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The Consumer Protective Services Commission (CPSC) sets and enforces safety standards for items that are bought from businesses.
The Consumer Product Saftey Commission (CPSC) sets standards for items that are bought from businesses.
In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sets and enforces safety standards for items bought from businesses. The CPSC is responsible for protecting consumers from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with consumer products. They conduct research, develop safety standards, and enforce regulations to ensure consumer product safety.
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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration enforces work health and safety laws.
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the right to require warning labels, to establish standards of performance, to require immediate notification of a defective product, and to mandate product testing. However, its greatest power is product recall.
The Consumer Product Saftey Commission (CPSC) sets standards for items that are bought from businesses.Other agencies that focus on specific products are: the FDA (Food and packaged water ,Medical Devices and Drugs), EPA (Pesticides and anything that falls under FIFRA or TOSCA plus Drinking Water standards and devices), USDA (dairy and meat products), OSHA (workplace standards and practices), and the new Consumer Agency for Consumer Credit.
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the federal agency creates and enforces safety related standards and regulations in a workplace, as far as most people are concerned. However, MSHA (the Mine Safety and Health Administration) as well as the Coast Guard, and EPA are also Federal agencies with similar authority in specifically defined areas of activity.
Ocupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)