safety

In the aftermath of a March 2017 fire that claimed the life of two young girls, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to discontinue use of a self-balancing scooter model imported from China.

Social media and the internet in general have given manufacturers a much greater ability to communicate with their consumers on a regular and frequent basis.

Recently, a colleague remarked to me, “Philosophically, of course, there is no such thing as absolute safety.” Could this be true? Is there a situation where a man could not possibly injure himself?

One of the more perplexing issues I have grappled with over the years is determining when an industrial product becomes a consumer product and therefore subject to the laws concerning consumer products.

Turkey’s Ministry of Custom and Trade has issued new regulations applicable to the safety...

This month in our series exploring the latest industry insight on effective product safety label design and symbol usage, we’ll focus on the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval of symbol-only safety labels.

Richard Nute examines how transformers behave when subjected to transient overvoltage, both magnetically and capacitively.

The leakage current measuring circuits in IEC 950 and those in North America are exactly the same.

Almost every safety standard has requirements addressing the accessibility of certain parts.

For the purposes of safety, what is “working voltage,” and what is its relevance to the safety of the equipment?