|
This list is made to meet existing and expected laws, regulations, and customer
requirements in the countries and markets in which Emerson
Network Power Energy Systems operate.
Banned substances shall not be used in products delivered by Emerson
Network Power Energy Systems.
Restricted substances need approval to be used in products delivered by Emerson
Network Power Energy
Systems.
Restricted substances should be phased out as soon as a technically and economically
acceptable alternative has been found.
Banned substances shall not be used in fabrication of Energy
Network Power Emerson Systems products.
Restricted substances need approval to be used in fabrication of products delivered by
Emerson Network Power Energy Systems.
Restricted substances should be phased out as soon as a technically and economically
acceptable alternative has been found. Phase Out Plan shall upon request be sent to Emerson
Network Power Energy Systems.
The bans and restrictions does not apply when trace amounts of a substance derives from
natural contamination.
This list does not in any way supersede local, national or international laws or regulations.
Banned substances in products
| Substance |
CAS-number |
Main area of use |
Main risk |
Exceptions |
| Cadmium (Cd) and its compounds |
Various |
Coatings, pigments, semiconductors, connectors, alloys |
Toxic, bioaccumulative |
Batteries and thick film pastes are restricted |
| Lead chromate |
7758-97-6 |
Pigments |
Toxic |
|
| Mercury (Hg) and its compounds |
7758-97-6 |
Switches, batteries, thermometers |
Toxic, bioaccumulative |
Electrical lighting; |
| CEC:s |
Various |
Coolants |
Ozone depletion |
|
| Halons |
Various |
Fire extinguisher |
Ozone depletion |
|
| PBB - polybrominated biphenyls |
13654-09-6 |
Flame retardant in polymers |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| PBDE - polybrominated diphenylethers |
32534-81-9
32536-52-0
1163-19-5 |
Flame retardants in polymers |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| Chloroparaffins, C10-13 |
85535-84-8 |
Plasticiser |
bioaccumulative |
|
|
Restricted substances in products
| Substance |
CAS-number |
Main area of use |
Main risk |
Exceptions |
| Antimony (Sb) and its compounds |
Various |
Alloys (with tin and lead), batteries, cable sheathing, flame retardants, pigments, semiconductors. |
Toxic |
|
| Arsenic (As) and its compounds |
Various |
Packaging materials (impregnated wood), doping agent in solid state devices |
Toxic, bioaccumulative |
Semiconductors |
| Beryllium (Be) and its compounds |
Various |
Alloy with nickel for springs and electrodes, copper-alloy, ceramics |
Toxic |
Beryllium-copper alloys with <3% Be |
| Bismuth (Bi) |
7440-69-9 |
Iron-alloys, thermocouple material |
Interferes with recycling |
|
| Cadmium (Cd) |
7440-43-9 |
Batteries, thick film pastes |
Toxic, bioaccumulative |
Other uses are banned |
| Chromium(VI)compounds (Cr6+) |
Various |
Surface treatment |
Toxic, bioaccumulative |
|
| Lead (Pb) and its compounds |
Various |
Solder, pigments, stabilizers, cable sheathing |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| Nickel (Ni) and its alloys |
Various |
Coatings, batteries, alloys |
Allergenic |
Only when in possible skin-contact during use. Exception: steel alloys |
| Organo-tin compounds |
Various |
Stabilizers in PVC |
Toxic |
|
| HCFC:s |
Various |
Coolants |
Ozone depletion |
|
| FC:s (fluorocarbons) |
Various |
Coolants |
Global warming potential |
|
| TBBA, additive or reactive |
79-94-7 |
Flame retardant in polymers |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| Other halogenated flame retardants |
Various |
Additive in polymers |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| Azo compounds with carcinogenic amino compounds |
Various |
LCDs, plastics |
Carcinogenic |
|
| Formaldehyde |
50-00-0 |
Preservative in packaging materials |
Allergenic, possibly carcinogenic |
|
| Halogenated polymers |
Various |
Electronic and mechanical equipment, cables |
Corrosion etc. at uncontrolled fires. |
|
| Phthalates |
Various |
Plasticiser in PVC |
Bioaccumulative, eco-toxic |
|
|
Banned Substances in production processes
| Substance |
CAS-number |
Main area of use |
Main risk |
Exceptions |
| CFC:s |
Various |
Solvents |
Ozone depletion |
Coolants |
| HCFC:s |
Various |
Solvents |
Ozone depletion |
Coolants |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
56-23-5 |
Solvent |
Ozone depletion |
|
| Methylene chloride |
75-09-2 |
Solvent |
Carcinogenic |
|
| 1.1.1-trichloroethane |
71-55-6 |
Solvent |
Ozone depletion |
|
| Chlorobromoethane |
74-97-5 |
Solvent |
Ozone depletion |
|
| Nonylphenolethoxylates |
9016-45-9 and other |
Cleaning agents |
Bioaccumulative |
|
| Chloroparaffins, C10-13 |
85535-84-8 |
Metal working |
Bioaccumulative |
|
|
Restricted substances in production processes
| Substance |
CAS-number |
Main area of use |
Main risk |
Exceptions |
| HFCs |
Various |
Solvent |
Global warming potential |
Coolants |
| Tetrachloroethylene |
127-18-4 |
Solvent |
Carcinogenic |
|
| Trichloroethylene |
79-01-6 |
Solvent |
Carcinogenic |
|
| Other chlorinated hydrocarbons |
Various |
Solvent, degreasing |
Various |
|
|
|
