Strengthening international cooperation on consumer product 

safety in the Americas 

Actual situation

RCSS

RAPEXCPSC‐HC

alignment

alignmentalignment

1950 – 2011

OUR GOAL

RCSS

RAPEXCPSC‐HC

Same/similar:• Standards• Risk assessment• Ways of working• Communication system

Political leadership

Resources:•Financial•Human

Legal Framework

Academia Communication

Engine of the net

Coordination

TechnicalAdvisory Group

Joint Actions agreement protocol

Cooperation and support of global initiativesOECD ‐ USA ‐EU ‐ ICPHSO

Voluntary fund

Human  possibilities

Interdepartmental 

cooperation

CPSHealthCustom

Metrology

Risk assessment

Atlas of legal framework

USAEU Capacity 

building:•On line

•Workshops

DATA:accidents

PIPADINEISSCHIRPPIDB

Post graduate course

Web portal

SIAR‐ARapid Alert 

Interamerican communication  System

Common language

RAPEXPartnership 

with CARICOM

Global net information: 

Early warning site

Specialist courses

Product safetyprotocol