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King-of-New-York OP t1_j5zxgl3 wrote

Reply to comment by JayMoots in 18 Kids Hurt, 1 Critically, After Fire at Queens Day Care Held in Home Basement: FDNY by King-of-New-York

Are they skipping the process illegally?

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JayMoots t1_j5zzq4i wrote

No, compliance to these standards is currently voluntary. But if this continues to be a problem, I wouldn't be surprised to see either the city or the Feds step in and make it mandatory.

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King-of-New-York OP t1_j604isk wrote

Should have happened yesterday.

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JayMoots t1_j60dazq wrote

The podcast made the point that we actually saw something similar with the "hoverboards" in 2015/2016. In that case, the Consumer Product Safety Commission stepped in and said "All of these products have to meet this 'voluntary' certification or we're going to ban them from being imported." That seems likely to happen with e-bikes pretty soon.

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