Health and Safety
Recall on Hayden bookcases sold by Dania Furniture
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dania Furniture, of Boise, Idaho, announced the recall of Hayden bookcases. The bookcases are unstable if not mounted securely to the wall. About 940 bookcases were sold at Dania stores nationwide and online.
Two furniture recalls in one day
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced two recalls on June 20 including the second recall of a dresser because of tipover and entrapment hazards.
Six-drawer dressers are a tipover and entrapment hazard
Six drawer dressers sold exclusively at Rooms To Go have been recalled due to tip-over and entrapment hazards.
Maine pellet maker fined $151K for violations dating to 2020
A Sanford, Maine, wood pellet manufacturing facility was fined $151,550 for a string of violations dating back to 2020.
Update on Tafisa explosion outage
Some Tafisa customers' orders will be impacted as a particleboard line at the company's Lac-Mégantic facility is being restored after suffering damage from a June 14 explosion at around 5:30 p.m.
Wooden surfaces may have natural antiviral properties
While wood has been known for years to have antibacterial and antifungal properties, its ability to resist viruses, the transmission of the viruses and the duration of the virus on the surface has not been tested.
Explosion at Tafisa plant disrupts particleboard operations
An explosion reportedly occurred at Tafisa Canada's particleboard facility in Lac-Mégantic last Friday, June 14, at around 5:30 p.m. No injuries were reported and an investigation continues.
2023 Safety and Health Award winners announced
APA - The Engineered Wood Association has announced the 2023 Safety and Health Awards winners. This program promotes and recognizes operational excellence to reduce injury and illness rates.
Product testing company expands in Mexico
Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) expands in Guadalajara with a state-of-the-art facility that provides testing for domestic, commercial, upholstered, and outdoor furniture products.