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How The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Protect Your Well Being
Author : Wendy Moyer
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is responsible for protecting the public "from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death" that could be caused by the thousands of different kinds of consumer products that are under this agency's jurisdiction. They focus on protecting families and individuals from products that can be injurious to children, and products that could cause chemical, electrical, fire, or mechanical hazards.
Because of their efforts the rate of injuries and deaths that have been associated with consumer products has declined by thirty percent over the past thirty years.
Most recently, in March of 2010, because of their diligence, products from more than thirty companies were, for the most part, voluntarily recalled. Amongst them were companies that made:
- heated vests and jackets whose electrical connections could overheat and pose a burn hazard to people wearing them
- jackets and vests whose drawstrings could entangle and strangle young children
- power strips and extension cords with both inadequate coating material surrounding the copper cords and copper conductors which could pose a fire hazard
- vent-free fireplaces that might not ignite but could allow gas to escape, thus making a fire or explosion a real possibility in someone's home
- gates that parents use to prevent their children from falling down a flight of stairs. The slats on these gates could detach or break, and could result in injury
- lids on educational kits designed for children that have excessive levels of lead in them which could cause health problems in young children who ingest them
- infant slings used to carry babies less than four months old because they could suffocate the children they are meant to carry
- painted wooden beads intended to be used by children in arts and crafts because the paint on the beads have excessive levels of lead
- faulty fireplace dampers that could cause carbon monoxide poisoning
- bicycle handlebar grips that could slid off when being used and cause the bike rider to fall and/or injury himself or herself
- internal loudspeaker components that could overheat and cause a fire
- paint on bicycle bells that violate the federal lead paint standard and contain excessive levels of lead
- candles which can flare up and whose glass containers could crack and cause burns and lacerations
- children's high chairs that were made with screws and plastic brackets that could loosen and fall out or crack and cause the high chair to tip over
- and, unfortunately, much, much more
Because so many products are recalled every month you may want to periodically check on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website at cpsc dot com periodically to see if any products you use or that you're thinking of buying have made their inauspicious list.
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And if you believe that you were injured because of a company or an individuals negligence and that you may be due
personal injury compensation
, go to =>
http://www.sokolovelaw.com/
now.
Wendy Moyer on behalf of Sokolove Law.
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Submitted : 2010-05-03 Word Count : 1 Popularity: 95 Times Viewed: 9
