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market access Late Breaking News maY/09/juNe May is Electrical Safety Month U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Offers Important Safety & Recall Information May is celebrated as National Electrical Safety Month. Electricity is used for so many things as part of our daily life, both in and outside of the home. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products. You can find information on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts using the various searches at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/ prerel/prerel.html. Electrical safety is often overlooked and taken for granted, TÜVRheinland ® would like to remind all Market Access subscribers to review the latest information. For more information, please call toll-free at 1-tUV-rheinland (1-888-743-4652) or visit www.us.tuv.com. May is National Electrical Safety Month Each year, there are about 31,000 fires and 200 deaths involving home electrical systems. Additionally, 180 people died from electrocution relating to consumer products in 2002. Don’t use equipment or cords that are damaged. Inspect cords for excessive wear before plugging them in. Have a licensed electrician check your home’s electrical system for hazards if it’s been more than 10 years since your last inspection, or if you notice any of these . . . Electrical System Hazard Warning Signs: Dimming or Flickering Lights Sizzle or Buzzing Sounds Odor of Overheated Plastic Plugs that Pull Out of the Receptacle Easily Flashes or Showers of Sparks Hot Switch Plates and Outlet Covers Fuses Burn Out or Circuit Breakers Need Resetting Frequently �� Source: CSPC �� NSN–06–3
market access Product Safety ConTInUEd on PAgE 8 maY/09/juNe TÜVRheinland ® GS S1 Certificate Provides Passport to the European Market Certificate Demonstrates Full Compliance with German Safety Law and Low Voltage Directive Authored by dan Sullivan, Product Safety division Manager, TUV Rheinland of north America, Inc. (newtown, CT) In today’s competitive global market, manufacturers must satisfy regulatory requirements while maintaining a competitive advantage. As it is well known, CE Marking is merely a symbol for trade to the European Union (EU), with an assumption of conformity as a safe product. But what do consumers really think of CE Marking? Does it help or hinder consumer purchasing decisions and does it fully protect manufacturers from product recalls or corporate liability? EU Commission data shows the number of dangerous and recalled products reported to the European Commission has continued the trend upward. The data also suggests that Europe is still the most demanding regulatory environment in the world and continues to lead the world in regulatory reform, which demonstrates the increasing demand for safe products in the EU by distributors, retailers and consumers. Manufacturers can gain a distinction in the EU market over the basic “assumptions“ a product with a CE marking. This can be obtained by using a third party certification mark, which are driven by distributors, insurers and consumers because of growing mistrust in CE marking. 1 With the large number of third party certification marks existing in the EU, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) recently published a study on Certification Marks in Europe. As the EFTA study notes, some manufacturers have been limiting themselves to only the CE Marking to reduce costs, and say the added cost for the third-party review and testing – including factory inspections and sampling from the production line – would cut into their profit margins. This cost-influenced strategy might actually hurt those manufacturers in the end. the growing Popularity of the gs mark There is one mark, according to European Free Trade Association (EFTA), that has been growing in popularity among consumers and manufacturers alike and is the only mark in the EU that has been increasing in market presence: the GS Mark. As a way to demonstrate the GS Mark’s skyrocketing appeal, the study provides several eye-raising statistics. The number of GS Mark licenses from 2004 to 2008
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