Audience: Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Attention to detail is vital when it comes to the safety of the clothes and shoes that are meant for children. Every aspect has to be evaluated and examined to prevent as much potential harm as possible. In this webinar, we will discuss the tests and evaluations that are involved in the more dangerous parts of child clothing, including: drawstrings, ties, and cords; small parts; and sharp edges.
Attendees of this webinar will receive testing and safety for:
- Children's apparel and footwear with small parts.
- Children's apparel and footwear with sharp edges.
- Children's apparel and footwear with drawstrings, ties, and cords.
Speaker:
Tammie Rollins
Senior Technical Manager
Consumer Testing Laboratory (CTL) - A UL Company
Tammie has more than 25 years of experience in textiles with extensive background in flammability regulations related to textiles and the testing of hosiery and accessories. She has a Textile Degree from the University of Arkansas and serves on the Apparel Studies advisory board. Tammie is involved with several AATCC committees as well as the AATCC International Conference. She participates in the AAFA Legwear group, as well as ASTM, CGSB and CPSC.
Moderator:
Nate Herman
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
AAFA
Nate Herman oversees AAFA’s government relations department, managing the association’s lobbying, policy, and regulatory affairs activities. Nate leads AAFA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, formulating and implementing CSR policy and representing AAFA and the industry on CSR issues before governments, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. Nate also leads the association’s work on sustainability, transportation, logistics, and customs issues. In addition, Nate develops all apparel and footwear industry data and statistics as AAFA's resident economist. Prior to joining AAFA, Nate worked for six years at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration assisting U.S. firms in entering the global market. Nate spent the last two years as the Department's industry analyst for the footwear and travel goods industries. Nate received a Masters of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the University of Delaware in 1992.
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