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United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (USCSB)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (USCSB), United States ¦ CARYN E. NEUMANN The United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations Board (USCSB) is a federal agency formed to identify the causes of chemical accidents. Created in 1990 as part of an... Read more |
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Committee of Public Safety
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National Transportation Safety Board
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD When the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was established in 1967, it was considered an independent federal agency. Nevertheless, NTSB's administrative support and funding were funneled through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Over time,... Read more |
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United States. National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent national agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents within the United States. The agency has custody of all debris and... Read more |
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Unsafe at any Speed
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED Highway Safety Concern over automobile safety was heightened by Ralph Nader's 1965 book alleging that unsafe automobile design (particularly the Chevrolet Corvair) was the major contributor to highway accidents. This led to the passage of the National... Read more |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Industrial Safety The issue of industrial safety evolved concurrently with industrial development in the United States. Of central importance was the establishment of protective legislation, most significantly the worker's compensation laws, enacted at the start of the twentieth century, and the... Read more |
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United States. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the primary federal agency conducting research on the safety and health of the workplace. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. Department... Read more |
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safety valve
safety valve device attached to a boiler or other vessel for automatically relieving the pressure of steam before it becomes great enough to cause bursting. The common spring-loaded type is held closed by a spring designed to open the valve when the internal pressure reaches a point in excess of... Read more |
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United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established in 1972 with the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Act. The primary responsibility of the CPSC is to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury that could occur during the use of... Read more |
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