Data compiled by the consumer agency from death certificates and hospital emergency room visits from 2003 through May 2012 shows that 150 mostly older adults died after they became trapped in bed rails.

Over nearly the same time period, 36,000 mostly older adults — about 4,000 a year — were treated in emergency rooms with bed rail injuries. Officials at the F.D.A. and the commission said the data probably understated the problem since bed rails are not always listed as a cause of death by nursing homes and coroners, or as a cause of injury by emergency room doctors. Experts who have studied the deaths say they are avoidable.

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Malaysian Standards relevant to improve safety, performance and environmental aspects of automotive sector
By the Malaysian Association of Standards Users

Malaysian Standards or MS for the automotive sector cover aspects of safety, performance, test methods and environment. More than half a million new cars enter Malaysian roads annually. It is also understood that due to import duties on foreign cars, Malaysians generally pay more than many of their Asian counterparts for the same car model. We also know that millions of cars were recalled worldwide due to various safety issues or problems – such as unintended acceleration.

Greetings from NCCC and Standards Users!

FOMCA together with the Malaysian Association of Standards Users (Standards Users) and the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) will be organizing a Training Workshop on Social Responsibility from 18th until 19th September followed by the 6th Complaintfest 2012 on 20th September 2012 at Cititel Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur.

by Daniele Gerundino on 31 August 2012

ISO-KATS regional workshop
ISO recognizes the fundamental contribution education can make to standardization. Universities and other educational institutions have a key role to play:

by Maria Lazarte on 5 September 2012

From vital medicines to sophisticated airplane parts, failure to identify counterfeit products can result in serious harm to users. A new ISO standard will make it easier to expose fakes, everywhere in the world. ISO 12931:2012, Performance criteria for authentication solutions used to combat counterfeiting of material goods,