waist strap slots, posing a fall hazard to young children. |
InsideFlyer
January 2009 |
SeatExpert.com Relaunch SeatExpert.com recently joined the Frequent Flyer Network of sites. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Wham! Bam! Rocky times in the skies Turbulence strikes while I'm in the lavatory, and I become a virtual Peter Pan. |
U.S. CPSC
April 6, 2005 |
L.L. Bean Inc. Recall of Director's Chairs, Replacement Seats The wooden dowels in the fabric seats are too small and can break or slide out of the fabric sleeves; the fabric seat can tear from the wooden seat frame; and the chair frame also can break at the backrest upright, the armrest and at the leg axis. These failures can cause the chair's occupant to fall to the floor, and possibly sustain injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
July 25, 2006 |
Deere & Co. Recall Compact Utility Tractors for Seat Belt Bracket Failure Hazard The seat bracket to which the seat belt is attached could have been positioned incorrectly during the manufacturing process resulting in a poor weld. In a tractor roll over, the weight of the operator could cause the bracket to break off of the seat's pivot plate. |
U.S. CPSC
December 22, 2009 |
IKEA Recalls LEOPARD Highchairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards The snap locks used to secure the seat to the frame can break and allow the seat and child to drop through the frame, posing a fall hazard to young children. Detached snap locks can pose a choking hazard to young children. |
BusinessWeek
May 17, 2004
Gary Weiss |
There's A Floor Under Those Seats If the price of an NYSE membership is any guide, traders' livelihoods are secure. |
U.S. CPSC
May 9, 2006 |
Bicycle Child Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard If the seat is not fully seated on the rack, the plastic guide tabs on the carrier can break. If these tabs break, it could cause the seat to fall off. This poses a risk of serious injury to a child seated in the carrier. |
U.S. CPSC
November 21, 2001 |
Holiday Safety Alert This list identifies recalled children's products that are off store shelves but may still be lurking in attics, basements, toy boxes or closets. |
U.S. CPSC
September 13, 2011 |
Weehoo Recalls Bike Trailers Due to Fall and Crash Hazards The receiver on the trailer's seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
SeatExpert Twitter Your next best plane seat may be found on Twitter. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Tips on Bike Safety Is bicycling good for you?... What causes bicycle crashes?... What kinds of injuries can riding my bicycle cause?... What can I do to prevent being hurt?... How can I be sure my bike is safe?... What about child carrier seats?... |
AskMen.com
Karin Eldor |
6 Cool Belts & FAQ Belts simply don't get enough street cred. Yes, they're used in order to hold your pants up, but they do serve another purpose by adding a whole other dimension to your look. |
AskMen.com
May 9, 2002
Scott Roush |
9 Ways To Become A Better Driver By taking a defensive approach to driving, you may help prevent yourself from getting into an accident or altercation with other people on the road. Here are just a few tips on how you can drive safely... |
U.S. CPSC
July 24, 2002 |
Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts Recalled by Cane Creek The seat post's cradle, which attaches to the bicycle seat, can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injury to riders. |
Salon.com
October 6, 2000
Don George |
British Airways stretches out Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way... |
