Regulatory Approvals & Compliance
For up to date details of global certifications, please check the product datasheet on the Brainboxes website: www.brainboxes.com
Power sources used with ED and ES range products must be *<100W
Company Accreditation
Brainboxes is accredited to internationally recognised standards for our Quality and Environmental Management Systems:
| Standard | Description | First Accredited |
|---|---|---|
| ISO9001 | Quality Management System | 1994 |
| ISO14001 | Environmental Management System | 2008 |
These standards help ensure we can demonstrate effective management of all our quality systems and our environmental impacts, together with a process of continuous improvement.
All our Quality systems are subject to internal and external assessment on a regular basis. Copies of Certificates are available for download from our website: www.brainboxes.com
Linked with our Lean and Six Sigma techniques, we believe we have the most reliable products on the market, and to back this up we are offering a Lifetime Warranty* on all our Serial Products.
Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity
Brainboxes products are designed to conform to the protection requirements of European Council Directive 2004/108/EC and its subsequent revisions.
A Declaration of Conformity and supporting Technical Construction File is available by request from Brainboxes and will identify any updated legislation that may have been introduced since the publication of this Manual.
This is a Class A Product. In a domestic environment this product may cause interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures to address this.
WEEE Directive
The Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 became law in the UK on the 1st of January 2014 and replaced the 2006 Regulations. Brainboxes is fully compliant with this legislation.
Customer Responsibilities
You are encouraged to dispose of WEEE in an environment friendly way. This can be done through:
- Your local civic amenities site
- An approved treatment facility
- A relevant compliance scheme
Brainboxes' Responsibilities
Brainboxes has a legal responsibility, as producer, to provide a free of charge collection service to our customers for our obligated WEEE.
Brainboxes is defined as a producer under the WEEE regulations because we sell own brand Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE) in the UK.
WEEE Producer Registration Number: WEE/AH0004XR
For details of our WEEE recovery service options, please see our Website, or email us at: [email protected]
RoHS Compliance
All Brainboxes products are fully RoHS compliant.
Brainboxes identified at an early stage the importance of rapid compliance to RoHS guidelines and established a project team to actively manage the transition:
- Close relationships with suppliers ensured early access to RoHS compliant components
- Manufacturing processes were updated to meet all RoHS requirements
- External testing verified supplier declarations using X-Ray system XDAL
RoHS Compliant Brainboxes products have been available since January 2005.
What is the RoHS Directive?
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Directive (2011/65/EU) was transposed into UK law on 2nd January 2013.
The RoHS directive is now part of and a requirement for the CE directive. All Brainboxes products carry the CE mark to indicate compliance.
This legislation bans the placing on the EU market of new EEE containing more than the agreed levels of:
| Substance | Symbol |
|---|---|
| Lead | Pb |
| Cadmium | Cd |
| Mercury | Hg |
| Hexavalent chromium | Cr6+ |
| Polybrominated biphenyls | PBB |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers | PBDE |
Any future revisions to this legislation will be complied with, and identified in a Declaration of Conformity, available on request.
Copyright
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