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Issued4/27/04Page1IntroductiontothePresentedbyHELLAELECTRONICSCORP1101VINCENNESAVE.FLORA,ILL62839JohnBrickeyEnvironmentalManagementSystemCoordinatorReleasedMarch2004TableofContentsnternationalaterialataystemIMDSIssued4/27/04Page2TABLEOFCONTENTSANewMarket…………………………………………………………Page3EndOfLifeDirective…………………………………………………Page3InternationalMaterialDataSystem…………………………………...Page3Hella’sResponsibility…………………………………………………Page4WhatIsRequiredForUsingIMDS.......................................................Page4NextSteps……………………………………………………………..Page4Register………………………………………………………………..Page5SignIn…………………………………………………………………Page8Taskbar………………………………………………………………..Page10CreateAnMDSOrAModule………………………………………..Page10AddingComponents…………………………………………………..Page14AddingMaterial……………………………………………………….Page16CreatingAMaterial…………………………………………………...Page21FindingTheCorrectBasicSubstance…………………………………Page24ACompletedMDS…………………………………………………….Page25RecyclateInformationSection………………………………………...Page26SupplierDataSection………………………………………………….Page27RecipientDataSection………………………………………………...Page27InitialSampleReport………………………………………………….Page32MakingACopy………………………………………………………..Page33OtherOptions………………………………………………………….Page34Issued4/27/04Page3ANEWMARKETManyofuslearnedabouttheworldinanotherera.SomeofusareusedtothinkingsolelyintermsofthedomesticU.S.marketandhowitoperates.Today,suppliersandmanufacturersmustunderstandtheneedsandopportunitiesofglobalmarketsandhowtheyaffectthewaywedobusiness.Forexample,considerthesizeandincreasinginfluenceoftheEuropeanUnion,orEU.When10additionalcountriesjoinedtheEUin2004,theEuropeanUnionpassedNorthAmericainpopulation.Thenew25nationEuropeanUnionhasover450millionpeople...comparedtoalittleover400millionfortheU.S.,CanadaandMexico.Thismarketislargeenoughtospecifyrequirementsthataddresstheirpriorities,suchastheEndofLifeVehicle(ELV)DirectiveandtheInternationalMaterialDataSystem(IMDS).ENDOFLIFEDIRECTIVETheEndofLife(ELV)DirectiveissuedbytheEuropeanUnionin2000hasthreeobjectives.•First,tolimittheuseofhazardoussubstancesinvehiclesfromtheirdesignphaseonwards.•ThesecondELVobjectiveinvolvesdesigningnewvehiclessotheycanbemoreeasilyandthoroughlydismantledattheendoftheirlife.•Thethirdobjectiveistoincreasetheamountofrecycledmaterialthatisusedinvehicles.Inthefuture,a3,100poundvehiclecanleavenomorethan155poundsofwasteresiduegoingintoalandfill.Thatmeansthat95%ofthevehiclemustbereusedorrecycledby2015.TheregulationsapplytoallvehiclesandpartsmarketedinEurope,whereverandwhenevertheywerebuilt.IMDSTheInternationalMaterialDataSystem(IMDS)beganasaEuropeanresponsetoenvironmentalconcerns.TheEUhasmorevehiclesontheroadthanNorthAmerica,buttheEUhasonly18%ofthelandmass.Simplyput,theissueishowtodisposeof15to20millionvehiclesayearinadenselycrowdedareawithlittlespaceforlandfills.IMDSwassetuptoenablevehiclemanufacturerstohelpwiththisproblem.ButIMDSisnotjustaEuropeanissue.Environmentalconcernsarebeingvoiced,andregulationscanbeimposedanywhereintheworld.Developingourdatabaseofmaterialsandsubstanceswillassistusindealingwithallfutureenvironmentalregulatoryissues.Thissystemwasdesignedto:ƒMinimizetheeffortsforcollectingmaterialdataƒProvideacommonsystemƒProvideacommontemplateIssued4/27/04Page4ThemainpointisthattheUSautomobileindustrymustadjusttotherequirements,preferencesandpressuresofvariousmarketsifwewishtoremaincompetitiveintheworldmarket.HELLA’SRESPONSIBILITYHellaElectronicsCorporationfullyintendstocomplywithalllawsandregulationsrelatingtotheusageofpotentiallyhazardoussubstancesandtoconductbusinessinamannerthatposesminimumrisktoourcustomers,oursuppliers,andouremployees.Wemustdothistoprotectourenvironmentandtoremainaqualitysuppliertotheautomotiveindustry.Plusallofthemajorautomotivecompaniesarenowrequiringthisinformationbemadeavailabletothemthoughttheinternet.Wecan’tdothisalonebecausewedonotknowallofthebasicsubstancesyourcompanyusestomanufacturethepartswepurchasefromyou.Insomecases,youmayhavetoobtainthisinformationfromyoursuppliers.Ineithersituation,thisinformationMUSTbeloadedintotheIMDSwebsiteasaccuratelyaspossible.Forlegalreasons,youdonotwanttoguessatthesubstancesinyourproduct.Atfirst,itmayseemlikeaverylargetask,butmanyofyourproductswillbeverysimilar.Oncethefirstfewpartsareentered,therestmanyonlyrequireminorchangestotheoriginalentries.Alsoduetotherelativelyfewchangesintheproductsyousupplyuseachyear,thiswillnotbesomethingthatrequiresagreatdealoftimeaftertheinitialrequirementsaremet.WHATISREQUIREDFORUSINGIMDS?ƒPersonalComputerwithInternetAccessƒCompanyRegistration(freeofcharge)ƒUserRegistrationISINFORMATIONCONFIDENTIAL?OnlythecompaniesyouselectwillbeabletoviewtheinformationyouinputintotheIMDSsystem.Itisnotviewablebyanyoneelse.NEXTSTEPSAppointanIMDSmanagertoberesponsibleforthesystem.TheappointedIMDSmanagershouldregisterandcreateanaccountforthemselves.Oncethecompanyisregistered,thentheIMDSmanagercanregisterotherusers.Issued4/27/04Page5REGISTERGoto“Public”Doubleclickon“Contact”Issued4/27/04Page6Doubleclickon“OnlineRegistration”Doubleclickon“Next