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General

Do you sell non-food consumer products on the European market? Then it is important that you are familiar with the General Product Safety Requirements that apply in Europe. Companies may only offer safe products on the European market. These requirements not only apply to products that lack specific European legislation, but they also complement existing or future specific legal safety requirements.

This training will also prepare you for the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) that goes into effect on Dec. 13, 2024.

Purpose of training

After attending basic training:

  • Are familiar with the structure and content of the regulations regarding General Product Safety Requirements;
  • Are you familiar with the General Product Safety Requirements imposed on consumer products;
  • Are you able to perform and apply risk analysis.

Each student will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the training.

Target audience

For any employee with responsibility for the safety of consumer products traded on the European market, such as, for example, starting quality managers, quality employees and/or buyers. Indeed, this training provides basic knowledge of laws and regulations, which affect almost all consumer products, and the right tools for gaining quality awareness.

Topics

The following topics are covered during basic training:

  • Legal obligations from the economic role: manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfillment center;
  • Laws and regulations: General Product Safety Act, General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), CE marking, Harmonized Standards, European Timber Regulation, etc;
  • General Product Safety Act: quality assurance system requirements:
    • Risk Assessment/Determine Requirements.
    • Building and archiving technical files
    • Sampling and inspections
    • Complaints: recording, investigation, corrective action

Registration & dates

Education level MBO/HBO
Duration Half day
Certificate Yes
Price € 275 excluding VAT
Languages
Location and dates
Jan. 16, 2025
13:00 - 17:00, Bunnik, Dutch

Sept. 10, 2025
13:00 - 17:00, Bunnik, Dutch

Course participants rate this
training with an 8.1

Based on 44 reviews

"You get a good overview of how things work and what the obligations are, with enough depth to apply concretely."
"Training that covers the basics well. It became clear to me that there is a lot of complex legislation, for specific products different legislation each time."
"Gives a good idea of the basic knowledge you need to have."
"Excellent training where you get the knowledge of product safety clearly explained."
"Clear explanation of what is important for our company and our work."
"Good for raising awareness for liability and product safety."
"It's helpful to learn what products should meet the basics and what responsibilities you have as an organization for different types of products."
"Provides a good basic knowledge regarding product safety."
"Important disclosure of information."
"Interactive, open format, asking questions possible. "
"Clear explanation."
"You get a better idea of what to look out for."
"In 4 hours I learned a lot about this topic and it was also the perfect length. It didn't get boring and there was a lot of interaction. So for this topic I would definitely recommend the training to others!"
"Good basic training with tools to work with in practice."
"It was very informative, even if you have known the company for some time you can always learn something."
"Trainer and training was/is well reasoned, clear and room to ask questions."
"Interesting."
"Training contained many concrete examples of our own assortment which makes os more aware of the legal requirements that are in place when selling these products, however, the question still hangs how we will now concretely continue to get a better understanding of these legal requirements per product group so that we can better respond to this instead of being ambushed afterwards by a supervisor."
"The training provides a good foundation for understanding what general product safety is about. What legal frameworks exist for this, what is mandatory and what is not. In the process, a lot of interesting background information is shared that you can later seek in-depth knowledge on your own."
"You get practical examples, tips on what to comply with and what authorities enforce."
"This knowledge is not easy to find and acquire. There is no ready-made training for this branch of expertise. With this training you really broaden the awareness of product safety."
"Recommended, because in terms of regulations, there is much more than meets the eye."
"Participated from my selling role: very interesting training that helps to empathize with the requirements customers have of us. When we can think along with the customer in this at the table, this is of great benefit."
"The training matched our expectation because it was completed as pre-arranged. All participants were enthusiastic and convinced of the added value."
"You get a little more insight I what to look out for with certain products."
"Good basic knowledge for Non-Food."
"The trainer gave clear explanations and the assignments allowed you to test yourself right away."
"Clear, lots of relevant information."
"This (subject) area was very unknown to me and I have now become a bit wiser regarding this topic "
"Interesting topic and trainer is very knowledgeable about NF legislation."
"Clear and necessary if you purchase or interact with products ."
"Content-wise, I already knew a lot, and I feel my colleagues did too. I missed the depth specifically in our area, namely fashion/apparel. I had hoped to go deeper into our articles and what can go wrong with them. So for me it was a little too general."
"There is a lot of useful information in there."
"It was an educational training for our industry."
"Only feedback/point of improvement is that the trainer could exude a little more enthusiasm which would make the training even more enjoyable."
"Good basic guidelines for product safety."

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