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  • PSA Required: Product Safety Basics
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits

    The consumer products market is becoming increasingly regulated and subject to scrutiny by many government agencies and consumer groups. This course introduces promotional products professionals to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), California Prop 65, Undue Influence and Supply Chain Mapping.

    Join Jessica Gibbons-Rauch for Product Safety Basics. This is a required course for Product Safety Awareness  This course contains information regarding United States regulations, laws and standards, specifically. 

    Jessica Gibbons-Rauch, MBA, CAS

    Manager, Professional Development Learning Programs

    PPAI

    Jessica-Gibbons-Rausch, MBA, is the Manager, Professional Development Learning Programs at PPAI.  She has over 15 years of experience working in the promotional products industry.  JGR was named a PPAI Rising Star in 2014, she has served on the board of PPAChicago and on the board of PromoKitchen.

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  • PPAI Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) Package
    Contains 25 Product(s)

    Register for all your required courses here. You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package. Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.

    Register for all your CAS required courses in one step.  You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package.

    Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org

    Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.

  • Product Safety Awareness Journey
    Contains 6 Product(s)

    The Product Safety Awareness Journey is a comprehensive set of courses that encompass the best practices of product safety and corporate responsibility. This journey can be used to achieve the required Product Safety Ambassador status but provides a more in depth look at the keys in this area.

    Take The Following Free Education Opportunities:

    • CAS Required Product Safety Basics (30 minutes)
    • Responsible Sourcing: Current State of Affairs with Kelli Hoggle of Amfori
    • Waste Management: The Hierarchy and the 5 R's with Ron Haek of Looptworks
    • Complete Business Sustainability with Yours Truly, Denise Taschereau and Theresa Fudenberg
    • The Impact of International Due Diligence Obligations with Brian Campbell and Hope Spector
    • Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Your Scope Emissions with Erich Nolan

    Upon Completion of the program: 

    • You will receive notice of credit for the course.
    • You will receive notification of your status and receive the "We Are Product Safety Aware" logos to be used in your marketing materials
    • You will be added to the list of Product Safety Aware companies on the PPAI website.
    • Make your plans to attend the Product Safety Summit, Expo & Expo East in the future
    • Adopt the PPAI Code of Conduct
    • Keep Your Product Safety Awareness Current 
    • Complete two hours of products safety education every two years in order to continue in the program.

  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Waste Diversion
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will answer questions such as where your company's waste actually end up, what to do about packaging waste and outline options for end-of-life solutions.

    This session will answer questions such as where your company's waste actually end up, what to do about packaging waste and outline options for end-of-life solutions.         

    Ashlee Baker (Moderator)

    Principal and Waste Diversion Specialist

    Waste Not Consulting

    Ashlee Baker is a principal and waste diversion specialist at Waste Not Consulting. She brings over ten years of experience in waste diversion for commercial properties. She has a background in working with commercial, retail, and residential properties to develop, implement, and manage sustainable waste and recycling programs that are both environmentally friendly and financially responsible. With a passion for diverting waste from landfills, Ashlee has created and implemented over 150 waste stream management programs with an emphasis on diversion and has completed over 16M square feet of LEED compliant waste audits. She strives to encourage greater consciousness of our individual environmental footprints through education, outreach, and best practices. Ashlee holds a master of science degree in environmental studies from California State University, Fullerton and a B.A. in communications studies from Florida State University. 

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: The Science of Biodegradability, Composability, Recycling and End-of-Life Sustainability Solutions
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will go over the science around: Packaging Materials, Biobased, Circularity, End-of-Life: Biodegradable, Compostable, Recycling Microplastics - plastic waste, and will review what all of these terms mean.

    This session will go over the science around: Packaging Materials, Biobased, Circularity, End-of-Life: Biodegradable, Compostable, Recycling Microplastics - plastic waste, and will review what all of these terms mean.

    Ramani Nayaran (Moderator)

    University Distinguished Professor

    Michigan State University

    Ramani Narayan is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He is an internationally acclaimed thought leader and expert in bioplastics, focusing on the manufacture of biobased and compostable plastics. His research encompasses design and manufacture of biofiber composites for auto and industrial applications. He is involved with measurements and reporting of biobased carbon and environmental footprint using LCA tools.  He received an M.S. degree in organic chemistry and a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from Bombay University in India. He is a fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).He serves as the scientific chair of the Biodegradable Products Institute, North America as well as on the board of ASTM International and was founding chair of the committee on environmentally degradable plastics and biobased products. He received the ASTM Award of Merit, the highest award given by the society to an individual member and was the first recipient of the William N. Findley Award from ASTM for significant contributions to the application of new technologies. His other honors include the James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, State of Michigan – Governor’s University Award for Commercialization Excellence, and Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s award. His awards from MSU include a University Distinguished Faculty Award and a Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award. He received the Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship Chair in Science and Technology Management and Commercialization (University of Lisbon, Portugal).

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Risk of Greenwashing
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will demonstrate the importance of validating any sustainability-related claims companies make about their products or processes, as well as properly categorizing products with sustainable claims.

    This session will demonstrate the importance of validating any sustainability-related claims companies make about their products or processes, as well as properly categorizing products with sustainable claims.

    David Callet (Moderator)

    Principal

    Callet Law

    David Callet is a principal at Callet Law where he provides comprehensive client representation on all aspects of consumer product safety compliance. He guides clients on how to create and implement product safety compliance programs that reduce product recalls, limit products liability litigation and help protect their valuable brands from adverse publicity associated with non-compliance with product safety requirements. He regularly represents clients I matters involving the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. David is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and the George Washington University Law School.

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Sustainability Terminology
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    Beginning your sustainability journey? Confused by the alphabet soup of terms? This interactive session will address key and emerging sustainability terms and definitions.

    Beginning your sustainability journey? Confused by the alphabet soup of terms? This interactive session will address key and emerging sustainability terms and definitions.

    Natalie Sheffey (Moderator)

    Business Sustainability Manager

    Hit Promotional Products

    Natalie Sheffey is the business sustainability manager for Hit Promotional Products, based in Tampa Bay, Florida. She has experience writing for the Green Business Bureau, a sustainability certification company, and has recently served as a consultant within the promotional product industry. Natalie is a graduate of the University of South Florida where she received a master’s degree in global sustainability with a concentration in sustainable business. 

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Legislative Update
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will examine the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022.

    This session will examine the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022.

    Maurice Norris (Moderator)

    Public Affairs Manager

    PPAI

    Maurice Norris is the public affairs manager for Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). Currently, Maurice manages the government relations and product responsibility programs at PPAI. In these roles, he monitors legislative and regulatory developments affecting the promotional products industry. Maurice also assists members with compliance challenges facing their businesses and helps them advocate for their companies with various aspects and levels of government. Maurice also serves on the board of the Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition.

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    .50 Point

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: PFAS Deep Dive
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will explain what PFAS chemicals are, demonstrate how prevalent they are in our industry's products, and provide actionable solutions for the variety of federal and state activities addressing PFAS concerns.

    This session will explain what PFAS chemicals are, demonstrate how prevalent they are in our industry's products, and provide actionable solutions for the variety of federal and state activities addressing PFAS concerns.

    Rick Brenner, MAS+ (Moderator)

    President

    Product Safety Advisors

    Rick Brenner is president of Product Safety Advisors, a consulting and outsourced compliance firm advising clients in all facets of consumer product safety. Prior to founding Product Safety Advisors, Rick was CEO and chief compliance officer of Prime Resources, a $100 million consumer products importer in Bridgeport, CT. Rick is considered a foremost expert on best practices for design and manufacture of safe and compliant consumer products.  He has served as a resource to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on these matters and was a featured speaker for the Commission at the Fourth North American Consumer Product Safety Summit. In other product safety roles, Rick is past president and executive board member of ICPHSO – the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO.org). In 2008, Rick co-founded the non-profit product safety certification organization QCA, the Quality Certification Alliance (qcalliance.org).  In 2015, after serving three years on its board, Brenner was elected chair of PPAI. He is a founder of PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group (PRAG) and has co-chaired PPAI’s Product Responsibility Summit each year since its inception in 2011.                                   

    Travis Norton (Moderator)

    Director of Global Technical Services

    Bureau Veritas

     Travis Norton has been with BV for more than 20 years. As the director of global technical services in the Americas region, he leads and manages a technical consultation team. He is an ASTM member, participating on technical committees for textiles and consumer products. Previously, he was the director of global technical services for Europe, Middle East and Africa based in the UK. Prior to that, Travis has worked in global project management, engineering and technical services in Hong Kong. He has also worked in laboratory operations in Hong Kong, China and Buffalo, NY. Before joining BV, he worked in consumer products manufacturing, for a private brand supplier as a research and development chemist and as a factory QA/QC laboratory supervisor. 

    Chase Dressman (Moderator)

    Attorney

    Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP

    Chase Dressman is a leader of Taft's Cincinnati Environmental Group.  He frequently creates, manages, and negotiates portfolios of regulatory and commercial contracts for national and international companies, with an emphasis on prompt turnaround times and business-oriented solutions. A significant portion of Chase’s practice involves representing companies in the pesticide industry, including manufacturers and distributors of agricultural, conventional, and anti-microbial pesticide products. Chase is an alumnus of Leadership Northern Kentucky (Class of 2013) and Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (Class 21). He frequently writes and presents on significant environmental matters and issues. He currently serves as the general counsel for the Greater Cincinnati Hazmat Unit, where he provides legal counsel to local fire, emergency, and other first responders. Chase received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, with honors, from Xavier University and earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal, Moot Court, and was selected to and competed on the National Moot Court team. Chase is a life-long resident of the Greater Cincinnati area, where he lives with his wife and children.

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