I often read (and I think it is a common RoHS myth) that RoHS does not apply to screws and panels and hardware and such, but of course it does if such parts are incorporated into EEE. So lead shielding could properly be in scope without any "gold plating" if it were part of an ion implanter, for example.
Shielding placed on the market by itself (as an optional upgrade kit?) could, conceivably, be out of scope. Regards, Lauren Crane Applied Materials america - europe - asia Corporate Product EHS www.amat.com lauren crane (mr.) product regulatory analyst (t) +1.512.272.6540 [email protected] - external use - Save paper and trees! Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. John Woodgate <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 06/04/2010 01:57 PM To [email protected] cc Subject Re: X-radiation shielding and RoHS In message <p06240806c82ec3ba8ce8@[192.168.1.80]>, dated Fri, 4 Jun 2010, Nick Williams <[email protected]> writes: >The reason I bring this up in the context of this discussion is because >the example which Steve used in his discussion was the use of lead in >shielding against ionising radiation. So, is the UK civil service up to it's tricks again, trying to 'gold-plate' Directives (make them more stringent than they are)? How can radiation shielding be 'electrical and electronic equipment', which is what RoHS is concerned with? Or is everything 'electrical' because it contains protons and electrons? -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK I should be disillusioned, but it's not worth the effort. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
