(Intertek: Oak Brook, IL) -- Intertek, a provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries globally, has been certified as the first training provider and examiner for the new Safe Design Professional (Saf-D-Pro) Certification Scheme, enabling the company, which pioneered design hazard analysis and design appraisal in consumer product development, to play an integral role in helping to promote a greater focus on product design in the consumer goods industry.

Intertek’s certification comes about as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that building safety into every product at every stage of production prior to being available on store shelves is a key priority for the organization as it strives to avoid future product recalls. The CPSC also emphasized that more attention to product design and assembly is key to meeting product safety mandates at the Third-Annual Product Safety & Liability Conference, held Oct. 6–7 in Washington, D.C.  

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