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Even in small or large portable pools, kids can drown in seconds!

Even in small or large portable pools, kids can drown in seconds!

In NSW, 12 children under five years of age drowned in 2010-11, with a further 64 children being admitted to hospital for near drowning.

Report on survey of levels of Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) concentrations in desiccant sachets as an indicator of the potential presence of DMF in footwear and bag articles supplied in Australia.

Did you know that a hair straightener can get hot enough to fry an egg? Each week, one child in Queensland alone, suffers serious burns from hair straighteners.

This bulletin alerts suppliers of pedal bicycles and bicycle helmets to some of the hazards associated with these consumer goods. It also outlines some of your responsibilities as a supplier.

The product safety guide for business has been designed to help suppliers of consumer goods understand Australia’s national product safety laws, and ensure they only sell products that comply with those laws.

Australia’s first national survey of mobility scooter users.

Each week one child in Queensland suffers serious burns from hair straighteners.

The products of concern are small, high powered magnets which are generally supplied as aggregated masses to adults as novelty products.

This brochure has information about the hazards of blind and curtain cords/chains as well as steps you can follow to protect children from them.

Safety warning notice about adult novelty products that contain small high-powered rare-earth magnets. The products are marketed under various names including 'BuckyBalls', 'Neocubes' and 'Neodymium sphere magnets'.

ACCC have partnered with Football Federation Australia for a national safety initiative helping to prevent deaths and serious injuries to kids and teenagers – and make soccer a safe activity for everyone involved.

This safety brochure provides information on the hazards along with tips on how you can anchor, check and respect your soccer goalposts and stay safe before, during and after games.

This poster is part of the 'The Battery Controlled' campaign. It highlights button battery hazards as well as some safety steps to help prevent children dying or being severely injured.

This fact card is part of the 'The Battery Controlled' campaign. It provides button battery hazard information, as well as safety tips to help prevent children's serious injury or death.

The national product safety system covers consumer goods, which are intended to be or are likely to be for personal, domestic or household use.

A list of products with mandatory standards regulated by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and enforced by the ACCC.