IECQ HSPM QC 080000 —Is an International Standard established as a certification process for corporations to manage, minimize and/or eliminate hazardous substances. Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) is a common sense technical approach to implementing and maintaining Hazardous Substance Free (HSF) products and production processes. It was developed to enable suppliers to demonstrate through third party assessment, their compliance to customer requirements for HSF electrical and electronic components and assemblies that meet specific local, National and International requirements.

HSPM certification through the International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment (IECQ) System for Electronic Components provides companies with an international certification process by which they may demonstrate their ability to control and manage design activities, their supply chain, materials management, and manufacturing processes specific to their customer requirements for IECQ HSPM and HSF components and assemblies. Companies that can understand IECQ HSPMQC 080000 find it to be a common-sense way to deal with Green Process Requirements including compliance with RoHS and WEEE.

NSAI is a supervising inspectorate (SI) for the IECQ and we were the first registrar in the world to issue an IECQ HSPM QC 080000 certificate as well as the only registrar in North America to hold a certificate.

The Guideline for HSPM
• Identify all the Hazardous Substances
• Meet the legal requirements and observe the customer’s regulations
• Set up the policies and the objectives for consumers regarding the Hazardous Substances
• Clarify the range of consumers responsibilities
• Process Documentation
• Identify the sources of the raw substances for the products
• Manage the distribution chain
• Set up the regulations to prevent the contaminations of Hazardous Substances
• Carry out thoroughly the policies governing the Hazardous Substances

ABOUT IECQ
The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) supplies the global market with multilateral standards and conformity assessment programs that are key to international trade in the electrical and electronics fields. IECQ (International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment Scheme for Electronic Components) is the IEC's conformity assessment and product certification scheme focused on the quality assessment of electronic components and associated processes and materials.

IECQ conformity assessments are truly global in concept and practice, reducing trade barriers caused by different certification criteria in various countries and helping industry succeed and expand into new markets. By helping to remove significant delays and costs of multiple testing and approvals, IECQ conformity assessments enable industry to reach the market with greater speed and less expense.

IECQ provides internationally recognized, impartial, and independent assessment and certification programs, free of either buyers’ or sellers’ bias. Assessment criteria are known to the applicants and their stakeholders, yet information and data acquired during assessments are held in the strictest of confidence. Participants are provided continuing visibility in the Register of IECQ companies.

"The QC080000 ( RoHS) certification was mandatory for us to maintain our leader position in the Harness & Cable assembly industries. The NSAI auditor performed a great audit on our RoHS processes and proposed some very constructive observations. We were very good in our understanding of this new specification, now we are even better. Our RoHS certification is the result of a dedicated team."

Tommy Gaudreault, Directeur QA & I.N.P
Triton Câble

“NSAI played an important role as an independent registrar to help our company facilitate and realize our short term and long term objectives. Our certifications and quality  standards speak volume amongst our customers as well as our competitors. We know have tangible distinctions that separate us from our competition when certifying RoHS components, products, and manufacturing processes.”

Peter Anninos, Syscom Tech
SyscomTechUSA.

Syscom Tech Achieves Certification to IECQ HSPM QC 080000 and
ISO 9001:2000 Simultaneously