Philips 170T4FS [52/122] Environmental requirements

Regulatory Information

Approval requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electric and

magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.

The environmental demands impose restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals, brominated and

chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents, among other things. The product must be

prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to have an environmental policy which must be adhered to in

each country where the company implements its operational policy.

The energy requirements include a demand that the computer and/or display, after a certain period of inactivity,

shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level in one or more stages. The length of time to reactivate the

computer shall be reasonable for the user.

Labeled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the reduction of electric and

magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.

Below you will find a brief summary of the environmental requirements met by this product. The complete

environmental criteria document may be ordered from:

TCO Development

SE-114 94 Stockholm, Sweden

Fax: +46 8 782 92 07

Email (Internet): development@tco.se

Current information regarding TCO'99 approved and labeled products may also be obtained via the

Internet, using the address:

http://www.tco-info.com/

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Environmental Requirements

Flame retardants

Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to

prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame

retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and those flame retardants are chemically

related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs. Both the flame retardants containing bromine or chloride

and the PCBs are suspected of giving rise to severe health effects, including reproductive damage in fish-eating

birds and mammals, due to the bio-accumulative* processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood

and researchers fear that disturbances in fetus development may occur.

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