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International Product Safety Week 2010
Centre Albert Borschette The European Commission organised events under the umbrella of the 3rd International Product Safety Week in Brussels, from 1 to 3 December 2010. As in the past years, this week comprised a series of conferences and meetings bringing together a broad range of (non-food) consumer product safety professionals from around the world, representing regulators, businesses, consumer organisations, standard makers and test laboratories, academics etc.
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Programme Follow the link: www.ipsw2010.eu
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For further information you can send an email to: sanco-unit-b3@ec.europa.eu .
Information Event on Cords and chains in window coverings - a hidden home hazard
In the context of the International Product Safety Week 2010, the European Commission organised an "Information Event on Cords and chains in window coverings - a hidden home hazard", on 2 December 2010.
The event provided an overview on:
- hazards posed by cords and chains in window coverings;
- ongoing international cooperation to improve the safety of window coverings;
- ongoing work to set up stronger safety requirements and ensure safety form factory to shelf and home installation;
- safer products and practical advice on what can be done to improve the safety of existing products at home.
Cords and Chains in window coverings - a Hidden Home Hazard Programme
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Introduction by Stefano Soro, Head of Product & Service Safety Unit, European Commission
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Statements by: Richard W. O'Brien, Director, Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Robert Ianiro, Director, Consumer Product Safety Bureau Product Safety Directorate, Health Canada
- Ruth MacKay, General Manager, Australian Consumer and Competition Commission
- Statement by Elena Santiago Cid, Director General, European Committee for Standardization(CEN) and the European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization (CENELEC)
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Presentation by Steve Birtles, British Blinds & Shutters Association (BBSA) on the ongoing revision of the European safety standard for blinds
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Statement by Tom Bourke, National Consumer Agency, Ireland on education of economic operators and development of a code of practice
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Statement from the European association for the representation of consumers in standardisation (ANEC) on consumers' expectations
- Link to the video showed during the event on "Window covering safety PSA"
- Link to Out of Reach - Window Covering Cord Safety Demonstration Video
N.B. Linked to these events in Brussels, ICPHSO, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organisation has organised a Symposium on International Cooperation on Product Safety in November 2010 in London. The symposium focussed on the evolution of product safety in the EU and how it could respond to future challenges.
Please follow this link for further information: http://www.icphso.org