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News Release from: UL International (UK) | Subject: RSCS Programme
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 March 2005
Programme assists RoHS compliance
A new service is available to help organisations meet the European Union's RoHS Directive for electronics manufacturers scheduled to take full effect in July 2006.
A new UL service is available to help organisations meet the European Union's strict Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive for electronics manufacturers scheduled to take full effect in July 2006 The UL RSCS Programme tests and monitors six substances targeted by the RoHS Directive, including lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr+6), polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Companies that fail to comply with RoHS may face severe consequences", said Dr Terenzio Facchinetti, European RSCS Programme Manager.
"Aside from the potential loss of sales resulting from noncompliant products, these companies could also face criminal and civil penalties".
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"Perhaps even more significant is the potential impact to brand and corporate image for those companies found to be noncompliant".
The UL RSCS Programme is designed to help companies from a number of industries impacted by RoHS, including appliances, components, consumer electronics, information technology, telecommunications, plastics and wire and cable.
The UL RSCS Programme can help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) monitor the compliance of supply-chain partners, reduce the investment associated with internal compliance efforts and identify compliant substitution options.
For suppliers, teaming with UL offers several benefits.
The UL RSCS Programme helps streamline the reporting process by providing a single report available online, thus reducing costs and complexity.
In addition, suppliers participating in the UL RSCS Programme are more attractive to OEMs by demonstrating their proactive commitment to manage compliance efforts through a globally recognised third party such as UL.
The UL RSCS Programme leverages the organisation's extensive worldwide resources to address the challenges of RoHS compliance.
There are three main programme elements.
UL provides global testing of elements in the RoHS Directive through a combination of UL facilities, UL qualified laboratories and UL qualified customer labs.
UL RSCS offers companies a password-protected database to help organisations manage their restricted substances test data.
The database is comprised of specific manufacturer-supplied parts numbers and the corresponding test data.
UL uses an extensive international network of compliance engineers to serve RSCS customers.
UL surveillance provides a check on the means a manufacturer uses to determine its compliance with the RoHS Directive given any changes in materials, suppliers or manufacturing processes.
"With the growing importance of global markets in a company's success, these organisations need a global partner to help lead them through the increasingly complex international regulatory environment", said Dr Facchinetti.
"UL is well-positioned to play a key role in helping them succeed".
The UL RSCS Programme helps OEMs and suppliers mitigate the risk of noncompliance with global and national restricted substances regulations.
With a proven track record in product safety certification compiled over more than 110 years, UL provides a respected third-party source to help manufacturers monitor their supply chains and self-declare compliance with confidence.
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