virsight hearing - Motor Vehicle Hazard Archive Project

3/20/ 88
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INarr?urE rota INJtrRy REDUcrroN
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INSTITUTE FOR INJVRY REOUCTION
The Institure for lnjury ReductioD eas estabtrshed
in arch,. 1988 to carry our and supporr rese.rch and
educatior)al proqrans dealins wi!h producr-relared injuries.
Its underlyinq p.enj.se is that if Anericans are berrer
iDforned about the nature of deaths and inJuries j.nvolvlns
product hazards, they Hill be bette! abtc to make judgnenrs
and decisions that Iead Eo reducinq or elininatlnq those
The folloerng qlesaioDs and ans{crs' .bour IIR ale
to assrst prospective herbers and supporters in unde!srandina
the or9aDrzation s purposes, proqrans and stluctur€.
trDr Is lli t{e.d.al?
Accidents involvinq products .ccount lor the vast
najority of deaths and seri.ously di.sabling injuries ro
Ahe!r.caDs fron btrth to retirenent aqe. The desiqn,
naDufacture and use oI products play a pervasive role in
qener.tinq sev€re aDd fatal danlge to human heaM - a rote
larser th.n illnesses for host age groups.
Yet the public is laroely uneduc6ted about rh.t role,
alld unarare thaE product-r.lated r!auna rould be nuch less
frequent aDd huch l.ss severc if producr desion and
nanufactu!inq defects sere r.duced and adequare instrucrions
and sarntngs Fere provided to product users-
IIR s mission is t.o deslsn and carry out Drosrans ot
infortnation, education. r€search and noti!icati.on that Filf
i{piov€ society s kDoxledge ot producr-injury !.reracrions
and councelneasures. Its qoal is ro help reduce productrelated
t!auna rn Ane!ica; rts prenise is rha! better, nore
qj.dely available rntornatton about such inju!ies and tbeir
causes kilt coDt!ibute to achieviDg thar qoa1.
lren't other croups Doipd This Alre.aty?
No. A nunber ot orqanizations in qovelnnent anal the
private secto! a!e involved in aEpects qf injury !eduction,
but non€ works to carry out or supporr Froqlahs of educarion
aDd research specifical.ly involvj,Dg produc!-related inju!ies.
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