Date:6/20/2012

rd to require protection against the hazard. When no action was taken one year later, she petitioned the CPSC for a mandatory rule. After the Commission docketed the petition, industry began to take action. As of January 2012, the industry began to revise the voluntary standard, laying out a plan that requires a physical barrier for all gas fireplaces that are installed less than 4 feet above the floor, as well as plans to undertake a consumer awareness campaign.

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Contact: Lois Smith lois@hfes.org 310-394-1811 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Source:Eurekalert

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