Training: Product Safety and Product Liability (English / German)
from 490,00 €
Maintaining product safety requirements and avoiding product liability claims is the responsibility of every employee involved at any stage of the product lifecycle. Familiarity with these matters becomes increasingly essential the greater one's influence on the final product and the level of responsibility assumed for its proper functioning.
Reconciling these requirements with rapidly advancing technology, rising customer expectations, and increasingly shorter production cycles presents a distinctive challenge in modern business: As a manufacturer, you cannot afford to fall behind. Concurrently, you must continually ensure the expected safety of your products to satisfy your customers and avoid potentially ruinous liability claims.
Price Overview (Net) · 1-day
| Variant | Budget | Balanced | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open training — per participant | |||
| 1-day | 490 € | 590 € | 690 € |
| In-house — base incl. 4 participants | |||
| Base | 1.890 € | 2.190 € | 2.490 € |
| + per participant 5–8 | 290 € | 390 € | 490 € |
| + per participant 9+ | 145 € | 190 € | 245 € |
Scope of services per package
| Service | Budget | Balanced | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handout | |||
| Learning assessment + certificate | |||
| Practical exercises tailored to customer requirements |
Description
Learning Objective
Our training provides participants with comprehensive knowledge regarding product safety requirements, as well as the prerequisites and scope of potential product liability claims.
The legal frameworks are detailed at both European and national levels. You will learn how to identify relevant standards, interpret them accurately, and derive targeted measures for your specific operational scope.
What to Expect
This training focuses primarily on products governed by the GPSR (EU) 2023/988 and relevant Union harmonisation legislation.
Within the scope of an in-house training session, content can be tailored specifically to your company and products.
Knowledge is conveyed primarily through instructor-led presentations. To reinforce learning, participants are actively engaged at multiple stages: practical exercises involve developing concepts to maintain compliance with product safety requirements, and historical case studies are analyzed to evaluate critical pitfalls. Active participation and technical inquiries are explicitly encouraged throughout.
Content
- Legal principles of product safety and product liability
- Drivers behind increasing safety requirements and customer expectations
- Requirements for making a product available on the market
- Concepts for ensuring the safety of products placed on the market
- Mandatory product labelling and markings
- Identifying product defects in line with statutory liability requirements
- Assessing the legal and commercial consequences of placing a defective product on the market
- Prerequisites and scope of product liability claims
- Claims arising from tort-based producer liability (Produzentenhaftung) and distinction from strict product liability (Produkthaftung)
Target Audience
(Prospective) PSCRs from vehicle manufacturers or the automotive supply industry
- PSB (Product Safety Representatives)
- Executive management
- R&D and engineering personnel
- Manufacturing supervisors and technical specialists
- Insurers and legal professionals specializing in product liability
- Other professionals involved across the product life cycle
Relevant prior knowledge is advantageous but not mandatory. Each subject module begins with a structured introduction designed to onboard participants without previous experience in the field.
Conclusion
You will complete the training with a learning assessment. This serves both for your personal evaluation of learning progress and for our internal quality management.
Upon completion of the event, you will receive a certificate as proof of the acquired qualification.
Contact
Require a customized proposal or have questions? Simply contact us.
Available Dates
| Date | Time | Location | Duration | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.01.2027 | 08:30–17:00 | Frankfurt am Main | 1-day | 15 |
| 08.04.2027 | 08:30–17:00 | Nuremberg | 1-day | 12 |
| 03.06.2027 | 08:30–17:00 | Braunschweig | 1-day | 12 |
| 24.06.2027 | 08:30–17:00 | Lucerne | 1-day | 12 |
| 07.10.2027 | 08:30–17:00 | Lucerne | 1-day | 12 |
Mark Haacke
Founder & Managing Director
Compliance Engineering, Type Approval, Functional Safety
For over 25 years, Mark Haacke has combined deep technical expertise with regulatory foresight. He guides manufacturers from the early conceptual phase through to market launch, translating complex regulations into technical implementation during product development and modification, product failure analysis and assessment, and the definition of corrective actions.
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