CoasterQuest

Description

October, 1999 Office of Compliance Division of Recalls and Compliance U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, D.C. 20207 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) is an independent federal regulatory agency established by Congress in the Consumer Product Safety Act to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury and death from consumer products. The Recalls & Compliance Division within the Office of Compliance is responsible for, among other things, identifying defects in consumer products which present substantial product hazards and developing recalls designed to remove such products from both consumers and the chain of distribution. The Commission has jurisdiction ONLY over mobile amusement rides, i.e. those rides transported from location to location. According to the best available information, currently, ten states do not have state administered inspection programs for mobile rides; and fourteen states and the District of Columbia do not have state administered inspection programs for fixed-site rides. While authority under each state's legislation differs, the main purpose is the prevention of ride incidents through the early identification of unsafe and defective rides. This Directory identifies the individual state offices dedicated to ride safety to encourage communication among the states and the federal government. The high level of expertise developed by state amusement ride officials and their willingness to share their investigative reports and their expertise have been invaluable in identifying unsafe amusement rides and preventing future ride incidents on a national level. We also include contacts for various amusement ride industry organizations and associations, whose interests include ride safety. The CPSC staff engages in the following activities to foster amusement ride safety

Products & services

Similar companies nearby