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If a product is inherently unsafe for use like this, why does Amazon continue to sell it? Or better, can the government intervene and better regulate its sale s
by ozzythecat 4y ago
If a product is inherently unsafe for use like this, why does Amazon continue to sell it? Or better, can the government intervene and better regulate its sale so it’s not so easy to purchase?
- ruskyhacker 4y agoI mean, are chainsaws unsafe? "Hoping" the government will ban it seems like a poor solution.
- mc32 4y agoYeah, but chainsaws have a specific use and have safety protocol. The cords are "fixing" people's inability to think things through. This is more like someone selling a "handle attachment" for the chainsaw bar, so you can use of for leverage when cutting through thick trunks.
- krallja 4y agoIt's "Fulfilled By Amazon", not sold by Amazon. The first one I see: Ships from Amazon Sold by Linmuns Linmuns is some fly-by-night company registration that can just be disposed of if it gets in any trouble. That said, even enforcement and regulation can only do so much. In the US, the big-box hardware stores (HD/Lowes) sell a large number of non-tamper-resistant outlets, despite TR being mandated in most applications by the 2008(!) NEC. The hardware stores don't care because they aren't the ones actually installing them (and there are some allowed uses of non-TR outlets, such as behind a fridge or in the ceiling), consumers don't care because it's cheaper and they aren't getting their work inspected anyway, they just want to fix the outlet their grandson broke or whatever.