Harris is an international communications company that has paid close attention to world wide compliance regulations. In order to provide more environmentally friendly products, and meet the requirements of world wide legislations, Harris has developed this web page to answer questions that are commonly asked by its supply base. The below links are intended to answer the questions sparked by Harris compliance activities.
RoHS Directive – All new Harris BCD products are designed to meet the RoHS directive. This places a requirement on Harris BCD suppliers to meet RoHS restriction requirements if they want to do business with Harris. This link provides details about the RoHS Directive and how suppliers should be reacting to it.
WEEE Directive – Harris complies with the WEEE directive and this link provides details about what suppliers should know about the WEEE Directive.
REACH Regulation - The European Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force throughout the European Union (EU) in June 2007. REACH is a major reform of the EU chemical management regulations and all industries involved in global supply chains exporting to the EU, either directly or indirectly as a sub-tier supplier, need to be aware of the REACH requirements. Harris requires disclosure of SVHC’s (Substances of Very High Concern) as they pertain to the REACH Regulation. Please refer to the link for specific required detailed information.
IPC-1752 – Harris has committed to the IPC-1752 Materials Declaration Management Standard in order to support compliance activities within Harris Corporation. This standard allows Harris to communicate substance disclosure requirements to suppliers and allows suppliers to use a standard format when providing substance disclosures to Harris. This link provides details about how suppliers should support IPC-1752 and how they should fill out Harris requested IPC-1752 forms.
Joint Industry Guide (JIG-101) – The Joint Industry Guide is a standard that defines what substances need to be reported and references the relevant legislations. This standard is the basis for IPC-1752. This link provides details about the Joint Industry Guide.
Relevant Links – The industry is currently in a transition with regards to compliance activities. Harris has found the following links to be helpful with regards to various topics related to compliance. Because of this, Harris recommends that suppliers go through the attached links in order to fully understand the electronics industry with regards to compliance.
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (2002/95/EC) is a European Union Directive that requires producers of Electronic Equipment to reduce the amount of Hazardous substances in their products and components below certain thresholds by July 1, 2006. After that date, by European law, specific materials had to be minimized in all electronic assemblies put on the market in the European Union.
Note: that these lists of relevant applications is not all-inclusive and each company should do its own material content research and testing. Also, since most products are made up of many different substances, the RoHS Directive is enforced on a homogeneous material basis. This means that each homogeneous material inside of a product cannot have hazardous materials above the pre-mentioned thresholds. A homogeneous material is defined as one that cannot be mechanically disjointed (this includes disjointing by abrasive techniques).
http://www.rohs.gov.uk/
The Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/ED) is a European Union Directive that requires producers of Electronic and Electrical Equipment to provide recycling for their products at the end of their life. Some key responsibilities of the producer include:
The European Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force throughout the European Union (EU) in June 2007. REACH is a major reform of the EU chemical management regulations and all industries involved in global supply chains exporting to the EU, either directly or indirectly as a sub-tier supplier, need to be aware of the REACH requirements. Significant action is required from OEMs and suppliers immediately and over the next 10 years.
REACH will require all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the European Union in quantities of one tonne or more per year to register these substances with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland.
REACH also addresses the continued use of chemical 'substances of very high concern' (SVHC) because of their potential negative impacts on human health or the environment. From 1 June 2011, the European Chemicals Agency must be notified of the presence of SVHCs in articles if all the following conditions are met:
According to Article 33 of the REACH regulation, "any supplier of an article containing a SVHC "in a concentration above 0.1 % weight by weight (w/w) shall provide the recipient of the article with sufficient information" to allow safe use of the article including, at a minimum, the name of that substance". The current list of SVHCs can be found at:
http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data/authorisation_process/candidate_list_table_en.asp
For more detailed information about REACH, click here.
Submitter Acceptance - Harris request that all suppliers populate the "Submitter Acceptance" field before signing and locking a form. This signifies that the declaration is accepted and that the terminology in the form is acceptable to the supplier.
Digital Signatures - Every form submitted to Harris Corporation should be signed with a Digital Signature of one of the supplier contacts on the form before the form is locked. If the digital signature is not populated, Harris will ask for a new form that is digitally signed.
Locking the Supplier Fields - Each supplier should lock the pdf form after completing it and signing it. This locking must be done before the form is submitted to Harris. Otherwise, Harris will ask for a new form that is locked.
Alternate Parts - Harris will request declarations for the part numbers it is familiar with. If a supplier has an alternate compliant part number listed in any IPC form, please realize that the declaration is only for the part listed in the Mfr Item Number field. The supplier should submit a second declaration using the distribute option if an alternate complaint part number is needed.
Declaration Classes - If Harris requests a declaration using one IPC class, but the supplier only supports another class, please respond with the class of form that is currently available and realize that Harris may request an updated form using a more inclusive declaration class in the future.
Manufacturing Process Information - If Harris requests a declaration using IPC-1752 class 2, 4, or 6, this means that Harris is also requesting manufacturing process information as defined in IPC-1752. Please ensure that this information is populated in these forms because Harris needs this information to manufacturer electronics using the referenced part.
Declaration Type - Harris has chosen to use the "Simplified" declaration type for all declaration requests.
http://members.ipc.org/committee/drafts/2-18_d_MaterialsDeclarationRequest.asp
The Joint Industry Guide is a document that defines a list of substances that pose environmental issues related to materials used in the electronics industry. The standard guide was developed by many large companies in the electronics industry that have substance restriction requirements. The key organizations involved in the development of the JIG-101 were the Electronic Industries Alliance, JEDEC, and the Japan Green Procurement Survey Standards Initiative Group. The information that follows was taken directly from the Joint Industry Guide.
The Joint Industry Guide Includes:
The guide establishes two categories of materials and substances to be declared. These categories are based on the following criteria.
The JIG A list includes materials and substances under currently enacted legislation that:
The JIG B list includes materials and substances that the industry has determined relevant for disclosure because they meet one or more of the following criteria:
The JIG committee is committed to updating this list as technology and legislations change as time moves on.
The Joint Industry Guide document (JIG-101) is available for free at http://www.ipc.org/4.0_Knowledge/4.1_Standards/Free/Joint-Industry-Guide-Ed2.pdf.
Europa WEEE Web Site - This is a direct link to European Union. The official documentation for the RoHS and WEEE Directives can be found here:
http://ec.europa.eu/
Electronic Industry Alliance Web Site - EIA tracks environmental regulations and provides a tool to inform their customers of their findings. Also, the Joint Industry Guide (JIG-101) can be downloaded from the EIA web site:
http://www.eia.org
IPC Web Site - IPC is a leader in lead free technology standardization and is also the keeper of the IPC-1752 Standard for Material Declaration Management. Many compliance related standards (including IPC-1752 and the IPC-1752-3 user guide) can be downloaded here:
http://www.ipc.org/
Design Chain Associates - This is a web site of an independent consulting firm that helps Electronics OEMs reduce time-to-market, ramp-to-volume time, and product cost by focusing on supply chain robustness and risk mitigation. It is a very comprehensive web site on environmental initiatives.
http://www.designchainassociates.com/
NASA Metal Whisker Web Page - NASA is a leader in the industry with regards to tin whisker research and has posted many of there findings here:
http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/
CALCE - The CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center's Lead Free Forum is dedicated to the collection, generation, organization, and dissemination of information related in the manufacture, assembly, and fielding of lead free and "green" electronic products and systems.
http://www.calce.umd.edu/lead-free/
JG-PP is a partnership between the Military Services, NASA, DLA, and DCMA, chartered by the JLC to reduce or eliminate hazardous materials or processes within the acquisition and sustainment communities:
http://www.jgpp.com/projects/projects_index.html
JEDEC - The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (Once known as the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), is the semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), a trade association that represents all areas of the electronics industry. JEDEC is the creator of the J-STD-020 Joint Industry Standard for Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Nonhermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices which can be downloaded from the following web site.
http://www.jedec.org/download/search/jstd020c.pdf
If you sell products to Harris's Broadcast Communications Division (BCD) or Microwave Communications Division (MCD), then it is very likely that the RoHS and WEEE directives apply to the products that you sell to Harris. This is because Harris BCD and MCD regularly ship commercial products all over the world and are required to adhere to the directives. Any products shipped to the following facilities will need to comply with the RoHS and WEEE directives:
Quincy, Illinois (BCD)
Mason, Ohio (BCD)
Huntingdon, UK (BCD)
Rankwell, Austria (BCD)
Vista, California (BCD)
Sunnyvale, California (BCD)
Pottstown, PA (BCD Leitch)
North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (BCD Leitch)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (BCD Leitch)
Bracknell, UK (BCD Leitch)
Morrisville, North Carolina (MCD)
San Antonio, Texas (MCD)
Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada (MCD)
For many Harris programs (mainly in Harris GCSD and RFComm Divisions), there are many RoHS exemptions that apply, and in some cases, these divisions require non-compliant parts. Please be aware that these requirements may exist and will be communicated to the suppliers on a program basis.
The IPC forms were created using the latest version of Adobe Professional. Since the forms use new features only available in the latest version of Adobe, Adobe Reader 7.05 or Adobe Professional 7.05 or greater is required to use the forms. This software is available for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Harris plans to require IPC forms from all suppliers.
No. Harris asks that each supplier fill in an IPC-1752 declaration for each part that is RoHS compliant. This way, Harris can reference the declaration in the case of an audit.
Yes. IPC-1752 is built on an XML schema that can help your company automate IPC-1752 form population if needed.
The IPC forms were designed to meet the needs of all suppliers. Because of this, Harris's suppliers can use the same IPC forms with their suppliers in order to gather all of the necessary compliance information. Harris prefers that suppliers use IPC forms with their suppliers. This ensures the integrity of the data that Harris receives.
Refer to link from IPC: http://members.ipc.org/committee/drafts/1752_Support.asp. The companies on this web site have demonstrated support for IPC-1752 by sending IPC an email stating that they support the standard. Also, in the beginning pages of the IPC-1752 standard, it can be seen which companies helped develop the standard.
Harris encourages each supplier to adopt the IPC forms completely. Ideally, every Harris supplier will use the IPC standards with all of their suppliers and all of their customers. By doing this, the IPC-1752 standard becomes more standard in the industry, and minimizes the burden on the entire electronics supply chain.
IPC has determined that it is best to release the IPC-1752 standard free of charge. This will allow every company to use it and optimize its usefulness in the supply chain. IPC is also offering courses on how to use the standard for a small fee. You can see the IPC schedule at the following link: http://leadfree.ipc.org/LeadFreeCalendar.asp
Harris only wants IPC declarations for products that are RoHS compliant (with or without exemptions).
Typically, the IPC forms should be completed by somebody that is authorized by the Quality Department to provide substance level declarations. This person should be certain that all information they provide is correct. The forms should be completed shortly after Harris requests a declaration for a product. The declarations should then be electronically sent to the email on the requested IPC form. Harris does not want to deal with paper versions or faxed versions of each IPC declaration because this is inefficient.
Many companies are claiming exemptions as noted in the Annex of the RoHS directive. Please use the IPC-1752 standard for claiming any exemptions in the RoHS directive. This should be done for each part with a different declaration (different material content).
If Harris has requested compliance information from your company, then Harris expects compliance information from your company for each part number requested.
