Well, it's you who should care because the main consideration for all we are about to discuss is protection for consumers and users and legal protection for you. But, in case you don't care, just take a look at the groups who do care, and who intend to see that YOU also care. They are:

• Nations, Sovereign States, Federations
• Industrial Organizations, Associations
• Government Departments, Military
• Customers, Users
• Municipalities
• Brotherhoods
• Competitors
• Public services
• Legal entities
• Manufacturers of products, which may incorporate your components

We'll show why they are important to the safety of your product. I must beg the indulgence of the international readers for my emphasis on the US product safety system throughout the discussion. A complete international discussion would be a massive chore and would not add significantly to the intent of this article. I believe the archetype presented below is generally applicable to the product safety process in most countries.