Petition Requesting a Mandatory Regulation for Child-Resistant Above-Ground and Portable Pool Ladders

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has received a petition requesting that the Commission establish a regulation for child-resistant above-ground and portable pool ladders to reduce the drowning deaths of children younger than 5 years of age, and particularly children between 1 and 3 years. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition.