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CONTINUED COMPLIANCE

UL's RoHS Continued Compliance service provides ongoing confidence you need in your supply chains through UL's RoHS product and management systems surveillance programs that are tailored for your needs.

Product Certification for RoHS Compliance

This program requires initial testing of all representative samples down to the homogeneous material level for six restricted substances. The program participants set the limits below which they undertake to maintain the levels of the six restricted substances. These limits must be below the UL-RoHS program limits in parts-per-million (ppm):

Restricted Substance

ppm

Cadmium (Cd)

100

Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6)

1000

Lead (Pb)

1000

Mercury (Hg)

1000

Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)

1000

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

1000

Surveillance

The program operates a twice-a-year surveillance process consisting of:

  • A quality management system audit.
  • A product review.
  • Collection of samples materials for testing. The program tests samples of customer's product to the homogeneous substance level for all restricted substances in no more than a two-year cycle.

iQ for Restricted Substances Database

Those products that have been found to meet the requirements of the program are included in iQ for Restricted Substances, a database that is open to anyone who chooses to create an account. See the attached Question and Answer (Q&A) description of iQ for Restricted Substances.

The Mark

Program participants may use the UL RoHS product certification Mark for products that are included in iQ for Restricted Substances. The Mark may appear

  • On the product
  • On the packaging of the product
  • On the program participant's web site and in print literature, when clearly associated with the products included in iQ for Restricted Substances database.

Withdrawal of use

Products are removed from iQ for Restricted Substances and are no longer eligible to bear the product certification Mark if a program participant voluntarily withdraws from the program or a non-compliance with UL's RoHS Program requirements occurs, including:

  • A product is found to have exceeded the UL RoHS program limit for any of the six restricted substances
  • An alternate construction that has not been evaluated by UL-RoHS program is found
  • A program participant does not conform to the program's terms and conditions, or Surveillance requirements

Product Certification Surveillance

  • Control process to assist in determining whether compliant materials/components have been substituted with non-tested materials or components
  • Review Bill of Materials
  • Frequency of visits can be based on needs or accreditation requirements
  • May select sample products for testing

Management Systems Surveillance

  • Control process to assist in determining whether the process has changed
  • Frequency of visits can be based on needs or accreditation requirements

Customized Surveillance

  • Supply chain management

For more information:

You can also e-mail your request directly to rohs@ul.com or call us at +1-877-UL-HELPS.