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CPSC’s Public Data BaseTom Schroeder 10/11
*This presentation was prepared by CPSC staff. It has not been reviewed or approved by, and may not necessarily reflect the views of, the Commission.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
CPSC Need for Death/Injury/Incident Data Set Priorities Support Ban or Recall of Hazardous Products Convince Industry and Others of Need for
Product Standard Support Development of Product Standards Evaluate the Effectiveness of Product Standards Develop Information and Education Campaigns
to Raise Public Awareness of Product Safety
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Signed into law in August 2008 http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf Sec. 212. Establishment of a Public Consumer
Product Safety Information Database
Sec. 212. Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Information Database
Establishment of a publicly available, searchable, Internet-based website;
Searchable by manufacturer or private labeler; Transmission of reports to manufacturers or private
labelers within 5 business days of receiving report; and Reports of harm relating to the use of consumer products
and other products or substances regulated by CPSC that are received by CPSC are to be made available in a database no later than 10 days after manufacturer or private labeler is sent report.
H.R. 2715
Delays publication of report up to 5 additional days if a manufacturer submits a Materially Inaccurate claim.
Additional effort to collect model, serial number, or photo of product.
Reporting an Unsafe Product
ConsumerLocal governmentState governmentFederal governmentPublic SafetyHealth CareMedical ExaminerChild Service
Searching for Incidents and Recalls
Business Registration
Eligible for Release on Saferproducts.gov
Consumer product identified Report of (potential) harm Manufacturer identified Contact information of submitter Verification of content by submitter Consent of submitter to publish Category of submitter Date of incident
Recent Reporting Numbers
Potentially eligible 15,243 Currently eligible 4,338
– Consumer 4,188– Public safety entity 47– Local government agency 34– Health care professional 24– State government agency 17– Child service provider 15– Medical examiner/coroner 11– Federal government agency 2
84% consented to releasing contact info to manufacturer
Recent Reporting Numbers
Currently posted 3,841 Manufacturer notifications 4,223
– Sent by e-mail 3,336– Sent by mail 887
General comments received 2,286 Materially Inaccurate Claims 434
– Accepted 301– Accepted in part 32– Rejected 92– Wrong Manufacturer 234– Other claims 200
Recent Reporting Numbers
Online manufacturer registrations– 2,642 registered– 383 rejected– 260 awaiting confirmation
Contact [email protected]
Tom SchroederStatistician, Division Director
Division of Hazard and Injury Data SystemsU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West HwyBethesda, MD 20814
