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Article: UL Convenes Standards Technical Panel to Study Why Some Children May Not Awaken to Smoke Alarms; Public Education to Play Key Role in Addressing Issue in United States And Canada.
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- March 12, 2003
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NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), the world's foremost safety testing and certification organization, held a Standards Technical Panel (STP) meeting on Friday, March 7, 2003 at its Northbrook, Ill., headquarters to discuss issues relating to why some children might not awaken when a smoke alarm sounds.
The issue received national attention in November after television stations in Milwaukee and Fort Worth, Texas, coordinated demonstrations with local families and fire departments to gauge effectiveness of fire evacuation plans. Reporters were surprised to find that some children slept soundly ...