Series V: U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (USCPSC)

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This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence, membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and promote research and investigations. The collection contains information regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison prevention, toy and household product safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and publications relating to household safety with bicycles, lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison prevention and toy safety, and an issue of "Sprocket Man," a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.

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