CASE STUDIES ON CANADIAN STANDARDS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE: JOINT NATIONAL STANDARDS AND CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY INTRODUCTION TO CANADIAN STANDARDS AND FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS TRAINING WORKSHOP AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Dan Warelis, Program Manager, International and Regional Engagement – May 16-17, 2016
Overview Case studies on Canadian standards and international trade: 1) Joint National Standards: Personal Floatation Devices 2) Consumer Product Safety: Toys
North American Harmonization • Duplicative requirements within a regional market have a negative impact on productivity and competitiveness • North American manufacturers strongly support: • One standard - One test • Competition among Conformity Assessment Bodies • Alignment of standards by jurisdictions to avoid duplicative standards/testing/certification requirements
Duplicative Certifications: Water Heater
The cost of duplicative standards in North America: One example • Estimated value of Canada-US plumbing industry in the residential sector: $90B • Bi ‐ lateral trade: $17B • More than 70% of the goods sold in Canada produced in the US • Only about 10% of referenced standards are currently bi ‐ national • Estimated annual cost of product testing/certification for North American plumbing and heating industry: between $3.2B and $4.5B • Estimated additional cost of duplicative standards/testing/ certification in the plumbing sector borne by Canadian consumers: between $120M to $150M per year 5
Joint Canada-U.S. Standards Development/maintenance of joint Canada-US standards: • One committee, composed of Canadian and U.S. stakeholders, working together on one document • The Canadian and U.S. standards development requirements are followed throughout the entire standards development process • One document, to be used in Canada and the U.S. • One test applied • Ideally, one certification logo to cover both markets
Traditional Harmonization Process • same basic process repeated by each Standards Development Organization Technical Harmonization (SDO) and THC Committee (THC) • Potential duplication of effort; more than 1 technical SDO committee National Process • Could result in lengthy National process Standard SDO • Publishing of 2 standards National with separate covers Process National • Maintenance of standards Standard lengthy due to coordination between SDOs and national 7 processes
New Harmonization Process Single SDO accredited • Faster in CAN - US • Single process, less complicated 1 Joint Bi- national • All affected Standard stakeholders at the same table Develop draft standard • Reduces duplication of effort Preliminary Review, • On-going Ballot, Public Review harmonization is inherent Single Joint standard 8
Benefits of the New Process: streamlining of resources; one process with lower standards development costs; reducing effort, resources and time; increased harmonization reducing additional testing, lower manufacturing costs, and greater efficiencies for industry; Greater Innovation/ Market Access: 1 st Edition standards created concurrently allowing new technology quicker access reducing lags and stimulating innovation; updates to safety standards at a quicker pace, closing gaps in safety between Canada and the US once an issue is identified; Regional adoptions of international standards and regional standards development approaches simultaneously . 9
CASE STU CASE STUDY #1: DY #1: PERSON PERSONAL FLOATATION AL FLOATATION DEVICES DEVICES
Pilot projects for joint Canada-U.S. standards • SCC & the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have launched pilot projects to facilitate the development of joint Canada-U.S standards in the electro-technical and plumbing/heating sectors • Focus on new or emerging product areas where neither standards nor regulations currently exist & where standards development would benefit the greatest number of users • Aimed to support Canada-U.S regulatory cooperation, reduce red tape and help address the price gap between Canadian and U.S. consumer products
Lifejackets and Immersion Suits • UL is leveraging its ANSI and SCC accreditation to facilitate harmonization by using a single bi-national STP: • Of the 42 initiatives UL is currently undertaking in Canada 40 will result in Joint Canada – US standards using a single joint STP. • UL’s process ensures both ANSI and SCC procedures and requirements are met. 12
Device Labeling Current Current Proposed • Joint standards has permitted for 1 st US Label CDN Label NA time: Label Single NA label Product marked for both Canada/US Both USCG and Transport approval Product permitted to be sold and used in Canada/US 13
Device Point of Sale Placard US – Think Safe Pamphlet CAD – Wise Choice Brochure Problem 1 – lengthy documents Problem 2 – similar but different Joint standard has allowed: • a consolidated and redesigned joint POS placard • Placard based on ISO symbols 14
What is new about this project? • Single standard for both Canada and the US • Simultaneous adoption of ISO standard in Canada/US • Greater coordination between US Techincal Advisory Group (TAG) - CDN Mirror Committee -- Closing gap between ISO and NA • New harmonized Labels & placards- greater market access and efficiencies for manufacturers • NA market creating new options & ultimately greater wear rates 15
Critical success factors • Industry engagement on both sides of the border • Ongoing consultation with affected stakeholders to set priorities • Ability to focus on these priorities over extended periods of time • Informing and getting buy-in from other key stakeholders: – Regulators – Standards Development Organizations – Conformity Assessment Bodies – Consumers • Documenting our work to replicate on a larger scale if the pilot projects are successful
CASE STUDY #2: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY - TOYS
18 Consumer Product Safety • Use of voluntary standardization system to advance regulatory goals • Enhanced consumer product safety
Background • 2008: Agreement with Health Canada to “increase use of National Standards System to address issues with consumer product safety in Canada” • 2010: SCC proposal for development of a standards and certification-based strategy for promoting consumer product safety – CPS product matrix – Consumer Product Safety in Canada: A guide to standards and conformity assessment solutions for manufacturers, importers and sellers • 2013-14: SCC proposal for 3 products – 2 accepted – Online CPS orientation module – Standardization Map Prototype
CPS Standardization Map • A one-of-a-kind user-friendly online database visualizing the relationship between: • Consumer product categories • Jurisdictional regulations • Standards • Conformity assessment • Hazards
Purpose: • To develop a prototype to map current standards in multiple jurisdictions (i.e. Canada, US, EU, Australia, ISO/IEC) for each product category (e.g. children’s jewelry) listed under the CCPSA • A user-friendly searchable database • Particularly relevant to industry (e.g. importers, exporters, manufacturers, distributors, advertisers, sellers) • Also used by HC for its own research and analysis work
The map:
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