Round of questions. We expect you to answer them fully and to the best of your ability. The commission is fully formed and five members. According to that commission, deaths and injuries and Property Damage if incidents stemming from Consumer Product cost the nation more than a trillion dollars. Thats an economic cost, the cost to human beings and lives and families is even much more and unknowable. You have a mandate to protect consumers from risks associated with 15,000 Consumer Products including household products, toys, Sporting Goods and more. They were established by the safety act in 1972. The jurisdictionally independent agency chargesen with forcing various federal statutes geared at protecting consumers. Central to the commissions function is the use of voluntarily Consumer Product standards instead of mandatory regulations, requirements when appropriate. This approach allows the agency to have a collaborative working relationship with consumer advocacy groups, manufacturers
From u. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members on hazard quus products and consumer safety. They spoke about recent recalls including a fisher price sleeper that was associated with the deaths of more than 30 infants. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to todays oversight hearing on consumer Product Safety Commission. Thank you to all the commissioners for being with us today. I am meezed that were having an on time start. We have votes at 11 30. There will only be one round of questions. That doesnt mean the witnesses cant pretend they dont have all the answers in the first round of questions. We expect you to answer them fully and to the best of your ability. The commission is fully formed and five members. According to that commission, deaths and injuries and Property Damage if incidents stemming from Consumer Product cost the nation more than a trillion dollars. Thats an economic cost, the cost to human
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Nonunion employees in case Union Members walk off the job. A number of buildings that tested positive for legionella. A fourth person now died and 675 gotten sick. However, were told that all of the people who died did have underlying medical conditions that had weakened their immune systems. On saturday, Health Officials revealed that the bacteria turned up in two additional bronx buildings. Steam Line Plastics on park avenue and a Verizon Office Building on 167th street. News 4s Michael George as the latest. Reporter infections on the rise. Now four people have died and 65 are sick in the outbreak of legionnaires disease in the bronx. Its got a lot of people who live here worried about their own health. Try to avoid this area as much as i can. Not much i can do. Its caught when people breathe in an airborne bacteria. Thats been traced to cooling towers on the roofs of buildings. Shopping center a plastics business and now a verizon office. I am concerned. There are a lot of Old Build
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