{"id":3317,"date":"2024-07-23T07:42:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3317"},"modified":"2024-07-23T07:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:41:39","slug":"cpsc-issues-airborne-beach-umbrella-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/cpsc-issues-airborne-beach-umbrella-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"CPSC Issues Airborne Beach Umbrella Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beach-umbrella-1984703_640-e1721669611892.jpg\" alt=\"beach-umbrella-1984703_640-e1721669611892\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beach-umbrella-1984703_640-e1721669611892.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beach-umbrella-1984703_640-e1721669611892-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beach-umbrella-1984703_640-e1721669611892-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Safety-Education\/Safety-Guides\/Outdoors\/Beware-Airborne-Beach-Umbrellas-Can-Kill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a> that airborne beach umbrellas can kill explaining that incidents with these umbrellas have become \u201call too common.\u201d Wind gusts have pulled up beach umbrellas on crowded beaches and sent them hurtling towards people. The results have been deaths and serious injuries like lacerations and impalements. There is now a voluntary safety standard to assist manufacturers in making sure that the danger is minimized. If your loved one was killed or you were injured by a beach umbrella that went flying, you may be able to recover compensation. The seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group can go over your legal options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Your Beach Umbrella Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new voluntary safety standard ASTM F3681-24 requires that beach umbrellas and their anchor systems, along with beach umbrellas that are used with complaint anchors need to offer a resisting force of at least 75 pounds. Alternatively, they need to stay secure in wind speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, when the compliant anchor is secured in the sand.<\/p>\n<p>Its expected that products compliant with this safety standard will be available soon. Consumers should look at the labels of anchors, which will state whether it meets the new safety standard by indicating that it \u201cMEETS ASTM F3681 FOR WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH.\u201d This will also set forth the maximum canopy size for an umbrella used with the anchor.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/cpsc-issues-airborne-beach-umbrella-warning\/#more-3317\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning that airborne beach umbrellas can kill explaining that incidents with these umbrellas have become \u201call too common.\u201d Wind gusts have pulled up beach umbrellas on crowded beaches and sent them hurtling towards people. The results have been deaths and serious injuries like lacerations and impalements. 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