Although regulations exist for cribs, they remain to be the number one juvenile product for juvenile death. Working in coordination with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), we researched aspects of this problem with our focus being on crib hardware, the human aspects of crib use and the economic factors surrounding cribs. We made recommendations to the CPSC on how to improve crib safety.

• 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.

Creator

• Martilla, Kimberly Hale
• Gartaganis, Andreas
• Rauen, Stacey Leigh

Subject

• Security
• Health
• Well-Being
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121909-154856

Parola chiave

• Product safety
• Risk management

Advisor

• DiBiasio, David
• Clark, Constance
• Mello, Natalie A.

Year

• 2009

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Date created

• 2009-12-19

luogo

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright