Training

RoHS-International Ltd have conducted training courses across Australia  and New Zealand since 2005.

This is what David Bird, National Sales Manager of Farnell Inone Australia had to say after attending a training session " Informative, interactive, this conference makes RoHS plain English not legal speak. A must do event for any person in the electronics industry"

Graham Dodd, NEC Australia was similarly impressed  "I highly recommend this training course to any other company needing to comply." Grahams' full testimonial is included further down this page.

Martin Scottorn of Scheider Electric had the following to say about the RoHS for Suppliers and Mechanical Engineers course "Fantastic course material, very useful"

We are also able to customise training packages for in house training costs start at $2000 per day+ expenses for in-house training.

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 RoHS - The full picture

Duration - One full day.

This course covers the basics fully but is essentially an advanced course. It gets into detail on compliance infrastructure drawing from the NWML advice as well as the May 2006 release of the "RoHS Enforcement Guidance Document" written by the EU RoHS Enforcement Authorities Informal Network. It is highly technical on the metals and plastics front as well as test methods.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for Electrical and Electronic manufacturers, both OEM and Contract. It is suitable for all levels involved in RoHS from Executive Management, through project management to design engineers, operations and quality.

Course content

 Now with heaps of new content on metals, plastics and due diligence based around the NWML guidance and the "RoHS Enforcement Guidance Document" written by the EU RoHS Enforcement Authorities Informal Network, released May 2006.

The course comprises 5 distinct subject areas: The RoHS Directive, Compliance Infrastructure,  Technical Issues and  The Wider Look (at what is happening in the rest of the world with RoHS).

The Directives

• EU Roadmap for environmental legislations - Packaging Directive to REACH
• The 4 drivers for compliance
• The banned substances
• Maximum concentration values
• Definition of Homogeneous Material
• Scope - grey areas
• Exemptions - approved and proposed

Compliance Infrastructure Solutions

• What the Directive does and does not say
• Reasonable steps defence
• Due Diligence
• Some simple rules on what constitutes a valid RoHS material declaration
• Technical files
• Risk Mitigation
• BOM - Subassembly - component database
• Integration with ERP systems
• Change control
• Part Numbers
• Inwards goods inspection
• Separation of Processes
• IPC1752 (what it is and why it is so important)
• Project plans
• Risk and Costs

Enforcement

• The RoHS Enforcement Authorities Informal Network "RoHS Enforcement Guidance Document"
• Enforcement to-date (Precedence)
• Penalties and risks

Technical Issues

• Tin Whiskers
• Lead Free Solder Process Window
• Bismuth containing finishes
• Solderability
• Alternatives to Hexavalent Chromium overview
• Material Composition Testing overview - IEC 111/24/WG3
• Metals

  • Purity of raw material - recycled material
  • Stainless steel and the fallacy of Hexavalent Chromium content
  • Mild steel
  • Aluminium
  • Brass and Copper - 
  • Exemption for lead for free turning metals.
  • Hexavalent Chromium
• Plastics
  • The banned BDEs
  • The exempt banned BDEs
  • Metals as pigments in plastic
  • Which plastics are most at risk

The Wider Look

• China, Japan and other countries (Overview only)
• The EU future: EuP and REACH overview

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