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.
On the back page of this folder, you will find a brief summary of the environmental requirements met by this product. The complete environmental criteria document may be ordered from:
TCO Development Unit
Sweden
Fax: +46 8 782 92 07
Email: development@tco.se
Current information regarding TCO’95 approved and labelled products may also be obtained via the Internet, using the address:
TCO’95 is a
Environmental Requirements
Brominated flame retardants
Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. In turn, they delay the spread of fire. Up to thirty percent of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. These are related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs, which are suspected to give rise to similar harm, including reproductive damage in fisheating birds and mammals, due to the
TCO’95 directive requires that plastic components weighing more than 25 grams must not contain organically bound chlorine and bromine.
