Consumer Product Safety Commission

Every consumer wants to ensure they are buying products they can trust and fulfill its purpose. Often that is the case, but there are occasions when products are deemed unsafe to consumers, therefore, they are recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the agency “charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction” (Seaquist, 2012, p. 131). Many products from car seats to baby toys fail the national safety standards each year. The purpose of the U.S. Commission Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is to product consumers from products that may be of harm. “From 2008-2010, the United States Consumer…

For example, if prior to this crisis, the characteristics thought of were reliable, well known, guaranteed, after the crisis, the characteristics would most likely include harmful or a synonym as such. Furthermore, the fact that this series of incidents occurred, increased awareness of the possibility of such risks, therefore making one think twice before purchasing an electronic product in general. The series of incidents relating to the Note 7 left people reluctant of purchasing Samsung…

Intro Market research is an essential component in every business. A properly conducted market research results can provide companies with important information regarding customers, products, services, trends and competitors. Hobby R Us will be lunching a new product for the company called the “Airbender”. The Airbender is Hobby R Us version of the Hoverboard which is a two wheel self balancing board. The Airbender design is similar to an electric scooter without the handle bars that gives rides…

What Is CPSIA? Answer: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Bush on Aug. 14, 2008. CPSIA is designed to allow The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to better regulate the safety of products made and imported for sale in the U.S. CPSIA also contains regulations that are intended to make products for children under age 12 safer by requiring manufacturers and importers to show that these products do…

gross and fine motor skills are enhanced, and examine how constructive materials and safety aspects cooperate as well. Healthy play environments include equipment that encourage multiple play types. Shapiro and Maras (as cited in Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2016) conclude that the child…

For a considerably long time, Wells Fargo has managed to cultivate an excellent reputation as one of the most efficiently managed banking institutions in the United States. However, this immaculate reputation has been tarnished in the wake of the recent fake accounts scandal. Since the beginning of the decade, the employees of the bank have created millions of fake credit cards and bank accounts. From 2011 to 2016, this banking institution has managed to collect a staggering $2.6 million in…

Anthony Edwards, USAG Stuttgart Safety Specialist. The purpose of this inspection was to determine compliance to applicable regulations and to identify noncompliance issues requiring abatement. 3. Deficiencies, recommended corrective actions and Risk Assessment Codes (RAC) are included in this report. All RAC 1 and RAC 2 deficiencies shall be abated immediately, but no more than 30 days from the date of this report. All RAC 3 and RAC 4 deficiencies should be abated within 60 days. The…

country entered the fierce competition for visitors, and by 1919, more than 1,500 amusement parks operated in the United States (Baughman et al., 2001). The following decades produced bigger, faster, longer, and taller rides to appeal to the thrill-seeking masses. Innovation has also produced attractions like ziplines, bungee jumping, rip cord attractions, and water slides. Adrenaline junkies flock to these experiences, looking for bigger and better thrills. Unfortunately, with the increase…

land of magic for her. It’s her birthday, so you tell her that she can pick out a gift for herself. As you are strolling down the Disney princess aisle and the Mickey Mouse aisle, she runs up to you and says she wants the Minnie Mouse toy. Without a question the two of you make your way to the checkout line. While your younger sister is overjoyed with her new Minnie Mouse toy, the children in developing countries are suffering just by producing that toy. ***** Many companies throughout…

Organizational Research: The Walt Disney Company Organizational Research Overview Information is imperative to the successful operation of any organization and saves time, energy, and resources. An organization conducts research to collect information and uses that information to create new knowledge improving organizational learning and to make decisions and develop courses of action in response to current problems or foreseeable issues within the organization. Few companies have been able…