Product Quality And Environmental Protection; General - ABB Uniswitch Operation And Maintenance Manual

7 Product quality and environmental protection

7.1 General

Quality and
environmental
management
At the end of a product's
life...
ABB disposal methods
Local disposal methods
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Uniswitc h Operation and
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The Uniswitch type cubicles are produced in compliance with the
requirements of international standards for the Quality Management
System and Environmental Management System. In these fields, the
excellent level is proved by quality certificates according to ISO 9001
and by the EMS according to ISO 14 001.
The ABB company is committed to complying with the relevant legal and
other requirements for environment protection according to the ISO 14
001 standard.
The duty of our company is to facilitate subsequent recycling or disposal
at the end of product life.
During disposal of the product, it is always necessary to act in
accordance with local legal requirements in force.
We have the following methods of disposal:
•
Disposal can either be carried out thermally in an incineration plant
or by storing on a waste site.
Environmental regulations differ from country to country and are quickly
being developed. For this reason it is recommended that the local
authorities are contacted for advice on disposal methods. The following
is an example disposal instruction.
Figure 7.1
Product life cycle.
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