Intertek Offers Services for Korea RoHS — Which Comes into Effect on January 1st 2008
20 Dec 2007
Testing, consulting, and material declaration for Korea RoHS
Intertek (www.intertek.com) offers comprehensive testing,consulting, education, material declaration, documentation, and implementation services for The Act for Resources Recycling of Electrical/Electronic Products and Automobiles, commonly referred to as "Korea RoHS". The Korea RoHS Enforcement Ordinance and Regulation, which enters into effect January 2008, combines concepts from EU WEEE, EU RoHS and EU ELV legislation into a comprehensive regulation, but differs from the EU legislations in implementation and application.
Intertek is a global leader in EU RoHS, WEEE, Korea RoHS, China RoHS and Japan Green compliance, providing manufacturers with the expertise to meet and surmount the challenges and expectations presented by these and other emerging environmental regulations. Intertek Ageus Solutions' market-leading expertise provides guidance and services to meet each of the principle requirements of Korea RoHS.
Intertek's Korea RoHS services include:
- Assessment of responsibilities
- Korea RoHS BOM assessment, material substitution, declaration of conformance
- Analytical testing services for restricted substances
- Data rollup and reporting
- Take-back and recycling options
- Labeling and marking requirements
- Product documentation
- RoHS compliance submission to required authorities
- Recycling registration
- Dismantling and treatment instructions for recyclers
- Design for Environment (DfE) Consulting
“With the Korea RoHS implementation date looming, many companies are wondering how this broad legislation will affect their products,” says Bruce Calder, General Manager of Intertek's Health and Environmental business unit. “Our Korea RoHS services are structured to provide our clients with a clear understanding of their responsibilities under the legislation and a process to achieve compliance.”
For additional information, please contact:
Joel Pekay
Global Marketing and Business Development Director
Telephone: 630-481-3126
Email: joel.pekay@intertek.com
About Intertek Health & Environmental Services (www.intertek.com/green)
Intertek Health & Environmental Services offers the complete solution for health and environmental compliance, providing sound traceability systems and strict enforcement of due diligence policies. Intertek H&E Services does more than simply help our clients comply, we give them the competitive advantage they desire. Intertek H&E Services offers comprehensive services for REACH, TSCA and California Proposition 65 including on-call consulting, product testing and analysis, Only Representative services and corporate education appropriate for all types and levels of business. Intertek H&E’s REACH services provide the necessary legal and technical management of REACH requirements in the EU, representation in the EU and submission of REACH-related information to the EU. Intertek Ageus Solutions, a unit of Intertek Health & Environmental Services, is a leader in global environmental compliance, consulting, technology services and product stewardship.
About Intertek (www.intertek.com)
Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in 110 countries around the world.