Month: April 2020
Intertek Shares – Introduction to Regulatory Requirements
Ventilator Production
As manufacturers quickly pivot and retool operations to produce medical equipment and supplies, Intertek has mobilized our global workforce and operational capacity to support customers in understanding quality and safety compliance as they develop products for medical use.
Companies are facing unique challenges as they work to understand the regulatory requirements for life-saving medical equipment such as ventilators and respirators. We have consolidated some of the most important information into a Production Guide for Ventilators, providing a high-level overview of very complex global requirements
https://www.intertek.com/medical/ventilator-production/
Coronavirus Puts Systems for International Cooperation to the Test
Can the international community come together to respond to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Monday, March 30, 2020 BY: Dr. William J. Long Published in the United States Institute for Peace.
The spread of infectious diseases can foster opportunities for international cooperation, even between rivals. During the Cold War, for example, American and Soviet scientists collaborated to develop and improve a polio vaccine. The unprecedented challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic put in stark relief the need for enhanced international cooperation. What role can the United States play in building such cooperation? In his book “Pandemics and Peace,” published in 2011 by USIP Press, Dr. William Long contended that infectious disease control presents an unparalleled opportunity for American leadership in global public health. Long looks back at the recommendations he made for U.S. global health policy and how they are relevant today and at how other outbreaks in recent years have led to increased cooperation.
Long responds to a series of questions in this article including:
How would you would assess the effectiveness of international cooperation to combat the COVID-19 outbreak? What are some examples of successful cooperation on past global public health challenges?
What has changed in the architecture of international cooperation on public health since you wrote “Pandemics and Peace”? Have epidemics like Ebola or Zika helped increase international cooperation?
In your book, you argued that the U.S. does a lot right when it comes to supporting foreign capacity in infectious disease response—but that it may not go far enough. Nearly 10 years later, how would you asses U.S. global health policy in this regard?
You laid out recommendations for the U.S. global health policy in your book. Have any of them been implemented? And which of those recommendations would be particularly useful now as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic?
To see what Dr Long says click on the attached link.
State of the Security Industry COVID-19 Town Hall Wednesday, April 8⋅2:00 – 3:30pm
State of the Security Industry COVID-19 Town Hall Wednesday,
April 8⋅2:00 – 3:30pm
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join.
As we navigate the global COVID-19 health crisis, we know many of you are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainties within your own businesses. More than 270 million people are currently under shelter-in-place restrictions by local or state governments, creating a fundamental shift in the way we do business.
Join industry association experts for an off-the-record state of the industry discussion on how coronavirus is impacting the security industry. Moderated by Scott Harkins of Resideo,
Panelists will include:
• Patrick Straw, Canadian Security Association
• Jillian Bateman, Electronic Security Association
Don Erickson, Security Industry Association
• Kirk MacDowell, Security Industry Alarm Coalition
• Celia Besore, The Monitoring Association
Panelists will answer questions related to U.S. and Canadian financial relief packages, how the security industry is deemed an “Essential Service,” potential changes to UL requirements for home monitoring, how security dealers can serve their local communities, and others. This town hall is open for companies in the security industry and will be off-the-record to ensure a candid and transparent transfer of ideas and questions. You are encouraged to register in advance and submit questions for our panelists.
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