Product safety can be achieved by using the same type of management programs used to ensure employee safety, quality control and production control. Through structured, managerial programs, all functions of any product, from design to intended uses and foreseeable misuses, can be addressed as they relate to end-user safety. Product safety is particularly important in the amusement park industry. Many rides involve rapid changes of direction at relatively high speeds, with rigid structural members or other riders nearby with which the rider's body may interact. Therefore, amusement rides must undergo the same intense scrutiny as any consumer product that carries a high severity and frequency injury potential in order to assure all involved—manufacturers, operators, users—that the activity does not subject consumers to uncontrolled hazards.
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