An estimated 50 million children are returning to school this fall and, as always, safety should be number one in the minds of teachers, parents, children, and the public. Here are a few tips on children’s school-related products to help keep kids safe as school resumes: (more…)

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11,000 children’s swing sets, sold nationwide at Wal-Mart and Toys “R” Us, have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The swing set negligent design recall has been prompted by more than 100 reports of parts breaking, putting a serious risk to the safety of children using the toy. The hazardous product recall was issued by Backyard Leisure LLC.

The wooden swing sets, which come in four different styles, come with a variety of swings, slides, and gliders for children to play on. In each of the reports, customers say that the hangers supporting glider chains have broken due to negligent design. This can cause a child to fall off the moving glider, and the chain may strike the child in the head after breaking from its hanger.

Faulty design or manufacture of the Chinese-produced swing sets put the safety of children at risk, particularly because gliders are elevated and often in motion at the time the defect causes a problem. Backyard Leisure is instructing consumers to remove the glider from the swing set so it cannot be used. The company is offering free replacement glider hangers, as well as instructions on how to repair the product. The four styles included in the recall are the pathfinder, Conqueror, Cedar Ridge and Windsor styles. For more information, read the original press release.

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A new law concerning pool and spa safety has been approved, spearheaded by a mother who lost her 7-year-old daughter in 2002. Now she and several organizations have teamed up to require more safety measures for both pools and spas. But on the heels of the law’s approval comes an announcement that pool and spa drownings involving children under five are actually on the rise.

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