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CPSC Extends Comments on Need for Mandatory Table Saw Standards

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is extending the comment period on its October 2011 advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on whether a mandatory performance safety standard or other requirement is needed to address an unreasonable risk of injury associated with table saws. Comments are now due by February 10, 2012 (from December 12, 2011).

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(Among other things, the ANPR seeks comments on whether to issue a mandatory table saw performance standard that would address blade contact injuries and/or a labeling rule requiring specified warnings and instructions to address blade contact injuries. See ITT's Online Archives 11101115 for summary of the ANPR.)