Round of questions. We expect you to answer them fully and to the best of your ability. The commission is fully formed and five members. According to that commission, deaths and injuries and Property Damage if incidents stemming from Consumer Product cost the nation more than a trillion dollars. Thats an economic cost, the cost to human beings and lives and families is even much more and unknowable. You have a mandate to protect consumers from risks associated with 15,000 Consumer Products including household products, toys, Sporting Goods and more. They were established by the safety act in 1972. The jurisdictionally independent agency chargesen with forcing various federal statutes geared at protecting consumers. Central to the commissions function is the use of voluntarily Consumer Product standards instead of mandatory regulations, requirements when appropriate. This approach allows the agency to have a collaborative working relationship with consumer advocacy groups, manufacturers
From u. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members on hazard quus products and consumer safety. They spoke about recent recalls including a fisher price sleeper that was associated with the deaths of more than 30 infants. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to todays oversight hearing on consumer Product Safety Commission. Thank you to all the commissioners for being with us today. I am meezed that were having an on time start. We have votes at 11 30. There will only be one round of questions. That doesnt mean the witnesses cant pretend they dont have all the answers in the first round of questions. We expect you to answer them fully and to the best of your ability. The commission is fully formed and five members. According to that commission, deaths and injuries and Property Damage if incidents stemming from Consumer Product cost the nation more than a trillion dollars. Thats an economic cost, the cost to human
Hackers started getting jobs doing security. Next well hear from federal and local officials on some of the technologies that can be used to reduce and prevent wildfires across the country. They testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing this month. This is just under two hours. Good morning. The committee will come to order. Were here today to take a look at wildfire, to examine our wildFire Management program, the collaboration that is required to reduce risks firefighters, to communities, and resources and some of the emerging technologies that are changing the way that fires are managed. We now well into the 2017 fire season. Certainly a very active one. My friend from montana, i think, is going to share some of what is happening in his state this morning, and i think it is appropriate to recognize the heroic acts of the man and women who fight these fires throughout the season, and to recognize the loss of the firefighter in montana. Senator . Madam chair
Good afternoon and welcome to Public Safety committee and Neighborhood Service of San Francisco boferd supervisors. Im john avalos the vice chair. The chair is supervisor kim and will arrive shortly and david compose and joins by supervisor aaron peskin. Our Committee Clerk is erica major. Could you share announcements please . Silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Speaker cards and documents included should be submit thood the clerk. Items will appear on may 20 agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you mpt as we start our meeting i want to announce that todays meeting is broadcast on sfg tv by jesa larsson and jim smith. Item 1 is hearing to answer type 21 offsale license for west portal express. Thank you. We have a presentation from the Police Department and not sayingthank you, come forward. Usually in the bull pin isyou are up now. Good afternoon supervisors. Before we start if you can identify yourself sergeant [inaudible] San Francisco al unit. Thank you before we star
Good morning and welcome to the monthly meeting of Transportation Authority im chair mar item one commissioner avalos commissioner breed commissioner campos absent commissioner cohen commissioner farrell absent commissioner kim absent commissioner mar commissioner peskin commissioner tang absent commissioner weiner commissioner yee we have quorum thank you i want to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting todays hearing charles kremack and leo and can i have a motion to excuse commissioner farrell who by seconded by commissioner cohen and can we please call the roll or without objection without objection commissioner farrell is excused item 2. Chairs report on information item. Okay. Colleagues this month the Transportation Authority participated in several rail system Planning Efforts including testifying at the High Speed Rail Authority hearing on the craft 2016 high speed rail Business Plan and monitoring a plan for the transbay crossing the high speed rail businessman recommends shifting th