Joseph Mohorovic to be Nominated as Consumer Product Safety Commission Commissioner
Last week, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Joseph P. Mohorovic as Commission of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Memorandum of understanding signed to promote regional and global trade and product safety
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to smooth regional and international trade and increases competitive... Read More...
Updated Product Safety Rules Drafted by EU Committee
Released late last week, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee released draft overhauls to their protocols to product safety and market surveillance to make safety rules more efficient across the ... Read More...
Provisional Deal on EU Product Safety Directives
The Committee of Permanent Representatives Committee in the EU (COREPER) unanimously approved an agreement reached during the debates with the European Parliament on updating eight product safety directives. Th... Read More...
Government Shutdown Hurts Product Safety and Security
According to a Commerce Department report released on October 11th, the federal government shutdown is stopping aircraft deliveries, preventing the inspection of potentially dangerous imported goods and hinderi... Read More...
Experts Meet to Discuss Enhanced Consumer Product Safety Standards
Representatives from Canada, the United States and Mexico are meeting this week in Ottawa to continue to coordinate efforts to enhance safety standards throughout North America. The Second North American Consum... Read More...
The iNARTE Informer – July 2013
ASSOCIATE EMC, ESD, AND PRODUCT SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS
Many of you may not be aware that iNARTE offers an Associate level of certification for individuals who are new to the fields of EMC, ESD and Product Saf... Read More...
The iNARTE Informer – November 2012
We would like to welcome Sal Agnello as the new RABQSA International Director of Business Development. Sal Agnello comes to RABQSA from ASQ, where he worked in Market Development and Services. Sal’s background ... Read More...
How to Prepare for Possible Product Recalls
In 2011, Australia and Canada adopted new product safety laws that require manufacturers and others in the supply chain to monitor their products in use, and to report safety issues and take appropriate corrective actions in certain situations. In addition, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has become more aggressive in levying civil penalties on companies who do not report safety problems in a timely fashion.
Updated list of standards released for EU’s Directive on General Product Safety
The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements of its Directive 2001/95/EC, related to general pr... Read More...