By Claude W. “Bubba” Powers, Manager – Technical Services, Weller.
With the new regulations such as the European RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and REACH (Research, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals) in the headlines, it is difficult not to notice that everyone is “searching for a safe society” to work and play in.
In addition, more and more countries (China, South Korea, Norway and even states in the U.S.A., such as California), are administering or considering similar types of legistlation that require that the processes as we3ll as the products being manufactured, meet a higher standard of environmental safety.