Faro FOCUS3D X 130 User Manual

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FARO® Laser Scanner Focus3D X 130 ManualJanuary 2014119Chapter 9: Product Environmental InformationChapter 9: Product EnvironmentalInformationLegislation is now in place within the European Union (EU) that regulates wastefrom electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive)stipulates that WEEE is now subject to regulations designed to prevent thedisposal of such waste and to encourage design and treatment measures tominimize the amount of waste that is placed into the waste stream. The objectiveof the WEEE Directive is to preserve, protect and improve the quality of theenvironment, protect human health, and stimulate the practical use of naturalresources. Specifically, the WEEE Directive requires that producers of electricaland electronic equipment be responsible for the collection, reuse, recycling andtreatment of WEEE which the Producer places on the EU market after August 13,2005.FARO Technologies, Inc., as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment(EEE), has endeavored to meet these environmental responsibilities formanaging WEEE. In so doing, FARO is providing the following to inform itscustomers about the WEEE collection process:In order to avoid any potential dissemination of hazardous substances into theenvironment, FARO has labeled this product with the WEEE symbol (see below)in order to alert the end-user that it should be disposed of within the proper wastemanagement system. That system will recycle, reuse, and dispose of materialsfrom this product in an environmentally sound way.The symbol represented below, and found on this FARO Technologies product,indicates that this product meets the European Directive 2002/96/EC on WasteElectrical and Electronic Equipment. This symbol, only applicable in EuropeanUnion countries, indicates that when this product reaches the end of its useful lifeit should not be disposed of with normal household or municipal waste, but in anestablished waste stream for WEEE.Each EU Member State country has established a system for the collection,disposal, and recycling of WEEE. End-users in the EU should contact their localwaste administration system for collection instructions concerning this product.