Safe use of Stainless Steel Consideration of health and safety issues is important when customers are processing or using stainless steel, and when scrap items are returned for re- cycling.
As stainless steel is inert and non-reactive when employed correctly, potential health and safety impacts are extremely limited. This explains why stainless steel is so widely used in medical appliances and for equipment and tools in the food processing industry. In addition to long-term experience with stainless steel in a wide variety of applications, the material has also been tested and reviewed for possible health effects
The Company only stocks and sells stainless steel grades that are standardised and proven to be safe for their recommended use. To ensure that all products sold by the company comply with the specified requirements, only suppliers whose production sites are certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality standard are used. In addition, the company’s sales and distribution Service Centres are also certified in accordance with this quality standard.
Below is a full material safety datasheet from a leading Asian manufacturer.
Scope - RoHS & WEEE
Atık Elektrikli ve Elektronik Eşya direktifi, yaygın olarak WEEE olarak anılır. Bu, elektrikli ve elektronik ekipman üreticilerini hedefler ve iki ana amacı vardır:
- Üreticiler, ürünlerin ömrü sonundaki geri dönüşümünden de sorumlu olacak ve üreticilerin uyması gereken hedefler bulunmaktadır.
- Elektrikli ve elektronik ekipmanların üretim sürecinden çevreye duyarlı maddelerin kullanımını ortadan kaldırmak. Bunu yapmak için, WEEE direktifi Tehlikeli Maddelerin Kısıtlanması (RoHS) direktifine atıfta bulunur.
The main objective of the R0HS directive is to eliminate the use of four metals and 2 flame retardants. For each of these substances a maximum concentration value of 0.1% by weight in electrical and electronic equipment is permissible:
- Lead
- Mercury
- Cadmium
- Hexavalent Chromium
- Polybrominated Diphenyls
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
In addition, there is an extra clause covering the exceptions which includes Lead, when used as an alloying element where the maximum concentration values are:
- 0.35% by weight in steels (including stainless steel)
- 0.40% by weight in aluminium
- 4.00% by weight in copper alloys
Statement
Our suppliers have confirmed that we do not have a problem in supplying material that fully conforms to the RoHS directive and as a Company we can thus make the following statement:We can confirm that the levels of:
- Lead
- Cadmium
- Mercury
- Hexavalent Chromium
- Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB)
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE)
are all below the maximum permissible levels stipulated in the European Directive 2002/95/EC (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), for all materials supplied by us.
The only exception to this is where a customer orders a grade of material where the British, European or International Standard covering that grade requires the level of one or more of the substances to be in excess of the RoHS Directive. In this case, the material will contain a value of each substance in line with the requirements of the standard.
