Black Box ET0100A, ET1000A Appendix A Environmental and Regulatory Information, WEEE Directive

Appendix A Environmental and Regulatory Information

WEEE Directive

Black Box is committed to environmentally responsible behavior. As part of this commitment, we have put in place a product end-of-life management solution that meets the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. All products shipped from the Black Box manufacturing facility have the appropriate WEEE markings and qualify for the recycling program. Black Box products that have reached the end of their useful life are to be recycled. Send all requests for recycling to info@blackbox.com. Black Box will arrange for pick up and transport to a recycling location that complies in an environmentally responsible manner with the EU WEEE Directive.

RoHS Directive

The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts the use of certain materials that are commonly found in electronic products. Restricted substances are heavy metals, including lead, and poly- brominated materials.

Black Box has eliminated or substantially reduced its usage of the prohibited materials. However, the RoHS Directive allows a lead-in-solder exemption for Category 3 Telecommunications Products. It is Black Box’ position that its network security products qualify for the lead-in-solder exemption.

Black Box is committed to completely eliminating its use of RoHS prohibited materials as that becomes technically feasible. We are constantly monitoring the availability of lead-free components and the progress of the lead-free manufacturing processes. We pledge to continually evolve and refine our products and processes as viable alternatives that do not impact product reliability or performance become available.

For more information on the status of our RoHS efforts or product-specific environmental questions, please e-mail us at info@blackbox.com.

Regulatory Information

This section contains regulatory information for the following Black Box appliances:

ETEP Installation Guide 77