Press release 2008.08.25 [NITE hosts a Joint Product Safety Program for working people, with the Japan Housewives' Association]

NITE hosts a Joint Product Safety Program for working people, with the Japan Housewives' Association

National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Life and Welfare Technology Center
August 25, 2008

The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) announced a Joint Product Safety Program for working people with the Japan Housewives' Association.

1. Press release

Release date:

August 25, 2008

Title:

NITE and Japan Housewives' Association to host a Joint Product Safety Program for working people

Publisher:

Product Safety Technology Center

Summary:

Consumer product safety has been attracting a lot of attention in recent years, and measures have been reviewed by the government including two revisions of the Consumer Product Safety Law following various product related accidents.
The Japan Housewives' Association and NITE will hold a joint program for working people starting on August 26, 2008. The Program will feature various product safety issues including current status, reviews of policy citing specific cases, preventive measures, etc.

Press briefing paper in Japanese [PDF:20KB]

2. Reference

Joint Product Safety Program by NITE and Japan Housewives' Association
Information on the program "Introduction to product safety - A basic understanding of product safety measures" (in Japanese)