Consumer Product Safety Commission

E68066
United States government agency independent federal agency

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with consumer products.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 2
CPSC 1
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency ⓘ
independent federal agency ⓘ
abbreviation Consumer Product Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CPSC
collaboratesWith consumer organizations ⓘ
industry groups ⓘ
state and local governments ⓘ
commissionerAppointment appointed by the President of the United States ⓘ
commissionerConfirmation confirmed by the U.S. Senate ⓘ
commissionerTermLength 7 years ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateFormed 1973 ⓘ
establishedBy Consumer Product Safety Act provisions ⓘ
surface form: Consumer Product Safety Act
excludesFromJurisdiction automobiles ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
most food and drugs ⓘ
tobacco products ⓘ
focusArea hazard identification ⓘ
injury prevention ⓘ
product safety standards ⓘ
fullName Consumer Product Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
governedBy commissioners ⓘ
hasChairperson Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
headquartersCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ
inception 1972 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalMandate Consumer Product Safety Act provisions ⓘ
surface form: Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972

Federal Hazardous Substances Act ⓘ
Flammable Fabrics Act ⓘ
Poison Prevention Packaging Act ⓘ
Refrigerator Safety Act ⓘ
mission protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with consumer products ⓘ
numberOfCommissioners 5 ⓘ
operates National Electronic Injury Surveillance System ⓘ
oversightBy United States Congress ⓘ
parentOrganization United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction ban hazardous consumer products ⓘ
collect and analyze data on product-related injuries ⓘ
conduct product-related hazard research ⓘ
develop safety standards for consumer products ⓘ
inform and educate consumers about product safety ⓘ
issue and enforce product recalls ⓘ
regulate the sale and manufacture of consumer products ⓘ
publishes product recall announcements ⓘ
safety guidelines for consumers ⓘ
regulates consumer products ⓘ
website https://www.cpsc.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Consumer Product Safety Commission → abbreviation → Consumer Product Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CPSC
Title 15 of the United States Code → administeredBy → Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
Consumer Product Safety Act provisions → enforcedBy → Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Act provisions → establishes → Consumer Product Safety Commission ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission → fullName → Consumer Product Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Consumer Product Safety Commission