|
Happ RoHS (Reduction
of Hazardous Substances) Compliance Statement - This document provides
information on Happ’s plans with
regard to product compliance with the European Union's directive
2002/95/EC, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
The RoHS directive becomes valid on 1-July 2006 in the member
states of the European Union. Its aim is to reduce a total
of six substances from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(EEE), thereby contributing to the protection of human health
and the environment.
Although RoHS is a European Union (EU) Directive, manufacturers
of EEE outside Europe must also abide by this legislation if
the equipment they produce is ultimately imported into a EU
member state.
The RoHS directive restricts the use of certain hazardous substances
commonly used in the manufacturing of electronic equipment
and requires producers of electronic equipment to reduce the
concentration of these hazardous materials, by July 1, 2006,
to the following acceptable levels by weight:
•
Lead (Pb) < 0.1%
•
Mercury (Hg) < 0.1%
•
Cadmium (Cd) < 0.01%
•
Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) < 0.1%
•
Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) < 0.1%
•
Polybrominated Diphenyl Esters (PBDE) < 0.1%
At Happ we recognize our responsibility as a supplier of electromechanical
assemblies and components used within electrical and electronic
based systems and products that will be targeted for RoHS compliance.
We appreciate your business and are fully committed to offering
RoHS compliance on the majority of our products in advance
of the directive deadline. We have started a comprehensive
evaluation and analysis program both internally and with our
suppliers to establish and publish RoHS compliant statements
for our component products. We intend to achieve this by a
combination of supplier certification and engineering design;
where necessary we will review our designs to incorporate compliant
materials and manufacturing processes in order to achieve RoHS
compliance.
Our goal is to become RoHS compliant by the end of the first
quarter 2006. We recognize that during this process our customers
may have specific questions regarding RoHS certification on
individual Happ components and products. We will be happy to
process all such requests and provide individual product RoHS
information as quickly as possible. Please contact your Salesperson
with any such requests or email RoHS@happcontrols.com
See a copy of the entire directive and possible exemptions
(rohs_directive.pdf),
a copy of the max concentration levels (rohs
max concentrations.pdf) and possible exemptions.
|
106 Garlisch Drive
Elk Grove, IL 60007 USA
Phone (847)593-6130
Fax (847)593-6137
Toll Free Phone (888)289-4277
Toll Free Fax (800)593-4277
|
