Trying to inform members of the public about different products and the hazards of such products can be a tedious task, and more so, if you are trying to catch the attention of young people, whose attention spans nowadays are limited to perhaps a few seconds.
In response to the behaviors of teenagers and young adults today, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has devised a new strategy of making the public aware about consumer products and the hazards that they pose, as well as the best practices and safety measures to employ to keep yourself out of harm's way. They have released an album:
We're Safety Now Haven't We packs in six genre-spanning, safety-focused songs (seven if you count the one that also got a Spanglish version). There's an EDM banger about wearing helmets, a K-pop number about firework safety, and even a reggaeton track about smoke alarms. The artists are officially anonymous, but more on that later.
The album is specifically targeted at teenagers and young adults, Social Media Specialist Joseph Galbo told NPR's Morning Edition over Zoom.
He says the CPSC aimed to address the products and hazards that are especially prevalent among people ages 13-24 based on its injury data — including bikes, ATVs, fireworks, cooking appliances and phones.
Read more about the new album on NPR.