The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) will hold two conferences in January 2011, regarding the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (“Database”). At the conferences, the CPSC will demonstrate key database features, such as the incident reporting form, industry registration and comment features, and search functions of the Database. Interested parties may participate in the conferences in person or over the Internet.

The conferences will be held:

January 11, 2011, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm--Consumer Focus: This conference will demonstrate how to file a report and search the Database. Interested parties must register at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/757140102.

January 20, 2011, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm--Industry Focus: This conference will focus on report filing, search functions of the database, and the manufacturer registration and comment features. Manufacturer and private labeler representatives will be able to register for an account with the Database during this conference. Interested parties must register to attend the conference at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/396775014.

More information regarding the CPSC’s conferences is available at http://www.cpsc.gov/calendar.html. Key aspects of the CPSC’s Database were covered in our December 10, 2010 post.

CPSC To Hold Conference Regarding The New Consumer Product Safety Information Database