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Success Stories Index


(1) Working with Industry to Produce Results

CPSC Prevents Deaths and Injuries with Swift and Effective Cooperation with Industry: Drawstrings on Children's Clothing

CPSC Works With Industry to Save Lives: Window Pull Cords and Strangulations

CPSC Saves Lives Through Voluntary Standards and Mandatory Regulations: Crib Safety

CPSC Saves Lives Through Voluntary Efforts and Oversight: Making Hair Dryers Safer

CPSC Works with Industry to Recall Harmful Products: Repair, Replace and Refund Programs Save Lives

CPSC Mandatory Bicycle Safety Standards Reduce Injuries: Continued Work with Industry to Make Bike Riding Safer

CPSC Compliance Program Spurs Product Safety

(2) Building Successful Partnerships

CPSC Works to Prevent Childhood Deaths and Injuries: Baby Safety Showers

CPSC and Corporate Leaders Forge Creative Partnership to Save Lives: Safety Sells Conference

CPSC Scientific Research Helps Save Lives: Preventing Infant Suffocation

CPSC Prevents Deaths and Injuries by Interagency Cooperation: The CPSC/Customs Compliance Program

(3) Reshaping the Gears of Government

The CPSC "Hotline:" Improving Services to the American Public

CPSC Chairman Commends Outstanding Industry Safety Initiatives

CPSC Reaches Millions with Critical Product Safety Information: Video News Releases (VNRs) are Effective, Inexpensive

CPSC Reinvents Information Technology to Serve the Customer: An Improved Information Clearinghouse

Improved Compliance Programs at CPSC

(4) Effective Regulation

CPSC and Industry: Saving Lives Cost-Effectively Through Cooperation: Child-Resistant Cigarette Lighters

Saving Lives Through Regulatory Consensus: Child-Resistant Packaging

CPSC Stops Hazardous Products at the Docks: Preventing Fireworks Injuries and Deaths

CPSC Lead-in-Paint Activities Reduce Consumer Exposure to Lead


The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270.

Consumers can also report product hazards via electronic mail by sending a message to info@cpsc.gov.


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