Product Liability
Products must be designed and
manufactured in a manner that the consumer
is reasonably safe while using them. The design and manufacturability
aspect of the development process for any product is where the safety of
those coming in contact with
the product is considered and addressed.
The Hierarchy of Safety was established to support these aspects and
requires
any manufacturer to follow certain rules of product development from the
inception of the product.
First, safety
hazards must be designed out of the product itself. It is
the most assured way to eliminate injury in the production process
or the end use.
Second, to guard if design changes cannot accommodate the hazardous
issue. On occasion where design is not feasible or practical;
guarding can provide the buffer necessary to make the product safe.
Third, warn if guarding and/or design are not possible.
If a product
design is manufactured, and does not adequately address safety
issues, the end user may be subjected to unreasonably dangerous
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