Another mod explodes

[Light Seeker]

72% NO, 27% Yes.
Will there be a halftime show?

LOL. United vapors will be glad to provide the special effects .... no fog machine rental needed.

 

[stevegmu]

Great.

That is just what we Need in this Country.

Another Bloated Government Agency interceding into how e-Cigarette Hardware should be Made.

Some of actually believe in safety standards for all electronics...

 

[zoiDman]

Some of actually believe in safety standards for all electronics...

Sure... Safety is a Good Thing.

BTW - Does the Government Regulate what Flashlights can be Sold in the USA?

Because a .... Load more of those Explode Every Year than e-Cigarettes.

 

[stevegmu]

Sure... Safety is a Good Thing.

BTW - Does the Government Regulate what Flashlights can be Sold in the USA?

Because a .... Load more of those Explode Every Year than e-Cigarettes.

Apparently they do...

Meijer Recalls Halloween Projector Flashlight Due to Burn Hazard | CPSC.gov

 

[zoiDman]

Apparently they do...

Meijer Recalls Halloween Projector Flashlight Due to Burn Hazard | CPSC.gov

I believe that is a Recall Notice.

Please show me the Requirements that must be Meet to Sell a Flashlight in the USA under CPSC Regulations.

 

[Robino1]

Not a regulated:

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Voluntary Standards
CPSC staff promotes safety by monitoring or providing technical support for voluntary standards activities for a wide range of consumer products.
What are voluntary standards?

Through collaboration with voluntary standard organizations (like ANSI, ASTM, CSA, UL, and others) safety standards are developed for consumer products. In many cases these standards bring industry groups, government agencies, and consumer groups together to agree on best consumer product safety practices. Read more about what this may mean for manufacturers, and how standards can be used to help lead towards the development safe consumer products.

Below is a list of topics in which CPSC staff is participating in work involving voluntary standards. For some products listed below, there also may be a mandatory regulation.

CPSC staff publishes draft recommendations and research reports to improve safety requirements before they are submitted to voluntary standards organizations. These are available here:

CPSC, it looks like, only helps those who wish to self regulate.

Flashlights are not on the list of regulated items: Regulations, Mandatory Standards and Bans | CPSC.gov

Interesting page on that website: Rulemaking | CPSC.gov

 

[stevegmu]

I believe that is a Recall Notice.

Please show me the Requirements that must be Meet to Sell a Flashlight in the USA under CPSC Regulations.

Perhaps there are none. Would you buy a flashlight which has not met basic safety standards, considering the danger of explosion? How about batteries? Should there be no safety standards concerning batteries? How about a car?

 

[Robino1]

I wonder how we survived all these years without regulating every facet of our lives
You would think the population would have gone down instead of up....

 

[stevegmu]

I wonder how we survived all these years without regulating every facet of our lives
You would think the population would have gone down instead of up....

I'm not quite sure I understand. People lived far shorter lives 200 years ago than they do now...

 

[Robino1]

I'm not quite sure I understand. People lived far shorter lives 200 years ago than they do now...

Medicines did that. I'm talking just about my childhood. We rode bikes without helmets, no seat belts, smoking everywhere, riding in the back of pickups, drinking out of garden hoses .... it's amazing that the population exploded

 

[ReigntheGamer]

Perhaps there are none. Would you buy a flashlight which has not met basic safety standards, considering the danger of explosion? How about batteries? Should there be no safety standards concerning batteries? How about a car?

You mean basic safety standards like the ones that put cars on the road with airbags that spontaneously deploy sending metal fragments into the passengers faces and bodies? They seem to work so well even in the places that they are already implemented let's just give them some more areas to do a substandard job at "regulating".

 

[zoiDman]

Perhaps there are none. Would you buy a flashlight which has not met basic safety standards, considering the danger of explosion? How about batteries? Should there be no safety standards concerning batteries? How about a car?

How do I know if I am or am Not?

Don't get me Wrong. I'm all for things Not Blowing Up in my Hands. I'm just Not in favor of the Government being Involved in Every Product that I want to Use.

 

[stevegmu]

You mean basic safety standards like the ones that put cars on the road with airbags that spontaneously deploy sending metal fragments into the passengers faces and bodies? They seem to work so well even in the places that they are already implemented let's just give them some more areas to do a substandard job at "regulating".

I am pretty sure air bags have saved far more lives than they have hurt; same as with seat belts...

 

[stevegmu]

How do I know if I am or am Not?

Don't get me Wrong. I'm all for things Not Blowing Up in my Hands. I'm just Not in favor of the Government being Involved in Every Product that I want to Use.

Mine have a stamp on them or the package which says UL or CE...

We live in a regulated society; that isn't going to change...

 

[ReigntheGamer]

I am pretty sure air bags have saved far more lives than they have hurt; same as with seat belts...

Tell that to the families of the people killed by them, what do you say? Ooopsie?

 

[Kevin littell]

I wonder how we survived all these years without regulating every facet of our lives
You would think the population would have gone down instead of up....

I am personally in favor of removing EVERY warning label off of EVERYTHING and letting Darwins Law take affect.


We're getting over run with stupid. It would afford us a welcome relief.

 

[stevegmu]

Tell that to the families of the people killed by them, what do you say? Ooopsie?

Perhaps they should sue the manufacturer of the defective product, rather than lobby against a product which has saved far more people than it has harmed... Look at all the people who have died from medications, versus those who have been saved, or whose lives have been made batter. Should prescription medications be banned because some have died from them?

 

[zoiDman]

I am pretty sure air bags have saved far more lives than they have hurt; same as with seat belts...

Seat Belts and Air Bags are a Example of Good Regulation.

And Millions and Millions of Dollars was Spent and Countless Man Hours were performed to Ensure that they were as Effective/Safe as Possible.

Do you think the Same should be Done for Flashlights?

I wonder what the Income Tax Increase would have to be and the Size of the Government that would be Needed is Every Product that ran off a Battery had to Undergo the same Testing and Evaluation that Seatbelts and Airbags did?

 

[Woofer]

it's amazing that the population exploded

Rock & Roll did that. The unsafe Elvis...

I suggest that the flashlight buying public has no idea there is any potential danger in using a flashlight as a light.

 

[ReigntheGamer]

Perhaps they should sue the manufacturer of the defective product, rather than lobby against a product which has saved far more people than it has harmed... Look at all the people who have died from medications, versus those who have been saved, or whose lives have been made batter. Should prescription medications be banned because some have died from them?

How about those amazing regulatory bodies you hold in such high regard should do their jobs and avoid those tragic end results all together?