Safety First

I II III

I

Product Safety Management System 4

리콜 등 필요조치 High hazardous items(14 items) Manage products from production stage through product test and factory inspection High hazardous items(14 items) Manage products from production stage through product test and factory inspection Mandatory indication of hazard Mandatory indication of hazard information(30 items) information(30 items) Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products self-confirmation if their products meet safety and quality labeling meet safety and quality labeling standard standard Mandatory indication of hazard Mandatory indication of hazard information(30 items) information(30 items) Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do Safety and quality labeling after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products self-confirmation if their products meet safety and quality labeling meet safety and quality labeling standard standard Hazardous items which have concerns to induce safety incidents (47 items ) Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories Hazardous items which have concerns to induce safety incidents (47 items ) Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories

리콜 등 필요조치 Hazardous items which have concerns to cause safety incidents (93 items) Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories Hazardous items which have concerns to cause safety incidents (93 items) Report to a certification body after manufacturers or importers confirm if their products meet safety standard through authorized testing laboratories Sell products after manufacturers assure their product safety themselves (33 items) Indicate safety of products after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet the safety standard. Sell products after manufacturers assure their product safety themselves (33 items) Indicate safety of products after manufacturers or importers do self-confirmation if their products meet the safety standard. High hazardous items(53 items) Manage products from production stage through product test and factory inspection High hazardous items(53 items) Manage products from production stage through product test and factory inspection

7 Certification Body Safety Certification Self-regulatory Safety confirmation Certification Body Manufacturers (domestic and international ) Importers High hazardous products are regulated as items subject to safety certification Low hazardous products are regulated as items subject to self-regulatory safety certification. Relevant act: Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act, Quality Control and Safety Management of Industrial Products Act 리콜 등 필요조치 Procedure for safety certification and self-regulatory safety confirmation Procedure for safety certification and self-regulatory safety confirmation Certification Body

리콜 등 필요조치 Brief of the Framework Act on Product Safety Brief of the Framework Act on Product Safety ① The government may conduct safety investigations of the products distributed on the Korean markets to verify their safety. ② The government may analyze product incidents and conduct inspection to prevent recurrence of the incident. ③ The government may recommend the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products which have minor defect. ④ The government may order the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products and announce the case to the press for products having major defects. ⑤ If enterprisers are aware that their products are unsafe, they should report it to KATS and carry out a voluntary recall. ⑥ Where enterprisers do not conduct a product recall, the government may conduct a mandatory recall and then claim expenses to the enterpriser. ① The government may conduct safety investigations of the products distributed on the Korean markets to verify their safety. ② The government may analyze product incidents and conduct inspection to prevent recurrence of the incident. ③ The government may recommend the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products which have minor defect. ④ The government may order the enterpriser to carry out a recall of the products and announce the case to the press for products having major defects. ⑤ If enterprisers are aware that their products are unsafe, they should report it to KATS and carry out a voluntary recall. ⑥ Where enterprisers do not conduct a product recall, the government may conduct a mandatory recall and then claim expenses to the enterpriser.

II

Conduct safety investigation cooperation with certification bodies, consumer groups and local governments Enhance control of imported products by expanding scope of the products which should get safety confirmation from a custom director. Support R&D on advances in safety to solve original problems of product safety accidents - Fund 5 billion won(KR) for 34 projects in Fund 3.8 billion won for 30 projects in * 153 items including 22 child products, 129 electric appliances Strengthen safety investigation of products distributed in the market Expand consumer participation for product safety monitoring *Safety investigation of products (‘07) 842 cases (‘08) 1,003 cases (‘09) 3,049 cases (‘10) 3,035 cases Place safety monitoring observers and safety keepers in the market * Safety keepers : (‘10) 150 people Strengthen safety management of imported products in cooperation with the Korea Customs Service Give support to develop difficult common technologies for weak common technologies for weak areas of product safety

11

III

Early industrialization Economic Growth (1980~1990) Entry of developed countries (since 2000) Expand self-regulatory safety management system Strengthen social responsibility(recalls) (since 2010) Assure minimum quality Export inspection Enhance product quality Model recognition Enhance consumer safety and autonomy of enterprisers Supplier's Declaration of Conformity Ensure consumer safety Safety Certification 1980 ~ ~1970 Since 2000Since 2010

ㅇ Before a product is released : Expand self-regulation of enterprisers from Safety Certification System to Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation System and Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity System ㅇ After a product is released: Encourage enterprisers to take corporate social responsibility by strengthening market surveillance according to the Framework Act on Product Safety ㅇ Before a product is released : Expand self-regulation of enterprisers from Safety Certification System to Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation System and Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity System ㅇ After a product is released: Encourage enterprisers to take corporate social responsibility by strengthening market surveillance according to the Framework Act on Product Safety After product is released, Market surveillance system (Framework Act on Product Safety) Before a product is released, Before a product is released, Pre-regulation system (Individual acts) Safety Certification System Self-regulatory Safety Confirmation System Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity System Before a product is released, Before a product is released, Pre-regulation system Strengthen control and supervision after a product is released. After a product is released, Post-regulation system

Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention !