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Sucsessfull move of Elrad International d. o. o.
The company successfully passes an additional audit of environmental management system
In May 2006, Elrad International d.o.o. has successfully passed an additional audit of its environmental management system as per the new version of the ISO 14001:2004 standard, thus proving that protection of the environment is properly implemented into all activities, services and products of the company. Our electronic units, which conform to all requirements of the RoHS and WEEE Directives and are built into the appliances of globally renowned brands, contribute to lower consumption of energy and provide the basis for creating appliances, friendly to users and the environment.
Our company complies with the WEEE and RoHS directives in full
The RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances) Directive, designated as 2002/95/EC, stipulates important limitations in the use of certain substances in electric and electronic devices (mercury, cadmium, lead, six-valent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)) as these substances are harmful to health and environment. In the near future, these limitations will significantly affect the production technology of electronic circuitry and devices. The RoHS Directive relates to the WEEE Directive to a significant degree.
The purpose of the Directive is to harmonize the member states legislation regarding use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and to contribute to the protection of health and environmentally friendly processing and disposal of obsolete electric and electronic equipment.
Considering technical and economic feasibility, the most effective way to significantly reduce health and environmental hazards due to these substances and consequently reach a chosen level of protection within the Community is to replace these substances in the electric and electronic equipment with safe or safer materials. Limiting the use of these hazardous substances will in all likelyhood increase the possibilities and commercial feasibility of the OEEO recycling and reduce the negative impact on worker health in the recycling plants.