There are many existing or pending regulations around the world that require the elimination of a range of identified hazardous substances, including lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, contained in electrical and electronic products. However, various regulations have various regulations on the control of hazardous substances, and customers have different requirements for hazardous substances. In order to solve this problem in a constant manner, there must be authoritative standards or standards worldwide. The introduction of the norm allows all relevant parties to have a unified and clear guideline to follow, so as to minimize the technical barriers to international trade in products. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem of standardization of hazardous substance management, IEC entrusted its subordinate Electronic Components Quality Evaluation Committee (IECQ) to formulate a special Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) standard - "Standard for Reduction and Exemption of Hazardous Substances for Electronic and Electrical Components and Products". Requirements (EIA/ECCB-954)”, and developed special procedural rules for carrying out the certification of this process management system - “Hazardous Substances Process Management Requirements (QC001002-5)”, thus providing the management and certification of hazardous substances. Authoritative choice.

Introduction to IEC and IECQ

IEC is the English abbreviation of International Electrotechnical Commission. It is a non-governmental international organization. It was formally established in 1906. It is the earliest professional international standardization organization in the world. It is responsible for the international standardization work in the electrical and electronic fields. Standardization organizations work closely together.

IECQ is the International Electrotechnical Commission Electronic Components Quality Assessment System, which is affiliated to the International Electrotechnical Commission. It is the only approval and certification body in the world that conducts comprehensive quality assessment of electronic components. It is responsible for the quality assessment of electrical products and materials and production processes. It is the first international certification organization to realize the internationalization of specific product quality certification within IEC and ISO. The purpose of IECQ is to establish an international authoritative management organization, formulate unified technical standards and procedural rules for implementing quality assessment, and conduct a comprehensive inspection and approval of the technical ability and management level of the production plant based on the standards and according to the procedural rules.

IECQ-HSPM system

The IECQ-HSPM system is the IECQ Hazardous Substances Process Management System, and its standard is based on the EIA/ECCB-954 standard, namely "Standards and Requirements for Hazardous Substance Reduction for Electronic and Electrical Components and Products". The relationship between IECQ-HSPM and the EIA/ECCB-954 standard is similar to the relationship between ISO quality management systems and ISO 9001:2000. The EIA/ECCB-954 standard is based on ISO9001:2000, not ISO14001 as we might think. Because the system requires EU regulations and customer requirements to be defined as product quality-related characteristic requirements, ISO9001:2000 can better ensure compliance with EU regulations from the perspective of process management and systems.

The IECQ-HSPM system is a process management system for hazardous substances established based on process management ideas. One of the main ideas of the system is to emphasize the application of a common "process management" model to solve the diversity of different enterprises and different products dealing with hazardous substance management requirements (including EU requirements). The standard is based on a common denominator: companies need to identify and establish a Hazardous Substances Mitigation (HSF) process, and to manage and maintain such a process to achieve the organization's specified Hazardous Substance Process Management policies and objectives. Other technical requirements should be implemented by means of testing or process control, so that a common process management standard can be applied to all organizations wishing to meet EU requirements through a management system.

As a management system, like other management systems, the IECQ-HSPM system must first establish HSF policies and objectives, and then realize the policies and objectives by identifying and controlling the required processes, by providing resources to run the process, and by providing resources to run the process. And the monitoring of the system to understand the status of the product, the capability of the process, the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the system, improve the system through improvement and continuous improvement, and form a complete PDCA closed loop.

 EIA/ECCB-954 Standard

 IECQ-HSPM system requirements must meet the EIA/ECCB-954 standard.

The name of the EIA/ECCB-954 standard is "Standards and Requirements for the Reduction of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Components and Products", which was jointly formulated by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and the Electronic Components Certification Board (ECCB) and adopted by IECQ. The EIA/ECCB-954 standard is harmonized with the ISO9001:2000 standard and must be based on the ISO9001:2000 framework.

 The structure of the standard is basically the same as that of ISO9001:2000, including the following major clauses:

 1. Background

 2. Intent of this document

 3. Scope

 4. Reference documents

 5. Terms and Definitions

 6. General requirements

 7. Management Responsibilities

 8. Resource management

 9. Product Realization

 10. Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

Due to the addition of two sections of background and document intent, the following clause numbers are all plus 2 compared to ISO9001:2000.

Since this standard is based on the ISO9001:2000 framework, the content of the standard clauses described below is only different from that of ISO9001:2000. The clauses not listed in the ISO9001:2000 standard are still the requirements of the EIA/ECCB-954 standard. .

 6. General requirements

 6.1.1 The organization shall identify and document all hazardous substances used in the organization; determine the interdependencies and interactions of these processes and develop an appropriate HSF process management plan; establish a process to limit and/or eliminate hazardous substances in product and process use.

 6.2.1.3 Include a section in the organization's quality manual on the HSF process management plan and objectives, and referenced HSF documented procedures.

 7. Management Responsibilities

 7.1.4 Include HSF in management review.

 7.1.6 Ensure that the list of hazardous substances is communicated throughout the organization.

 7.2 Determining HSF requirements: Top management shall ensure that customer HSF requirements are identified and met and included in the measurement of customer satisfaction.

 7.3.1.1 The policy contains an effective commitment to meeting requirements and continuously improving HSF practices.

 7.4.1.2 Where appropriate, the HSF objective shall contain a schedule for the elimination of identified and used hazardous substances in a process or product, including purchased products.

 7.5.1.1 The practices required to achieve the HSF are integrated into the quality management system planning and as elements of the quality objectives.

 7.5.1.2 Maintain continuity of HSF efforts as improvements and changes are implemented.

 7.6.1.2.3 Ensure that HSF-related requirements and responsibilities are communicated and understood within the organization.

 7.6.1.2.4 Ensure that the supplier has a sense of HSF-related requirements and responsibilities.

 7.7.1 Top management shall ensure that the personnel of the organization are informed of performance and matters related to the HSF policy and implementation plan.

 7.7.2 Hazardous material information shall be communicated within the organization as required.

 8. No substantive different clauses, omitted.

 9. Product realization

 9.1.2.3 Verification, validation, monitoring, surveillance and testing activities required for HSF products and product acceptance criteria. Where appropriate, this should include information service providers.

 9.1.2.4 Procedure documents or work instructions for processes using restricted substances to include precautions when contamination is present.

 9.3.1.1.3 Communicate to customers any use of restricted substances or possible contamination, any mix of processes or products that may contain restricted substances

 9.3.1.1.4 Records of the results of the HSF review and actions determined by the review are to be kept and maintained.

 9.4.1.1.2 During design planning, the use of restricted substances shall be identified in documents and plans for control and eventual replacement or elimination of these components.

 9.4.1.3.2 When the design requires the use of restricted substances, procedures shall be documented to control, identify, monitor and measure processes/products (including products from subcontracted processes).

 9.5.1.1.3 The organization shall ensure that all HSF components/materials are free from contamination by restricted substances.

 9.5.1.1.4 Procurement of restricted substances shall be clearly indicated on procurement documents and material receipts.

 9.5.1.2.2 The procurement route of the procured items shall be fully understood and any processes that may be contaminated by restricted substances shall be fully identified. Purchasing activities related to the HSF process shall be listed in a documented procedure.

 9.5.1.2.4 If the processes are combined with each other, a documented procedure shall be established to differentiate the components.

 9.6.1.1.7 Identify and document potentially contaminating processes

 9.6.1.1.8 Operating procedures are documented and precautions are identified to prevent possible contamination.

 9.6.3.1 Where appropriate, the organization shall identify HSF products in an appropriate manner throughout product realization.

 9.6.3.2 Processes containing restricted substances shall be uniquely identified and segregated to prevent binding to HSF products.

 9.6.4.1 There shall be documented procedures for the handling and storage of hazardous substances. This procedure should include records of receipt and shipment; records should show that hazardous substances are segregated and managed separately.

 10. Measurement, analysis and improvement

 10.3.1 The organization shall use appropriate methods to monitor and measure (where applicable) restricted substance processes, including supplier/subcontractor processes and information service provider processes, if they are found to be potentially using restricted substances.

 10.3.1.1 How these processes are controlled, monitored and measured shall be documented.

 10.4.1

The organization shall establish documented procedures to monitor and measure restricted substances in products to verify that product requirements are met. Monitoring and measurement shall be performed at appropriate stages of product realization as specified in the HSF plan.

 10.5.1.1 There should be clear procedures for dealing with the discovery of non-conforming products containing restricted substances and for preventing products containing restricted substances from being shipped unless authorised.

 10.5.2 Records shall be maintained and identified regarding the nature of the non-compliance and subsequent actions taken to clearly indicate what restricted substances were found.

 10.5.3 When a non-conforming HSF product is discovered after delivery or after the product has been used, the organization shall notify the customer in accordance with the contractual agreement or the organization's process management policy.

 10.6.2.4 Continual improvement efforts to eliminate all hazardous substances, as applicable.

 Documents required by the EIA/ECCB-954 standard

 Like ISO9001:2000 and other standards, the hazardous substance management system established in accordance with the EIA/ECCB-954 standard also has some documents that must be formulated, including:

 List of Hazardous Substances Used

HSF Policy and Objectives with Timeline for Elimination of Hazardous Substances

There is a section on the HSF Process Management Plan in the Quality Manual

QUALITY MANUAL REFERENCES TO HSF DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURE

Control and eventual elimination of plans for HS components in design and development planning documents

Documented procedures/work instructions for the process of using HS

When the design calls for the use of HS, a control program

Documented procedure for checking and identifying HS contained in purchased items

Procedure for differentiating different parts during mixing

Potentially contaminated processes are identified and documented

Contamination Prevention Operational Procedures

Procedures for Handling and Storage of Hazardous Substances

 Monitoring and measurement of HS processes

 Monitoring and measurement of HS products

Procedures to prevent non-conforming product shipments from HS detection

 HSF Corrective Action Procedure

 IECQ-HSPM Certification Project

Organizations that have implemented ISO9001:2000 can establish a hazardous substance process management system based on ISO9001:2000 and take EIA/ECCB-954 as the benchmark, and pass the certification of national supervision and inspection institutions (SI) under the IECQ framework, and issue IECQ logos. Certification certificate. The system certification can prove that the hazardous substance mitigation process complies with the requirements of the standard.

In addition, organizations can also apply for IECQ Hazardous Substance Product Certification. The product certification certificate is used to confirm that the certified product meets the specific product HSF standard. The premise of IECQ-HSF product certification is that the organization has been evaluated as having a hazardous substance management system that meets the requirements of the EIA/ECCB-954 standard. In addition, the product needs to be tested. Such as ISO/IEC17025) institutions.

By the way, the Advisory Committee on Environmental Issues under the International Electrotechnical Organization (IEC) has set up a special group to formulate the "Determination of Six Controlled Substances (Lead, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Cadmium, Polybrominated Biphenyls, Procedures for the content of polybrominated diphenyl ethers”, the formulation of the standard has been carried out to the draft version of the committee, and the promulgation of the official version will be before July 1, 2006. The official promulgation of the standard will facilitate the unification of the standards for the detection methods of these six hazardous substances on a global scale.