Spinning To Popping: How Manufacturers Can Address Popular Product Misuse
March 29, 2022, National Law Review
With social media trends going viral almost daily, trends that actually promote product misuse can gain traction and become popular overnight. As product misuse becomes more publicized through social media, where does this leave manufacturers?
Cancer Warning On Label Halts Charlotte Schools’ Rollout Of Clear Backpacks
March 29, 2022, Charlotte Observer
After spending more than $400,000 on the products, Charlotte-Mecklenburg is pausing its plan to distribute clear backpacks to students. The delay was caused when warning labels about cancer-causing chemicals were found on the backpacks. The initiative was launched after 25 incidents of finding firearms on campus.
How To Be A Supportive Manager When Times Are Tough
March 31, 2022, Harvard Business Review
As disturbing world events continue to unfold, it’s understandable that your team’s minds are elsewhere. As a manager, what can you do to support your team right now? The author offers recommendations for how to manage in uncertain times.
“We Don’t Want Tragedies To Occur” – DFPS Shares Baby Sleep Safety
March 30, 2022, Valley Central
The Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) is warning about bed-sharing, also known as co-sleeping. DFPS says there were 165 reported baby deaths last year due to bed-sharing and some parents aren’t aware of the risks of bed-sharing.
How To Have More Successful Conversations
March 26, 2022, Knowledge@Wharton
In this paper, the authors introduce a framework to help people have more successful conversations by understanding the motives of each participant. The model is called the “conversational circumplex,” and it maps conversations along two key axes.
Prop 65 Lawsuit Targets iphone Cases At Nordstrom
March 29, 2022, Legal Newsline
Nordstrom is the defendant in a lawsuit that claims it is selling a product that contains a chemical on the Prop 65 list. The lawsuit in San Francisco says Nordstrom is violating Prop 65, which forbids the sale of products that contain chemicals the state considers carcinogens without a warning label.
EU Act ‘Must Empower Those Affected By AI To Take Action’
March 31, 2022, ComputerWeekly.com
Research organization, the Ada Lovelace Institute, published a series of proposals on how the European Union can amend its forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act to empower those affected by the technology on both an individual and collective level.
E-Scooters That Stop If You Speed
March 31, 2022, Axios
Don’t speed, swerve or ride illegally on a sidewalk in a scooter that employs “Pedestrian Defense”, a technology that slows you to a stop if you misbehave. “Pedestrian Defense” will be deployed this year in 25 cities in the U.S. and Europe.
Insurers Say Britain Should Strictly Regulate “Fire Risk” E-Scooters
March 30, 2022, Reuters
Britain should put stringent regulations on e-scooters if their legal use is widened beyond current trials given the number of injuries from illegal vehicles and fire risks from the batteries, the International Underwriting Association says.
Indian Government Orders Probe Into Scooter Fire Incidents
March 29, 2022, Business Standard
The Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety, an Indian defense lab, has been asked to investigate the circumstances that led to the incident and also suggest remedial measures, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The ABC Of Responsible Artificial Intelligence
March 29, 2022, University of Oxford
Amazon’s Alexa told a ten-year-old to touch a live plug with a penny, which could lead to severe burns. Fortunately, the girl’s mother intervened. But child had been hurt, who would be responsible: Amazon, the parents or the licensing authorities?
Washington Bill Aimed At Phasing Out PFAS “Forever Chemicals” By 2025
March 31, 2022, Toxic-Free Future
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that will tackle PFAS “forever chemicals” in a broad range of products by 2025, the fastest timeline in the nation. Product categories include apparel, cosmetics, and firefighter protective equipment.
5 Surprising Home Hazards — And How To Avoid Them
March 31, 2022, AARP
Home mishaps account for most of an estimated 2.9 million annual injuries sustained by adults 65-plus that are serious enough to require hospital treatment. About 3,800 of them are fatal, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission report.
Honoring Our Heroes
SPSP Website
SPSP makes a permanent home for the salute poster at its website.
