According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recalled products violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries.
“It won’t happen to me…” You care deeply about your business. You have cultivated a culture of safety. You have invested in dust collection, spray booths, automatic suppression, UL approved self-closing rag containers and other loss control measures. “It won’t happen to me” is not an unreasonable thought to have, but it is a very dangerous one.
By
Stephen Hicks,
February 28, 2025 | 12:24 pm CST
LAVAL, Q.C. — Uniboard Canada has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for Uniboard Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), as well as its Thermally Fused Laminate (TFL) and Particleboard. The company said this is the first North American manufacturer of decorative surfaces to obtain this certification.
A Swedish startup, Adsorbi, has developed a process using wood-based material to clean indoor air, and now has financing that the company says will help it build a pilot plant.
As the Dean family watched firefighters from more than 10 communities battle the fire that was consuming their more than 16,000 square foot factory in Bolton, Connecticut, it would soon become apparent that it was a total loss.
EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use (COUs).
Two people were killed and 19 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a furniture manufacturing building in Fullerton, California, on Thursday, Jan. 2.