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Product Safety Education Courses 
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Enroll today for executive-style product safety education on-campus at St. Louis University!
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Tuition: $5,500 

 

  Fee includes all course materials, on-line class membership and access to all presentations, as well as breakfast and lunch during the course and class reception. 

 

Click here for the full course brochure!



COURSE UPDATE:
COMPLIANCE FOCUS FOR ADVANCED COURSE 

Domestic and international compliance, balancing product liability and regulatory requirements, relationship building with regulators, preparing for CPSC on-site inspections and more.

  

The 2013 Advanced Product Safety Management course will help build understanding of the fast changing environment in managing product safety globally. 

 

Topics include: 

  • Insights into the development and implementation of the CPSIA, and what companies can anticipate in coming years under current regulations.
  • Understanding current compliance and regulatory requirements and trends in other countries
  • Balancing the needs for effective product liability strategy with the requirements for compliance under the law 
  • How to stay informed while regulatory authorities in different countries are aligning their activities and compliance programs in the global marketplace
  • Developing effective relationships with regulators before, during, and after formal recall activities take place
  • And more!   
The Advanced Product Safety Management course convenes September 23-27 at St. Louis University's John Cook School of Business' Center for Supply Chain Management Studies. 

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This program is recommended for professionals with 5 years or more experience as design and safety engineers, risk and compliance managers, product integrity and quality assurance personnel, and product safety managers, or who are graduates of Saint Louis University's product safety management course. 

 

For more information email us at info@slueducation.org or call the Center at 314-997-3617

 

Click here for the full course brochure

 

COURSE SYNOPSIS

  

DOMESTIC COMPLIANCE with Cheryl Falvey, Partner, Crowell & Moring: 

This segment, led by the former General Counsel of the CPSC, will focus on the background and development of the Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008, its implementation, and what companies might look for in the future, including enforcement and penalty trends.

 
INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE with 
Chelsea Mikula and Karl Bekeny, Attorneys, Tucker Ellis:
This segment will provide practical advice on how manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and all members of the supply chain can best position themselves to deal with these new requirements.
  

LITIGATION AND AGENCY DECISIONS with Kenneth Ross, Attorney, Bowman & Brooke LLP:  

This session will explore factors in proactive risk management and litigation management programs. Litigation matters and compliance obligations often require understanding on how one impacts the other. 

  

RISK ASSESSMENT with Gene Rider, 2012 Recipient of Commendation Award from the CPSC Chairman:

This day-long segment will review a global snapshot of the regulatory environment, factors in how companies design and manage their risk assessment processes, and draw attention to the myth that compliance with regulations equates to safety and protection from legal entanglements. 


INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 
with 
Bruce Farquhar:
This segment will be led by an internationally recognized product safety regulations authority who will give insights into the shape that international collaboration is taking, and how interested parties can stay informed and involved.
 

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SAFETY MANAGEMENT with Tim Saylor - Swimways Corporation and Sue DeRagon - UL: 

This session will present a template for developing an effective approach that will serve any size business having global interface and responsibilities. Organizing a product safety team to work globally requires careful planning and execution from product conception through import/export practices.

 

CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT with Sanjeev Gandhi, PhD, SGS: 

A noted scientist in this area will present a new framework for restricted substance testing, compliance data management, green chemistry and alternative assessments. 

  

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES with Barry Coziahr, President, Response Targeted Marketing: 

In this session, one of Constant Contact's regional marketing consultant experts, will demonstrate how to use social media to build a brand, and what to do in social media if your product is under siege. 

  

CPSC INVESTIGATIONS with Dennis Blasius, Director of Field Operations, CPSC: 

If a CPSC Investigator visits your business, do you know what to expect? What brought the CPSC to your door? This presentation will explain the inspection process, Section 15(b) hazard reporting and the product recall process.  

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN with 

Jung Ha-Brookshire,  Associate Professor, Textile & Apparel Management, University of Missouri:
This presentation will use the cotton product life cycle as a means of tracing the elements of a model matrix for determining a company's sustainability index as a standard of measurement.

COMMUNICATING WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND THE MARKETPLACE with Belinda May, Partner, Dentons
This session will present hypothetical examples on important communication opportunities, including recall-related situations, that can serve the interests of both companies and the public.

 

DATA MANAGEMENT AND TRACEABILITY with Edward Heiden, PhD, Heiden & Associates: 

This segment will explore how new electronic technologies are affecting the landscape of recall notification and effectiveness. 

 

Tuition: $5,500 

 

Fee includes all course materials, on-line class membership and access to all presentations, as well as breakfast and lunch during the course and class reception. 
 
For more information contact the Center at 314-977-3617, or click here.

 

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 SLU SUPPLY CHAIN CENTER IS A KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR PRODUCT SAFETY PROFESSIONALS

 

Saint Louis University, founded in 1818, offers 100 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs serving over 13,000 students from 50 states and 70 countries. U.S. News and World Reports (March 2013 issue) rank the Center for Supply Chain Management Studies No. 16 among leading supply chain education centers in the nation. The university's product safety courses are developed in cooperation with ADK Information Services, LLC, an information and education development company serving the consumer product field.
 
ANNOUNCING OUR PRODUCT SAFETY EDUCATION CALENDAR FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
For a full listing of upcoming workshops and courses visit ADK Information Services' special newsletter announcement!
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