Assessing the Human Health and Safety Impacts of Voluntary Consensus Standards

Rosenstein, David; Polvino, Jagger; Kanefsky, Max; Uy, Nicholas

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Assessing the Human Health and Safety Impacts of Voluntary Consensus Standards

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The goal of this project was to evaluate the health and safety impact of voluntary consensus standards on consumer products using the principles from ANSI’s working group guidelines. We identified consumer products for possible analysis through conversations with members of the ANSI group, selected a sample group of products using information learned from interviews, and formulated narratives about the impact of voluntary standards for the selected products. After data collection and analysis, our results included narratives around hoverboards, baby cribs, hairdryers, and toys. Future project frameworks included further work and data analysis to be done around other products. Recommendations on redefining terms within the whitepaper and expanding the scope of the whitepaper were proposed.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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