Useful Links

These links offer you more detailed information about risk management and safety of products and processes, including corresponding legislation and authorities.

1. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC

- Consumer product legislature, Safety warnings and recent recalls, 'CPSC's Most wanted list' etc: protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. http://www.cpsc.gov/

- CPSC videomaterial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/uscpsc


2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA

- http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

- Vehicle recalls, recalls listings. Defects investigations. Huyndai, Toyota recalls etc., advice to Toyota Customers

- In the US: File a safety complaint: defects in vehicles, child seats

- Car safety ratings: http://www.safercar.gov/

- Motorcycle safety: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/Motorcycles. Selecting the right motor cycle helmet, video: http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Multimedia/helmet02.wmv .

- Bicycle safety: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Bicycles. Pedestrian safety, materials: https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/pedestrian-safety. Is your kid's walk to school safe? See: http://www.walktoschool-usa.org/

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- Drive Responsibly: Do not text while driving! Read more about a community project on Distracted Driving and make a personal pledge!

- Advice by a retired judge: detailed injury claims for pedestrians hit by cars:


3. U.S. Chemical Safety Board, CSB - Safety Messages

- Process industry safety videos on the Safetymessages channel.

- Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Independent federal agency): Process industry safety management. Chemical Accidents, oil spills.

4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA

- Medical device safety. http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/default.htm

- Is your company listed? Read a list of medical device recalls. (continually updated, check the link). FDA posts consumer information about the most serious medical device recalls. These products are on the list because there is a reasonable chance that they could cause serious health problems or death.

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