Our internal people working on and maintaining RoHS compliance are having a very difficult time getting the cooperation we need from our Hardware suppliers (nuts, bolts, washers, etc.). Our company manufacturers a relatively small quantity of products so it is impossible for us to purchase hardware direct from the manufacturer or their distribution. In fact, some of our “specialty hardware” has such a long supply chain in most cases we cannot even find out who made the part.
As an example, for some parts, we might go over to our local Ace hardware store and buy a handful of parts which will last us two years worth of production. So here is the problem; with such long supply chains we are having a very difficult time getting RoHS supporting documentation for such hardware. So any advice or options would be most appreciated. What are other companies out there doing in such cases? Being an EMC/Safety guy I really do not have much knowledge in all the procurement stuff, however, would it be a practical option to periodically pull a small sample of all such parts and have them tested for RoHS? Any other suggestions? Thank you, The Other Brian ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
