eu safety directive Articles
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Deciphering Reach and RoHS…The Alphabet Soup of Safety Standards
There are many safety standards that apply to chemical products. As new standards and regulations emerge it can be difficult for those who buy and use chemical products to keep up-to-date with proper safety requirements. Many businesses use chemicals in their day to day operations for manufacturing and maintenance. Sometimes it may seem as though the regulations are an alphabet soup of acronyms ...
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Pulsar`s 2018 Noise Training Programme for Safety Managers
Pulsar launches a new training programme to help safety managers gain a better understanding of noise risks, controls, legislation and best management practices. Does your organisation use hand-held power tools or noisy machinery? If you do then you need to have a good awareness of issues raised by noise in the workplace. This brand new noise training programme for 2018 has been designed to be ...
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EU Directive vs EU Regulation: What`s The Difference and what does this mean for your EHS compliance program?
Knowing the difference between an EU Directive and an EU Regulation is an important distinction every EHS professional working and/or operating in the region should know. By Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford, Mark Atkinson, Riccardo Zorgno and Veronika Krupcikova Legal terminology is designed to confuse. If it was simple, there would be no need for lawyers! For example, as we discussed in another ...
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What does the RoHS certification mean for OTT products?
The EU Directive 2011/65 / EU is intended to limit the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Since 22 July 2017 the RoHS regulation is applicable to monitoring and control instruments, including OTT devices and sensors. From this point onwards, we must have a RoHS certification for all devices and sensors. As of 22 July, RoHS is also a compulsory part of the CE ...
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What does the RoHS certification mean for OTT products?
The EU Directive 2011/65 / EU is intended to limit the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Since 22 July 2017 the RoHS regulation is applicable to monitoring and control instruments, including OTT devices and sensors. From this point onwards, we must have a RoHS certification for all devices and sensors. As of 22 July, RoHS is also a compulsory part of the CE ...
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What does the soon mandatory RoHS certification mean for Lufft products?
Up to now RoHS wasn’t mandatory for us because we were affected by an exception rule concerning monitoring and control instruments. This exception will end on July 22, 2017 meaning that all products on the market need to be compliant with the RoHS regulations henceforward. If we couldn’t ensure this, we aren’t allowed to further sell and export them. As an environmental ...
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