Personal Care Products Courses
The cosmetic and personal care products industry faces unprecedented growth in regulatory complexity across global boundaries. That’s why UL EduNeering has formed an exclusive alliance with the Personal Care Products Council, the leading national trade association representing this industry.
Through this partnership, the industry will benefit from an authoritative online compliance and knowledge solution. Through these courses, learners can gain in-depth knowledge of industry guidelines for Quality Assurance and GMPs, Safety Evaluation, and Microbiology. Additionally, the alliance will focus on developing solutions to address the increasingly important issues of environmental stewardship, sustainability and green chemistry.
By taking these web-based courses, professionals will gain unique insights into Personal Care industry guidelines. These online courses will allow organizations to achieve their regulatory and compliance goals, and reduce risks associated with non-compliance.
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Essentials of an Effective Calibration Program (PC01)
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Injuries, fatalities, or major class action lawsuits filed against the manufacturer can result when products are produced with out-of-calibration equipment. When lives are at stake and a company’s reputation is in the balance, equipment must always be operating to its precise specifications. This course is designed to help the learner identify the key concepts of calibration, and recognize the importance of calibration reference standards and GMP calibration requirements in order to ensure an effective calibration program. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
Maintenance and Cleaning of Cosmetic Manufacturing Equipment (PC02)
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Properly designed, constructed, cleaned, and maintained equipment lies at the core of the process control necessary to consistently manufacture quality cosmetic products. In this interactive program you assume the role of the new manager of the Engineering Department. You will be involved in equipment selection, installation, qualification, and maintenance. Upon completing this lesson, learners will be able to describe cleaning and maintenance practices for equipment used in manufacturing, as well as how a cosmetic company incorporates this equipment in their manufacturing. Additionally, learners will be able to identify the necessary documentation and records for equipment used in the manufacture of cosmetics. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
Vendor Certification for Cosmetic Manufacturers (PC03)
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This course discusses the process of vendor certification -- a means of ensuring that a company is receiving the best possible materials, products, and services from its vendors or suppliers. This course covers the common practices and concepts associated with vendor certification. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
Introduction to Microbiology (PC04)
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This course explores the importance of regulating personal care products and ensuring that they are not contaminated with certain microorganisms. Learners will be able to identify different types of microorganisms that can contaminate personal care products, and identify how they grow. This course is appropriate for microbiologists, quality assurance specialists, regulatory specialists, product developers and managers, and legal team members. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
Failure Investigations for Cosmetic Manufacturers (PC05)
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Conducting a failure investigation in a cosmetic environment is a complex process. If the root cause of a failure is not properly identified, there may be additional failures or missed opportunities for improvement of product quality. An effective system for conducting failure investigations can provide a means for preventing recurrences. It is for these reasons that it is important for those in a cosmetic manufacturing environment to know the characteristics of a good failure investigation. This course will familiarize the learner with failure investigations and the key components of a good investigation. Additionally, the learner will also be able to identify how to determine the “root cause” of a failure and recognize the importance of corrective actions and follow-ups to failure investigations. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
Resolving Out of Specification Test Results (PC06)
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Obtaining an out of specification test result can be unsettling, and it is important that you know what to do with it. You will learn what the FDA says about handling batch or product samples that indicate out of specification results. You will also learn how to evaluate suspect results as well as how to conduct preliminary investigations in response to OOS results. This lesson will provide you with the information to respond accordingly when an OOS result is encountered. Mastering this content will enable you to know what to look for and what to investigate when an OOS result occurs. It will also explain the cautions involved in handling data that may be related to OOS results, such as re-testing, averaging, and outliers. | $99 (single learner, single course) | Approx. | Yes |
