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The user recognizes these quality grade products from the oSa
trade name.1 oSa marked products give the user a con-
siderable degree of safety in application. They signify
to the manufacturer and trader a reduced
liability risk, a market and competitive benefit
and an image gain.
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The oSa label does not mean that the Organization for the Safety of Abrasives or
its institutions assume any liability for the reliability of the designated products
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User safety and accident prevention
Abrasive products with safety faults put at risk both the ultimate
consumer and user. In many instances cut-price products do not comply
with in-force safety regulations. They represent, in fact, a consider-
able risk for the user but also for the manufacturer. More stringent
regulations in consumer protection, product safety and liability legis-
lation quickly lead to the question today as to what blame in an accident
can be attributed to the abrasive product manufacturer.
And then it is up to him to prove he has done
everything possible to have safe products
traded on the markets.
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Berufsgenossenschaftliche Zentrale für Sicherheit und Gesundheit (BGZ), occu-
pational accident statistics 2/99
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Liability for product
and for fault in the organization
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Quality management with oSa certificate
Thus the oSa trade name on the abrasive product signifies enhanced
application safety for the user, a reduced liability risk and an excellent
brand image for manufacturers, traders and those in marketing.
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Testing
After this “quality audit” the independent expert drafts a test report.
It details the outcome of the safety quality examination. Should the
applying company and its quality management system comply with the
Statutes, then the oSa will document this by accepting the member
and issuing the oSa trademark.
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The oSa organization
For the user, oSa marked products are synonymous with an extremely
high degree of safety in application. For the manufacturer they signify a
reduced liability risk and a market and competitive benefit. An image
gain is also involved since industry, politics and society are all be-
coming increasingly interested generally in safer products and
user protection.
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Organization for the Safety of Abrasives
P. O. Box 75 64
D-53075 Bonn