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Based on the EU RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive 2002/95/EC, the IECEE Reporting Service for Hazardous Substances (HS) determines and reports the level of Hazardous Substances in materials and Components used in electrical equipment (not meant for end-products).
THIS SERVICE AIMS AT CONTROLLING AND HARMONIZING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF ANALYTICAL TESTING AS WELL AS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED REPORTS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING IECEE CB RoHS TESTING COMPANIES.
What does the IECEE Reporting Service of Hazardous Substances include?
DEFINITION
- The IECEE (International Electrotechnical Committee for Electrical Scheme)* has developed a new so-called IECEE Hazardous Substances Reporting Service.
- Testing according to the latest international IEC standards for Hazardous Substances (IEC 62321)
- This service determines and reports the levels of Hazardous Substances in materials and components used in electrical equipment.
- The IECEE HS Service is not meant for end products.
PURPOSE
- Industry, authorities and certification bodies are encouraged to recognise these test results.
- The service is based on a laboratory network which is controlled by NCBs,
- the Peer Assessment Scheme
- as well as regular round-robin testing programs.
- Expertise in testing and measurement of Hazardous Substances is incorporated into the IECEE new Expert Task Force dedicated to the category RoHS (Hazardous Substances)
KEY FEATURES
- Testing performed according to the latest international standards (IEC 62321)
- This service is not meant for end products
- The service is most suitable for components and materials
- It offers a centralised public database of results.
THE IECEE HS REPORTING SERVICE IS NOT MEANT FOR END PRODUCTS
THIS SERVICE DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS USED IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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Key benefits of this service
The HS Reporting Service will save industry resources and will help authorities by:
- A test report in the format defined by the IEC 62321 standard issued by an IECEE CB - RoHS laboratory
- Reliable test results based on a controlled network of independent laboratories & NCBs
- Online access to the IECEE reports
- A tool for the industry to verify and demonstrate the level of HS in electrical products
- Eliminates double testing and costs
- Impartial HS statement of test results by an NCB
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Why was it developed?
IECEE HS comes in the picture at the right moment because:
- Globally different requirements for Hazardous Substances
- Testing methods and test results vary between laboratories
- Market surveillance on Hazardous Substances has started
- A need for reliable tools to verify and demonstrate level of Hazardous Substances
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Who can offer this service?
This service is based on NCBs (National Certification Bodies) and controlled by the Peer Assessment Scheme as well as regular round-robin testing programs. SGS offers this service via its NCB in Finland: SGS Fimko Ltd.
SGS Fimko´s CB Testing Laboratories (CBTLs) are the following:
- SGS Taiwan Ltd.
- SGS Testing Korea Co., Ltd.
- SGS CSTC Standards Technical Services Co. Ltd. - E&E Lab Guangzhou
- SGS Hong Kong Ltd.
- SGS Green Testing Center (Japan)
- SGS Inspection Services Ltd (Finland)
- SGS Thailand Limited
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Online access to the IECEE reports
Based on the test results, the certification bodies issue RoHS Statements of Test Results. The website of the scheme is www.iecee.org and the test results are published on this site. The database is available from the http://certificates.iecee.org, under the "public area", category "RoHS".
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SGS involved in shaping this service
SGS acts as the convenor of the IECEE working group developing the new service. The other members of the working group are from Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, China, France, Germany and the United States.
SGS NCB
SGS offers the IECEE HS Reporting Service via its NCB: SGS Fimko Ltd. (Finland).
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