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United States Consumer Product Safety Commission


What is the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission? (CPSC)

Created in 1972, The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent government agency of the United States Federal Government. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was created through the Consumer Product Safety Act; the primary goal of the organization is to fight against unreasonable risks of pain and injuries associated with consumer products in the United States. 

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent agency that does not report to any other agency or department within the federal government. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is typically headed by three commissioners who are each individually nominated by the President of the United States; once nominated, the commissioner must be confirmed by the United States Senate for a staggered seven year term. Each commissioner will set policy for The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Currently, The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has five acting commissioners. 

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is located in Bethesda, Maryland and operates with approximately 500 government employees. 

The general mission of The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is to protect the general public from unreasonable risks of death or injury from thousands of types of consumer products listed under the agency’s jurisdiction. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is committed to protecting the general public—and their families—from consumer products that pose an electrical, chemical, fire or mechanical hazard that can perpetuate diseases or cause injuries. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) works to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as cigarette lighters, power tools, cribs and household chemicals—that contribute to a large percentage of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products over the past three decades. 

Scope of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has the power to regulate the manufacture and/or sale of more than 9 different consumer products (including all-terrain vehicles, baby cribs, swimming pools and barbeque grills). The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in general, is a regulator of consumer products. A product not under jurisdiction of The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) includes those specifically named by statute or law as under the jurisdictional authority of other federal bodies. For instance, an automobile is regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and guns are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Within educational and scientific communities, there is a growing population that feels these regulatory actions have hampered effective or legitimate scientific research. 

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) fulfills its general mission by banning hazardous consumer products, researching potential dangers associated with consumer products and issuing recalls of consumer products that are already on the market. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will lean about unsafe products in a variety of ways. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) maintains a consumer website and customer hot line where consumers can report concerns with regards about unsafe products or injuries associated with consumer products. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will also operate the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System which is a network of roughly 100 hospitals, each with 24-hour emergency rooms. This networks collects data with regards to consumer product related injuries; this information is used to general national estimates. 

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