Opinion ID: 391163
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The purposes of this chapter are

Text: 59 (1) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products;(2) to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; 60 (3) to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to minimize conflicting State and local regulations; 61 (4) to promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries. 62 15 U.S.C. § 2051(b). An effective Commission investigation improving the safety of the Skyride would serve each of these ends. The relevance of the fourth finding is especially obvious. Consumers have died while using the Skyride; the protection of others who may use them cannot be assured by awaiting a personal injury action to determine fault. The manufacturers and owners whose products have already been involved in serious injuries to consumers bear an especially heavy burden in arguing that the Commission lacks jurisdiction. 17 63 That burden has not been carried here. We hold that the Skyride is a consumer product. 64