Denmark targets SMEsElectronic and electrical product manufacturers Promote chemical substances to comply with regulatory requirements
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently strengthened the promotion of the obligations that electronic and electrical products must comply with under EU chemical substance-related regulations for small and medium-sized electronic and electrical product manufacturers, retailers and importers.
This "Toxic chemicals in electronics is also your responsibility, harmful substances in electronic products are your responsibility" promotion campaign is part of the Danish government's plan to prevent children, teenagers and pregnant women from being exposed to harmful substances. This activity aims to increase manufacturers' awareness of the chemical substance regulations and specifications that electronic and electrical products are subject to, with priority given to electronic and electrical products that children may be exposed to, such as televisions, tablet computers, small kitchen appliances, and mobile phones.
Children use a variety of electrical and electronic products just like adults, but studies have shown that children are more susceptible to harm from chemicals than adults. Therefore, every manufacturer in the electronic and electrical product manufacturing chain should understand the hazardous substances regulations that their products must comply with.
In 2014, the Danish EPA conducted an electronic and electrical industry survey on 57 domestic companies. More than 90% of the companies surveyed were small retailers. The results showed that almost half of the companies surveyed had not heard of the RoHS Directive. 84% The company cannot name the six hazardous chemicals regulated by the RoHS directive, including lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBBs and PBDEs.
Nearly two-thirds of companies do not know that toys containing electronic parts (such as remote-controlled cars or teddy bears with sound and light parts) must comply with both the EU RoHS directive and the Toy Directive to ensure that specific harmful chemicals or allergies cannot be added to the product. of fragrance.
In view of the above-mentioned survey report results, the Danish EPA provides guidance on compliance with hazardous substances regulations related to electrical and electronic products (such as the RoHS Directive and REACH regulations) on its website to assist small businesses in complying with relevant EU regulations.
Source:Chemical Watch (2015-05-21) (PIDC compilation)
