Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s Experience with Consumer Participation in Television Safety Standard Development

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s Experience with Consumer Participation in Television Safety Standard Development

One of the obligations of offerors in the preparation of proposed standards for the Consumer Product Safety Commission is to include consumer representatives on the standards-writing committee. This report describes Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s problems in identifying consumer representativ...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of consumer affairs 1978-12, Vol.12 (2), p.343-354
1. Verfasser: HOFFMAN, S. DAVID
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Committee meetings
Committees
Consumer goods
Consumer protection
Consumers
Fire hazards
Health hazards
Labor standards
Laboratories
Meetings
Product safety
Product standards
Products
Questionnaires
RESEARCH NOTES
Safety
Safety standards
Television receivers
Testing laboratories
Voting
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Zusammenfassung:One of the obligations of offerors in the preparation of proposed standards for the Consumer Product Safety Commission is to include consumer representatives on the standards-writing committee. This report describes Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s problems in identifying consumer representatives and its experience with consumer representation on the committee preparing a proposed television receiver safety standard.
ISSN:0022-0078
1745-6606
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00895.x