Regulatory cooperation should be relevant and responsive to real world challenges. This panel provides perspectives on new trends, products, and hazards and what can be done within the North America Cooperation framework. Points of focus: Cooperation and best practices, Policy Alignment, Consumer messaging.
Presenters: Agustin Adame, Consultant; Belinda May, ICPHSO President and Partner, Dentons US LLP; Carol Pollack-nelson, Ph.D. Independent Safety Consulting; Gene Rider, Eponent, Principal.
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Panel 4 - Stakeholders' Perspective - North America Consumer Product Safety Summit
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2. Stakeholders
Manufacturers
Importers
Wholesalers and any other market agent
Academia (universities and institutes)
Consumers (NGO, individuals or groups)
Government (regulator and other agencies)
Others: Standardization and certification bodies and
laboratories
3. Manufacturers
Experts on the product (designers and quality and safety
assurance staff)
Incident Data
Consumer Feedback
Flaws detected in quality control
Consumer complaints
Modification of the product to eliminate or prevent the risk
Use of existing standards or quality testing protocols
Testing equipment
Certificates of compliance
4. Importers
Incident Data
Consumer complaints
Product traceability
Issues with import
Repairing possibilities by consumer or distributor
Recall procedure
Experts from manufacturer
Sales and Distribution data
Ingenious manufacturers’ report
5. Marketers or traders
Incident Data
Consumer complaints
Product traceability
Process for repairing or recalling the product.
Sales Data
Consumer feedback
6. Academia
Analysis of product failure
Bibliography
Testing method
Laboratory equipment
Mathematical models
7. Consumers
Incident data
Consumer complaints
Consumer expectations of the product
Communication infrastructure
Technical experts
Evaluation of corrective actions
8. Standardization and certification
Bodies and Testing Laboratories
Existing or in-progress standards
Technical experts
Recognition of documents and test results from
foreign organizations
Mathematical models for sampling
Laboratory equipment
Information and cancelation of certificates
9. Consumer Protection Agencies
Injuries data
Consumer complaints
Technical experts (Laboratory and Risk Analysis)
Communication with consumers
Communication with other government agencies
Communication with all stakeholders
Communications with other Consumer Protection
agencies
10. Importance of Cooperation
Between Consumer Protection
Agencies
Similar level of protection for consumers
Together we are stronger
Alignment of standards
Laboratories
Similar proposals
12. Stakeholders’ Perspectives
2018 North America Consumer Product
Safety Summit
Belinda May
Partner, Dentons US LLP
ICPHSO President 2018-2019
May 4, 2018
13. Rich O'Brien, Director, Office of International Programs, U.S. CPSC
Agustín Adame, Independent Product Safety Expert, Mexico
Carol Pollack-Nelson, Ph.D., President, Independent Safety Consulting
Gene Rider, Principal, Exponent
Belinda May, Partner at Dentons & ICPHSO President
May 4, 2018
Stakeholders
North America Consumer Product Safety Summit
Health Canada, Profeco & CPSC
Government
Consumers
Service Providers
Industry
Manufacturers
Retailers
Academia
Trade
AssociationsConsumer Advocates
Testing
Organizations
Standards
Developers
Interested Individuals
Health & Safety Organizations
Today's Stakeholders
15. • "It's always about the science"
(financial science, engineering science, human science, process
science...doesn't matter…it's always about the science)
• US Fast Track model
• "There's always a solution"
• The "ICPHSO model"
• Avoid Agency surprise Always - Belinda's "triple AAA rule"
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Stakeholder "Takeaways"
18. Objective of a HF Analysis
• How will consumer use
product?
- Foreseeable users
- Uses, “Alternative” uses
- Reasons &
reasonableness for
“misuse”
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25. 25
• March 2009 1 Fatality / 100 million
flights
• Jan 2009 50 Fatalities / 100 million
flights
• Freak accident, public not to worry.
• Marzo de 2009 1 muerte / 100
millones de vuelos
• Enero de 2009 50 muertes / 100
millones de vuelos
• Accidente extraño, el público no se
preocupa.
Tolerable Risk
26. 26
Risk Equation / La ecuación del riesgo
Risk is the product of Exposure and Hazard
El riesgo es el producto de la exposición y el peligro
27. 27
It is efficient to manage Risk by eliminating Hazards.
Gestionar el riesgo eliminando los peligros, es eficiente.
Risk Equation / La ecuación del riesgo
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28. 28
Risk Assessment is a Probability
La evaluación de riesgos es una probabilidad
• Likelihood of Occurrence
• Likely Consequence if it Occurs
•La probabilidad de que ocurra
•La consecuencia probable si ocurre
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Hazard Does Not Equal Risk
• Consider the hazardous bottle
cap on the right.
• Millions are distributed annually.
• They are a choking hazard.
• Considere la tapa de botella
peligrosa a la derecha.
• Millones se distribuyen anualmente.
• Presentan un peligro de asfixia.
El peligro no es igual al riesgo
30. 30
Hazard Does Not Equal Risk
– They are generally not available to
young children.
– They are not attractive to young
children.
– They do not have significant play value.
• They do not present an
unreasonable risk of injury.
– Por lo general, no están disponibles
para niños pequeños.
– No son atractivas para los niños
pequeños.
– No tienen un valor de juego
significativo.
• No presentan un riesgo irrazonable
de lesión.
El peligro no es igual al riesgo