Chicago - Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, will be attending the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization's (ICPHSO) 2018 Annual Meeting & Training Symposium, February 20 - 23, in Orlando, Florida. During the 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee event, Intertek will serve as sponsor and exhibitor. Additionally, experts will be on hand throughout the show to offer their insight and experience as they relate to this year's theme of learning from history to make products safer in the future.
On Thursday, February 20, Intertek's Eleanore Pittman, Safety Engineering Manager, joins a tutorial, 'Techniques for Training Customer Service Reps and Other Methods for Staying Ahead of Potential Product Hazards'. The tutorial will provide advice for business on how to anticipate and stay ahead of potential product hazards, focusing on proactive tools that can be used to predict potential emerging hazards, leveraging historic injury data for related products and how consumer risk tolerance might change in light of new product technologies and innovations.
In the exhibit hall, Intertek will provide resources and information on product safety and compliance for toys, apparel, furniture, appliances, electronics and more. Visitors to the booth can speak with Intertek representatives one-on-one about issues such as chemical regulations, product safety requirements and industry regulation and standards.
Intertek is an experienced industry leader in consumer product safety testing, performance verification and Total Quality Solutions. Brands, retailers, manufacturers and industry associations rely on Intertek for our commitment to customer service, expertise, and quality testing, as well as our speed to market. Learn more about Intertek's offerings for the consumer products industry at http://www.intertek.com/products-retail/.
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Intertek Group plc is one of the world's leading groups specializing in analysis, control and certification of products and systems. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- control and certification services for consumer goods (63.4%): including food, pharmaceuticals, textiles, beauty products, consumer electronics, toys, shoes, home appliances, cars. Also, the group is developing an activity to monitor the certification of international standards;
- monitoring and assessment of petroleum and agricultural products (19.9%). Besides, Intertek Group plc offers inspection services to government system and regulators to support commercial activities, contributing to the movement of goods across borders;
- development of quality assurance solutions (16.7%): for the supply chain of oil, gas, nuclear and mining industries.
At the end of 2022, the group operated more than 1,000 inspection offices and laboratories in the world.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (6.4%), the United States (30%), China and Hong Kong (18.5%), Australia (5.5) and other (39.6%).