For a recall to happen, a product needs to be found to be unsafe. But exactly what does that mean? In this December 2011 video, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission gives you an inside view. Meet the scientists. See some of the tests. Think about these tests when you buy and use consumer products.
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Paul Dunphy, electrical inspector/compliance coordinator in the Engineering and Utilities Division of Harvard University, discusses the NFPA 70E standard and his work with departments of the cities of Boston and Cambridge. More than 40 electricians work on the Harvard campus, and 70E is very important to how they work and work safely, he says, as he discusses recordkeeping, training, and the introduction of new technologies.
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NFPA's Guy Colonna shares details on how NFPA Codes and Standards respond to current changes in dust explosion hazards. He will be an instructor at NFPA's Fire & Life Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 12-14, 2011. For more information, go to http://www.nfpa.org/FLSCONF.
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