LG LM505J User Manual page 31

Regulatory Information cont.
Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solder,
and capacitors. Lead damages the nervous system and in
higher doses causes lead poisoning. The relevant bio-
accumulative TCO'95 requirement permits the inclusion of
lead, as no replacement has yet been developed.
Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the
color-generating layers of certain computer displays.
Cadmium damages the nervous system and is toxic in high
doses. The relevant bio-accumulative TCO'95 requirement
states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm
(parts per million) of cadmium. The color-generating layers
of display screens must not contain any cadmium.
Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and
switches. Mercury damages the nervous system and is
toxic in high doses. The relevant bio-accumulative TCO'95
requirement states that batteries may not contain more than
25 ppm of mercury and that no mercury is present in any of
the electrical or electronic components concerned with the
display unit.
CFCs (freons) are sometimes used for washing printed
circuit boards and in the manufacture of expanded foam for
packaging. CFCs break down ozone and thereby damage
the ozone layer in the atmosphere, causing increased
reception on Earth of ultra-violet light with consequent
increased risks of skin cancer (malignant melanoma). The
relevant TCO'95 requirement: Neither CFCs nor HCFCs
may be used during the manufacture of the product or its
packaging.
1 Bio-accumulative means that the substance accumulates
within living organisms.
Shipping Package
The packaging material can be recycled, or you can save it
to return the monitor to a service center for repair or
disposal.
CFC Compounds in Distribution Packaging
Cushioning material used for shipping finished monitors are
not manufactured with nor do they contain any CFC
compounds.
Design for Disassembly/Recycling
These monitors have been designed for easy end-of-life
disassembly and recycling. Fasteners are generally of the
same type for efficient disassembly. Components made of
different materials can be easily separated and plastics
have been identified using intermational symbols to aid in
recycling.
Monitor Disposal
WARNING
If you need to dispose of a monitor, ask a qualified service
representative for the proper procedure. Improper disposal
could result in personal injury from implosion.
TCO99
Congratulations!
You have just purchased a TCO'99 approved and labelled
product! Your choice has provided you with a product
developed for professional use. Your purchase has also
contributed to reducing the burden on the environment and
also to the further development of environmentally adapted
electronics products.
Why do we have environmentally labelled computers?
In many countries, environmental labelling has become an
established method for encouraging the adaptation of
goods and services to the environment. The main problem,
as far as computers and other electronics equipment are
concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are
used both in the products and during their manufacture.
Since it is not so far possible to satisfactorily recycle the
majority of electronics equipment, most of these potentially
damaging substances sooner or later enter nature.
There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as
energy consumption levels, that are important from the
viewpoints of both the work (internal) and natural (external)
environments. Since all methods of electricity generation
have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and
climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital
to save energy. Electronics equipment in offices is often left
running continuously and thereby consumes a lot of
energy.
What does labelling involve?
This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99
scheme which provides for international and environmental
labelling of personal computers. The labelling scheme was
developed as a joint effort by the TCO (The Swedish
Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature
Conservation) and Statens Energimyndighet (The Swedish
National Energy Administration).
Approval requirements cover a wide range of issues:
environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electric and
magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire
safety.
The environmental demands impose restrictions on the
presence and use of heavy metals, brominated and
chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated
solvents, among other things. The product must be
prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to
have an environmental policy which must be adhered to in
each country where the company implements its
operational policy.
The energy requirements include a demand that the
computer and/or display, after a certain period of inactivity,
shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level in one
or more stages. The length of time to reactivate the
computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Labelled products must meet strict environmental
demands, for example, in respect of the reduction of electric
and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and
good usability.
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