July 28, 2008—Watt Stopper/Legrand has launched RoHS-compliant occupancy sensors as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to the environment. Specifiers, building owners and contractors who select these lighting controls will reduce the amount of hazardous waste that will enter the environment, in addition to achieving energy savings, says the company.
RoHS is the European Union’s (EU) directive on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sold in the EU market. It addresses the use of four heavy metals and two flame retardants used in plastics. RoHS compliance requires the design, or redesign, of products and manufacturing processes using components and materials with agreed maximum amounts of these substances.
Compliant practices have multiple benefits, says the company, including preventing hazardous waste as a result of manufacturing operations, protecting the health of workers and facilitating the recycling of products at the end of their life cycles.
Currently, the U.S. has no similarly broad restriction, and so American manufacturers wishing to voluntarily reduce the use of hazardous materials in their products typically turn to RoHS for guidance. Watt Stopper/Legrand has invested in costlier RoHS-compliant manufacturing to further its tradition of caring from the environment.
Watt Stopper/Legrand is a leading manufacturer of energy efficient lighting controls for commercial and residential use. For more information, see the Web site.
