Frequently asked questions (FAQ) :
Do your products meet the requirements of European Directive 2002/95/EC (better known as the RoHS Directive) which deals with the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic materials?
Are the glass or mineral fibres used in your production processes (high temperature cables or insulating sleevings) classified as dangerous to health or even carcinogenic?
Is OMERIN aware of the REACH regulation, and what are you doing about it?
Updated: November 8th, 2010
Where and how get the permissible current curves for one of your products in the catalog ?
Updated on the September 29, 2009


Do your products meet the requirements of European Directive 2002/95/EC (better known as the RoHS Directive) which deals with the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic materials?
Our teams have carried out an exhaustive analysis of the composition of the raw materials we use.
At present, OMERIN no longer uses, either in the composition of its products or during its production processes, products containing any of the substances identified in this directive, at levels above those imposed.
RoHS certificates of compliance for our standard catalogue products can be downloaded directly from the “products” section of our current internet site.
For ex-catalogue products, and for those products for which a certificate is not available online, please call your usual commercial contact.
Are the glass or mineral fibres used in your production processes (high temperature cables or insulating sleevings) classified as dangerous to health or even carcinogenic?
No, the glass or mineral fibres used by OMERIN in the manufacture of its products are continuous filament glass fibres, generally with a diameter of 9 micrometres and over. This type of fibre and its effects on health are described in the APFE [Glass Fibres Producers’ Association] document of July 2003 (can be consulted via the link below « find out more »).
They are not dangerous to health, because their diameter prevents these fibres from affecting the respiratory system and causing pulmonary problems. All they can do is cause a purely mechanical irritation (itching) of the skin and eyes, which can in no way be considered an allergic reaction. This itching can be minimised by good industrial hygiene practices and by wearing suitable individual protection equipment (gloves, glasses, …).

Continuous filament glass or mineral fibres are not carcinogenic, as specified in note « R » of the foreword to appendix I of the decree of 20 April 1994, modified by the decree of 28 August 1998, and transposing directive 97/69 (CE) of the Commission of 5 December 1997 bringing about the twenty-third adaptation to the technical progress of the modified directive 67/548 (CEE).
Only glass wool, rock wool, and some refractory fibres can be considered dangerous. They are not used in the manufacture of our products.


Is OMERIN aware of the REACH regulation, and what are you doing about it?
Updated: November 8th, 2010
Since June 2007, the European Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) has entered into force.

We confirm that our company is perfectly aware of its obligations to comply with the REACH regulation.

1 – Registration of substances
Products supplied by OMERIN are articles, and no substance is intended to be released from our articles under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. So our company does not have any obligations according to the Article 7.1 (registration of substances in articles).

We asked our suppliers to confirm that each substance used by OMERIN from December 1st, 2008 has been pre-registered and will be registered. Pre-registration and registration have to be done by our suppliers, that’s why we can’t give pre-registration and registration number for supplied articles.

2 – Notification of substances
Since October 28th, 2008 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published and regularly updated a candidate list of substances of very high concern. When a substance is included in that list, the producer of articles is obliged to inform his customers as soon as an article is concerned. From June 11th, 2011, the notification to ECHA of the presence of SVHC in articles is also required, according to the Article 7.2.

To date, we do not anticipate any significant change in our products due to the REACH regulation. If products are affected by REACH, we will inform our customers immediately, as requested by the Article 33 of the REACH regulation. If necessary, a list of articles containing more than 0,1% in weight of SVHC will be sent to our concerned customers.
Where and how get the permissible current curves for one of your products in the catalog ?
Updated on the September 29, 2009
The majority of our standard products have their own permissible current curves which are available and downloadable freely from our web site.

Instructions to get the permissible current curves from the the web site :
o Start a guided search for the desired product
o Select it
o Click on the icon with drawn curves

If this icon is not available, please contact us by :
E-mail : omerin@omerin.com
Phone : +33 (0)4-73-82-50-00
Fax : +33 (0)4-73-82-50-10
 
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