1. U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Market Surveillance
Dennis Blasius, Director,
Field Investigations
This presentation was prepared by CPSC staff, has not been reviewed or approved
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2. How CPSC Prevents Injuries and Deaths
Identifies,
Voluntary
Regulations monitors,
Standards
analyzes trends
Conducts risk Educates on
Conducts
assessments manufacturing
research
for safety
Surveillance: Investigations,
Educates on safe
retail, Internet, Recalls,
use
ports Compliance
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3. Strategic Goal –
Rigorous Hazard Identification
Objectives:
1. Improve the quality and comprehensiveness of crucial product
hazard data.
2. Reduce the time it takes to identify hazard trends by improving
the collection and assessment of hazard data.
3. Establish a transparent, risk-based methodology to identify
consistently and prioritize hazards to be addressed.
4. Expand import surveillance efforts to reduce entry of unsafe
products at U.S. ports.
5. Scan the marketplace regularly to determine whether previously
identified significant hazards exist in similar products.
6. Increase surveillance of used and resale consumer products to
identify and remove recalled products and substantial product
hazards.
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4. Surveillance Databases
IPII DTHS INDP NEISS
Injury and National
potential Electronic
Death In-Depth
injury Injury
certificates Investigations
incident Surveillance
data* System
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5. IPII
IPII Data Sources
Medical
Examiner
Federal
and
News Hotline Internet Compliance and State Other
Coroner
Clips Calls Reports Reports Agency Reports
Alert
Referrals
Program
(MECAP)
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6. Market Surveillance Activities
• Program plan for regulated
products; surveillance for defects
Retail and other risks
• Check for conformity with
regulations and for recalled
Internet products
• Investigators at key ports of entry
Ports and • Analysts identify most likely at-
Airports risk products
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7. Responsibility to Comply with Voluntary
Standards and Technical Regulations
All equally responsible
Manufacturers
Distributors Retailers
Importers
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8. Market Place Surveillance
FY13 Number of Consumer Products Screened *
Internet
Retail
Import 7,960 - 6%
10,020 - 9%
9,100 - 9%
Resale
*as of 2/21/13
80,285 - 75% 8
Focused on identifying hazards – includes new publicly available databaseSpeed – reduce time to make initial determinationPrioritize threats – transparent and open4, 5, and 6) Inspection and surveillance in traditional and non-tradition markets.
Visit importer and wholesaler chat rooms, group list-serves, and Internet auction sites to develop leads regarding retailers and wholesalers who might be offering obvious violative, recalled, or dangerous products.CPSC co-located at busiest ports working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors, allowing for close and careful scrutiny of the import documentation filed by the import broker for anomalies and physical screening of products by CPSC Field Investigators at the portVarious agencies co-locate analyst staff at the Commercial Targeting Analysis Center (CTAC) in downtown Washington, DC, which leverages targeting ability – identifying most likely at-risk products