SGS’s laboratory in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, has been certified by OSHA as an NRTL capable of performing certification on lighting used in hazardous locations – UL 844.
The EU will bring into force new requirements concerning the use of DIBP in toys in March 2018. These changes are in the latest ATP of the CLP Regulation.
In a recent final rule issued by the US CPSC, seven types of plastic containing certain additives have been exempted from third party testing for phthalates in toys and childcare articles. The new rule will become effective on September 29, 2017.
SGS's expanded laboratory in Naucalpan, Mexico, was formally opened on August 14, 2017. The facility now offers an extensive range of physical and chemical testing for textiles and apparel.
ASTM International has revised its standard safety specification for toys, ASTM F963. The new version contains editorial changes and clarification on Kinetic Energy Density requirements.
Rexarc International Inc., a leading manufacturer of acetylene gas plants, will showcase its innovative gas industry products, and accessories at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Industrial Gas Conference from 18th – 20th September 2017. Rexarc will showcase at booth number 13 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai.
After a French court imposed a heavy fine on the distributor of an exploding pressurized cream dispenser, economic suppliers are reminded their products need to comply with both FCM regulations and general product safety standards.
Following a period of consultation, the US EPA’s DFR allowing early labeling for compliant composite wood products has been accepted and will become effective in August 2017.
Advanced redundant power technology, featuring multiple power inputs with redundant function, Vecow ECS-4500 Series slim embedded system makes more reliable all-in-one integrated solution possible for Machine Vision, Smart Manufacturing, Factory Automation, Intelligent Surveillance, Vehicle Computing, Intelligent Control, Deep Learning or any Industry 4.0/IIoT applications.
China makes progress on RoHS2 with the publishing of drafts for “Compliance Management Catalog for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (1st batch)” and the “Exemption list”.
The technical panel for Intrinsic Safe Apparatus used in hazardous locations has cancelled the timeline for manufacturers to comply with the 5th edition of UL 913. This decision was announced on August 1, 2017.
The US FCC has issued proposals to combine the current ‘Verification’ and ‘Declaration of Conformity’ self-approval procedures into the ‘Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity’.
Plastic tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries announces that it is now a zero-waste facility. Waste is recycled, reused or disposed of through an energy-from-waste (EfW) system. The company has made sustainability a focus in recent years and determined that achieving landfill-free status was an important part of its green initiatives.
Battery manufacturers supplying India must be registered to IS 16046:2015 after August 31, 2017. Until this date both IS 16046:2012 and IS 16046:2015 will be accepted.
In September 2016, two new standards, AS/NZS 1067.1:2016 and AS/NZS 1067.2:2016, were published to specify minimum requirements for sunglasses, fashion spectacles and replacement filters that are nominally afocal (plano power) providing protection against solar radiation.
Turkey has added new restrictions on chromium VI and DOT in addition to the current phthalates requirement in imported footwear. The new rules came into effect in July 2017.
Mack will also join the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Mack had been acting as the Company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since April.
SGS Art Services has worked with art historians and conservators at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York on a study of a Kru Mask from Ivory Coast.
ProAmpac won First Place in the Flexible Packaging Flexo Print Process category and also Best of Show from among 200 entries in the 31st packagePRINTING Excellence Awards.
Satisfied Users & 
Approved Press Releases
