United Kingdom HazMat Solution Including RoHS & WEEE Directives Compliance
In the United Kingdom, as around the world, product companies are facing the European Union's new Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives. Next in line is the Energy Using Products (EUP) directive, and undoubtedly even more eco-friendly restrictions following the worldwide trend toward increased environmental friendliness in regard to product manufacturing, recycling and disposal.
To meet the compliance needs of today's UK companies, IHS has expanded its industry-leading Hazardous Materials/Substance (HazMat) solution to equip you for full RoHS and WEEE compliance and more. As a UK company requiring product compliance, the IHS hazardous materials solution offers you centralised, Internet-based tools for every stage of your product lifecycle:
- verified data for design and development decision support
- reliable information tracking for electronic and component parts management and maintenance
- powerful reporting for HazMat, RoHS and WEEE compliance
Exercise Hazardous Materials-Related Due Diligence with an Established Solution
UK companies producing products for distribution within Europe that are not RoHS or WEEE compliant face a new set of hazardous material-related business risks: lost sales, obsolete inventory, public labeling as non-compliant, penalties, and more.
The UK’s national RoHS enforcement body, the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML), stresses the need for UK companies to take all reasonable steps and precautions while exercising due diligence to avoid committing an offense under the new directive. A proactive approach is recommended, including:
- establishing a system of control appropriate to the associated risks
- ensuring your system is effective and that you can prove it to be so
- documenting, operating and reviewing your system for ongoing compliance
The IHS hazardous materials solution is such a system of control: comprehensive, verified, up-to-date. For over 45 years, IHS has established relationships with information providers while integrating external information flows into its data solutions. That is why the list of companies that turn to IHS to reduce their hazardous materials-related risks includes industry leaders such as GE Healthcare, CSI Wireless, and Sun Microsystems, among others.
The IHS HazMat solution also makes exercising due diligence easier by providing customisable restrictions flexibility that frees you to concentrate on the design, manufacturing and distribution of your UK products. For example, while designing a new electronic component, you can use the online IHS interface to only refer to those hazardous materials-related restrictions that apply to your particular product.
Powerful Reporting and Auditing Tools in the IHS HazMat Solution
As pointed out by the National Weights and Measures Laboratory, the RoHS directive (and others such as WEEE) have increased the scope of reporting requirements for product companies operating in the United Kingdom and throughout the world. Under the new directives, reporting includes outputting component data regarding your product in various formats for customers, OEMs, distributors and national or international authorities.
The IHS HazMat solution's graphical interface and powerful data management tools provide you with the flexibility to create custom reports as needed:
- acquire, audit and manage product, component and substance data to demonstrate compliance with RoHS/WEEE for all schemes in every country where regulations exist
- receive automatic updates on country-specific changes to regulations, fees and tariffs
- perform regulatory audits including calculation of fees as well as scenario-based fee research, enabling future cost savings
Ensure Your HazMat, RoHS and WEEE Compliance
As a product company operating in the United Kingdom, your reasons for compliance may range from protecting your European market to competitor differentiation to satisfying your customers' requirements. Regardless of your motivations, the IHS HazMat solution provides the verified data, reliable information tracking, and powerful reporting functions you need to ensure your hazardous materials, RoHS and WEEE compliance.
Contact IHS today for more information or to schedule a free opportunity analysis.
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