Prohibited and Restricted Substances Regulations- Automotive Industry (ELV, REACH, Asbestos, OEM's Substance of Concerned, etc.)
Analysis of prohibited and restricted substances on automotive material
In recent years, automotive products have become more and more widespread and popular. If the parts contain harmful substances, such as heavy metals, and will be contacted with human or exposed to the environment, there must be some impacts to our life. Although some electronic equipment and other related parts in the vehicle will not expose the driver and passengers to risks directly, but the presence of hazardous substances do bring risks to technicians who may come into contact with the parts. In this case, it may not comply with the regulations, such as the EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive (ELV) and REACH-SVHC.
In order to ensure that vehicle can be in compliance with environmental regulations, global automotive manufacturers apply material management system to monitor and manage global supply chain manufacturers of design models. By disclosing the information of major, minor, and trace components, and the testing documents, the products can be seen as to meet the regulatory requirements of prohibited and restricted substances among different regions. Alternatively, there will be the highly toxic chemical substances need to be declared.
This information can also be used as a reference for the automotive industry to respond to changes in international environmental regulations, for example, to SVHC or Annex 17 under REACH or to the control of restricted substances in different automotive related industries, such as RoHS, ELV, and Proposition 65, etc. The test report or risk assessment report issued by a third-party laboratory is the most pertinent scientific basis. It can be used as the best evidence of conformity of production parts for OEM or original parts manufacturers.