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Safer by design : a guide to the management and law of designing for product safety [electronic resource] / Howard Abbott and Mark Tyler.

By: Abbott, Howard [author.]Contributor(s): Tyler, Mark [author.]Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 329 pages)ISBN: 9781315243849; 9781351902250Subject(s): Product safety -- Law and legislation | Products liability | Industrial design -- Law and legislation | Industrial design -- Management | Product safety -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain | Products liability -- Great Britain | Industrial design -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain | Industrial design -- Great Britain -- ManagementAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 342.638 LOC classification: K953 | .A93 2017Online resources: Click here to view.

Contents:

part Part One The Management of Design Risks -- chapter 1 The management strategy -- chapter 2 Product databases -- chapter 3 Indentification of risks -- chapter 4 Reducing product design risks -- chapter 5 Design review systems -- chapter 6 Residual risk transfer: insurance and contract conditions -- chapter 7 Residual risk retention -- part Part Two The Legal Background -- chapter 8 Legal developments in Europe -- chapter 9 Product Liability in the United Kingdom -- chapter 10 Liabilities outside the UK -- chapter 11 Designers' Personal Liabilities -- part Part Three Case Histories -- chapter The lessons from history -- chapter Consumer products -- chapter Motor Cars -- chapter Industrial Products -- chapter Aerospace -- chapter Ships -- chapter Greek Mythology -- part Appendices -- chapter I Council Decision concerning modules for conformity assessment procedures for CE marking -- chapter II Consumer Protection Act 1987: Part 1.

Summary: "Product safety begins with design or formulation whether it is for a complex engineering product or a simple household article. Those who suffer damage from a design defect can win compensation without having to prove negligence. Manufacturers, suppliers and importers can all be responsible for ensuring that their products are safe. To help protect them against prosecution, customer dissatisfaction and commercial loss requires a programme of risk reduction, which begins with the management of design. Design and product development require a balanced approach to the new realities of the legal situation, both for companies and individual designers. Part One reviews the strategy needed to manage design in the fresh legal climate and includes guidance on techniques that can be used. Part Two is a jargon-free guide through the difficult area of international product liability law. It has been entirely rewritten to reflect the many recent changes to influence European law and a designer's personal liability. Part Three brings home vividly the physical, legal and commercial risks of product defects and demonstrates ways in which they could be prevented. There are over 20 real life, fascinating and instructive case histories, many of them new, ranging from exploding office chairs to ro-ro ferries and from washing powder to aircraft. Safer by Design is exceptional in providing management and risk assessment advice, coupled with legal guidance and actual practical lessons."--Provided by publisher.

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"A Gower book"--Cover.

First published 1997 by Gower Publishing.

"Product safety begins with design or formulation whether it is for a complex engineering product or a simple household article. Those who suffer damage from a design defect can win compensation without having to prove negligence. Manufacturers, suppliers and importers can all be responsible for ensuring that their products are safe. To help protect them against prosecution, customer dissatisfaction and commercial loss requires a programme of risk reduction, which begins with the management of design. Design and product development require a balanced approach to the new realities of the legal situation, both for companies and individual designers. Part One reviews the strategy needed to manage design in the fresh legal climate and includes guidance on techniques that can be used. Part Two is a jargon-free guide through the difficult area of international product liability law. It has been entirely rewritten to reflect the many recent changes to influence European law and a designer's personal liability. Part Three brings home vividly the physical, legal and commercial risks of product defects and demonstrates ways in which they could be prevented. There are over 20 real life, fascinating and instructive case histories, many of them new, ranging from exploding office chairs to ro-ro ferries and from washing powder to aircraft. Safer by Design is exceptional in providing management and risk assessment advice, coupled with legal guidance and actual practical lessons."--Provided by publisher.

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