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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
@USCPSC
Standing for safety since 1972. Recalls, safety alerts and data. RTs, follows are not endorsements. Official account of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Jun 23 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Well, well, well. If it isn't our old nemesis deadly heatwave. Including all the other heatwave dangers, extended power outages may lead to people using portable generators. If you have a generator at home, make sure your carbon monoxide alarms are working. Put your generator 20ft away from any windows/vents.
Dec 31, 2024 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
It was a year of large spiders, large moths, large eagles and a wall of ducks. A year of art, squirrels, monsters, and Knife Ghosts. It was a year of posting with you all on X. The best year yet. And now, for your consideration, our favorite safety graphics made in 2024... #BestOf2024 - The Safe Sleep Spider A grim looking warehouse. A giant spider with a teddy bear on its back sitting in a crib. The text reads: Meet the Safe Sleep Spider. Cancelled. For one day only meet CPSC's Safe Sleep Spider! Games! Prizes! Learning to never put pillows, blankets, stuffed animals, or padded crib bumpers in your baby's crib and to keep cords at least 3 feet away at all times!
Jun 29, 2023 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
America - we're back #CelebrateSafely Demonstrations are getting set up for our fireworks safety press conference. This is the first time we've been back on the National Mall in three years. Today we'll show you what not to do and how to #CelebrateSafely
Mar 6, 2023 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
A detective stands under a streetlight. In the distance is a giant ball of dryer lint standing under another streetlight. The detective says, "I could feel it. Waiting. Mocking me. "You can't see me, John. You can't see me." But, I could see it. Standing there. Silent and still. Glistening from polyester fibers and glitter. A killer waiting for just the right moment, the right temperature, to light - and burn down my world.
Nov 28, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
In 2019, we found out some of our oldest PSAs, many unseen for decades, would not be saved permanently in the National Archives. We had a choice - save them or send them to a lonely landfill somewhere.

We saved them all.

Now, we're publishing them online for the first time. 🧵 A picture of 27 brown boxes filled with old Consumer Product The PSAs cover a range of subjects across the agency’s jurisdiction including carbon monoxide safety, crib safety, poison prevention, gas can safety, and toy safety among others.
Nov 23, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! If you're frying your turkey this year, make sure it is thawed. Follow the manufacturer instructions for using your fryer. Only fry a turkey outside and away from your home. Never use turkey fryers in the garage or on the porch, Turkey America!
Oct 12, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Man made of chainsaws. Hm. There's a chainsaw dog?
Oct 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Your life is full of lithium-ion batteries.

Lithium-ion batteries are full of chemicals that can start fires. A woman attaching a battery... If you own an e-bike, hoverboard, scooter, or other product that's powered by lithium-ion batteries, make sure you are always awake when the batteries are charging and follow the manufacturer instructions.
Sep 7, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Magnets to Prevent Deaths and Serious Injuries from High-Powered Magnet Ingestion: bit.ly/3KS2g8y When high-powered magnets are swallowed, they can attract to each other, or to other material that attracts to magnets, through internal body tissue. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.
Sep 6, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
#TuesdayVibe A playground constructed ov... We know what you're thinking:

"What if the nine inches of safe playground surfacing *is* a Megalodon?"

Unfortunately, we recommend mulch or wood chips for the safest playground impact surfacing.
Jul 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
It’s that time of year. An idyllic home in a forest... Are you asking the right questions about your vacation rental?
Apr 20, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Vapo McJuicy?! A sentient bottle of liquid nicotine named Vapo McJuicy. The Oh wow. You all really like Vapo McJuicy.
Feb 14, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Do not eat soap. Quinn the Quarantine Fox, please let the people know… A fox named Quinn the quarantine fox next to bottles of clea
Jan 5, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Birds are real. Sorry, but this is nature and it is a wonder. A blue robot bird talking to a red robot bird. The blue bird
Dec 15, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Quick civics "who does what" this am:

If a product you own unexpectedly blows up, lights something on fire, breaks dangerously, or does anything dangerous, really - that's us (CPSC). Report those kinds of issues on SaferProducts.gov If you think a business is engaging in potentially unfair business practices (warranty issues, fraud, etc), that's @FTC. Their reporting tools are here - ftc.gov
Jul 8, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
If you tweet sarcasm at us, but make a typo, so you delete the original tweet and follow up with a second tweet that has perfect grammar, just know we deeply respect that effort. Also, check your smoke alarm batteries. This was our contribution to today's internet, so we get where you're coming from:
Jul 2, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
We are extending the date for state and local governments to apply for $2 Million in Pool Safely grants to help prevent drownings and drain entrapments: bit.ly/3uvA7dM CPSC will award up to a total of $2 million in two-year grants to assist jurisdictions in reducing deaths and injuries from drowning and drain entrapment incidents in pools and spas.
Jun 30, 2021 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
In September 2016 we asked you to imagine a 3ft force field around your baby, because that's how far away cords should be at all times.

Thank you for following.

#SocialMediaDay

#SocialMediaDay2021 A shipping container sailin...Two men, best of friends, i...A baby turtle with the head...A bobcat flying through the...
May 12, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline. Use only containers approved for fuel.
May 12, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Whoever you are, whatever brought you here, thanks for sharing our safety messages with your family and friends. #GoodNightTwitterWorld A fox wearing a mask that says "courage together"
May 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
It's playground season. A grizzly bear waving. The text reads: Hello! My name is Bob Gen X has all the most concerning playground safety stories.