Safety and You
Nancy Harvey Steorts, former chairperson of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, has combined her professional and personal experiences to create a definitive and comprehensive consumer safety reference guide, which promises to become a standard in the American home.\ In this extensive and easily referenced manual, Steorts addresses the safety concerns consumers have (or should have) about their homes, automobiles, food, and other products.\ The book includes a glossary of...
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Nancy Harvey Steorts, former chairperson of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, has combined her professional and personal experiences to create a definitive and comprehensive consumer safety reference guide, which promises to become a standard in the American home.In this extensive and easily referenced manual, Steorts addresses the safety concerns consumers have (or should have) about their homes, automobiles, food, and other products.The book includes a glossary of private and government product safety organizations, and additional sources for obtaining further information. Heavily documented with newspaper headlines, test results, and statistics, Steorts draws on her own work as a government administrator and her personal experience as a mother and grandmother. The result is a highly readable, practical, and informative manual. Booknews Steorts (former Chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) offers a general guide to safety, as well as a reference tool for understanding consumer safety concerns. Included are suggestions for "safety-proofing" one's home, discussions of product safety, and information on general areas of concern such as food safety, fire safety, electrical safety, poisons, outdoor safety, sport safety, holiday safety, and safety for the aged. The book also provides a behind-the-scenes account of how various organizations work to ensure the safety of consumers. Many chapters suggest other sources for more information and provide the phone numbers of product-safety organizations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgmentsPt. 1How to Increase Your SafetyIntroduction: How Safe Are You?31Home Safety92Fire Safety253Electrical Safety324Poisons365Indoor Air Quality426Carbon Monoxide497Clothing Safety548Food Safety589Child Safety6710Baby Safety7111Toy Safety8412Playground Safety8913Outdoor Safety9314Sports and Recreational Safety9815Bicycle Safety10316Automobile Safety10917Holiday Safety11718Safety for the Older Consumer12619First Aid13120Calling 911144Pt. 2How Safe Are You?Introduction: The Consumer Product Safety System14921The International Product Safety Community15122The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission15523The Occupational Health and Safety Administration16224The Food and Drug Administration16525The U.S. Department of Agriculture17026The Environmental Protection Agency17527The Federal Trade Commission17928Industry and Government Cooperation18129Quality and Safety Sell18530Labeling and Packaging189Conclusion: Your Role as a Consumer193Index195
\ BooknewsSteorts (former Chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) offers a general guide to safety, as well as a reference tool for understanding consumer safety concerns. Included are suggestions for "safety-proofing" one's home, discussions of product safety, and information on general areas of concern such as food safety, fire safety, electrical safety, poisons, outdoor safety, sport safety, holiday safety, and safety for the aged. The book also provides a behind-the-scenes account of how various organizations work to ensure the safety of consumers. Many chapters suggest other sources for more information and provide the phone numbers of product-safety organizations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
