UL Seminar: Product Liability in the USA

Underwriters Laboratories is offering a seminar on June 16, 2011 in Neu-Isenburg
with the title to:

"Product liability in the United States for manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment
electronic devices"

UL will hold the seminar in German. You're welcome
register directly with UL in Neu-Isenburg.

Target group:

• export manager
• Certification officer and quality manager
• Product developer, technical manager
• suppliers and technical buyers
• Risk Management Experts
• Managing Director
• lawyers
• marketing experts

Your benefits

• Overview of the US legal system
• Ways to minimize product risks in the US market
• Expansion of know-how for the development of products for the US market
• Error prevention through partnership agreements
• Correct and timely evaluation of product complaints
• Answering company and product-related questions in person
  Conversation

Your benefits

• Overview of the US legal system
• Ways to minimize product risks in the US market
• Expansion of know-how for the development of products for the US market
• Error prevention through partnership agreements
• Correct and timely evaluation of product complaints
• Answering company and product-related questions in person
  Conversation

Content:

• Introduction to the American legal system
• Comparison of the European and American legal systems
• What are safe and unsafe products?
• Manufacturer's responsibility for product surveillance
• Differences in product liability for product manufacturers in the B2B sector
  and B2C
• From product complaints to product recalls - decision makers,
  possible penalties
• Legal framework for products bought in Europe, sold in the USA
  be used
• Responsibility of everyone involved in the value chain
• Important content in legal contracts with US partners
• Meaning of markings or warnings on the product
• Practical examples
• Open discussion

Requirements:

• no special requirements

Goal:

After completing this seminar you will have a good overview of this
American legal system and its various organs. Useful examples
and a comparison with the European legal system facilitate this
Understand US regulations and how they affect your business
. Expand with a better understanding of the system
Your know-how about product development and thus reduce the risks of
Introduction of your products to foreign markets.

Event date: June 16, 2011
Duration: 1 day
Venue: UL International Germany GmbH | Frankfurter Strasse 229 |
63263 Neu-Isenburg | Germany

For more information please contact Sobia Khan at
+49 (0)6102 369 348 or by email Sobia.Khan@de.ul.com.