By Debra Rade on March 25, 2011
TranslationToday we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The fire claimed the lives of 146 workers in New York, mostly young female immigrants from Europe working long hours for low wages, who died because of inadequate safety precautions and lack of fire escapes. This sad event helped to galvanize a movement [...]
Posted in Product Safety & Regulatory | Tagged fire safety, nfpa, standards, standards development, triangle shirtwaist factory fire, underwriters laboratories
By Debra Rade on March 15, 2011
TranslationCame across an interesting consumer product issue. Here’s a news report about a grandmother complaining that a product she wanted to purchase had the following warning on its: “Warning: Contains lead. May be harmful if eaten or chewed. May generate dust containing lead.” Why did the manufacturer place that warning on a label? Most likely, [...]
Posted in Product Safety & Regulatory, Uncategorized
By Debra Rade on March 15, 2011
TranslationPlease consider joining me at the Practising Law Institute’s Corporate and Ethics Institute 2011 in Chicago on May 12-13, 2011. The schedule includes: Hot Topics and Global Trends in Compliance and Ethics Standards and Procedures: The First Element of an Effective Program Effective Communications and Training Board Oversight and Program Structure: Responding to the Guidelines’ [...]
Posted in Corporate Governance, Policies & Compliance | Tagged Board Oversight, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Governance, PLI, Practicing Law Institute
