Course Objective
This course is intended for anyone who would benefit from a thorough understanding of the requirements, regulations, and intricacies of today's child-resistant packaging. The intimate setting of this intensive one-day training session will give attendees maximum opportunities for direct interaction with the instructors. Accordingly, attendance will be very limited.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants a thorough understanding of the important details of child-resistant packaging. This includes:
Packaging engineers / Project managers with limited exposure to child-resistant packaging issues
Experienced packaging engineers who need a refresher on this subject
Department heads responsible for child-resistant packaging
Regulatory affairs / Legal department personnel
Course Content
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008
Certificate of Conformity
Senior-friendly, child-resistant packaging
History of child-resistant packaging
Testing procedures
Regulated substances
Over-the-counter medications and prescription medications
International regulations (European, Canadian, and International Standards Organization)
Liability concerns
Quality control
Consumer expectations, marketing expectations, regulatory expectations
Current hot topics / trends in the industry
Viewpoints From
Child-resistant packaging regulators
Compliance testing laboratory
Packaging professionals
