Be informed about product liability
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Quality professionals and engineers can benefit greatly from attending the many product liability defense seminars offered by leading legal research schools and universities. These courses are becoming increasingly relevant, in view of the rapid increase in product liability suits in the US and the growing involvement of quality executives in product liability investigations and defense activities. Typically, these seminars introduce quality executives to legal processes, teach them how to improve product safety and reliability and explain how product liability laws operate in various states.
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1995
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Do temporary workers reduce the quality of the company?
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American companies are hiring an increasing number of temporary workers and, without proper management, this can be not only expensive but also may result in a decline in quality. There has been a 240% increase in the number of people with temporary employment services over a 10 year period and one such service, Manpower, has adopted a 'Putting Quality to Work' program of its own. However, the managers of employing companies must realize that temporary employees need guidance and development, as do permanent employees.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1995
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Reduce the potential impact of product liability on your organization
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An increasing number of product liability lawsuits has necessitated the presence of a product liability expert in every company whose duty is to look into the designing, reliability, quality and investigation of field incidents of a product. The product liability expert is involved in almost all the multifaceted procedures of the production of the product and has a thorough knowledge of the product. He is responsible for handling all the legal issues in the event of a court trial.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1995
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