What You Must Know for Selling Promotional Tech Products

LaTanya Schwalb

Senior Project Engineer

Consumer Technology - Batteries

UL LLC

latanya.schwalb@ul.com

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Agenda

• What should we know about selling promotional products?

• How can we address the safety of our promotional products? • Promotional Tech Products

(Chargers & Power Banks, Bluetooth® Devices, and Laser Devices)

What should we know?

• Safety Awareness

• Product Liability

• Product Reliability

• Reputation

General Safety

• RoHS Certification • Stands for “Restrictions of Hazardous Substances”

• Cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants

• It is a directive that states that any electronic or electrical equipment will be manufactured with less than or equal to the agreed-upon levels of hazardous substances.

• It is applicable to products being sold in the EU, imported from the EU or manufactured in the EU.

• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/index_en.htm • http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32002L0095&from=EN • http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/faq_weee.pdf

General Safety

• WEEE • Stands for “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment”

• It is a directive aimed at the prevention, reduction, recycling and re-using of waste from electric and electronic products (EEE). It is applicable to products being sold in the EU, imported from the EU or manufactured in the EU.

• http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:ac89e64f-a4a5-4c13-8d96-1fd1d6bcaa49.0004.02/DOC_1&format=PDF

• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/weee/index_en.htm

General Safety

• EMC Testing • Stands for “Electromagnetic Compatibility”

• EMC testing analyzes the ability of electronic devices to operate as anticipated when in proximity to other electronic devices or in the presence of electromagnetic emissions.

• Directives in Europe and in the US

• http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ElectronicProductRadiationControlProgram/GettingaProducttoMarket/default.htm

Wall/Direct Plug-in Chargers

• UL 1310 – Standard for Class 2 Power Units and CSA-C22.2 No 223 - Power Supplies With Extra-Low-Voltage Class 2 Outputs • Covers indoor and outdoor use Class 2 power supplies and battery chargers.

• UL/CSA 60950-1 - Information Technology Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements • Covers mains-powered or battery-powered information technology

equipment, with a rated voltage not exceeding 600V.

Vehicle Chargers

• UL 2089 – Standard for Vehicle Battery Adapters and CSA-C22.2 No. 107.1 – General Use Power Supplies or UL/CSA 60950-1 • Covers portable vehicle battery adapters rated 24Vdc or less that are intended

to be supplied from a vehicle cigarette lighter receptacle or power outlet.

Power Banks • UL 2054 - Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries Units

• Covers portable primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary (rechargeable) batteries for use as power sources in products.

• UL/CSA/IEC 60950-1 - Information Technology Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements • Covers mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, with a rated voltage not

exceeding 600V.

• UL/CSA/IEC 62133 - Standard For Safety For Secondary Cells And Batteries Containing Alkaline Or Other Non-Acid Electrolytes - Safety Requirements For Portable Sealed Secondary Cells, And For Batteries Made From Them, For Use In Portable Applications

• Requirements and tests for the safe operation of portable sealed secondary cells and batteries (other than button) containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolyte, under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse.

• UL 2056 – Outline of Investigation for Safety of Power Banks • Covers power banks, aka portable USB chargers or portable back-up battery power, which are standalone

devices that incorporate batteries for mobile powering of low voltage electronic devices.

Potential Safety Issues for Chargers and Power Banks Electrical shock or fire

Burn hazards due to excessive temperatures

Component failures

Output abnormal tests (short-circuit or overload)

Integrity of enclosure due to a drop or excessive heat

Integrity of blades for direct plug-in chargers

Compliance with Class 2 or Limited Power Source (LPS) requirements under normal and single fault conditions

Safety of lithium-ion batteries and their protective circuitry Explosion or fire due to overheating Leakage of electrolyte Fault testing and/or evaluation of the charging and discharging circuit

within a battery pack or power bank

Markings Common Markings

Company Name

Model Number

Input & Output Electrical Ratings (Voltage, Current, Frequency, Power)

Date of Manufacture (Coded)

Product Identifier for UL1310 and CSA C22.2 No. 223

a) Class 2 Battery Charger

b) Class 2 Power Supply

c) Class 2 Power Unit

Product Identifier for UL/CSA 60950-1

a) Information Technology Equipment Power Supply

b) ITE Power Supply

Product Identifier for UL 62133

a) Product identification (Secondary Li-ion Battery, etc.)

Product Identifier for UL 2056

a) Product identification (Power Bank, etc.)

NRTL Safety Marks

Other markings may include other international marks for safety or for other voluntary or mandatory testing (EMC, wireless, etc.)

Markings

Bluetooth® Audio/Video Devices • Potential Safety Issues: Electrical shock or fire

Burn hazards

Radiation

Acoustic Pressure

Accessibility of coin/button cells and safety of lithium-ion batteries within these devices

Large pool of users (children to business professionals)

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Bluetooth® Audio/Video Devices • Safety Requirements (US and International)

UL/IEC 60065 - Standard for Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus - Safety Requirements

UL/IEC 62368-1 - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements Covers the safety of electrical and electronic equipment within the field of audio, video, information and communication

technology, and business and office machines with a rated voltage not exceeding 600V.

• Bluetooth® Qualification Bluetooth® technology is the global wireless standard that enables connectivity between

devices. It allows the sharing of voice, data, music, and other information wirelessly.

Qualification is required for wireless devices that incorporate this technology Specialized testing (on a software and physical basis) to Bluetooth® requirements that

when completed allow the product to carry the Bluetooth® trademark.

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NRTL Safety Marks

Bluetooth® Markings

Rated voltage, frequency, current or power. The following symbols should be adjacent to the ratings

No User-Serviceable Parts Compartment Warning

Other markings may include company name, model name, product designation, international marks for voluntary or mandatory testing (EMC,

wireless, safety, etc.)

Markings

Bluetooth® Audio/Video Devices • Bluetooth® Standards Testing Service Information:

http://www.ul.com/global/documents/verificationservices/businesssegments/W-EMC/sell%20sheet_Bluetooth%20Qualification.pdf

• Brief Tutorial on Bluetooth® http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Fast-Facts.aspx

• General UL.com Bluetooth® Site: http://industries.ul.com/wireless/bluetooth

• Safety Standards for Audio Visual Equipment (UL/IEC 60065; UL/IEC 62638) http://ulstandards.ul.com/standard/?id=60065

http://ulstandards.ul.com/standard/?id=62368-1&edition=2&doctype=ulcsaiec

http://industries.ul.com/blog/iec-62368-1-based-standards-updates

http://industries.ul.com/blog/why-iec-62368-1-prepare-for-the-transition

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Laser Pointers

• Potential Safety Issues: Laser power is consistent along beam path even

at great distances (miles or kilometers)

Temporary visual problems (“flash blindness”)

Possible eye injuries

Possible skin burns (larger laser pointers)

Easy to purchase

Large intended and unintended pool of users (children to business professionals)

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Laser Pointers (cont’d)

• US Laser Safety Requirements • Controlled by the CDRH – Center for Devices and Radiological Health

• Branch of government under the US FDA

• Product Standard = 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1010 and 1040 • Required before a laser product can be sold, marketed, or imported into the US

• Outside the US Laser Safety Requirements • Product Standard is IEC 60825-1 – “Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification

and requirements” • Required to show that a laser product meets the IEC based laser safety requirements

Note: These Standards contain laser test methods, laser classification schemes, and requirements for laser labeling, laser construction features, and user manual content.

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Laser Classification Scheme Basics (IEC 60825-1 based)

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Class

Description

1 Safe during use, including long term viewing

1M Same as Class 1 except may be hazardous when viewing with optical instruments (binoculars, etc.)

2 Safe for momentary exposures but can be hazardous for deliberate staring into beam;

2M Same as Class 2 except may be more hazardous when viewing with optical instruments (binoculars, etc.);

3R Can exceed maximum permissible exposure limits under direct viewing

3B Normally hazardous under direct viewing

4 Hazardous under direct viewing and skin exposure.

Methods for Evaluating Laser Pointer Safety

Third Party confirmation of a laser pointer manufacturer’s own FDA self-certification

• Confirms manufacturer’s FDA self-certification of laser power and compliance with FDA laser labeling / construction requirements

Complete FDA or IEC 60825-1 laser safety report

• Full Report documenting compliance with either the FDA or IEC 60825-1 laser product safety requirements • Includes: testing, classification, evaluation of labeling, construction, user manual, etc. requirements

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THANK YOU!

Questions? LaTanya Schwalb Senior Project Engineer - Consumer Technology - Batteries UL LLC LaTanya.Schwalb@ul.com Anne Lardner-Stone - Director, Public Affairs – PPAI annel@ppai.org