Q&A: What are two current issues, controversies, or agencies the consumer products safety comission is facing?
Question by Uuuuuuuuuu U: What are two current issues, controversies, or agencies the consumer products safety comission is facing?
Best answer:
Answer by gemstar_07
Can’t go wrong with Chinese products for this answer– the continued use of paint containing lead on Chinese products, and especially on toys, has been a concern for a while now. Beyond that, there was a pretty extensive bust recently on toothpaste, also from China, which contained a constituent of antifreeze. This is potentially hazardous, even potentially fatal. If China wants to retain their product integrity, like they say, they ultimately will have to solve that within their own country. Anyhoo….
Oh.. that kind of reminds me of the tainted pet food which killed a bunch of pets last year…. and if I’m not mistaken, the ultimate cause was feed containing melamine which came from china.
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Q&A: Given the recalls and safety concerns recently, would you buy a 2011 or 2012 Toyota?
Question by THE GUARDIAN OF FOREVER: Given the recalls and safety concerns recently, would you buy a 2011 or 2012 Toyota?
I probably would buy one.
Why? Because I think they will galvanize their efforts to make the best and safest products they can.
I think Toyota will look to recover with improved products, superior warranties, and perhaps some price incentives. What else can they do at this point? I’d say they kind of have to do these things. And hopefully the result will be great cars.
Would you buy a new Toyota?
Best answer:
Answer by PrincessC
NO WAY! Personally, I wouldnt have bought onw even before the recall. But, the prices I have seen on the new camrys and corralas have been irresistable. I see where you cme from if youreally wnat one it say ok just maks sure you have a very good warrenty!
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Q&A: Can someone with legal experience regarding the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act answer this?
Question by : Can someone with legal experience regarding the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act answer this?
I am a Work-At-Home-Mom. I make custom baby carriers and sell them. Each of my carriers is one-of-a-kind. I buy my fabric from nationally trusted retailers such as JoAnn Fabrics, etc. I do not buy loads of fabric since I make them on an order-by-order basis (so I can customize for my buyer). How is the CPSIA going to affect me in particular? I am not the one importing the fabric or thread. Shouldn’t my supplies be tested before I buy them? Also, even if they are tested, I usually only buy fabric remnants instead of whole reels. It would be ridiculous for me to ask for certificates for 1 yard of fabric. I feel like this whole thing is going to put me, and a whole bunch of others like me, out of business. How can I possibly afford to have each and every one of my baby carriers tested for lead?
BACKGROUND INFO:
Congress passed a law in August 2008 called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This law came about because of the numerous recalls of children’s toys in the past two years and specifically the issue of lead in the toys. While I applaud the attempt at making children’s products safer, the law as stands, will actually remove many of the products that we have turned to in place of those made in China.
As of February 10th, 2009, ALL children’s products sold in the United States will need to be certified to be lead free and many products will need additional testing. To be certified, the final product sold needs to have each component on it tested for lead. This sounds wonderful when you think of all of the “Made in China” children’s products that are out there and all of the children’s items that are mass produced (mostly imported). HOWEVER, think of the handcrafted items sold within the US. Think of any children’s item that is a ready made item that has been personalized with a child’s name (it would need to be retested because it is the final sold product that needs to be certified). Think of the children’s items that are sold at craft shows, garage sales, ebay, consignment shops and fundraisers. As of February 10th, it will be illegal to sell any children’s products without certification, no matter when it was produced. Collectible vintage toys and trains? A “banned substance”. You will not be able to donate items for charity because they are a “banned substance” since they are not certified. This applies not only to toys, but all products such as books, shoes, clothing, school supplies, sporting equipment, jewelry, etc. that are possibly intended for children 12 and under.
Best answer:
Answer by Howard L
Legal is nothing for you to be concerned about. The worst thing that could happen is you will be ordered to give refunds to anyone who wants one and you will be ordered to stop selling them.
What you need to worry about is product liability. If a child is injured and you don’t have product liability insurance they will take every last dollar you have now and get every dollar you will ever earn. You might be able to sue the suppliers of your materials but the legal bills will ruin you.
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Safety Problems in Reactors Designed Like Fukushima
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster update. Fairewinds Introduces a Japanese Language Edition and Identifies Safety Problems in all Reactors Designed Like Fukushima September 19, 2011 Gundersen expresses concerns that the nuclear industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are not addressing major safety issues that have become evident since Fukushima. These issues include serious design flaws in the BWR Mark 1 containment, fundamental flaws in the Boiling Water Reactor vessel design, and problems with detonation shockwaves. The NRC and the nuclear industry are using a flawed cost benefit computer code that underestimates the value of human life and minimize property damages after an accident, which has the effect of justifying continued operation of reactors without safety modifications. Also, Fairewinds announces the launch of the Japanese language version of its site, fairewinds.jp. Edition: www.youtube.com fairewinds.com http vimeo.com
Design-based regulation and patient safety
Design-based regulation and patient safety: A regulatory studies perspective Karen Yeung, and Mary Dixon-Woods Patient safety remains an important problem in healthcare, and an increasingly influential argument calls for technical or “design-based” solutions to prevent errors. We show how, by designing out the possibility of professional agency and discretion, design-based approaches may have significant social, political and ethical implications. Using design-based regulation is largely unproblematic when everyone agrees on constitutes good medical practice. But it becomes much more challenging when there is lack of consensus on what constitutes an error or on the appropriate solution. Use of patient safety technology must be sensitive to the values and motives that get encoded in design. Read the full article at dx.doi.org
CRASH: Ep 1: Carnage: Car Safety & Car Crashes: Pt 2: Alarming Fatalities in the 1950s
From the UK Documentary Series CRASH: Episode 1 of 3: Carnage. This episode gives a brief history of car safety, showing how our love of the car soon became tarnished by a massive road toll in the 1950s and 60s and the designed in faults and dangers that were killing and injuring motorists at speeds as low as 10mph. The rise of consumerism in the 60s & 70s brought huge changes to the way automakers and governments thought about car safety and it is now a huge part of automotive engineering design. This episode also looks at some famous and infamous cars (the Mini, Corvair, Pinto) and many of the safety flaws in their design. In this episode: -Princess Diana Car Crash reconstruction (Part 1) -Alarming Fatalities of the 1950s (Part 2) -The Big 3, birth of car safety & the Mini (Part 3) -Uncontrollable Deaths, Ralph Nader, Corvair & Pinto (Part 4) -The Quest to improve car safety Seatbelts & Airbags (Part 5) -Safety Sells the 1980s & 1990s (Part 6) Episode 2: Fatal Attraction: Driver Behaviour and Human Error in causing crashes. Episode 3: What Happened?: The role of the Car Crash Detective Forensic reconstruction of fatal crashes.
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Q&A: Is there a news black out for the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, HR 4040?
Question by Arcanum Noctis: Is there a news black out for the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, HR 4040?
The gist of HR 4040 is to protect America’s children by putting tracking chips into their toys to make recalling effective. The chips have the batch number etc..
In the passing of HR 4040, there were over 400 ayes with only about 20 nays or no votes.
Why did both main parties overwhelming support security over privacy?
Are parents being exploited through their children for acceptance of RFID chips?
Within a couple generations, will this result in a chip-like society through the conditioning of the children thinking RFID chips in everything is the norm?
How do you personally feel about HR 4040?
“SEC. 103. TRACKING LABELS FOR CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS.”
How do you think they are going to be able to do that? Either with a new second bar code on products or an electronic bar code aka RFID chip.
Considering manufacturers have been focusing on RFID chips, and not developing a new second bar code, they are going to use RFID chips for recall purposes because its “feasible”.
What people fail to understand is that the “tracking label” isn’t specific, which manufacturers will use what is “feasible”.
Best answer:
Answer by surtifide geneyus
One tiny piece of the enormous control grid.
Each pixel, viewed by itself, means nothing. Stepping back, to gain a wider perspective, we can see a picture emerging.
Most people just concentrate on one or two pixels and deny that there is a larger picture.
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Q&A: Can someone with legal experience regarding the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act answer this?
Question by littlesnugglebuggles: Can someone with legal experience regarding the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act answer this?
I am a Work-At-Home-Mom. I make custom baby carriers and sell them. Each of my carriers is one-of-a-kind. I buy my fabric from nationally trusted retailers such as JoAnn Fabrics, etc. I do not buy loads of fabric since I make them on an order-by-order basis (so I can customize for my buyer). How is the CPSIA going to affect me in particular? I am not the one importing the fabric or thread. Shouldn’t my supplies be tested before I buy them? Also, even if they are tested, I usually only buy fabric remnants instead of whole reels. It would be ridiculous for me to ask for certificates for 1 yard of fabric. I feel like this whole thing is going to put me, and a whole bunch of others like me, out of business. How can I possibly afford to have each and every one of my baby carriers tested for lead?
BACKGROUND INFO:
Congress passed a law in August 2008 called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This law came about because of the numerous recalls of children’s toys in the past two years and specifically the issue of lead in the toys. While I applaud the attempt at making children’s products safer, the law as stands, will actually remove many of the products that we have turned to in place of those made in China.
As of February 10th, 2009, ALL children’s products sold in the United States will need to be certified to be lead free and many products will need additional testing. To be certified, the final product sold needs to have each component on it tested for lead. This sounds wonderful when you think of all of the “Made in China” children’s products that are out there and all of the children’s items that are mass produced (mostly imported). HOWEVER, think of the handcrafted items sold within the US. Think of any children’s item that is a ready made item that has been personalized with a child’s name (it would need to be retested because it is the final sold product that needs to be certified). Think of the children’s items that are sold at craft shows, garage sales, ebay, consignment shops and fundraisers. As of February 10th, it will be illegal to sell any children’s products without certification, no matter when it was produced. Collectible vintage toys and trains? A “banned substance”. You will not be able to donate items for charity because they are a “banned substance” since they are not certified. This applies not only to toys, but all products such as books, shoes, clothing, school supplies, sporting equipment, jewelry, etc. that are possibly intended for children 12 and under.
Best answer:
Answer by jerry-the-bookkeeper
Write to your congress person and your states senators. Ask them to sponsor a bill exempting domestic craft products from testing provided that the components are lead free.
Then contact everyone you know and know of involved in making and selling domestic craft products and ask them to do the same thing.
If enough people write enough members of congress corrective action will be taken.
Hope this helps
Jerry-the-bookkeeper
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