2011.11.01

1. Laws and Current Issues for Product Safety of Korea 2011.11.01

2. 01 Current status and laws of product safety

3. Laws for product safety • Market Surveillance • Recall . Framework Act on Product Safety PS - A Product Safety Quality Management and Safety Control of Industrial Products Act Electric Appliances Safety Control Act E - A Q&I - A • Safety Certification : : 14 items • Self-Regulatory Safety Confirmation : 47 items • Supplier's Declaration of Conformity: 30 items • Child-resistant packaging: 7 items • Safety Certification: 53 items • Self-Regulatory Safety • Confirmation : 93 items • Supplier's Declaration of Conformity • : from 2012

4. Laws for product safety SAFETY Certification Add text in here • Factory inspection • Product Test • Surveillance: 1time/yr. • Risk level: over 2.5 Supplier’s Confirmation of Conformity Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation • Conduct Product Testing • Possible to ask a third party • Sell Product • Risk level1.2 ~ 2.0 • Product Test ( KOLAS) • Issue a Registration Confirmation • Risk level2.0 ~ 2.5

5. 02 Arrange industrial products subject to safety control in 2011

6. Arrange industrial products subject to safety control (23 Items) Demand research(23 items) • Conduct demand research for adjusting items which need safety control (Sep ~ Dec 2010) • Analyze risk level and draw the conclusion(Jan ~ May 2011) • ※ Participants: 46 organizations including governments, testing laboratories, consumer organizations and relevant associations. • ※ Risk assessments for elevator components(9 items) are exempted. New risk assessment(14 items) • Decide items according to assessment of safety control experts. • Classify the items based on analysis results for risk levels. • - Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation(SRSC): 6 items • - Supplier’s Confirmation of Conformity(SCoC) : 8 items

7. Risk assessment level for Industrial products Assessment method • Industrial products, consumers, manufacturers and social factors • Carry out questionnaires ( Grade 1~5 point per item)

8. Risk assessment results of industrial products( 14 items)

9. Risk assessment status of industrial products( 14 items)

10. Risk assessment status of industrial products( 14 items)

11. 03 Safety Inspection ofElectrical Appliances

12. Electrical appliances safety inspection results • Applicable Products • : Lights, Household Electrical Equipment • Units : 48 items, 425 products • Bought at : Giant retail chains, Internet shopping mall • Results: non-compliant 163 products(38.4%) with safety • standards Contents • 34 products(Major Defects): Structure of electric charging part, • Occurrence of dielectric breakdown during dielectric • withstand test, A rise in temperature • 129 products(Noncompliance with safety standards) : • Electromagnetic defects, Grounding issues, Labeling • Factors: The use of components different from them specified • in the initial certificate, The change of product structures Result

13. Result analysis by products • Of 129 products, 49 products(38%) did not meet safety • standards • self-ballasted LED lamps(2), fluorescent luminaries(1), lamp • holders(2) • Structure of a charge, Failure of dielectric strength test Lightings • Of 85 products, 49 products(57%) have major defects • electric blankets(1), electric cushions(3), fomenting • appliances(9) • Failure of dielectric strength test, Rise in temperature, • Malfunction Heating Equipment

14. Result analysis by products • Of 83 products, 23 products(27%) have major defects • massage equipment(1), sterilization equipment(1), insect • killers(1) • Inadequate clearance distance, Rise in temperature Household Electrical Appliances • Of 59 products, 14 products(23%) have major defects • hot plates(1), food mixers(1) • Risk of electric shocks Kitchen Appliances

15. Result analysis by products • Of 69 products, 28 products(40%) have major defects • AC/DC adapter(1), multi-tap(6), electric welding equipment(6) • Risk of electric shocks, Rise in temperature Other Electrical Appliances • Cancel their certificates and withdraw them for 34 products • which have major defects • Ban the use of the certification mark and order corrective • action for 89 substandard products • Order corrective action for 40 slightly substandard products Actions by Cases

16. Corrective Action • 33 products(Cancel their certificates) • Scope: Critical defects: Change of product structure on purpose and major defect Recall Cancellation of Certification • 3 products(Cancel their certificates and ban to sell) • Scope: Major · Minor defects: Electromagnetic defects • 7 products(Manufacturers, Accusation) • Scope: Illegal products: Sell their products without certification Accusation • www.safetykorea.kr • Sale Control System for Hazardous products(KCCI) Confirmation

17. Recall Results(example) Recall results ㅇ 10 kinds of itemstotaling534,074 from 25 manufacturers - Voluntary recallsof manufacturers: 7 kinds of items totaling 475,341 from9 manufacturers - Voluntary recalls according to recommendation: 4 kinds of items totaling 55,256 from16 manufacturers - Recalls according to order: one kind of item totaling 3,477 from3 manufacturers • Cause of recall: Frame durability, defective assembling parts • Quantity of recall: 61,195 units from 5 manufacturers Bicycle • Cause of recall:Causing a mold • Quantity of recall: 110,000units from 1 manufacturer Wet tissues • Cause of recall:Defective switch • Quantity of recall: 312,039 units from 1 manufacturer Hair dryer

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