Glass tables: An overlooked safety threat
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
Many households harbor a threat to young children that safety regulations, surprisingly, have overlooked: glass-topped tables and tables with glass panels. A review by Children’s Hospital Boston, in collaboration with Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, finds that glass-table injuries aren’t as rare as one might think, and that many could have been avoided had tempered glass been used. read more