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TUSA Recalls Diving Computers

TUSA of Long Beach, California is recalling its TUSA DC Solar Link IQ1204 diving computers. The dive computer can malfunction and display an incorrect reading to the diver, posing a drowning and injury hazard d... Read More...

Educational Light Cubes by Roylco Recalled

Roylco is recalling its Educational Light Cubes because the light cube’s lithium polymer battery can overheat and catch fire, posing a fire hazard. There have been three incidents reported of the cube overheati... Read More...

Samsung Expands Recall of Galaxy Note7 Smartphones

Samsung is recalling all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones, even those given as replacement phones. The recall now includes 1.9 million phones in total. The lithium-ion battery in the Galaxy Note7 smartphones ca... Read More...

United Copper Recalls Metal Clad Cables

United Copper Inc., of Denton, Texas, is recalling 50-foot and 1,000-foot 12/2 metal clad aluminum armored cabling. The cable is used to connect a circuit breaker to a 120-volt wall outlet or lighting switch. ... Read More...

“Energy Hazard” – A History and Analysis

Bob Lundin, through Al Brazauski, was able to find the origins of the so-called “energy” hazard in UL 478. Here is a review of the origins. History The material dates back to a manufacturer’s (identity ... Read More...

Occupational Hazards of the Safety Engineer: OSHA Meets UL

The job of the product safety engineer is to reduce the risks associated with a product to an acceptably low level. The product safety engineer is interested in protecting the life and health of the customer wh... Read More...

Disco lamps recalled due to electric shock hazard

Justice stores have recalled about 19,100 of its “Style my Room by Justice” disco lamps manufactured in China. Justice has reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that the electrical wiring in t... Read More...

Portable electric heaters recalled

Kaz USA, Inc. of Southborough, MA is recalling about 19,000 Honeywell-brand portable electric heaters manufactured in China. According to the company, the heater’s internal housing, including the fan, heating e... Read More...

LED night lights recalled due to burn hazard

Convest Acquisitions Inc. (now Camsing Global LLC) of Largo, FL has announced the recall of about 10,000 LED night lights manufactured in China. Convest reports that the LED night lights can overheat, smolder a... Read More...

Sump pumps recalled due to shock hazard

ITT Water Technology of Seneca Falls, NY has announced the recall of about 21,000 of its sump pumps and effluent pumps, which include electric power cords manufactured in China. The company reports that the pow... Read More...

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