How do you prove compliance?

Mr.Olaf--sir, If I am not wrong, you could be from VISHAY (Formerly known as BC Components) I believe Suppliers needs to educated for re-placement of non-compliant materials & proper suorces. Kindly please let me know the Coatings, I can send you the Non-destructive test methods.

Can you send rohs exempted list

We manufacture parts which have electonics fitted to them, in various forms, these parts are/will be covered by RoHs, they are also coated to allow them to be corrosion resistant. Our suppliers cannot gaurantee cmpliance due to cost and coating types, therefore we are looking for methods of analysing the parts, non destructivly. The coatings are normally applied to Mild steel, but occaisionally can be on other materials, any suggestions on teting methods?

Good point, especiall since there is an increasing number of anecdotal reports that testing on parts that are marketed as compliant are found to be non-compliant.

Rob, I am not certain of the number of false or incorrect Certificates of Compliance that are out there. But I highly recommend that if a supplier is willing to issue a “C of C “ then they should be able to provide a complete material disclosure data sheet. Simple logic would dictate that if they don’t have the detailed information, how could they generate a “C of C” for RoHS compliance? In my seminars I make a straightforward statement, “in God we trust, all others provide DATA

A material declaration for all components, fasteners, enclosures, boards, solders, etc, contained in your products is a good first step. You must also demonstrate that your business and technical processes ensure that you consistently produce products that comply. I suggest that you audit your entire business to determine where non-compliance can occur and modify your procedures to incorporate the necessary changes. You then need to set up an audit process to evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures and make changes based upon the audit results. Think ISO, document what you do, have the data on record to demonstrate that you follow the procedures, keep a record of the audit results and corrective actions. Due diligence is an ongoing activity, not a one time event for your company

I was under the impression that industry had decided 'material declarations' as the best means of proving compliance and due diligence, based on what seems to have worked for the ELV directive. Do we have precedents in that case, of countries going beyond Declarations and asking for other test evidence? I ask this because of the enormous costs, if due diligence is meant to include testing of supplied materials.