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Atlantic City NJ, each year, approximately 3,000 individuals in the United States end up in emergency rooms due to accidents involving beach umbrellas. These incidents, ranging from impalements to other serious injuries and, tragically, even deaths, prompted a concerted effort by officials to make beach umbrellas safer. Beginning its work in November of 2021, the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM), with the help from engineers from the Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) have jointly announced the passage of ASTM F3681-24 on April 2, 2024, a groundbreaking safety standard aimed at safeguarding beachgoers from potential hazards posed by unstable umbrellas.
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