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RoHS Compliance


What is RoHS?

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), adopted in February 2003 by the European Union, is intended to reduce the effect of hazardous waste created by electronic products on the environment. The directive took effect on July 1st, 2006, and places clear restrictions on the use of six hazardous materials used in the manufacture of electronic and electrical components.

While each European Union member state has adopted its own enforcement and implementation policies using the directive as a guideline, the six substances now restricted are listed across-the-board as lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium VI, and PBB and PBDE, both of which are used as flame retardants in some plastics.


The following QSC products are compliant with the RoHS directive:

AcousticDesign Series Loudspeakers:

AD-S52
AD-S52T
AD-CI52T
AD-CI52ST
AD-C820
AD-C821
AD-C1200
AD-C Accessories

AD-S82
AD-S82H
AD-S282H
AD-S282HT
AD-S28Tw
AD-S Accessories
CSM Concert Stage Monitors:
CSM10
CSM15
CSM12
CSM Yoke
DCS Series Loudspeakers:

SR-110B
SR-46
SR-26
SR-18
SR-8100
SB-5218
SB-7218
SB-5118
SB-7118
SB-15121
SC-2150
SC-312
SC-312X
SC-322
SC-322X
SC-323H
SC-412
SC-422
SC-413
SC-413H
SC-323
SC-423
SC-423-8

SC-423H
SC-433
SC-443
SC-324
SC-414
SC-324
SC-424
SC-434
SC-444
SC-424-8F
HF-63
HF-63X1
HF-63X2
HF-75
MH-1063
MH-1075
LF-3115
LF-4115
LF-3215
LF-4215
LF-4215-8
LF-4315
DCS Accessories
HPR Series Powered Loudspeakers:
HPR122i
HPR152i
HPR152F
HPR153i
HPR153F
HPR151i
HPR151W
HPR181i
HPR181W
HPR Accessories
ISIS Series Loudspeakers:
I-82H I-282H
ILA Line Array System:
WL2082-i
WL2082 Accessories
WL118-sw
WL115-sw
KW Series Active Loudspeakers
KW122
KW152
KW153
KW181
K Series Active Loudspeakers
K8
K10
K12
KSub
K Series Yoke Mounts
K Series Covers
ModularDesign Series Loudspeakers:
MD-F122/64r
MD-F122/94r
MD-F122/124r
MD-F152/64r
MD-F152/94r
MD-F152/124r
MD-L115
MD-L118
MD-S215
MD-S218
MD-FP122/64r
MD-FP122/94r
MD-FP122/124r
MD-FP122/66r
MD-FP122/96r
MD-FP152/64r
MD-FP152/94r
MD-FP152/124r
MD-FP152/66r
MD-FP152/96r
MD-LP115
MD-LP118
MD-SP215
MD-SP218
WideLine-8 Line Array System:
WL3082
WL3082 Accessories
WL212-sw
WideLine-10 Line Array & Accessories:
WL2102-w WL2102 Accessories
WideLine Subwoofer & Accessories:
WL218-sw
GP118-sw
GP212-sw
GP218-sw
WL218-sw Accessories
GX Series Amplifiers:
GX3
GX5
GX7
PLX2 Series Amplifiers:
PLX1104
PLX1804
PLX1802
PLX2502
PLX3102
PLX3602
PowerLight 2 Series Amplifiers:
PL218
PL224
PL230
PL236
PowerLight 3 Series Amplifiers:
PL325
PL340
PL380
ISA Series Amplifiers:
ISA280
ISA450
ISA750
ISA1350
ISA300Ti
ISA500Ti
ISA800Ti
RMX Series Amplifiers:
RMX850
RMX1450
RMX1850HD
RMX2450
RMX4050HD
RMX5050
DCA Series Amplifiers:
DCA1222
DCA1622
DCA1644
DCA1824
DCA2422
DCA3022
DCA3422
CX Series Amplifiers:
CX108V
CX168
CX204V
CX254
CX302
CX302V
CX404
CX502
CX602V
CX702
CX902
CX1102
CX1202V
Amplifier Accessories:
DSP-4
SF-3
IT-42
LF-3
XC-3
QSControl.net BASIS/RAVE/DSP:
BASIS 722az
BASIS 902zz
BASIS 904zz
BASIS 914lz
BASIS 922az
BASIS 922dz
BASIS 922uz
DSP 322ua
RAVE 520uz
RAVE 522ua
NAC-100
Digital Cinema Processors/Monitors:
DCP-300
DCP-200
DCP-100
DCM-10
DCM-10D
DCM-30
DCM-30D
SC28 System Controller:
SC28  
Q-Sys:
Core 1000
Core 3000
Core 4000
I/O Frame
PS-400H
PS-800H
PS-1600H
PS-1650H
I/O Cards:
 COL4
 COPD4
 CIML4-HP
 CIML4
 CB
 CAES4

Downloadable Documents

Last Updated: 2011, Jan 26
RoHS Compliance Documents for loudspeakers and loudspeaker accessories (PDF 1.2 MB)
RoHS Compliance Documents for amplifiers and amp accessories (PDF 567K)
RoHS Compliance Documents for digital products (PDF 795K)
RoHs Compliance Documents for KLA (PDF 413K)

China RoHS EFUP document (PDF 136K)
No Trash Notice of Environmental Protection (PDF 582K)


All products sold into the European Union are RoHS compliant. Products being sold in non-European countries may not be compliant.


REACH


The acronym REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals. REACH takes precedence over most pre-existing EU Chemical Regulations. The requirements of 76/769/EEC and 67/548/EEC are carried over into REACH. REACH applies to all substances that are used in quantities of greater than 1 tonne per year per importer or producer with an implementation time line that stretches from 2007 to 2018. The responsible party for REACH is the manufacturer (if based in the EU) or the importer. The threshold quantities apply per manufacturer or importer, not per product line.

 

There are two main scenarios where QSC Audio Products, LLC is affected by REACH. These are:

  1. The product contains a chemical substance intended to be released during normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, such as ink in a pen, and more than one tonne per annum is put onto the EU market.
  2. The product contains a chemical substance listed as a "Substance of Very High Concern" in a concentration of >0.1% wt/wt. These substances are linked to human health issues or are environmentally "persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic".

QSC has conducted an assessment of the regulations and has determined that our current product offerings do not fall into either category. As new products are designed and released, QSC will continue to monitor the components and subassemblies to ensure compliance.

 

If you require further information or statements of compliance, please e-mail reg_compliance@qscaudio.com.