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Webinar Protecting Consumer Safety: A QIMA Fireside Chat with CPSC Commissioner Dana Baiocco
DATE Aired On 28 Apr 2021	TIME On-Demand
FEE Free	LANGUAGE English
TOPIC Inspections Analisi di Laboratorio Audit Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Accessories Electrical & Electronic Products Homeware & Gardenware Gifts & Premiums Toys & Recreational Items Bodycare, Fashion & Accessories
SPEAKER Karolyn Helda Dana Baiocco
ORGANIZER events@qima.com

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Protecting Consumer Safety: A QIMA Fireside Chat with CPSC Commissioner Dana Baiocco

Join QIMA’s Karolyn Helda as she speaks with Dana Baiocco, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in this Q&A webinar about the responsibility of businesses to minimize risk to the end consumer.

Dana joined the CPSC for a seven-year term on June 1, 2018. With an extensive legal background in consumer product safety and public policy, Dana is an expert in risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, reporting obligations, warranties and product recalls.

In this webinar, Dana will share her knowledge of how businesses can proactively improve the safety of their products to protect themselves and the end consumer.

About The Speaker

Karolyn Helda

Managing Director, QIMA

Karolyn Helda is the Managing Director of QIMA’s Laboratory in Buffalo, New York. She has worked in the consumer products safety, compliance and quality assurance industry for over 30 years. Her knowledge and direct experience span the categories of promotional products, toys and children’s products, softlines, general merchandise as well as consumable consumer goods such as food, over-the-counter drugs, health and beauty care items. Prior to assuming responsibility for the QIMA Buffalo lab operations, Karolyn held various roles at independent consumer products testing laboratories including laboratory and client services management, business development, global compliance program development and management, as well as technical consulting, training and protocol development.

Dana Baiocco

Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Dana Baiocco joined the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on June 1, 2018. She was confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 2018. Ms. Baiocco’s appointment by former President Donald Trump is for a seven-year term, retroactively beginning on October 27, 2017.

Prior to joining the Commission, Ms. Baiocco was a partner at Jones Day, where she was a member of the firm’s Business and Tort Litigation Practice. She joined Jones Day’s Pittsburgh Office in 1998 and, in 2011, she was among the first partners to join the Firm’s Boston Office when it opened. While at Jones Day, Ms. Baiocco become known for strategic business advice and for representing clients in high-intensity trials involving mass torts, consumer and industrial products, and medical devices in federal, state, and international courts. She counseled clients on risk mitigation, compliance with regulatory and reporting obligations, warranties, and product recalls. And, she litigated on behalf of clients in antitrust, construction and bankruptcy matters.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Ms. Baiocco served as a federal law clerk to The Honorable Gustave Diamond, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Baiocco earned her law degree from Duquesne University, cum laude, and was awarded the Justice Louis Mandarino Honor Society for Achievement in Trial and Appellate Advocacy. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Ohio University.

About The Organization

QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.

QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 95 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.

For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain^tm.

This webinar will cover

The work of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The trends shaping the product safety landscape
Common product safety violations and the risks posed to consumers
How businesses can ensure better compliance with regulations and standards
Unique stories from the field