ICPHSO 14th ANNUAL MEETING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM

Orlando, Florida
February 26 – March 1, 2007

PROCEEDINGS

Monday, February 26, 2007
ICPHSO International Day

ICPHSO’s International Activities – Bruce Farquhar

World Cracker Barrel - Presentations provided by:

• Junichi Ozawa – NITE, Japan
• Hun-Jin Lim – Safety Control System on Consumer Products in Korea
• Jerry Miller – Bureau Veritas, Latin American Laws & Regulations

Afternoon Session – Open Session of International Consumer Product Safety Caucus

Plenary Panel Discussion – International Initiatives

Moderator: David Baker – Law Offices of David H. Baker LLC

Panelists:

• Dirk Meijer – Product Safety Enforcement of Europe
• Stefano Soro – European Commission
• Paul Gutierrez – US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Sandra Wright – Health Canada
• Bruce Farquhar and Gunnar Wold - Enhancing Market Surveillance through Best Practice, Prosafe
• Scott Milkovich, Intertek RAM Americans & Xiao Chen, Intertek RAM

ICPHSO 14TH ANNUAL MEETING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Introduction of CPSC Workshops
Gib Mullan – US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Concurrent Workshops

1. Update on Current CPSC Issues (Rules & Regulations)

Speakers: Jacqueline Elder – US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Gib Mullan – US Consumer Product Safety Commission

2. Office of Compliance Beginners Course

Moderator: Marc Schoem – US Consumer Product Safety Commission

3. Office of Compliance Updates

Moderator: Gib Mullan – US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Nancy Nord, Acting Chairman, US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Research Studies Pertaining to Human Behavior and Consumer Product Injuries
Moderator: Carol Pollack-Nelson – Independent Safety Consulting

Speakers:

• Debbie Tinsworth – Epidemiology Consultant
• Les Blomberg – Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
• Kitty Pilarz – Mattel/Fisher Price, Speed of Children (2 pdfs)
• Eric Kennedy – Virginia Tech
• Bob Altkorn – Intertek Consumer Goods North America

New Standards Initiatives from ISO COPOLCO
Moderator: Jim McCabe – American National Standards Institute

Speakers:

• Jeanne Bank – Canadian Standards Association
• Elizabeth Nielsen – CSA Consumer Representative

Fighting Counterfeit Products with New Policies, Technology and Government/Industry Partnerships
Moderator: Walt A. Sanders – Van Fleet Management Group

Speakers:

• David Faulconer – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security
• Travis D. Johnson – The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
• Brian Monks – Underwriters Laboratories

State, Local and Consumer Caucus
Moderators: Dr. Elizabeth Nielsen – CSA Consumer Representative
     Michelle Reinen – WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

ICPHSO 14TH ANNUAL MEETING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Guest Speaker
Rick Hackman – Procter & Gamble

Morning Session

Consumer Product Safety Law Seminar
Program Co-Chairs: David H. Baker – Law Offices of David H. Baker LLC
   Peter Winik – Latham & Watkins LLP

Global Product Recalls
Moderator: Peter Winik – Latham & Watkins LLP

Panelists:

• Gib Mullan – US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Mark Dewar – Simmons & Simmons

Enforcement of Voluntary Standards by CPSC
Moderator: David H. Baker – Law Offices of David H. Baker LLC

Panelists:

• Quin Dodd – US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Michael Lemov – Jackson Kelly PLLC
• Jeffrey Grove – ASTM
• Andrea S. Paterson – Brown & Gidding PC

Trigger-Based Reporting: The First Two Years and Going Forward
Moderator: Eric Rubel – Arnold and Porter

Panelists:

• Cary W. Mergele – Sears Holdings Management Corporation
• Gib Mullan – US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Charles A. Samuels – Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

Luncheon Speaker
Dr. Joseph Chiaro, MD Florida Department of Health

Afternoon – Simultaneous Workshops

1. Risk Management Of Consumer Products

Moderator: Susan E. DeRagon – Specialized Technology Resources (STR)

Speakers:

• Paul Brogan – Burger King Corporation
• Eric Tarnow – Carter’s
• John Drengenberg – Underwriters Laboratories
• Susan DeRagon – STR

2. Product Safety: Warnings and Instructions. Cultural Differences and Challenges for Effective Safety Communication.

Moderator: Kenneth Ross – Bowman and Brooke LLP

Speakers:

• Kenneth Ross – Bowman and Brooke LLP
• Freija Van Duijne – Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Netherlands

3. Gettin’ Your Ducks in a Row

Moderator: Alan Schoem – Marsh Risk Consulting

Speakers:

• Jason Hertzberg – Exponent Failure Analysis Associates®
• John Datovech – Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex
• Ric Soto – SC Johnson
• Marc Schoem – Marsh Risk Consulting

ICPHSO 14TH ANNUAL MEETING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Morning Session - Emerging Issues

1. Nanotechnology and its Implication for Consumer Products

• Andrew Maynard – Woodrow Wilson Center
• Raymond M. David – BASF
• Eric Rubel – Arnold & Porter LLP

2. Compliance with International Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directives

Panel:

• Jon Boyens – U.S. Department of Commerce
• Holly Evans – Strategic Council, LLC
• Greg Monty – Underwriters Laboratories

Roundtable 1 - Consumer Safety Education/Communication
Moderator: John Drengenberg – Underwriters Laboratories

Roundtable 2 - Role of ICPHSO in Building Positive Relationships between Consumers, Manufacturers, and Retailers
Moderator: Elizabeth Nielsen – CSA Consumer Representative

Speakers:

•    Richard Van Buuren – Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Netherlands
•    Dirk Meijer – Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe
•    Kyle Holifield – Wal-Mart
•    Don Mays – Consumers’ Union

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