Consumer product safety : federal oversight and efficiency and effectiveness issues /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015]
©2015
Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Safety and risk in society
Safety and risk in society series.
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582631
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:James, Leila S., editor.
ISBN:9781634820561
1634820568
9781634820554
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 20, 2015).
Summary:The oversight of consumer product safety is a complex system involving many federal agencies. The United States Government Accountability Office identified eight agencies that have direct oversight responsibilities for consumer product safety: the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard (within the Department of Homelan.
Other form:Print version: James, Leila S. Consumer Product Safety : Federal Oversight and Efficiency and Effectiveness Issues. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2015 9781634820554