As part of our commitment to improving the safety of products supplied by members and the wider promotional products sector, APPA offers an online product safety training course, free for members.
This introductory course outlines the key principles and processes to get you up to speed or refresh your existing knowledge. Accompanying notes let you learn more at your own pace, as it applies to your business and products.
Each module includes a recorded audio/video presentation and slide notes. We recommend completing them in order.
The regulatory system
45 minutes
Covers key product safety principles and why businesses need policies and systems to ensure compliance, with practical examples of typical promotional products throughout.
Gives an overview of the laws, regulators and legal provisions in Australia and New Zealand, from general protections such as consumer guarantees and no misleading claims, to mandatory standards and bans, and specialist regimes such as electrical appliance safety.
Achieving safe products
42 minutes
Regulations don't cover every product, or every hazard within a product. This module uses typical promotional products, with a focus on drinkware and apparel, to show how to identify hazards and manage them.
It outlines resources and recommendations to help you understand your products and keep them safe, and includes a short exercise.
Supply chain and testing
36 minutes
The supply chain is more of a network than a line. This module looks at every input in making and distributing products, offshore and once landed, with practical advice on managing risk at each point of production and handling.
On testing, it shares a cautionary tale and guidance on understanding and managing product testing, even when you're only given a completed test report. A short exercise is included.
Owner and Principal, Product Safety Solutions, Australia
The course was developed exclusively for APPA by Gail, who has more than 30 years' experience in consumer product safety. She spent 25 years with the ACCC's product safety branch before founding Product Safety Solutions in 2012 as a product safety consultant and advocate.
30+
years in consumer product safety
25
years with the ACCC's product safety branch
2012
founded Product Safety Solutions
The program is free for APPA members and is in the Resources section of the members area once you've logged in.
Non-members can purchase access by emailing info@appa.com.au. Prices are in AUD and include GST.
| Module | Member | Non-member |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1: The regulatory system | Free | $55.00 |
| Module 2: Achieving safe products | Free | $55.00 |
| Module 3: Supply chain and testing | Free | $55.00 |
| 3-module bundle | Free | $143.00 |
The course is also available through the PPAI Online Education platform, where it counts towards PPAI Certification credits.
Members can start the program now. Non-members can get in touch to purchase access.
Members: start Module 1Non-members: enquireFor more product safety information and resources, visit our Promotional Product Safety page.
