Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, recently introduced a new product safety awareness program at The PPAI Expo 2014.
Developed by the association’s Product Responsibility Advisory Group (PRAG) and vetted through industry committees and advisory groups, the program is designed to enhance industry-wide commitment and a culture where companies are mindful of product safety and leading the discussion in the promotional products channel.
“We are very pleased to be able to make this important product safety education program available to PPAI members,” says Marc Simon, PPAI board chair. “This program provides an opportunity for promotional products companies to increase their knowledge of product safety principles and practices to better serve their customers and clients. Through the product safety awareness program, PPAI will enhance product safety education for promotional products companies and strengthen core competencies for industry best practices.”
PPAI’s program is part of a larger platform where companies will designate a product safety ambassador to fulfill biennial safety education requirements in order to obtain the company’s product safety awareness status and gain access to the PPAI marketplace.
The product safety awareness program is not an industry certification, but rather an education-based program. It requires all member companies to complete a minimum of four hours of product safety education no later than the start of Expo East 2015 in order to gain access to the PPAI marketplace, including trade show exhibit space, sponsorships and advertising.
For more information, visit ppai.org. — L.M.
