Assessing Safety of Products under GPS Regulations Seminar
Dates:
8 March 2012 - Leicester
20 June 2012 - Leicester
24 October 2012 - Leicester
Course Leader:
Philip Bullock
Duration:
Full Day
Overview
The General Product Safety Regulations were drawn up to ensure that products that are marketed or distributed within the EU and which are not covered by any other standards are safe under foreseeable conditions of use. These regulations were amended in October 2005 giving greater powers to enforcement authorities, including the ability to order a product recall. New obligations will be placed on producers and distributors to inform the authorities once they become aware unsafe goods have been supplied. Risk assessment of products will need to be considered as an essential part of the product development process. Certain European standards will be given a special status so that compliance will provide a “presumption of conformity” with the general safety requirement.
This seminar will provide an understanding of how the regulations work in the UK. A range of standards will be reviewed showing how enforcement officers use them. A simple but effective risk assessment process will be presented with worked examples. The due diligence defence will be explored with some illustrative case law examples.
In addition the following product categories will be reviewed with a view to their safety assessment:
- Candles, tea lights and holders
- Stationery products
Agenda
- Coffee & Refreshments
- Introduction to the General Product Safety Regulations
- Requirements of the GPSR
- Common standards and regulations
- Lunch (provided)
- Due Diligence
- Risk Assessment
- Questions & Answers session
- Tour of Laboratory
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