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Associations with consumer information |
The govt pueblo web site http://www.consumeraction.gov/trade.shtml
lists trade associations and their web pages. I'll check out some
and list their public information pages.
The rest of these are from the private
sector.
While they may have useful information, they should be viewed with
appropriate
judgement.
underwriters lab. They test products for safety. http://www.ul.com/
consumer page, with all sorts of information. http://www.ul.com/consumers/index.html
JPMA Consumer Information http://www.jpma.org/
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. They provide safety
and other important information about products for children.
Toy Manufacturers Assoc http://www.toyassociation.org/
has a toy safety page.
Direct Marketing Association Consumer Assistance site. http://www.dmachoice.org/
different information on various topics, including how to get off
mailing
and phone lists, and a faqs page of most popular questions about
marketing
and how to avoid problems.
Mortgage Bankers Association of America http://www.mbaa.org/
has some consumer info on the lower right corner.
National Association for Home Care's virtual headquarters. http://www.nahc.org/home.html
has a page on consumer information http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/coninfo.html
How to Choose a Home Care Provider
Water quality association http://www.wqa.org/
the wqa "is a not-for-profit international trade association
representing
the household, commercial, industrial, and small community water
treatment
industry." click on Tools/Resources and then Informed Consumer
for
some consumer articles about water quality and safety issues.
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards consumer page http://www.asppb.org/default.aspx
has consumer links with information about psychologists, rights,
how to file a compliant.
Consumer Data Industry Association http://www.cdiaonline.org/
I'm not exactly sure what this organization is, some kind of assocation
of credit bureaus. They have a consumer page http://www.cdiaonline.org/ConsumerInfo/index.cfm?pnItemNumber=510
with some brochures on credit, credit reports, and identify theft.
national fire prevention associationThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the organization of insurance regulators http://www.naic.org/ has a page http://www.naic.org/cis/index.do that lets you search for complaints about companies and links to state departments on how to file a complaint
http://www.nfpa.org/
public education page is http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=1491&URL=Learning/Public%20education
Tripnet http://www.tripnet.org/ The road information program. Info about road conditions, safety, traffic congestion.
Latest report says bad road conditions cost consumers money. It doesn't give much info on who sponsors this org,
but I read it is sponsored by road construction companies.
Tripnet is listed here
http://www.library.ca.gov/SITN/2004/0436.htm
One of their papers is listed here http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/record/ntl/23604.html
Someone from tripnet is on a steering committee http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/steering.htm
House stuff
USA
National Air Duct Cleaners Association http://www.nadca.com includes list of companies that are certified, and a consumer page.National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) http://www.paint.org/index.htm
has a consumer page http://www.paint.org/con_info/
mostly about selecting paint, what to do with old paint. But also
links to Clearcorp, the Community Lead Education And Reduction Corps is
part of the AmeriCorps National Service Network. The program is a
public-private
partnership that combines the financial, human, and technical resources
of the federal government, the private sector and community groups to
address
the critical issues of lead exposure in urban housing.
Clearcorp http://www.clearcorps.org/
with information about protecting children from lead poisoning.
Association of home appliance manufacturers consumer
page http://www.aham.org/consumer/
They write: "Welcome to Just For Consumers. This section is designed to
guide consumers through selection, use & care, and service/repair
of
household appliances."
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors–National Association http://www.phccweb.org/
has a page on how to hire a contractor, and you can look up
plumbers http://www.phccweb.org/Find/content.cfm?ItemNumber=702&navItemNumber=533
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Consumer center
http://www.ashrae.org/template/EducationLinkLanding/category/2165 some info on air quality
or their home is http://www.ashrae.org/template/Index
and then click on ed and pub on the top. This lists the consumer center.
http://hvi.org/ Home ventilating institute has some publications.
UK
Ask the plumer link page http://asktheplumber.co.uk/plumbing_links.htm
has a list of associations, some of which seem to have
consumer info.
For
example:
The Central Heating website http://www.chic-info.org.uk/
Institute of Plumbers http://www.iphe.org.uk/index.html
helps you find a 'vetted' plumber.
last verified 12/14/07