Safety has to be everywhere and all the time. Designing for safety was coined as an awareness in the 1960s with the publication of the book "Unsafe at any speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile" by Ralph Nader.
Ever since the first automobile was invented in the beginning of the 1900s, there a lot of deaths and injuries. This is when Ralph Nader stepped in and published this book that applies about safety of automobiles and driving.
By time, products were being developed and making them more safe to use. Some safety equipment included fire extinguishers, seat belts, air bags, helmets and smoke alarms. All these products are manufactured according to design and safety guidelines.
Industry products which comply with the European Directives will have a mark on them "CE" that indicates that the product can be exported and imported in the member countries. These letters are the abbreviation of the French phrase "Conformite Europeen", that when translated to English it means European Conformity.
References:
Anon., n.d. Ralph Nader's Unsafe At Any Speed. [image online] Available at: http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Design/Gartman/Books/BK_Unsafe_Any_Speed.htm [Accessed 24th January 2014]
Anon., n.d. Overview of CE marking directives. [image online] Available at: http://www.s-ge.com/en/content/static/Overview-of-CE-marking-directives [Accessed 24th January 2014]
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