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A California engineering licensee’s electrical-plug invention prevents injuries, fires, and fatalities Those electrical outlets with little buttons on them mean a big difference for your safety: Ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) are the difference between life and death in certain circumstances, so find out more about their important purpose, their California…

Decades of change to save children “Ready or not, here I come!” When kids heard that famous hide-and-seek phrase in the early and mid-20th century, several turned to a unique place to hide: the refrigerator. An innocent-looking refrigerator—whether new and running in the kitchen or abandoned and cast off in…

Licensed California podiatrists care for your feet—and your health Twenty-six bones. Thirty-three joints. More than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. All that and more in just one of your feet. But if any of these many things ever go awry, the more than 2,000 licensed California doctors of podiatric medicine—commonly…

Nearly 100 years of professional care for Californians For nearly a century, the Department of Consumer Affairs’ California Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE) has been making sure our state’s chiropractors are educated and licensed to provide safe, professional care. Find out more about these professionals, their licensure, and their licensing…

Take a look at this vital licensed profession They’re a common sight: Hard-hatted, safety-vested people looking through scopes by the side of the road, at construction sites, or in the landscape. But who are they, what are they looking at, and what are they doing? Let’s “see” if we can…

Taking health care back to nature Naturopathic medicine has existed in various cultures for centuries, but the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Naturopathic Medicine Committee helps ensure today’s practitioners provide safe, professional services to all Californians in their care. A HISTORY OF HEALING While forms and elements of modern naturopathy—manual therapy,…

Regulation and oversight help keep consumers—and their cars—safe Having car trouble is trouble enough; getting it fixed shouldn’t be. That’s because, decades ago, California enacted robust car-repair legislation to protect you and your vehicle—protection that continues strong today. FIXING PAST PRACTICES In the early and mid-20th century, if you had…

Financial disaster spurs professional regulation It was the go-go 1980s and the economy was as high as the moussed hair, the mall parking garages, and the Hugo Boss shoulder pads. Americans were feeling confident—in a spending mood—and businesses across the board were doing all they could to encourage it. Those…

Tragedy turns into safety for Californians’ commonly used household items You may have heard of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of April 18, 1906, which ranks as one of the most devastating earthquakes of all time. But the massive fires that followed in its wake are what truly laid waste…