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Definition

ERAC’s Electrical Safety Recall Guidelines require recalling entities to rapidly initiate recalls, stop sales, remove unsafe articles from the marketplace, and work with a ‘home regulator’ and the ACCC, providing detailed information and ongoing status updates.[1][4] ACCC’s guidance similarly emphasises having a documented plan, choosing remedies, and planning how to communicate the recall, which includes preparing notices, coordinating with retailers, and monitoring recall effectiveness.[6] For wholesalers operating nationally across multiple states and territories, each recall requires coordination of distribution data, drafting and approving notices, collating responses from retailers and installers, and preparing periodic reports for regulators. Where these activities are managed manually (emails, spreadsheets, ad‑hoc phone calls), they consume large amounts of internal staff time and often require external legal or compliance advisors to interpret guidance and manage communication strategy. Typical recall projects in comparable industries involve cross‑functional teams (legal, compliance, sales, logistics, customer service) totalling 200–600 hours of work; in complex multi‑jurisdiction electrical product recalls this can reasonably reach 400–1,000 hours. At a blended internal and advisory cost of AUD 100–120 per hour, this equates to AUD 40,000–120,000 per recall in operational cost overrun that can be materially reduced by structured recall management tools and standard templates.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Appliance wholesalers in Australia 🇦🇺 waste 400–1,000 Arbeitsstunden (AUD 40,000–120,000) per recall on manual planning, regulator reporting and customer notifications. Automation of recall workflow, reporting and communications cuts this overhead dramatically.

Affected Stakeholders

CFO, Compliance Manager, Legal Counsel, Operations Manager, Product Safety Manager

Related Business Risks