Safety First

Korean Agency for Technology and Standard(KATS)

Product Safety Management System of Korea

I Current product safety management system

II Present status of major policies including market surveillance

III Future product safety policies

I Current product safety management system

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Product Safety Management System

Incident investigationProduct SafetyManagement

System

Market surveillance

Industrial products other than household electric

appliances

Household electric ap-pliances

ㅇ Before a product is released : Safety certification system [Quality Management and Safety Control of Industrial Products Act, Electric Appliances Safety Control Act]ㅇ After a product is released: Recall, Market surveillance system[Framework Act on Product Safety]Quality Management and

Safety Control of Industrial

Products Act

Consumer products

Electric Appliances Safety Control Act

Post-marketSurveillance

System

Pre-marketCertification

System

Framework Act on Product Safety

Border control cooperation

Mandatory reporting of defect

International cooperation

Recall of defective product

KATS

KATS

High hazardous items(14 items)

Manage products from production stage through product test

and factory inspection

High hazardous items(14 items)

Manage products from production stage through product test

and factory inspection

Mandatory indication of hazard information(30 items)

Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet safety and quality labeling standard

Mandatory indication of hazard information(30 items)

Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet safety and quality labeling standard

Hazardous items which have concerns to induce safety incidents (47 items)

Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories

Hazardous items which have concerns to induce safety incidents (47 items)

Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories

PRE-MARKET CERTIFICATION SYSTEM 1. Management System (Non-Electric Appliances) (QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ACT, MARCH 2007)

KATS

Hazardous items which have concerns to cause safety incidents (93 items)

Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories

Hazardous items which have concerns to cause safety incidents (93 items)

Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories

Sell products after manufacturers assure their product safety themselves (33 items) Indicate safety of products after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet the safety standard.

Sell products after manufacturers assure their product safety themselves (33 items) Indicate safety of products after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet the safety standard.

[January 2012)

2. Management System (Electric Appliances )

(ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SAFETY CONTROL ACT, JANUARY 2009)

High hazardous items(53 items)

Manage products from production stage through product test

and factory inspection

High hazardous items(53 items)

Manage products from production stage through product test

and factory inspection

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PRE-MARKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – Safety Certification, Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation

Certification Body

Safety Certification

Self-regulatory Safety confirma-tion

Certification Body

Manufacturers(domestic and international ) Importers

Operate safety certification and self-regulatory safety confirmation

High hazardous products are regulated as items subject to safety certification

Low hazardous products are regulated as items subject to self-regulatory safety certification.

Relevant act: Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act, Quality Control and Safety Management of Industrial Products Act

Procedure for safety certification and self-regulatory safety confirmation

Application to Certification

Factory Inspection

Product Testing

Certificate Issuance

KATS

Certification Body

POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

(FRAMEWORK ACT ON PRODUCT SAFETY, FEBRUARY 2011)

Brief of the Framework Act on Product Safety

① The government may conduct safety investigations of the products distributed on the

Korean markets to verify their safety.

② The government may analyze product incidents and conduct inspection to prevent recurrence

of the incident.

③ The government may recommend the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products

which have minor defect.

④ The government may order the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products and announce

the case to the press for products having major defects.

⑤ If enterprisers are aware that their products are unsafe, they should report it to KATS and

carry out a voluntary recall.

⑥ Where enterprisers do not conduct a product recall, the government may conduct a manda-

tory recall and then claim expenses to the enterpriser.

① The government may conduct safety investigations of the products distributed on the

Korean markets to verify their safety.

② The government may analyze product incidents and conduct inspection to prevent recurrence

of the incident.

③ The government may recommend the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products

which have minor defect.

④ The government may order the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products and announce

the case to the press for products having major defects.

⑤ If enterprisers are aware that their products are unsafe, they should report it to KATS and

carry out a voluntary recall.

⑥ Where enterprisers do not conduct a product recall, the government may conduct a manda-

tory recall and then claim expenses to the enterpriser.

KATS

IIPresent status of major policies including market surveillance

Conduct safety investigation coopera-tion with certification bodies, con-sumer groups and local governments

Enhance control of imported prod-ucts by expanding scope of the products which should get safety confirmation from a custom director.

Support R&D on advances in safety to solve original problems of product safety accidents- Fund 5 billion won(KR) for 34 projects in

2009- Fund 3.8 billion won for 30 projects in 2010.

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRODUCT SAFETY MANAGEMENT

* 153 items including 22 child products, 129 electric appliances

KATS

Strengthen safety investigation of products distributed in the market

Expand consumer participation for product safety monitoring

*Safety investigation of products (‘07) 842 cases (‘08) 1,003 cases (‘09) 3,049 cases (‘10) 3,035 cases

Place safety monitoring observers and safety keepers in the market

* Safety keepers : (‘10) 150 people

Strengthen safety management of imported products in cooperation with the Korea Customs Service

Give support to develop difficult common technologies for weak areas of product safety

▶ Establish an integrated DB for analysis of product safety information including product hazards and

recalls.▶ Prohibit sales of hazardous products in stores or online shopping by using e-blocking

system.

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An integrated information database for product safety linked to relevant organizations, consumer groups and stores

Large-sized stores

Wholesale and retail stores Online shopping

e-blocking system

Product certification Consumer injury

Prohibit distribution of hazardous products Prohibit hazardous imports

Enterprisers’reports

Market surveillance

Incident investigation

KATS

Integrated information DB

Product certification

PROHIBIT DISTRIBUTION OF ILLEGAL AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THROUGH SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS

III Future product safety policies

CHANGE OF PARADIGM FOR PRODUCT SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Early industrialization Economic Growth(1980~1990)

Entry of developed countries (since 2000)

Expand self-regulatory safety management system

Strengthen social responsibility(recalls)(since 2010)

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quality

Export inspection

Enhance

pro

duct q

uality

Model recognition

Enhance consum

er safety and

autonomy of enterprisers

Supplier's D

eclaration of Conform

ity

Ensu

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mer sa

fety

Safety C

ertification

1980~1990

1960~1970

Since 2000 Since 2010

KATS

ㅇ Before a product is released : Expand self-regulation of enterprisers from Safety Certification System to Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation System and Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity System

ㅇ After a product is released: Encourage enterprisers to take corporate social responsibility by strengthening market surveillance according to the Framework Act on Product Safety

After product is released,Market

surveillance system

(Framework Act on Product Safety)<Recall system>

Before a product is released,

Pre-regulation system(Individual acts)

<Safety Certification, etc,.>

Safety Certification System Self-regulatory

Safety Confirmation System

Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity System

Before a product is released,Pre-regulation system

Strengthen control and supervision after a product is released.

After a product is released,Post-regulation system

WAYS FOR FUTURE PRODUCT SAFETY POLICY

Thank you for your attention!