Restricted Substances and Compliance Information
Pickups
We use MWS/Electrisola wire for our pickups, so please fine their guidance on Restricted Substtances and Compliance here.
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals
REACH refers to a group of directives put in place by the European Council establishing a new program for managing chemical substances produced or used in member states.
- Directives started with (EC) No 1907/2006.
- Reference list began in 2008 and includes more than 200 substances.
- MWS provides a statement concerning our role with respect to the REACH directives for our customers who need to comply with it.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
The term ‘RoHS Compliant’ has been popularized to refer to products that comply with the restrictions from the following directives:
- 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
- 2011/65/EU (RoHS II)
- 2015/863 (RoHS III)
- RoHS compliance certifications are supported with compliance declarations from suppliers, testing, or product knowledge.
- Products sold exceeding RoHS threshold levels of lead may carry a RoHS non-compliance statement on the shipping documentation.
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
From:https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/
“Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals (known to the state) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list was first published in 1987, and must be updated at least once a year. It now includes over 900 chemicals.”
- MWS is in compliance with Prop 65 but does not provide special certs.
- Following California law, any items that may be exposure to materials on the Prop 65 list would include a warning on the label and on the certificate of compliance.
Regulations for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances
Several U.S. states and the EU have begun the process to restrict or outright ban the use of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
- MWS provides a statement clarifying that PFAS are not intentionally added to bare and film-insulated magnet and specialty wire, and therefore not expected to be contained in those products supplied by MWS.
- Certain fluoroplastics do contain PFAS, but remain the best available technology for applications operating in extreme conditions.
- A list of some products containing PFAS are included in the statement.
US Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with the authority to monitor, regulate, and restrict certain chemical substances and/or mixtures.
- Amendments to this law in 2016 strengthened the EPA’s ability to regulate specific substances.
- In 2021, the EPA banned five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) substances.
- MWS provides a statement regarding specific restricted PBT substances that are not expected to be contained in MWS wire products.
US Dodd-Frank Act - Section 1502
Section 1502 of the 2010 US Dodd-Frank Act requires companies to disclose the use of specific minerals designated as “conflict minerals.”
- MWS has received conflict mineral declarations from our active suppliers, including smelter identification.
- Customers may request a conflict minerals declaration.
Magnets
Both as a stand alone product, and as part of our pickups, we use a range of different permenant magnets.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Wiring Looms and CTS Pots
We use CTS pots exclusively on all of our wiring looms, loaded pickguards and control assemblys, and they have a comprehensive safety certification section
REACH & RoHS Documents
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