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What kind of information do we provide? Here are some sample requests.
Find complaints about instability in high chairs.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s injury and recall databases were searched. Freedom of Information requests are filed to find more detail about specific incidents. In addition, the National Safety Council’s database, newspaper and popular magazine files were searched for product evaluations and additional commentary. The Juvenile Products Manufacturer Association was also approached. If standards are needed, commercial online standards databases and industry associations are called. Mouzon performs searches of this kind for a great many products including: farm tractors, sewing machines, medical devices, industrial machinery, can openers, and automotive products.
Verify this expert’s curriculum vita.
Commercial online databases with publications from appropriate fields were consulted to identify papers authored by the “expert.” Using the same process, references in the curriculum vita can be verified and documents obtained from sources worldwide.
Are fumes from the nail sculpturing process hazardous?
Medical articles were quickly identified documenting respiratory problems associated with the chemicals in the compounds used in the nail-sculpturing process. A Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) was obtained for the specific product used.
Find reports showing the effectiveness of automotive seat belts. Tell us how the use of seat belts has been promoted.
With access to one of the most complete collections of materials relating to transportation safety in the world, we are able to do a particularly thorough job on this type of project. On one occasion we actually located the individual who had designed the "Seat Belt Use Required in this Vehicle" decal which has been in use since the sixties.
Find information on the hazards of ethylene oxide to the workers in a hospital enviroment.
An on-line search of the medical and hospital databases yielded a bibliography of research articles. Government, consumer, and labor agencies were contacted for additional documentation. A legislative history of the issue was produced. The most applicable documents were selected.
Please find materials on the advisability of using mace for self-defense.
A former FBI agent, a published author on the use of mace, was located. He provided the client with materials unavailable in the public sector and served as an expert witness. On-line database searches provided additional references.
Find standards and research information on the use of back-up alarms on construction equipment.
Appropriate government agencies, associations, and equipment manufacturers were called. Library collections were searched on-line and manually. The results were standards, brochures, research papers, and case reports.
Identify and provide seat-belt buckle patents assigned to manufacturer X.
First the manufacturer's corporate structure and history are examined to identify variant company names. Patents on record with the U.S. Patent Office are searched and obtained. We also maintain files of state and federal research and trade publications on this topic.
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