Environment
We, Eizo Nanao Corporation, are aware that our products have a significant impact on the environment. In our product development work we therefore consider friendliness to the environment to be part and parcel of product quality. We endeavor to supply our customers worldwide with products developed to common specifications that meet or exceed the environmental requirements of individual countries as well as our own environmental standards. We are conscious of the importance of environmental preservation as a common issue for all humankind and pledge to do our utmost to protect the environment in all aspects of our corporate operations.
For Eizo Nordic AB this means ownership and responsibilities of:
- Offering a secure and safe working environment
- Motivating employees to responsible environmental activities
- Aiming for the usage of transportations with a minimum of environmental strain
- Minimizing our environmental stress in the office through
- minimizing the usage of energy and material
- putting up relevant environmental demands when purchasing goods and services
- handling our waste in the best possible environmental manner
- Following the environmental laws and other environmental demands involved in our business operational activities and working for a positive development within this arena
- All the time aiming for improving the environment
Please find below information regarding:
- ENVIRONMENT
- ERGONOMICS at your workplace
- CERTIFICATIONS
ENVIRONMENT
- Eizo Cares About the Environment with EcoView
All monitors produce some burden on the environment, but we significantly lessen the load with the EcoView features.
Read more about the features here!
Read more about Eizo EcoView NET (Power Management Utility free of charge) here!
See the EcoView overview here!
- Eizo Environmental Report
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EIZO products marked with this in-house label are designed as conforming to a varied range of eco-friendly criteria, such as manufacture with lead-free solder and chrome-free steel plates, consumption of less than 1W of power when turned off, inclusion of a user's manual printed on recyclable, chlorine-free paper, and compliance with the environmental requirements of leadng standards in Europe, the U.S. and Japan. (TCO'99, EPA ENERGY STAR Program, Eco Mark, and PC Green Label).
- WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
- RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
Effective in the EU from August 13, 2005 Eizo and in accordance to this *Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive, which mandates free recycling of electrical and electronic equipment in the EU, Eizo have started to put the required label on appropriate products/packages from 16-June (production base).
Symbol for the marking of electrical and electronic equipment. The symbol indicating separate collection for electrical and electronic equipment consists of the crossed-out wheeled bin, as shown to the left. The symbol must be printed visibly, legibly and indelibly.
EPEAT is a program administered by the Green Electronics Council and funded with a three-year start-up grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency. It is intended to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select electronic products, including monitors, based on their environmental attributes and performance. EPEAT evaluates electronic products in relation to 51 total environmental criteria contained in IEEE 1680 with 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria. Products are rated Bronze, Silver and Gold based on how many criteria are met. EPEAT Bronze registered products fulfill the 23 required criteria. EPEAT Silver registered products fulfill the required criteria and at least 50% of the optional criteria. EPEAT Gold registered products fulfill the required criteria and at least 75% of the optional criteria. Read more at www.epeat.net.
ERGONOMICS at your workplace
TCO Displays 6.0: The new generation of TCO Certified Displays. Updated criteria reflect a growing commitment to sustainability among organizations worlwide in all aspects of their business, including social, economic and environmental dimensions. Environmental, image quality and social responsibility criteria have also been enhanced as apart of this update. Read more at www.tcodevelopment.se
TCO Displays 5.0: The fifth TCO standard for displays. In comparison with the earlier TCO standards for displays the TCO Displays 5.0 has both more and tougher requirements on environmental aspects. Also the requirements on visual ergonomics have been expanded to cover modern displays. This standard represents one of the toughest certifications for displays worldwide. Displays certified according to this standard are indeed designed for both the users and the planet. Some displays are specially designed for media content such as moving images and photo editing. To ensure high visual performance of these media displays there are some extra requirements which might be used to verify this. If these and all other requirements are met the product has shown compliance to TCO Displays 5.0 (media). If all except the media requirements are met the product fulfils TCO Displays 5.0. Read more at www.tcodevelopment.se.
TCO'06 MEDIA DISPLAYS: A modified and expanded variation of TCO'03 Displays.
The labeling is intended, primarily, for multifunctional displays that are used for displaying moving pictures in, for example, surveillance or for displaying moving graphics but it is even intended for simple TV apparatus, primarily of the LCD-type.
The requirements in TCO'06 Media Displays build on the requirements in TCO'03 Displays but some requirements are modified to conform to function and the modes of functionality. Three new requirements have also been introduced that measure picture quality in the moving picture and three requirements have been eliminated.
A display monitor intended for normal office work should even continue to, primarily, be labeled with TCO'03 Displays and, if the display monitor is a multifunctional unit, the possibility exists to label the unit with both labels. Read more at www.tcodevelopment.se.
TCO'03 DISPLAYS: The fourth labeling standard from TCO Development of Sweden. TCO are the initials (in Swedish) for the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. TCO'03 covers the same areas as the previous TCO'99 standard, but sets stricter requirements and includes many new requirements such as vertical tilt, vertical height adjustment, and a lead-free external cable, external adapter, plastic materials, battery, paint, and lacquer.
TCO'99: TCO are the initials (in Swedish) for the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. Compared with previous versions of this mark, TCO'99 requires office equipment meets stricter standards in four areas: ergonomics, energy, emissions, and ecology.
TCO'95: A version of the TCO mark established in 1995. TCO are the initials (in Swedish) for the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. TCO'95 includes strict standards for office equipment emission levels. The most recent version of the TCO mark is TCO'99.
A quality standard for displays developed in Germany. It is based on some parts of TÜV Rheinland/GS but more specific in terms of ergonomics, including guidelines for contrast, reflection, flicker, very low magnetic field, AEF, and electrostatic emissions.
All EIZO monitors meet or exceed the TÜV/Rheinland Ergonomics guidelines so the end user can rest assured of EIZO's commitment to quality, user health, comfort, and safety.
This is the German safety mark for electrical products ensuring proper equipment design voltage usage ratings to guard against electric shock, injury etc.
This is a mark for medical devices established by TÜV Rheinland of Germany. TÜV/GM is based on the European Union Medical Device Directive (MDD) EN60601-1, which addresses safety issues in medical devices. TÜV/GM also includes requirements for EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) as stipulated in EN60601-1-2.
CERTIFICATIONS
A European regulation that has been in effect since 1 January 1997. It limits EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) and EMS (Electromagnetic Susceptibility/Immunity) and asks for electrical devices to be unaffected by such fields created by general office electrical equipment. All current EIZO products conform with the CE mark. CE Marking is the manufacturer's declaration showing compliance with all applicable directives. For most products sold in the EU, the use of CE Marking and a Declaration of Conformity are mandatory.
The CB Scheme is based on the principle of mutual recognition by means of certification through the use of internationally accepted standards. By virtually eliminating duplicate testing, the CB Scheme facilitates the international exchange and acceptance of product safety results among participating laboratories, otherwise known as National Certification Bodies (NCBs). The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) establishes the CB Scheme to reduce obstacles to international trade for certain types of electrical and electronic equipment. Before the CB Scheme, manufacturers had their products tested and certified by many different national testing laboratories/certification bodies - a difficult, time-consuming and expensive process.
CB Test Certificate is a formal CB Scheme document issued by an authorized NCB to inform other NCBs that a sample of the product tested was found to be in compliance with the applicable requirements. CB Test Certificate should not be used for advertising purpose, however reference to the existence of a CB Test Certificate is permitted.
CB Test Report is a standardized report in a clause by clause checklist format referencing, the requirements of the relevant IEC Standard. The report provides clear and unambiguous results of all the required tests, measurements, verifications, inspections and evaluations. It also contains photographs, circuit schematics, artwork drawings as well as description of the product. Under the rules of the CB Scheme, a CB Test Report is considered valid only if accompanied by a CB Test Certificate.
GOST R certification is mandatory for a wide range of products in the Russian market. This certification demonstrates compliance with basic safety requirements and the applicable product standards. All current EIZO products conform with the GOST R mark.
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Federal Communications Commission
A U.S. government regulatory body for radio, television, all interstate telecommunications services, and all international services that originate inside the U.S.
All computer equipment must be certified by the FCC before it can be offered for sale in the U.S. to ensure that it meets the legal limits for conductive and radio frequency emissions, which could otherwise interfere with commercial broadcasts.
Approval by the FCC that a specific computer model meets its standards for radio frequency interference emissions.
There are two levels of certification. Class A certification is for computers used in commercial settings, such as mainframes and minicomputers. Class B certification is for computers used in the home and in home offices, such as PCs,laptops, and portables.
A program developed by the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote a voluntary partnership between the EPA and manufacturers of computer systems, printers, and monitors. To qualify for the program, manufacturers must modify their products to consume less than 30 watts or less of power during periods of inactivity. All EIZO monitors meet the ENERGY STAR Program requirements.