Welch Allyn is committed to protecting our environment and natural resources. The Environmental directives of the European Community are an attempt to reduce pollution and the waste of world resources. Welch Allyn strives to comply with regulations that contribute to protecting our environment, including the WEEE and RoHS directives.
We have and will continue to evaluate the ability of our suppliers to provide compliant parts and to evaluate our products and make changes required in order to comply with all European directives.
The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) requires that producers of electronic equipment who sell into EU countries:
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Label equipment to notify customers that it needs to be recycled
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Take back the equipment from customers at end of life
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Finance its recycling and reuse
To ensure the correct disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), when it reaches the end of its product lifecycle and becomes waste equipment, please contact your local Welch Allyn customer service center or email weee_rohs@welchallyn.com.
To better serve our global market and customer base, Welch Allyn, Inc. is adopting a Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance policy to meet the updated European Direction 2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive). Welch Allyn is committed to working with our customers and the environment to ensure that our devices comply with the Directive.
This directive limits the levels of specific hazardous materials (listed in table 1 below) that are allowed in electrical and electronic products, including medical devices. Welch Allyn will be in compliance by the July 22, 2014 deadline.
Table 1: Hazardous materials and Maximum percent allowed per current directive:
| Material |
Symbol |
%Allowed |
Common Uses |
| Lead |
Pb |
0.1% by wt, 1000 ppm |
Solder Alloys, coatings, paints, pigment, PVC stabilizers, batteries |
| Mercury |
Hg |
0.1% by wt, 1000 ppm |
Flourescent lamps, sensors, relays, batteries |
| Cadmium |
Cd |
0.01% by wt, 100 ppm |
Coatings, solders, semiconductors, electrical contacts, PVC Stabilizer, pigments, batteries |
Hexavalent
Chromium |
Cr(Vi) |
0.1% by wt, 1000 ppm |
Prevent corrosion, metalized plastics |
Polybrominated
Biphenyls |
PBB |
0.1% by wt, 1000 ppm |
Flame retardant in certain plastics |
Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ethers |
PBDE |
0.1% by wt, 1000 ppm |
Flame retardant in certain plastics, coatings |
