The Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission has asked
whether to keep, modify or revoke the mandatory standard for care labelling
of apparel and household textiles. I support revocation, as I believe having a regulation
for garment…
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Despite some good efforts, the rate of serious injuries in Australia from kids swallowing button batteries is not going down. Some estimates are at one per month, which is a shocking statistic.
In my blog article: Button batteries -…
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Interview with Matt Smith, President and Founder of supply chain transparency company ICIX
How do you know what’s in your products? Which companies are supplying the component parts? Who’s provided them with the raw materials?…
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How will technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) impact consumer product safety? The future is rushing towards us and we may need a new frame of reference.
There’s plenty of attention on this issue
and many minds are exercised.…
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Back in 2015 I wrote that injuries from children ingesting button batteries is the most challenging product safety problem I know of. Some good work has gone into managing the problem since then, but serious injuries are still happening and…
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On 13 July 2018, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair, Rod Sims, delivered a speech at the 2018 Giblin Lecture on the poor behaviours the ACCC has seen from companies.
This is an edited extract of Mr Sims’ speech, with…
“The regulation takes effect on 1 January.”
“So, who will be at work to implement this? Or to enforce it?”
and
“What work is needed during December to gear up for implementation?”
1…
Last year I attended one of the rare product safety seminars held in Australia. At that event, participants were tasked with identifying ways product safety practitioners can work effectively in a competitive commercial environment. Contrary…
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Staff working in consumer product safety have to apply complex technical standards to a vast range of products – toys, nursery products, cookware, car jacks, electrical appliances and so on.
They need to understand and work with legislative…
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Record fines for breaching the product safety laws have been ordered in the Federal Court. Findings showed Thermomix's clear disregard for consumer safety and the law. Well done to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for taking…
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Do we really need to regulate garment care labelling?
Button batteries - what good businesses are doing
Product safety podcast - Interview with Matthew Smith
IoT product safety - Work in progress
Button batteries - more action needed
Companies behaving badly? - Product safety
Regulation commencement dates
Paradigm shift needed for product safety in Australia
Product safety training
Disregard for consumer safety and the law