http://www.cpsc.gov/ http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-address-to-the-FJATA-Mohegan-Sun-Ct/ Good afternoon everyone.    Brent [Cleaveland], thank you very much for that kind introduction, and for your leadership during a transformative time for the association.   I truly appreciate the invitation to join all of you for your annual meeting.   The last time I was in Connecticut was February and I watched 22 inches of snow fall outside of the house in which I was staying.  As impressed as I was with the streets being clear the next day, it is nice to be back in Connecticut without any concerns about the weather.   Joining me today is Matt Howsare, my Chief of Staff.  Matt has been with me throughout my entire tenure as Chairman.  Matt’s counsel to me has been invaluable and his commitment to the mission of the CPSC has been steadfast.   During my four years as Chairman, there have been many changes—many positive changes at the CPSC.   Today, CPSC stands in its rightful place as a global leader in consumer product safety.    Today, consumer protection has advanced so that... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-address-to-the-FJATA-Mohegan-Sun-Ct/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-Celebrating-20-Years-of-ICPHSO-02282013/ Good afternoon everyone.   Ed, thank you very much for that kind introduction.   To the ICPHSO Board of Directors and members, to the CPSC staff and alumni, and to the special guests from around the world, I am so pleased to join you in celebrating the 20-year anniversary of this distinguished organization.   So much has changed since I first joined the ICPHSO community in Toronto in October 2009.   To attend that conference, I had to fly overnight, over the Pacific Ocean, from a safety summit with AQSIQ in Beijing.   I was a little bleary eyed, but determined - determined to tell everyone about CPSC's new direction and determined to show everyone I could pronounce ICPHSO.   Fast forward almost four years, and today marks my eighth ICPHSO conference. Thankfully, it is just a short drive over the Potomac River to make it from Bethesda to Crystal City.   In the past four years, things have changed for the better!   Today, CPSC stands in its rightful place as a global leader in consume... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-Celebrating-20-Years-of-ICPHSO-02282013/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Toy-Fair-Keynote-Address-02122013/   Good morning everyone. I hope all of you made it into New York safely and that winter storm Nemo hasn't taken anything away from your Toy Fair experience.   I have been told that there is a rich history of snow storms striking New York City during the second week of February, so Nemo will only add to the history of this great fair.   This is actually my third time attending Toy Fair and I always love the energy and creativity that you feel the moment you step inside of the Javits Center.   It was back in 2009 that I first met a number of you, so it is nice to see familiar faces in the audience.   Carter, thank you for the invitation to speak this morning and for that kind introduction. From Bethesda to Hong Kong to New York City, I have really enjoyed working with you - and even being interviewed by you for Toy Fair TV.   I also want to recognize some special people from CPSC who have joined me today. Anu Connor is here. Anu is my Special Assistant and Senior Counsel, and she is... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Toy-Fair-Keynote-Address-02122013/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-at-the-JPMA-Summit-02052013/   Good morning everyone. I know that you have a long agenda of speakers and Hill visits today, so I appreciate you getting up early to hear me speak.   Those of you who are early risers like I am can appreciate this quote from Thomas Jefferson, who once said, "The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years."   That's true for me. The sun is more likely to catch me in the gym rather than sleeping in.   This is my fourth consecutive JPMA Summit, so it is nice to see so many familiar faces. It was back in 2009 that I first met a number of you, and that speaks to the longevity that many JPMA members have had with the association and their companies.   Mike, thanks to you and the JPMA Board for the invitation to speak this morning. And Steve, thank you for that kind introduction.   As I stated last year, I believe that companies such as Stericycle play an important role in implementing recall programs in a way that helps both the consumer and the recalling firm.   Your company's support... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-at-the-JPMA-Summit-02052013/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Press-event-launching-GlobalRecalls-Web-Portal/   Good morning. Ruth, Deputy Secretary General Tamaki, and Director General Testori, it is a pleasure to be with you as we bring International Product Safety Week to a close, with an exciting announcement. Today's announcement is two years in the making and is a symbol of the strategic and global vision that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has brought to the product safety community.   Officials from the European Commission and I have travelled around the world letting manufacturers, advocates, and consumers know that a strong spirit of cooperation exists among product safety regulators.   The launch of the GlobalRecalls portal is a proof of our cooperation. It is proof that we are working across jurisdictions on behalf of consumers around the world.   I have often said that an informed consumer is an empowered consumer. Well, the GlobalRecalls portal will inform and empower consumers in North America, here in Europe, in Australia, and beyond.   In today's... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Press-event-launching-GlobalRecalls-Web-Portal/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Keynote-Address/   Good morning everyone.   Bruce, thank you for that introduction. The product safety community can always count on you to do a great job in putting together ICPHSO conferences around the world.   Pär, it is a pleasure being on this panel with you. A number of officials from your company's offices in Sweden and the United States met with me recently.   I was pleased to hear about the innovative steps that IKEA is taking to advance child safety in window coverings, furniture, and televisions. I look forward to hearing your remarks this morning.   I am proud to say that this is my seventh ICPHSO conference.   I have supported ICPHSO throughout my tenure as Chairman because I believe this is a great forum for CPSC - a great forum for us to engage in a forward-looking conversation with our stakeholders from around the world.   And with this being International Product Safety Week, I am especially pleased to be in Brussels with all of you.   My friend and fellow regulator Commissioner... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Keynote-Address/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/The-Honorable-Inez-Tenenbaum-Chairman-US-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission-Opening-Remarks-ATV-Safety-Summit-Bethesda-MD-October-11-2012-/   Jay, thank you for that kind introduction.   Good morning everyone. It is so great to see all of you. I know that many of you have travelled many hours to be here - from California, Oregon, Arkansas, Canada, and Australia. It means a lot to us here at CPSC that you could attend our Summit.   Our mission over the next two days needs to be clear. We must work together to come up with ideas and solutions that can save the lives of children and adults on ATVs.   This is an important moment for the ATV safety community - one that has been in the works for many years - and this is a moment that must be seized.   All of you can appreciate why I am putting this in such stark terms.   ATVs are the fourth deadliest product that we oversee at the CPSC. We oversee thousands of products, and ATVs are the fourth deadliest.   Let me share another number: 780. That was the number of estimated deaths related to ATV riding across the country in 2009.   780 lives lost. 780 families impacted.   When... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/The-Honorable-Inez-Tenenbaum-Chairman-US-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission-Opening-Remarks-ATV-Safety-Summit-Bethesda-MD-October-11-2012-/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AHAM-Product-Safety--Liability-Seminar-Address/ Good afternoon everyone. Joe, thank you for that kind introduction. This is the third year that AHAM has invited me to address its membership, and I appreciate it. I also really appreciate the support you provided to CPSC in expressing to the Congress how important it was that we received funding for a new laboratory.   Our laboratory - which we call the National Product Testing and Evaluation Center - has been open for 15 months and it is a source of great pride among the staff and a symbol of the new and improved CPSC.   It is good to be back and to see many familiar faces at this year's conference. I am told that Wayne expanded the seminar to include members of the Consumer Electronics Association and Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute.   It's good to see new faces and to see associations sharing their expertise.   I want each of you to be connected to CPSC, to know the issues on which we are working, and I want to know what issues are of importance to you.  ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AHAM-Product-Safety--Liability-Seminar-Address/ Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:30:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safety-Academy-Address/ http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safety-Academy-Address/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Newsmakers-Address---Thursday-August-9-2012-National-Press-Club-Washington-DC-/ Thank you Jamila [Bey] for that kind introduction, and thank you to the National Press Club and the Newsmakers Committee for allowing me the opportunity to speak this morning.   It is good to see a number of familiar faces among the press corps, and it is good to see members of the media who are covering CPSC for the first time.   Since this is the Newsmakers forum, let me start with some breaking news from my agency.   This morning, CPSC is announcing that about 1.3 million General Electric dishwashers are being recalled due to a fire hazard.   This is an important recall. There have been 15 reports of the heating element in the dishwashers failing, causing seven fires, three of which led to extensive property damage.   Fortunately, there have been no injuries, but we need consumers to respond to this recall right away.   The recall involves well known models like the GE Profile, Hotpoint, and other models that were sold between March 2006 and April 2009.   My message to consumers ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Newsmakers-Address---Thursday-August-9-2012-National-Press-Club-Washington-DC-/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safer-PlaySafer-Helmets-Press-Event---Saturday-August-4-2012-Akron-Ohio-/ Good morning everyone.   Thank you, Commissioner Goodell, for that kind introduction.   I am so pleased to join you in this campaign to bring safer play onto football fields here in Ohio, in the Gulf Coast, around New York City, the Bay Area, and in the years to come, the rest of the nation.   I want to commend you for being an advocate for the health and safety of all football players and for strongly supporting this important safety initiative.   To the Cleveland Browns organization, thank you for hosting this event and for working with and inspiring young players in the community.   Look at these young athletes behind me.   We are here this morning because we want these players, and the millions of others across the country, to enjoy the game and still have a bright and promising future - a future free of the pain and suffering that often comes with traumatic brain injuries.   This campaign, this event, this gathering of leaders in the football and safety communities is what... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safer-PlaySafer-Helmets-Press-Event---Saturday-August-4-2012-Akron-Ohio-/ Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/CPSC-AQSIQ-EC-Trilateral-Summit---Friday-June-29-2012-Capitol-Hill-Bethesda-Maryland-/ Good morning.   Vice Minister Sun and Commissioner Dalli, I want to thank you once again for travelling to the United States and leading each of your delegations in our third Trilateral Summit.   The members of the CPSC, AQSIQ, and EC delegations made valuable contributions to establishing a framework for achieving a seamless surveillance system-from the factory to the front door of consumer's homes.   The format for this Summit was unique in that it afforded our operational staff an unprecedented opportunity to work through practical issues that can improve our already very close cooperation.   After two days in the same room together, I am sure our staffs have a much better understanding of the way each agency works, how we can improve cooperation, and what challenges need to be overcome.   It is a testament to years of very intense work, confidence building, and political will that we could host a Summit where the focus is on teamwork. If we can sustain this dynamic, and harness ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/CPSC-AQSIQ-EC-Trilateral-Summit---Friday-June-29-2012-Capitol-Hill-Bethesda-Maryland-/ Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Dannys-Law-Press-Conference---Wednesday-June-27-2012-Capitol-Hill-Washington-DC-/ Good afternoon everyone.   Linda, it has been 14 years since you and Boaz lost your sweet little Danny. A picture of his smiling face sits in my office, which I look at almost every day.   It has been a long and difficult journey, but after 14 years of advocacy by you and your husband, I am proud to stand with you to announce that a new, mandatory play yard standard was approved today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.   This is a moment when we can truly honor Danny. We are honoring Danny by making it the law of the land that all importers, manufacturers and distributors of play yards must comply with a strict federal standard—a standard that will prevent the deadly side rail collapse that took Danny’s life and the lives of nearly 20 others.   This law will go into effect in December and will give parents and caregivers such peace of mind when they are placing their babies to sleep in a safe new play yard.   Having a tougher play yard rule in place is so important. It is... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Dannys-Law-Press-Conference---Wednesday-June-27-2012-Capitol-Hill-Washington-DC-/ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Workshop-on-Measurement-Methods-/ Good morning everyone. Darrell, thank you very much for that kind introduction. Richard Canady, Libby Tsytsikova, and Stephanie Carter, I also want to thank you and your organization—the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)—for your hard work on organizing this multi-stakeholder group to address nano material issue and safety.   And to our Treye Thomas, Treye, I want to thank you for your role. It’s been suggested by several people that Treye get a promotion for his role in bringing all of you together and one staff person said it would have to be a “nano promotion.” It won’t be a nano, but I really want to thank you for doing all this.   We are just delighted to have you all here.   Your scientific work will help us get the answers we need to help establish product safety standards.   I would also like to welcome Dr. John Howard, the current Director of the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. CPSC and NIOSH have worked together on many projects.... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Workshop-on-Measurement-Methods-/ Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Womenetics-POW-Awards-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-April-17-2012-Atlanta-Georgia-/ It is my great pleasure to be in Atlanta today to help Womenetics celebrate the POW awards.   Elisabeth [Marchant], it seems like it was yesterday when you and I were sitting in my living room and you were describing the vision for Womenetics—look at it now. You have built an incredible resource for purposeful women who want to reach their full potential.   Womenetics is inspiring. Womenetics is empowering.   I congratulate the women who are recipients of the POW awards. You have been exemplary in your careers and community work—a shining example of lives being well lived.   As Winston Churchill once said, “You make a living by what we get, but you make a life by what we give.”   Today I would like to speak to all of you to encourage you to further your involvement in your community and state, and to step forward to let your voice be heard in so many important issues—education, the environment, economic development, and human rights.   Whether you speak out as an elected official, a... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Womenetics-POW-Awards-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-April-17-2012-Atlanta-Georgia-/ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit---Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-27-2012-Arlington-Va-/ Good afternoon everyone. Joe, thank you for that kind introduction. Joe, I believe that companies like yours play an important role in implementing recall programs in a way that helps both the consumer and the recalling firm.   You can always count on Stericycle to be at the key safety conferences like this Summit and ICPHSO, so keep up the good work.   I hope you all got a chance to listen to Andy Kameros's presentation this morning, as he has been working very hard to make the Office of Compliance accessible to the regulated community and promote fairness in our regulatory activities.   I also want to recognize Anu Connor, who is here today. Anu joined my office just last week as my Special Assistant and Legal Counsel.   To the members of the JPMA, I want to share with you that I feel like we have established a tradition. This is now my third JPMA Summit, and it is good to see many familiar faces here today.   About three months after my appearance here last year, we hit a milesto... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit---Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-27-2012-Arlington-Va-/ Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Consumer-Product-Health-and-Safety-Organization-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-1-2012-Orlando-Florida-/ Good afternoon everyone. Michelle, for the second straight year, I want to thank you for that kind introduction.   This outstanding organization is well served by having you on their Board, and CPSC is well served by having your support in the Wisconsin Department of Consumer Protection.   So let's give Michelle a round of applause for all of her efforts to improve the health and safety of consumers.   This is my sixth ICPHSO conference.   Six conferences in less than three years.   I'm doing all I can to keep pace with Marc and Carol and Ross. Also, I want to recognize my colleague, Commissioner Bob Adler, who has attended this conference in Orlando for the past three years.   I have supported ICPHSO throughout my tenure because I believe this is a great forum for CPSC - a great forum for us to engage in a forward-looking conversation with all of our stakeholders.   And with today being CPSC Day, I am especially proud to be here. I am proud of the direction - the forward-leaning... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Consumer-Product-Health-and-Safety-Organization-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-1-2012-Orlando-Florida-/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Pyrotechnics-Association-Education--Leadership-Conference-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-February-22-2012-Las-Vegas-Nevada-/ Good morning everyone. Julie, thank you for that kind introduction. Every June, I can count on seeing Julie on the National Mall at the press event that I host, in advance of the 4th of July.   Julie does a very good job of representing your association at CPSC’s fireworks safety event and all year long.   I want to thank the American Pyrotechnics Association for inviting me to participate in this education and leadership conference. CPSC’s Senior Compliance official Marc Schoem spoke at your conference in 2010, and I’m glad that I could attend this year.   Compliance officer and fireworks specialist Demar Granados has also participated in previous APA events and he is here once again to answer your questions.   Demar, please stand up.   Fireworks entertainment pioneer James Sousa once said, “You can look up at the stars and every night they’re going to be in the same place, but you can launch a six inch shell and you don’t really know what it’s going to look like until it actually... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Pyrotechnics-Association-Education--Leadership-Conference-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-February-22-2012-Las-Vegas-Nevada-/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-International-Toy-Fair-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-February-14-2012-New-York-NY-/ Good morning everyone. It is great to be back at the American International Toy Fair. I was here in 2010 and was amazed by the size of the fair, and it looks like Toy Fair 2012 is even bigger!   With nearly 100,000 products on display and attendees from nearly 100 countries, this is the place to be.   As part of our commitment to outreach and education, CPSC staff and I plan to walk the showroom floor and meet with as many of you as we can.   We take pride in being accessible at CPSC. We want to get to know you and your company, and we want to support you in complying with all of the U.S. toy requirements.   Carter, I also want to thank you and the TIA for the opportunity to keynote the toy safety compliance session.   When I was here in 2010, I spoke about the responsibility of product safety regulators to ensure that all toy hazards - including small parts, toxic metals, and dangerous magnets - are addressed by manufacturers.   During the past two years, I believe CPSC has continu... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-International-Toy-Fair-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-February-14-2012-New-York-NY-/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Apparel-and-Footwear-Association-Product-Safety-and-Sustainability-Seminar--Exhibitions---Wednesday-February-1-2012-New-York-NY-/ Thank you for that kind introduction, Michael. Good morning everyone. It is wonderful to see so many familiar faces here today.   First, I want to commend AAFA on hosting its seventh Product Safety and Sustainability Seminar & Exhibition. Just a few months ago I spoke to AAFA's Product Safety Council.   As I expressed to the members of the Product Safety Council, it is my hope that AAFA and its members will use these types of events to carry out what I believe is a fundamental building block of a "preventative" product safety strategy - education.   As we continue to implement our most recently passed regulations, we will continue to rely on trade associations like AAFA - we will rely on you to be our partner in educating and answering questions of industry members.   We want to work with you to answer questions about how to comply with our safety requirements and always deliver a safe product to consumers.   During my time with you today, I would like to focus on two main areas:... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Apparel-and-Footwear-Association-Product-Safety-and-Sustainability-Seminar--Exhibitions---Wednesday-February-1-2012-New-York-NY-/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Hong-Kong-Toy--Games-Fair-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-January-11-2012-Liuyang-China-/ Good morning, and Happy New Year to everyone!   Thank you for that kind introduction, and Mr. Wong, thank you for your leadership and advocacy for toy safety.   Well, the tradition continues. This is the third time I have begun the New Year with a speech in Hong Kong about toy safety.   I wish I could have been here a few days ago, as the New Year’s Eve fireworks display over Victoria Harbour looked wonderful.   I have travelled here to be at your toy fair for two reasons. First, I want to share with you the progress I see being made in Asia and the United States to make toys safer. And second, I want to share my expectations of the toy industry in the year ahead.   I am pleased to report that the state of toy safety is strong—it is strong thanks in large part to the actions of many of you in this room today.   2011 represented the third consecutive year that toy recalls declined in the United States. I applaud all of the manufacturers, suppliers, importers, and labs that complied... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Hong-Kong-Toy--Games-Fair-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-January-11-2012-Liuyang-China-/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Symposium-Remarks---Monday-January-9-2012-Hong-Kong-/ Good morning everyone. John [Rogers], thank you very much for that kind introduction.   I want to thank the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory for organizing this conference and for their commitment to improving fireworks safety in the United States.   Several key members of the CPSC team are joining me today, and I would like to introduce them to you.   Executive Director Ken Hinson; Director of our Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction , DeWane Ray; and Regional Product Safety Specialist, Jenny Wang, who is based in Beijing, are all here today.   Feel free to approach any of us during the break today to introduce yourselves, and share any issues or ideas you have for enhancing product safety through manufacturing and testing processes.   It is always a pleasure for me to come to China and meet with some of the world’s leading manufacturers and exporters. And it is especially valuable when I can address a group of companies that dominate U.S. consumption of a product... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Symposium-Remarks---Monday-January-9-2012-Hong-Kong-/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairmans-Circle-of-Commendation-Awards-Ceremony---Thursday-December-1-2011-Bethesda-Maryland-/ Good morning everyone. I am so pleased that all of you could join us for this exciting event. To our special guests, Commissioners Bob Adler and Anne Northup, and CPSC staff, welcome to my first ceremony recognizing the winners of the Chairman's Circle of Commendation Award.   My idea to establish this award tracks back to when I first took over as Chairman, so I am so pleased that we made this idea a reality and have such worthy recipients of the first awards.   The five individuals and organizations who are the recipients of my Circle of Commendation Award are exceptional people and organizations. They are unwavering in their commitment to do what is right on behalf of the consumer, especially children.   I believe that lives have been saved, injuries have been prevented, and consumers are safer today because of the work of these five individuals and groups.   Each has, in their own way, pushed the envelope with safety innovations, advocacy or product testing. Their contributions ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairmans-Circle-of-Commendation-Awards-Ceremony---Thursday-December-1-2011-Bethesda-Maryland-/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSOs-Asia-Pacific-Consumer-Product-Safety-Symposium-Keynote-Address---Monday-October-31-2011-Seoul-South-Korea-/ Good afternoon everyone. Ann, thank you very much for that kind introduction, and I also want to thank your organization, Underwriters Laboratories, for your contribution to this conference and for your commitment to establishing product safety standards that save lives.   To the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards and Korean Federal Trade Commission, I say kam-sa-ham-ni-da for being such gracious hosts and for bringing together the product safety community in the spirit of cooperation.   I am proud to share with all of you that this is the fifth ICPHSO conference in which I have participated during my nearly two and a half years as Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.   From Orlando to Toronto, from Washington, D.C. to Seoul, wherever ICPHSO is being held, that is where the conversation on product safety is happening, and I want to be part of the conversation.   At CPSC, we view ICPHSO as one of the top forums for educating and engaging the global safety... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSOs-Asia-Pacific-Consumer-Product-Safety-Symposium-Keynote-Address---Monday-October-31-2011-Seoul-South-Korea-/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/US-China-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Remarks---Friday-October-14-2011-State-Department-Washington-DC-/ Good morning everyone.   I am so pleased to be able to state that the Fourth U.S.-China Consumer Product Safety Summit between CPSC and AQSIQ has been our best summit.   Vice Minister Sun and Director General Wang, I want to thank you for your leadership at this summit and for your leadership in advancing the cause of product safety in China.   This summit demonstrated your commitment to strengthening our relationship, to improving bilateral and multilateral communication and participation, and to striving for higher levels of quality and safety in the manufacturing of consumer products.   I mention quality because the results of an interesting survey were recently released. A brand management company called The Monogram Group recently surveyed consumers and found a 50 percent increase since 2008 in Americans who believe goods made in China are of a high quality.   And there was a 14 percent drop in the percentage of Americans who believe Chinese goods are of low quality.   I share... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/US-China-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Remarks---Friday-October-14-2011-State-Department-Washington-DC-/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-US-China-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Remarks-State-Department/ Good morning everyone. I am so pleased to be able to state that the Fourth U.S.-China Consumer Product Safety Summit between CPSC and AQSIQ has been our best summit. Vice Minister Sun and Director General Wang, I want to thank you for your leadership at this summit and for your leadership in advancing the cause of product safety in China. This summit demonstrated your commitment to strengthening our relationship, to improving bilateral and multilateral communication and participation, and to striving for higher levels of quality and safety in the manufacturing of consumer products. I mention quality because the results of an interesting survey were recently released. A brand management company called The Monogram Group recently surveyed consumers and found a 50 percent increase since 2008 in Americans who believe goods made in China are of a high quality. And there was a 14 percent drop in the percentage of Americans who believe Chinese goods are of low quality. I share the results ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-US-China-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Remarks-State-Department/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/US-China-Product-Safety-Summit-Opening-Remarks---Thursday-October-13-2011-State-Department-Washington-DC-/ H'wan Yeeng.   Good morning and welcome to the Fourth United States-China Consumer Product Safety Summit.   I am honored to lead the delegation from the Consumer Product Safety Commission in this two-day summit with our colleagues from The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in Beijing.   Vice Minister Sun, Director General Wang, and the distinguished delegation from the People's Republic of China, thank you for travelling to Washington, D.C. to participate in this important event.   Shieh' shieh'.   I would also like to extend my thanks to the panelists who will share their insights with us during the public sessions today and tomorrow.   And I want to give a warm welcome to the Chinese language students from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland, whose skills are being put to good use during the summit.   I believe this summit will highlight the noteworthy progress CPSC and AQSIQ have made-and will continue to make-to promote good... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/US-China-Product-Safety-Summit-Opening-Remarks---Thursday-October-13-2011-State-Department-Washington-DC-/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-US-China-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Opening-Remarks-State-Department/ Chairman Inez Tenenbaum U.S.-China Consumer Product Safety Summit, Opening Remarks State Department http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-US-China-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Opening-Remarks-State-Department/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/North-America-Summit-Opening-Remarks---Monday-September-26-2011-CPSC-Headquarters-Bethesda-Md/ Good morning and welcome to the First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit.   Assistant Deputy Minister Geller and Director General Altamirano, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is honored to host this inaugural summit and your delegations.   I want to thank you both for your commitment to collaboration and advancing the cause of consumerism.   I believe that great strides will be made during the next two days that will move our three agencies closer to achieving our collective vision—a vision centered on working together to improve product safety and the protection of consumers throughout our continent.   Here at CPSC, it has been nearly one year since we established a new strategic plan.   Our strategic plan has been guiding us through a much needed shift—a transformation to being proactive rather than reactive, and a renewed focus on injury prevention rather than injury reduction.   Positive change has come from the progressive regulatory approach that ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/North-America-Summit-Opening-Remarks---Monday-September-26-2011-CPSC-Headquarters-Bethesda-Md/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-North-America-Summit-Opening-Remarks/ http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-North-America-Summit-Opening-Remarks/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Conference---Thursday-August-4-2011-Coca-Cola-World-HQs-Atlanta-Ga-/ Good afternoon everyone. Joan [Matson of Master Lock], thank you very much for that kind introduction. I am proud to say that this is the fourth ICPHSO conference that I have participated in during my two years as Chairman.   From Orlando to Toronto, from Washington to Atlanta, wherever ICPHSO is being held, that is where the conversation on product safety is happening, and I want to be part of the conversation.   Ross, Marc, Carol, and Paul do a great job every year of putting these symposiums and conferences together. At CPSC, we view ICPHSO as one of the top forums for educating and engaging the stakeholder community in a conversation about the latest developments with the CPSIA and other Commission activities.   I hope all of you attended the morning session with our dynamic enforcement duo of Marc Schoem and Mary Toro—they symbolize the experience, insight and calm under pressure that is a hallmark of the staff at CPSC.   And in case you have not heard, Andy Kameros is now on... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Conference---Thursday-August-4-2011-Coca-Cola-World-HQs-Atlanta-Ga-/ Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/South-Carolina-Association-of-Counties-Conference---Tuesday-August-2-2011-Hilton-Head-SC-/ Good morning. To the officers and board of directors for the SCAC, thank you very much for the invitation to join you at your annual conference, and Carlisle [Roddy, SCAC President and Chester County Supervisor], thank you so much for that kind introduction.   As Carlisle stated, much of my professional career has been dedicated to serving our great state and developing policies that enhance the well-being of children.   During the nearly 10 years I spent travelling the state as the Superintendent of Education and as a candidate for the United States Senate, I visited all of the counties you represent.   I have great respect for the work that you do, and I have a real understanding of the challenges you face with county budgets being so tight.   In Lexington County, where I live, there was a 37 percent increase in the population between 1990 and 2010. Many other counties have seen a growth in their population, yet expenditures are barely keeping even or have outpaced revenues in... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/South-Carolina-Association-of-Counties-Conference---Tuesday-August-2-2011-Hilton-Head-SC-/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Wednesday-June-22-2011-National-Mall-Washington-DC-/ Good morning. Thank you for joining us on the National Mall for our fireworks safety event—an annual tradition that we put together each year to help all Americans celebrate the Fourth of July safely.   I am Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and I’m pleased to be joined once again by Dan Baldwin from the Department of Homeland Security and Arthur Herbert from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.   CPSC’s partnership with law enforcement and homeland security has been one of the keys to our success—success in stopping many of the importers, manufacturers and distributors of dangerous fireworks.   Now our focus this year is on the risks posed by fireworks big and small—risks that should cause adults to use caution every time a firework is lit, and risks that should cause the children to be kept away.   The numbers speak to the importance of our message today. There are more than 60 injuries each day involving small fireworks like... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Wednesday-June-22-2011-National-Mall-Washington-DC-/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Grand-Opening-of-CPSCs-New-Product-Testing-Facility---Monday-June-13-2011-Rockville-MD-/ What a beautiful afternoon. The weather is fitting for the occasion.   Congressman Van Hollen, Mayor Marcuccio, Diana [Hamilton from the Office of Senator Richard Durbin], current and past Commissioners and Chairman, and special guests, thank you for all for joining us to celebrate this great moment in CPSC’s history.   This is a moment that is many years in the making. The brand new testing facility behind me is an investment in the safety of American families.   We would not be here today celebrating this grand opening without Senator Richard Durbin’s leadership on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the support of the House Appropriations Committee, the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, and many others.   On behalf of CPSC, I want to thank all of you for helping us reach another milestone in our effort to modernize our agency.   This state of the art facility—which everyone here today will get to tour—brings the 75 outstanding engineers and... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Grand-Opening-of-CPSCs-New-Product-Testing-Facility---Monday-June-13-2011-Rockville-MD-/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Brazil-US-Consumer-Product-Safety-Conference-Address---Friday-June-10-2011-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil-/ Bom dia.   Good morning and thank you for that kind introduction. President Jornada and Mr. Council General, it is a pleasure to share the stage with both of you today.   It is wonderful to be here in Rio. This is my first time visiting this vibrant city, and it is so exciting to be in the country that plays “jogo bonito,” the beautiful game of football.   My visit to your country could not come at a better time. Brazil is rapidly becoming a leader in product safety in the Western Hemisphere, and much of the credit goes to President Jornada and the work being done by INMETRO.   As President Obama stated during his visit to Brasilia in March, “Put simply, the United States doesn’t simply recognize Brazil’s rise, we support it enthusiastically.”   The memorandum of understanding that CPSC and INMETRO will sign this morning is symbolic, symbolic of our respect and enthusiastic support for the people of Brazil. We want this new memorandum of understanding to foster a new level of... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Brazil-US-Consumer-Product-Safety-Conference-Address---Friday-June-10-2011-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil-/ Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Chamber-of-Commerce-of-Mexico-Address---Wednesday-June-8-2011-Mexico-City-/ Good morning and thank you for that kind introduction. It is wonderful to be here in Mexico City. This is my first time visiting the city and I’m pleased to have the opportunity to spend time with members of the chamber.   With nearly 100 years of experience promoting trade in Mexico and the United States, your organization and 1,500 member companies are a driving force for economic growth in the region.   As our economy continues to make a slow and steady recovery, the United States remains the leading partner in trade in this region.   During my time as Chairman, the demand for consumer products from this region and the number of exports to the U.S. from this region has started to rebound.   Imports from Mexico of consumer products that are likely to be under my agency’s jurisdiction reached its highest level in 2010, with an overall increase of 19 percent since 2006.   My agency recognizes that NAFTA has facilitated a constant flow of consumer electronics, lithium batteries,... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Chamber-of-Commerce-of-Mexico-Address---Wednesday-June-8-2011-Mexico-City-/ Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Memorial-Day-Weekend-Pool-Safely-Press-Event---Thursday-May-26-2011-Parkway-Family-Aquatics-Center-Chula-Vista-Calif/ Mayor Cox, thank you very much for that warm introduction. As former teachers and school administrators, the Mayor and I share a common commitment to ensuring the health and well being of children in our past and current roles.   Mayor, we are so pleased to bring CPSC’s Pool Safely campaign to Chula Vista. Your city has been a great supporter of the campaign and has demonstrated its commitment to the safety of children in this community.   I am also delighted to join up with Janet Evans once again. Janet is an Olympic champion and a world class mother. One year ago, Janet and I joined forces at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to officially launch the Pool Safely campaign.   Thank you Janet, for lending your voice once again to our effort to keep kids safe in and around the water.   Yosina, we greatly appreciate you joining us. We are so thankful for the work you are doing with Safe Kids to turn a near tragedy into advocacy. We look forward to... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Memorial-Day-Weekend-Pool-Safely-Press-Event---Thursday-May-26-2011-Parkway-Family-Aquatics-Center-Chula-Vista-Calif/ Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Association-of-Home-Appliance-Manufacturers-Luncheon---Monday-May-2-2011-Washington-DC/ Good afternoon. Mark [Bissell, CEO of Bissell vacuum cleaners and Chairman of AHAM Board], thank you for that kind introduction and for investment that AHAM has made in advancing the cause of product safety.   In light of last night’s announcement by the President, I would like to take a moment to praise the bravery displayed by our military in their operation to find and kill Osama bin Laden. Today is a good day for our country; yet, we must never forget the victims of the attack on our country on 9-11.   It is has been a year and a half since I last spoke before the membership of AHAM. As I stated back in 2009, I respect the work that you do, and I recognize how the products that you make are integral to the lives of consumers.   Many of you in this room are on the front lines of ensuring that the products consumers use in their kitchen, laundry room, and bedroom are safe and work properly.   Wayne [Morris], I appreciated your comments before the House Energy and Commerce... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Association-of-Home-Appliance-Manufacturers-Luncheon---Monday-May-2-2011-Washington-DC/ Mon, 02 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-March-15-2011-Washington-DC/ Thank you Gene for that kind introduction and thank you Brenda and the JPMA executive staff for the invitation to be here today. It is good to be back at this conference.   I believe that CPSC's accomplishments over the past year have made many homes and many nurseries safer for young children.   A lot of the progress that has been made in the juvenile product world involved CPSC working cooperatively with your industry on standards changes and corrective actions in the marketplace.   Many of these actions are tied to four key elements to creating a Safe Sleep environment for babies. I talked about these four points in my remarks last year.   First, we recalled many of the remaining dangerous cribs that needed to be fixed or removed from homes. Last year, 14 manufacturers stepped up and participated in voluntary recalls to provide consumers with repairs, credits or reimbursements to address the hazard associated with drop-side cribs.   Next, we established and continue to work on ne... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-March-15-2011-Washington-DC/ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-Drowning-Prevention-Symposium---Tuesday-March-15-2011-Colorado-Springs-Colorado-/ Good morning everyone.   Bob, thank you very much for that kind introduction and for your leadership at the National Drowning Prevention Alliance. CPSC has long considered NDPA to be one of the premiere water safety organizations in the country.   The gathering of attendees for this symposium affirms the respect that we all have for the NDPA and its mission.   You, the members of the NDPA, are today's leaders in preventing child drownings. You are the innovators and experts in creating effective layers of protection. You are the educators and public health officials who effect changes in pool codes and parental behavior.   It is for these reasons that I am so pleased to be here with you today. I am joined by a number of CPSC staff, including Pool Safely campaign leader Kathleen Reilly and founding board member Marcia Kerr, along with our friends from Widmeyer Communications.   We are all here today for a simple but powerful reason: to save the lives of children across the country. W... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-Drowning-Prevention-Symposium---Tuesday-March-15-2011-Colorado-Springs-Colorado-/ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/OASPAHO-Consumer-Protection-Event-Speech---Monday-February-28-2011-Washington-DC-/ Good morning everyone.   To Secretary General Insulza, Director Oliveira, Mr. Linders, Assistant Director Gross-Galiano, and participants in this post-graduate course, welcome to Washington, D.C.   To those who are participating in this training program online, thank you for joining us. I trust that all of you will find this week's program to be a valuable contribution to your product safety management studies.   Let me also take a moment to recognize and thank the Organization of American States and the Pan American Health Organization for being such gracious hosts of this program.   I applaud the OAS, PAHO, and the Government of Brazil for their vision and leadership in establishing the Consumer Safety and Health Network of the Americas.   We are very supportive of this initiative that brings together product safety and health regulators throughout the region to promote the exchange of information, regulatory coordination, and training opportunities.   I believe that training... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/OASPAHO-Consumer-Protection-Event-Speech---Monday-February-28-2011-Washington-DC-/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Consumer-Product-Health-and-Safety-Organization-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-February-24-2011-Orlando-Florida-/ Good afternoon everyone. Michelle [Reinan], congratulations on your tenure as ICPHSO president. This outstanding organization was in very capable hands with you at the helm over the past year. Let’s give a round of applause to Michelle for her work to improve the health and safety of consumers in Wisconsin—and around the world.   To incoming president Mark Dewar, Ross Koeser, Paul Rossman, CPSC’s very own Marc Schoem, and the ICPHSO Board, thank you for the invitation to report once again on the State of CPSC.   I am excited to be back at ICPHSO. Last year I came before all of you and spelled out an ambitious agenda for the agency in 2010. Today I am pleased to tell you about the promises that we kept last year as well as the vision we have for stepping up product safety in the year ahead.   As the President said in his State of the Union address, “we do big things.” This certainly applies to our great country, and it also applies to our approach at CPSC to keeping families safe.   ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/International-Consumer-Product-Health-and-Safety-Organization-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-February-24-2011-Orlando-Florida-/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Chamber-of-Commerce-of-Hong-Kong-Address---Wednesday-January-12-2011-Hong-Kong-/ Good morning and happy New Year to everyone and thank you for that kind introduction. It is great to be back in Hong Kong and to have the opportunity to spend time with members of the chamber.   With 40 years of experience promoting trade in Hong Kong, China, and the United States, your organization is a driving force for economic growth in the region.   Even as we progress out of our deep recession, the United States remains a leading consumer of goods manufactured in this region.   During my time as Chairman, there has been little, if any, measureable decline in the demand for consumer products from this region or in the number of imports coming in to the United Sates from this region.   My agency recognizes that Chinese trade through Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s investments in the production of goods made in mainland China account for a significant percentage of exports to the U.S.   Other exporters in the region are also becoming more significant.   This is why I and other official... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/American-Chamber-of-Commerce-of-Hong-Kong-Address---Wednesday-January-12-2011-Hong-Kong-/ Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Hong-Kong-Toy--Games-Fair-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-January-12-2011-Hong-Kong-/ Good morning and happy new year to everyone.   Mr. Shing, thank you for that kind introduction. It is great to be back in Hong Kong at the largest toy fair in Asia.   Being here in Hong Kong to start the new year says a lot about where the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s focus and attention will be in 2011.   We are coming off of a very good year at CPSC. Toy safety was both a top priority and a success story in 2010 and it will continue to be a priority in 2011. Working directly with our stakeholders in Asia was a priority last year, and as my presence here today shows, it will continue this year.   Another priority is for CPSC to be more proactive in anticipating product safety issues, which is a key part of our new strategic plan. I talk about our strategic plan later in my remarks.   Now the new designs and trends seen at the fair this week are likely to influence which toys children are asking for and playing with in 2011. This is because the designs seen at the fair will... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Hong-Kong-Toy--Games-Fair-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-January-12-2011-Hong-Kong-/ Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/White-House-Forum-on-Intellectual-Property-Theft---Tuesday-December-14-2010-Eisenhower-Executive-Office-Building-Washington-DC-/ Good morning everyone. Andrew [Klein], thank you so much for the kind introduction, and thank you Victoria [Espinel] for the invitation to speak at this important forum.   For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, we are an independent agency that prevents deaths and serious injuries in and around the home by regulating the safety of thousands of consumer products.   Occasionally, those products are found to be counterfeit.   Now, you may know of CPSC through the recalls that we announce on the news, but we also set performance standards, detain dangerous goods at ports of entry, conduct inspections in the marketplace, and work with foreign regulators to promote best manufacturing practices and compliance with U.S. safety laws.   We are a stronger agency today, better equipped to protect the safety of all consumers, including children, than in years past. We are also more focused on injury prevention and tackling emerging hazards than in the... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/White-House-Forum-on-Intellectual-Property-Theft---Tuesday-December-14-2010-Eisenhower-Executive-Office-Building-Washington-DC-/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-School-Safety-Coalition-Press-Event---Monday-December-13-2010-National-Press-Club-Washington-DC-/ Good afternoon everyone. Jim [Guest], thank you so much for the kind introduction and for the support that Consumers Union has provided to CPSC throughout this year. We greatly appreciate it.   The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proud to stand today with the FTC, PTA, National School Boards Association and Dutchess County to demonstrate our support for Consumers Union and the National School Safety Coalition.   This is a strong coalition, made up of agencies and organizations that share a common vision and dedication to the safety and well being of our nation’s children.   Last year, I travelled to New York to visit Jim and the employees who test products for Consumers Union. As soon as I heard about the formation of this new coalition, I knew that CPSC needed to be a member.   As the former Superintendent of Education in South Carolina, I have a deep appreciation and understanding of the role that school administrators and parent-teacher organizations play in keeping childre... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-School-Safety-Coalition-Press-Event---Monday-December-13-2010-National-Press-Club-Washington-DC-/ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Opening-Remarks-WCMA-Stakeholders-Meeting---Tuesday-November-9-2010-Bethesda-MD-/ To members of the Window Covering Manufacturers Association, window covering retailers, consumer advocates, and representatives of Health Canada and the European Union, good morning and welcome to CPSC headquarters.   Ralph, thank you for providing me with a few minutes to speak at this important stakeholder's meeting.   I know that time has been dedicated already this morning to discussing processes and procedures. In a moment, I will share my expectations for the revision to the ANSI standard, but we must recognize our motivation for being here today:   A young child is likely to die this month in a window cord incident.   And a young child is likely to die every month that this standard is being worked on.   With all my heart, I hope that this doesn't come true, but it is what our statistics predict.   One month it may be a toddler who wanders over to a roll up blind and wraps the exposed cord around his neck.   Another month it may be a baby in a crib that is positioned too clos... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Opening-Remarks-WCMA-Stakeholders-Meeting---Tuesday-November-9-2010-Bethesda-MD-/ Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fudan-University---Center-for-American-Studies---International-Cooperation-On-Product-Safety---Wednesday-October-27-2010-Shanghai-China-/ Good afternoon. Thank you Dr. Shen for that kind introduction. I would also like to thank our hosts, Minister Zhi Shuping and his colleagues at AQSIQ and in the Shanghai government for their hospitality during our visit to Shanghai.   INTRODUCTION   This week, I was pleased to participate in Second Trilateral U.S. – E-U – China Consumer Product Safety Summit here in Shanghai. And today, I am especially pleased to be able to address the Fudan University community about International Cooperation On Product Safety.   I am happy to report that International Cooperation has come a long way for both of our countries. In the long history of China, this new level of international cooperation that we are beginning to see, speaks well for China’s determination to be a leader on global business issues.   It has been 31 years since our countries re-established diplomatic relations. Our U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has been in existence for only 38 years.   And after all this time, an... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fudan-University---Center-for-American-Studies---International-Cooperation-On-Product-Safety---Wednesday-October-27-2010-Shanghai-China-/ Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safe-Sleep-Press-Event---Friday-October-22-2010-NY-Presbyterian-Hospital-New-York-NY--/ Dr. Pardes, thank you so much for that kind introduction. Good morning everyone. We are here in one of the best hospitals in New York City for such an important reason: to save the lives of babies in New York and all across the country.   Ensuring a safe sleep for babies and toddlers is one of my top priorities as Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. We know that the safest place for an infant to sleep is alone in a crib, bassinet or play yard.   I firmly believe that all parents should have confidence in the safety of the cribs, bassinets or play yards they purchase. And they should have confidence that when they put their child to sleep, their child will be safe.   Now, parents and caregivers play a role in safe sleep. As you will hear from many of the distinguished speakers today, babies should be placed to sleep on their back in a crib. Pillows, quilts, thick blankets and sleep positioners should never be put in a crib.   CPSC plays a vital role in ensuring that... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Safe-Sleep-Press-Event---Friday-October-22-2010-NY-Presbyterian-Hospital-New-York-NY--/ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Interagency-Import-Safety-Conference-Keynote-Remarks---Thursday-October-21-2010-Washington-Dulles-Marriot-Dulles-Va-/ Good morning. Congressman Issa, thank you so much for your opening remarks and for your leadership in the Congress and to your constituents in California.   I also want to recognize the Department of Homeland Security and the leading role they have played in bringing us together today and helping us fulfill our missions.   Commissioner Bersin and Commissioner Hamburg, I am so pleased to be joining you as a co-host of today's conference. This conference has the potential to unify the federal government around a common pursuit in which the public wants us to be engaged.   If we can work collectively to keep dangerous, substandard, and violative goods out the hands of consumers, then I believe we can restore the public's confidence in government and their belief that government works for the people.   I am honored to be here today with the leaders of so many great agencies, and I am optimistic about what we can achieve today. My optimism is based upon the positive change that we have... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Interagency-Import-Safety-Conference-Keynote-Remarks---Thursday-October-21-2010-Washington-Dulles-Marriot-Dulles-Va-/ Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Pool-Safely-Day-Press-Event-Remarks---Monday-September-27-2010-Great-River-Water-Park-St-Paul-Minn/ Mayor Coleman, thank you very much for that warm introduction and for this beautiful proclamation. Mayor, it is an honor to be in St. Paul and I commend you for your leadership and advocacy for the safety of your residents and visitors.   I am so pleased to launch Pool Safely Day in St. Paul. This is a nationwide effort today with more than 30 events in 12 states and the District of Columbia.   Our message from St. Paul to San Diego, from Minnesota to Montana, is a simple one: swimming occurs all year round in water parks, hotels, motels, and warm weather states; therefore, we need to protect children in and around the water all year round.   Communities from coast to coast are making drowning and drain entrapment prevention a priority today, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission made this event the heart of Pool Safely Day for two powerful reasons: to honor Abigail Taylor and to save the lives of children across Minnesota.   Katey and Scott [Taylor], your strength in the face ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Pool-Safely-Day-Press-Event-Remarks---Monday-September-27-2010-Great-River-Water-Park-St-Paul-Minn/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Consumer-Specialty-Products-Association-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-September-23-2010-Bethesda-MD-/ Good morning everyone. Adam Selisker, thank you very much for that kind introduction. I would like to recognize the leadership that Adam has demonstrated as the chairman of your association and as a first responder in his community.   As a long-time fire chief in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Adam has rescued countless individuals in times of peril — from burning homes and car crashes, to a neighbor experiencing health problems.   With Adam being a fire chief and Chris Cathcart volunteering his time and expertise as a pilot on Angel Flights, the association demonstrates its personal commitment to public service.   At CPSC, we have had a very good year. It has been a year of rebuilding and strengthening our connection with consumers.   We have increased our staffing level to its highest point in the last 21 years. We opened our first foreign office in Beijing, and we added more staff and technologies to our import surveillance program.   As we look to the future, I am pleased to share... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Consumer-Specialty-Products-Association-Conference-Keynote-Address---Thursday-September-23-2010-Bethesda-MD-/ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Diversity-Day-Celebration---Tuesday-August-10-2010-Washington-DC-/ Good morning everyone. What a wonderful celebration today. Let's all give a round of applause to Kathy and the diversity day team that put this event together.   Great job!   The cultural and ethnic diversity of our agency is one of our greatest strengths. Since our work touches the lives of every family, it is imperative that CPSC be representative of those who we work to protect. I believe that we are.   With roots in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, the Cherokee Nation, Brazil, France, and all across our great country, there is remarkable diversity within our workforce.   With belief ranging from Christianity to Judaism, Catholicism to Islam, there is true diversity within our team.   Dr. Maya Angelou, who recently spoke at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Conference, once stated: "We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color."   Every one of you has... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Diversity-Day-Celebration---Tuesday-August-10-2010-Washington-DC-/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/PoolSafely-Kids-Education-Press-Event---Friday-July-23-2010-Houston-Texas-/ Judge Emmett, thank you very much for that warm introduction and for your leadership in keeping the four million residents of Harris County safe and secure.   We are all here today for a simple but powerful reason: to save the lives of children in Houston and across Texas.   Drowning is a leading - but preventable - cause of death and injury among children under the age of five. We're so pleased to be here at the Weekley Family Y to do something about that tragic statistic.   Our new Pool Safely public education campaign is all about using and sharing the simple steps that can save a child's life.   Just last month a teacher heroically saved the life of a two year old boy in Southwest Houston through his quick actions and knowledge of CPR.   Texas is considered a trouble spot when it comes to pool safety as there are a high number of drowning and submersion incidents year round - there have been 17 incidents in Texas just since Memorial Day.   CPSC, along with the National Drowning... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/PoolSafely-Kids-Education-Press-Event---Friday-July-23-2010-Houston-Texas-/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-Association-of-Fire-Marshalls-Keynote-Address---Thursday-July-22-2010-Chicago-Illinois-/ Good morning everyone. Chief Shuman, thank you for your kind introduction and for the opportunity to be among the leaders of the fire safety community in the United States.   The Chief and I met earlier this year, and I was so impressed with the policy, advocacy and education work being done by your Association on safe energy, sprinklers, and green buildings.   As the Chief mentioned, prior to taking the Chairmanship at the Consumer Product Safety Commission much of my life in public service took place in South Carolina - in the state legislature and running the state department of education. I truly valued during those years my relationships with the state fire marshal and with local fire departments. We partnered across the state on education programs aimed at instilling fire safe practices into children early in their lives.   As all of you know so well, the bravery shown by the men and women who serve on the frontline in firefighting and fire investigation is beyond compare. The... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/National-Association-of-Fire-Marshalls-Keynote-Address---Thursday-July-22-2010-Chicago-Illinois-/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Product-Registration-Card-Press-Event---Thursday-July-22-2010-Chicago-Illinois-/ Nancy, thank you for that kind introduction. It is so good to be here in Chicago with you, Linda and Boaz. Your organization, Kids In Danger, is a leading source for child safety information and a leading force in the development of child safety standards.   It is also an honor to join forces today with one of the top Attorneys General in the country. Lisa Madigan uses this state's strong consumer protection laws to keep children safe and to hold companies accountable if they put the safety of children at risk.   As enforcers, the Attorney General and I share a similar approach and I'm so pleased that our agencies are finding new ways to collaborate.   I also want to thank my colleague Rachel Weintraub of the Consumer Federation of America for participating in today's event. Some of the best provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 are in there because of the hard work of Rachel.   Linda and Boaz, we are all joining with you today to honor Danny - we are... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Product-Registration-Card-Press-Event---Thursday-July-22-2010-Chicago-Illinois-/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Tuesday-June-29-2010-/ Good morning and welcome to our annual tradition of coming together here on the National Mall to talk about fireworks safety before we all celebrate the Fourth of July.   I am Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. This is my second year of hosting this exciting press event, and I am so pleased to be joined once again by our federal law enforcement and homeland security partners.   We are also joined this year by a special guest who has a powerful story to tell - a story that everyone who plans to purchase and use fireworks must hear.   The numbers speak to the importance of our event today. Consumers should know that there are about 200 injuries each day involving fireworks during the month surrounding the holiday - 200 injuries each day. And as we will hear from Jason, many of these injuries can be life altering.   Our newest data report indicates a drop in fireworks related fatalities. From seven (7) in 2008 to two (2) in 2009. That’s good news; but... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Tuesday-June-29-2010-/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Spain-Presidency-Meeting-on-Consumer-Safety---Thursday-June-10-2010-/ Good morning. Minister Jimenez and Director General Andreu thank you for the invitation to visit your country and join this distinguished gathering of product safety advocates. It is a pleasure to be here at today's meeting on this beautiful island of Mallorca.   As a lifelong advocate for the well being of children, I was honored to have been asked by President Obama to lead this vital agency. We at CPSC are driven by our meaningful mission - a mission that is in line with what everyone here today is working to accomplish.   Success for all of us is measured in lives saved and injuries prevented from dangerous products. Though, success for all of us can only be achieved if our vision stretches beyond the United States and beyond Europe.   Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan once stated, "We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits o... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Spain-Presidency-Meeting-on-Consumer-Safety---Thursday-June-10-2010-/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/European-Parliaments-Internal-Market-and-Consumer-Affairs-Committee--Monday-June-7-2010-Brussels-Belgium-/ Good afternoon Chairman Harbour. Thank you for your kind introduction and for the opportunity to join this distinguished gathering in such a grand setting.   As a lifelong advocate for the well being of children, I was honored to have been asked by President Obama to lead a small agency with an enormous charge, protecting the American public from dangerous consumer products. My path from practicing environmental law in a large law firm, to being elected the State Superintendent of Education for South Carolina, to being appointed the Chairman of the CPSC allows me to continue my passion of promoting children's safety and well-being and has expanded that passion to ensuring the safety and well-being of all American consumers. We at CPSC are driven by this meaningful mission - protecting our citizens from injuries or death associated with consumer products - a mission that is similar to what you too are working to accomplish.   Success for all of us can be measured in lives saved and... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/European-Parliaments-Internal-Market-and-Consumer-Affairs-Committee--Monday-June-7-2010-Brussels-Belgium-/ Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Pool-Safely-Press-Event-Monday-May-24-2010-International-Swimming-Hall-of-Fame---Ft-Lauderdale-FL-/ Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz thank you so much for hosting today's event. It is a pleasure to be here in your district. You are a selfless advocate for the well being of children and your support for CPSC with additional funds and authorities have meant so much to our agency. Your constituents are fortunate to have you as their representative in Congress.   We are all here today for a simple but powerful reason: to save the lives of children in Florida and across the country this summer.   With Memorial Day Weekend fast approaching, the majority of pools and spas in this country will soon be open. And CPSC has new and troubling data to share. Our data is showing an average of 385 drowning deaths and 4,200 submersion injuries each year involving children younger than 15.   As you might imagine, the majority of these pool and spa incidents involve children under 5.   But contrary to what some may believe, pool and spa drownings do not involve a lot of splashing or yelling. They... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Pool-Safely-Press-Event-Monday-May-24-2010-International-Swimming-Hall-of-Fame---Ft-Lauderdale-FL-/ Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Memorandum-of-Understanding-MOU-Signing-with-US-Customs-and-Border-Protection-Commissioner-Alan-Bersin-Monday-April-26-2010-Washington-DC-/ Good morning. Commissioner, I am delighted to join you today in signing this historic information-sharing agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.   We are honored to join forces with CBP, which this summer will be celebrating its 221st anniversary of its work in “securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws”, including the safety regulations of my agency the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Today’s signing ceremony builds upon an already strong partnership between CPSC and CBP by giving CPSC full access to the Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center.   CTAC is the first interagency facility exclusively dedicated to furthering the goal of health and safety at import. CTAC involves many government agencies working together with a common purpose - it is a prime example of how Americans want their government to function.   This cooperation between federal partners is making U.S. consumers safer. By identifying and stopping dangerous... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Memorandum-of-Understanding-MOU-Signing-with-US-Customs-and-Border-Protection-Commissioner-Alan-Bersin-Monday-April-26-2010-Washington-DC-/ Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/DRI-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-April-7-2010-Las-Vegas-NV-/ Thank you so much John [Kuppens] for your gracious introduction. It’s great to be here with all of you in Las Vegas. I traveled out here today because my staff told me there were a few recalls that needed to be negotiated.   In all seriousness, John, I appreciate you and Cary [Hiltgen] inviting me to attend this conference. All of you who make up the Defense Bar are key stakeholders to CPSC – you help us operate in a manner that is consistent with what our statutes call for and you pursue fair treatment for your clients.   I worked with many Bar members during my years at Sinkler & Boyd and The McNair Law Firm in South Carolina. And my legal counsel, Matt Howsare, who has joined me here today, used to work at Nelson Mullins.   We may not always agree about the risk of injury posed by a particular product or how much a particular civil penalty should be, but we acknowledge your role in advocating for your client. And we understand the impact of CPSC’s work on product liability cases.... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/DRI-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-April-7-2010-Las-Vegas-NV-/ Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AAFA-Executive-Summit---Friday-March-12-2010-Washington-DC/ Thank you so much Kevin for your gracious introduction and for the opportunity to address your Annual Executive Summit this morning. I appreciate your leadership and the significant efforts made by your association to keep your members engaged in relevant safety issues.   In preparing my remarks, I was told that there would be CEOs and senior managers in the audience who are curious about what it was like taking over a government agency in a time when “Change” was promised to the American people. Well, let’s take a quick look at where CPSC was:   First of all, in recent years the agency’s staffing and budget were half of what they were 30 years ago. At one time the agency had 900 employees and that number had dropped to 385.   Businesses shifted manufacturing overseas, the majority of recalls ended up coming from China, and the way CPSC conducts its business was forever changed.   Maintenance of our 1950’s-era testing lab was becoming a bigger and bigger concern.   Technology... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AAFA-Executive-Summit---Friday-March-12-2010-Washington-DC/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Consumer-Federation-of-America-Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-11-2010-Washington-DC/ Thank you so much Rachel for your gracious introduction. I hope all of you know that in addition to her great work for CFA, Rachel is also the president of an international consumer product safety organization.   That organization brought together some of world’s leading practitioners of product safety last month for a highly successful conference, due in large part to the great work of Rachel.   Rachel, you are a tireless advocate for children, progressive regulations, and ensuring that CPSC lives up to its mission. So long as I am Chairman your voice will be heard at CPSC.   Please give Rachel a round of applause. [pause]   It is an honor to be here today at my first CFA Consumer Assembly. I hope it is the first of many, because like all of you, I am an advocate for the consumer. I respect the role CFA plays in addressing not only product safety matters, but also being an advocate for the consumer on banking rules, energy policy, broadband, and healthcare.   My goal today is to gi... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Consumer-Federation-of-America-Keynote-Address---Thursday-March-11-2010-Washington-DC/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-March-9-2010-Washington-DC-/ Thank you so much Bob [Waller] for your gracious introduction and for JPMA’s public support of CPSC at last month’s ICPHSO conference. I appreciate your leadership and efforts to keep the association at the forefront of child safety.   It is good to be here at my first JPMA Summit. This gathering could not be more timely.   I come before all of you this afternoon in the spirit of partnership – a partnership aimed at restoring the confidence of parents in the products they buy and rely on for their babies and toddlers.   From my point of view, the products all of you make and sell are the most important ones inside of homes with young children. The well-being, development, and safety of American children is dependent to a large degree on the standard of care that each of your companies strive to reach. I trust that all of you would agree that nothing short of the gold standard will do for your cherished customers.   I want all of you to know that I did not come here today to talk onl... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/JPMA-Summit-Keynote-Address---Tuesday-March-9-2010-Washington-DC-/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-February-17-2010-Washington-DC/ Watch the video of this speech. This is in "streaming video" format.   Thank you so much Michelle for your gracious introduction. You truly represent the best of CPSC's state designee program. Your tireless efforts on enforcement and education have saved lives and prevented injuries in Wisconsin - and now the ICPHSO community is benefiting from your experience.   To the ICPHSO Board, members, and special guests, thank you for the invitation to attend my second ICPHSO conference and to discuss the state of product safety.   A tradition has developed in recent years for CPSC to have its own day to update the ICPHSO community. I am so pleased to be part of this tradition and to come before all of you today to report that the state of product safety is strong.   I firmly believe that we are headed in the right direction in building a safer marketplace and a safer community. For we are a nation swiftly moving away from harmful chemicals and heavy metals in our children's products. We are... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/ICPHSO-Keynote-Address---Wednesday-February-17-2010-Washington-DC/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/TIA-International-Toy-Fair---Monday-February-15-2010-New-York-/ Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen.   It is an honor for me to address TIA’s American International Toy Fair this morning.   Thank you, Carter Keithley and all of those who worked so hard to make this event possible. I would also like to thank Carter and TIA for its support of the APEC Toy Safety Dialogue held in Hong Kong this January. That was a very important event because our engagement with APEC economies, particularly China, will have a direct effect on the quality and safety of children’s toys here in the United States.   We know that engagement works with good business people because, right here in the United States, the cooperation that CPSC has seen from manufacturers, importers and retailers has had a dramatic effect on toy safety.   Over the last two years, the toy industry’s record on safety has improved dramatically. In 2008, there were 162 toy recalls; in 2009, toy recalls dropped to just 41. Recalls involving lead in toys dropped from 85 in 2008 to just 14 last year. ... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/TIA-International-Toy-Fair---Monday-February-15-2010-New-York-/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/APEC-Toy-Safety-Initiative-Open-Dialogue-on-Toy-Safety-Keynote-Addres-via-Video-Recording---Tuesday-January-12-2010-Hong-Kong-/ Watch the video of this speech. This is in "streaming video" format.   Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen.   Until just a few days ago, I was very much looking forward to being in Hong Kong with you. Unfortunately, developments in Washington required me to make the extremely difficult decision to stay behind rather than accompany our U.S. delegation to the Toy Safety Dialogue. I genuinely regret having to miss this important meeting and I hope that you will accept a recording of my remarks as a way for me to demonstrate my continued commitment to the work of the APEC Toy Safety Initiative.   Before continuing, please allow me to acknowledge those who worked so hard to make this event possible from both the private sector, under TIA’s sponsorship, and within governments. I would like to thank especially Ms. Jamie Ferman, the Project Overseer, whose tireless efforts ensured a great meeting in Singapore, last year, and made possible our gathering here today.   As Chairman of CPSC -- one... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/APEC-Toy-Safety-Initiative-Open-Dialogue-on-Toy-Safety-Keynote-Addres-via-Video-Recording---Tuesday-January-12-2010-Hong-Kong-/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-ICPHSOInternational-Cooperation-on-Product-Safety-Wednesday-October-28-2009-Toronto-Canada-/ Good Morning. Thank you Rachel for that kind introduction. I would like to congratulate you, Rachel, on becoming the President of ICPHSO and commend you for your efforts to advance child safety through your work at CFA.   I am so pleased to be here and to be able to participate in ICPHSO’s first ever meeting in Canada and its 6th international meeting and training symposium. I also would like to recognize the sponsor of the conference, CSA and the co-host of the conference, Health Canada. Health Canada has been one of CPSC’s closest allies in product safety enforcement. Not only do we have monthly coordination conference calls, but we are also partnering with Health Canada on joint recall announcements. Over the last year, more than a dozen recalls have been announced jointly, drawing significant media attention in the United States and here in Canada.   Sandra Wright and Rob Ianiro are here today from Health Canada. Sandra and Rob, thank you for your leadership, here in Canada and... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-ICPHSOInternational-Cooperation-on-Product-Safety-Wednesday-October-28-2009-Toronto-Canada-/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/CPSC-AQSIQ-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Statement-Tuesday-October-26-2009-Beijing-China/ I want to thank AQSIQ Vice Minister Wei for hosting this year’s U.S.-China Consumer Product Safety Summit.   I also want to recognize Director General Wang Xin and his staff and the U.S. stakeholders who made this trip with me.   I speak for the entire U.S. delegation when I say we have enjoyed visiting your beautiful country, first Wuxi, then Shanghai and now Beijing. I am very pleased that the hard work by both of our countries during this Summit has resulted in new steps to improve product safety, especially the safety of children.   I want to thank Vice Minister Wei’s team at AQSIQ for organizing this Summit. Thanks also to the U.S. stakeholders who accompanied us on this trip for their contributions. Our goal at CPSC is to protect families in and around their homes by ensuring the safety of the products that they buy. That’s what this Summit has been about. Protecting families. The best way to protect families is to build safety into products during design and manufacturing. If... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/CPSC-AQSIQ-Consumer-Product-Safety-Summit-Closing-Statement-Tuesday-October-26-2009-Beijing-China/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-3rd-CPSC-AQSIQ-Safety-Summit---Wednesday-October-21-2009-Wuxi-China-/ Good morning. Thank you very much Vice Minister Wei for your kind introduction.   I would also like to acknowledge a few others who honor us by being here this morning: Counsel General Beatrice Camp, Director General Wang and other esteemed AQSIQ colleagues.   To my Chinese colleagues it is an honor for me to be in your country as the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, as we continue the important tradition of our biennial safety summit. This visit to China comes within the first four months of my tenure as Chairman, and it demonstrates the value I have placed on strengthening the relationship between our countries and our agencies.   The delegation that I am leading includes senior officials from CPSC, who specialize in the areas of compliance, hazard analysis, injury reduction, and international relations. These are experienced government employees who are deeply committed to CPSC’s mission and have been working in partnership with many of you since the last... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Keynote-Address-3rd-CPSC-AQSIQ-Safety-Summit---Wednesday-October-21-2009-Wuxi-China-/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AHAM-Product-Safety-and-Liability-Conference---Monday-October-12-2009-Washington-DC/ Wayne [Morris], thank you very much for that kind introduction. I really appreciated our meeting last month where we discussed AHAM’s mission and areas of common interest.   It is a pleasure to be joining all of you today at this Product Safety and Liability conference. Many of you in this room are on the front lines of ensuring that the products consumers use in their kitchen, laundry room, and bedroom are safe and work properly. I want you to know that I respect the work you do and use many of the products you make.   But, I am also here today to encourage you to engrain safety into the business practices and culture of your company. As safety managers, engineers and company leaders, you know your products best. I urge you to do everything you can to “build safety” into product specifications, manufacturing practices, and testing programs.   This is a message that I also delivered to product manufacturers and government regulators in Hong Kong, Singapore and Hanoi in August. And I... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/AHAM-Product-Safety-and-Liability-Conference---Monday-October-12-2009-Washington-DC/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Back-to-School-Safety---Tuesday-September-8-2009-Rosewood-Elementary-School-Columbia-South-Carolina-/ It is so good to be back home. And I am so pleased to be here at Rosewood Elementary School today.   I want to thank Rosewood and the Richland One School District for hosting this back to school safety event. In particular I want to recognize Richland One Superintendant Dr. Percy Mack, Richland One’s School Board Member Duane Smiling, Rosewood Elementary’s Principal Dr. Ted Wachter, and all of the school district officials, employees and children for joining us, and also Dr. Belinda Gergel, a member of Columbia’s City Council.   As the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, my agency is responsible for protecting consumers from dangerous products. At CPSC, we have a special focus on our smallest consumers – children.   But my roots are still in South Carolina. As you know, I was elected State Superintendant of Education and served from 1998 through 2007.   My path from State Superintendent of Education to Chairman of the CPSC allows me to continue my passion of... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Back-to-School-Safety---Tuesday-September-8-2009-Rosewood-Elementary-School-Columbia-South-Carolina-/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/APEC-Conference-Keynote-Address---Saturday-August-1-2009-Singapore/ Good Morning. As a representative of the United States Delegation and as the new Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, it is an honor to have been asked to address this APEC Regulator Dialogue on Toy Safety.   I am pleased to have been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the Chairman of one of the key U.S. safety agencies and a partner agency for most of you here in this room. My life’s work has been centered around the well-being of children – that continues to be my mission at CPSC, as I will work tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of our youngest consumers, children. Carter, thank you for your kind and generous introduction. CPSC will be working closely with the toy industry and other key stakeholders in our shared pursuit of functional and feasible testing and certification procedures for children’s toys. I would also like to thank Mr. Teo Nam Kuan for your leadership in coordinating the standards related dialogue in the APEC Singapore meetings.... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/APEC-Conference-Keynote-Address---Saturday-August-1-2009-Singapore/ Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-APEC-Conference-Keynote-Address/ August 1, 2009, Singapore http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaum-APEC-Conference-Keynote-Address/ Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Tuesday-June-30-2009-National-Mall-Washington-DC-/ Good morning and welcome to a new day for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the start of our renewed commitment to protecting the safety of families and children.   I am Inez Tenenbaum, the new Chairman of the Commission and I am so pleased to be joined today by our federal law enforcement and homeland security partners. The public should know that the federal government is truly working together to keep illegal fireworks out of the country, to catch those who bring them in, and to make sure consumer fireworks meet U.S. safety rules.   The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays and its symbolism is demonstrated every year with fireworks here on the National Mall and in communities across the country.   This year, CPSC is pleased to report that there has been a decline in fireworks-related deaths and injuries. Our new report (PDF), released today, shows that there were 11 reported fatalities in 2007 and 7 in 2008. There were nearly 10,000 injuries in 2007 and an... http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference---Tuesday-June-30-2009-National-Mall-Washington-DC-/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference-Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaums-Remarks/ Tuesday, June 30, 2009, National Mall, Washington, D.C.   http://www.cpsc.gov/zh-CN/About-CPSC/Chairman/Speeches/Fireworks-Safety-Press-Conference-Chairman-Inez-Tenenbaums-Remarks/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT