{"id":990,"date":"2010-12-04T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T05:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=990"},"modified":"2010-12-04T23:55:47","modified_gmt":"2010-12-05T05:55:47","slug":"consumer-commission-vows-to-press-for-stricter-football-safety-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/consumer-commission-vows-to-press-for-stricter-football-safety-standards.html","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Commission Vows To Press For Stricter Football Safety Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>\u00a0The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testified in Washington last week that it plans to work toward the speedy\u00a0development of new safety standards for\u00a0football helmets, especially for children, The New York Times reported Friday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/03\/sports\/football\/03helmets.html?src=twrhp&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=consumr%20products%20safety%20commission&amp;st=cse\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/03\/sports\/football\/03helmets.html?src=twrhp&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=consumr%20products%20safety%20commission&amp;st=cse<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>CPSC chairwoman Inez Tenenbaum\u00a0made her remarks before a Senate Commerce subcommittee Thursday,\u00a0which was conducting a hearing that was mainly focused on\u00a0the safety of cribs and toys.<\/p>\r\n<p>Tenenbaum testified that the CPSC was in talks now with the National Operating Committee on Standards\u00a0for Athletic Equipment,\u00a0which regulates helmets, The Times said. That body&#8217;s safety standards have been in place for decades, and were aimed at protectng against skull fractures, not injuries such as concussions.<\/p>\r\n<p>The CPSC will work with\u00a0the standards operating committee\u00a0in January\u00a0&#8220;to monitor and accelerate their efforts to update the appropriate standard,&#8221;\u00a0Tenenbaum said.<\/p>\r\n<p>The CPSC has a lawmaker breathing down its neck, namely Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. He asked the CPSC to get involved in the creation of new helmet standards. Right now, the same guidelins apply to helmets for young boys and NFL players.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0Udall has also been back and forth with the NFL&#8217;s head, neck and spine committee, which is\u00a0thinking about creating a separate helmet standard for professional football players, according to The Times.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testified in Washington last week that it plans to work toward the speedy\u00a0development of new safety standards for\u00a0football helmets, especially for children, The New York Times reported Friday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/03\/sports\/football\/03helmets.html?src=twrhp&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=consumr%20products%20safety%20commission&amp;st=cse CPSC chairwoman Inez Tenenbaum\u00a0made her remarks before a Senate Commerce subcommittee Thursday,\u00a0which was conducting a hearing that was mainly focused [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[520,4,711,712,713],"class_list":["post-990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-brain-injury-and-football","tag-brain-injury-attorney","tag-concussions-and-nfl","tag-football-helmets-and-concussions","tag-satefy-standards-for-football-helmets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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