JPM Safety Consulting

A Product Safety & Compliance Consulting Firm

About Joe Mohorovic

Joe has a distinguished background operating at the intersection of business and government, culminating in his service as a Commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from 2014 - 2017.  After leaving public service, Joe developed his product safety management and litigation support practice at Dentons, Troutman Sanders (now Troutman Pepper Locke), and forensic engineering firm, ESi (Engineering Systems Inc.).

A board-certified product safety management expert, Joe brings real world product safety experience and an insider’s regulatory knowledge to bear.  He specializes in adverse event analysis, regulatory compliance counseling and litigation support (expert testimony).

Prior to his presidential appointment as a Commissioner, Joe spent seven years in the private sector with Intertek Group plc, a multinational inspection, product testing and certification company.  He led global teams in providing compliance and risk management services to some of the world's largest consumer brands and most complex supply chains.

Joe has an intimate understanding of the CPSC, having previously served as chief of staff and director of international programs before joining Intertek.  Joe served two terms in the New Mexico Legislature from 1999 - 2002.

Services

Expert Analysis & Testimony

Leverage unparalleled expertise in consumer product safety regulatory compliance. With a proven track record as a former CPSC Commissioner, Joe offers expert analysis and testimony on complex safety issues, including adherence to product safety management best practices, regulatory compliance, and recall effectiveness. As a seasoned speaker and educator, Joe provides clear, concise regulatory insights and credible courtroom testimony to support legal teams in resolving high-stakes cases.

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Evaluation of product safety management practices

  • Substantial product hazard and unreasonable risk analysis

  • Compliance with CPSC mandatory reporting obligations

  • Evaluation of corrective action plans and recall effectiveness

  • Analysis of time-of-sale and post-sale duties (e.g., duty to warn, recall)

  • Negligence and reasonableness evaluations in product safety

Product Safety Management Consulting

Joe helps businesses implement product safety and compliance programs informed by his decades of regulatory and private sector experience.  He regularly performs program audits, benchmarking exercises, and is available to serve as an independent monitor in a government compliance action.  Joe is also available to advise businesses of their regulatory compliance duties and obligations on an individual product basis.

Core Services:

  • Development and execution of safety management best practices

  • Compliance with children’s product certification (16 CFR §1107)

  • Analysis of upstream testing and certifications (16 CFR §1109)

  • Risk assessments across complex supply chains

  • Strategic guidance on reporting, product recalls, and corrective actions

Regulatory Expertise

  • CPSC mandatory reporting obligation

  • "Substantial product hazard" analysis

  • "Unreasonable risks of serious injury or death" analysis

  • Time-of-sale duty: analysis

  • Analysis of post-sale duties including: duty to warn, general duty of reasonable care, duty to investigate, duty to recall, duty to inform of safety improvements

  • Reasonableness/negligence of corrective action plans (recalls): evaluation of design and execution

  • Absence/utilization of consumer product safety management best practices

  • Compliance with mandatory process/certification requirements for children’s products and other products subject to mandatory rules, regulations, standards and bans (16 CFR §1107)

  • Lawful/improper reliance upon upstream certifications or testing (16 CFR §1109)

Product Safety Associations

  • Society of Product Safety Professionals, Board of Directors – Member at Large

  • International Board for Certification of Safety Managers (CPSM)

  • ASTM International, Committee F15 on Consumer Products

  • International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization

  • American Society of Safety Professionals

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