Workshop covers EU environmental regulations

    Sept. 15, 2005
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop this October that should help U.S. manufacturers and their suppliers meet European environmental regulations (RoHS) restricting the use of hazardous substances in electronics and a wide range of consumer products.

    These regulations restrict lead (widely used in solder), mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium (used to inhibit corrosion), and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants (in plastic housings of electrical appliances).

    Participants in the workshop will examine how U.S. manufacturers and suppliers should respond to the EU regulations. They will also help produce a plan that will prevent the regulations from becoming a barrier to the global marketplace.

    "The Restricted Substances in Materials: Testing and Reporting Procedures" workshop will take place on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Md., from Oct. 5-7. Registration and program information are at www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpag e/051005.htm

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