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1. 14 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 6 3 5 Making Alternatives Assessment Publicly Available The manufacturer shall publicly disclose the documentation required for conformance with criterion 6 3 4 and provide a list of criteria and weighting used in the alternatives assessment by either Posting ona publically accessible database such as the Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT or the IC2 Database or Making the documentation accessible on the manufacturer s website The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure Point value 1 7 Preferable Materials Use 7 1 Prerequisites 7 1 1 External Enclosure Casing JC Straw Balloted June and October 2014 External enclosure casing shall consist of one or more of the following materials as separable parts e steel or aluminum alloys
2. NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 13 1 23 Public Disclosure of Use of Conflict Minerals in Products Corporate Prerequisite placeholder for criterion JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturers shall e Determine whether any of their products that they manufactured or contracted to have manufactured contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products and prepare disclosures on use and sources of these minerals in conformance with Rule 13p 1 under the U S Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and e Make such disclosures available on their public websites The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure 13 1 3 Manufacturer Conformance with Occupational Health and Safety Performance Conformance to ANSI Z10 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems or OHSAS 180017 shall be incorporated into the manufacturer s ISO 14001 management system 13 2 Environmental Management System Optional 13 2 1 Environmental Management System EMS Certification Corporate JC Straw Balloted June 2014 EMS specified in 13 1 1 shall be certified to either ISO 14001 or EU EMAS by an accredited third party certification body 13 2 2 Environmental and Social Responsibility Reporting on Supply Chain Nine suppliers Corporate Manufacturer shall publicly disclose corporate enviro
3. Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared the CAS number for each declarable substance not including declarable substance groups The link to the inventory shall be placed on the product specification or documentation web page The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure The product specification or documentation means the product marketing details of key parametric information such as but not limited to number of CPUs amount of memory number of internal disk drives I O bandwidth and enclosure dimensions Point value 1 6 3 2 Requesting Full Substance Inventory The manufacturer shall have a record of having requested from suppliers or otherwise have access to a complete list of the substances full substance material declaration including their individual mass and CAS numbers in each item that may be assembled into the product The manufacturer shall also have a process and a database either i
4. These requirements are applicable to only one and two socket products Not Applicable may be declared onthe Preduct Registry by manufacturer if the product is nota one or two socket system Table 5 1 Maxi P isite f be N e aah Prerequisite for Prerequisite for Category Possible Bronze 5 5 Silver Gold as used in Number of Managed Base Idle State Power 1 Base Idle State Base Idle State ENERGY Installed Server Allowance Pbase 1 i Power Allowance Power Allowance STAR Processors watts as required by watts watts P ENERGY STAR A 1 No 47 30 18 8 B 1 Yes 57 37 22 8 C 2 No 92 60 36 8 D 2 Yes 142 92 57 Resilient 2 Yes 205 133 82 With additional memory allowance reduced from 0 75 watts per GB to 2 watts per DIMM for DIMMs of 16 GB or less and 0 20 watts per GB for DIMMs over 16 GB All other allowances kept the same as ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Version 2 0 Manufacturer shall declare the category and performance tier for the product 5 2 Power Supply Efficiency Optional 5 2 1 80 Plus Program JC Straw Balloted June and October 2014 The product shall include power supplies rated through the 80 Plus Program and listed on the 80 Plus website http www plugloadsolutions com 80PlusPowerSupplies aspx or meeting the requirements Table 5 2 Power Supply Unit 80 Plus Level Points 1 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for Computer Servers Eli
5. awarded eptiornalpoints according to Table 7 2 Manufacturer may claim one point for each achievement listed in the table Table 7 2 Postconsumer Recycled Plastic Content Points gt 10 PCR plastic 1 gt 30 25 PCR plastic 21 225 PCR metal 1 210 derived WEEE plastic 1 Demonstrated conformity with a material 1 traceability standard The following equation shall be used to calculate the percentage 7 PCR pesteonsumerrecycied slastic material by x 100 PCR led weight f plastic content total plastic material by weight less exclusions In the calculation Parts lt 25g and printed circuit board assemblies may be excluded Only material derived from PCR feedstock shall be included in the numerator 16 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Additives and f
6. by Weight or Volume 1 point 7 EN8 Total water withdrawal by source 8 EN10 Percentage of water recycled and reused 9 EN23 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method 10 HR4 Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 1 point 11 HR6 Operations with risk for forced or compulsory labor 12 HR5 Operations with risk for incidents of child labor 35 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 13 2 3 Environmental and Social Responsibility Reporting on Tier 1 Suppliers Corporate Manufacturer shall publicly report on corporate environmental and social responsibility performance using the key indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative GRI listed in Table 13 2 below and using the GRI reporting format and frequency specified in criterion 13 2 2 The GRI boundary for this reporting shall be all Tie
7. code shall be printed in black on a white background if one or more of the magnets contain Neodymium The magnet type shall be identified as Neodymium iron boron The QR code shall include a non machine readable chemical symbol Nd see Annex F In the case that neither magnet contains Neodymium the QR code shall be printed in red on a white background see Annex F The voice coil and the spindle magnet locations in the hard disk drive shall be identified by metric measurements from the edges of the disk drive 10 Product Longevity 10 1 Prerequisites 10 1 12 Replacement Components Parts Availability Product replacement components parts and or product service shall be made available through the manufacturer or an authorized third party for at least five 5 years after the product is first placed on the market end ef preducticn Replacement components parts shall include at a minimum power supplies fans hard drives memory processors and printed circuit boards motherboards need discussion of thistist Information regarding the availability of product replacement components parts and or product service shall be publicly available on the manufacturer s website The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure 25 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is p
8. for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared The manufacturer shall have a written procedure that makes all of these items available for a minimum of 7 years following the end of production of the product and identifies if there is a cost The manufacturer shall declare if there will be any cost associated with the provision of the functionality testing software tool The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure 9 1 6 Informing Reuse Operators and Treatment Operators of Information Available for their Assistance Corporate Manufacturers shall inform reuse operators and treatment operators with which they or an organization working on their behalf have a business relationship for providing end of service end of life management of the products declared to this standard regarding the availability of the information provided under any of the following criteria to which they declare conformance 9 1 4 9 3 1 an
9. of optional criteria 4 1 3 Product and Corporate Criteria This standard includes two types of criteria Product criterion Applies to the product declared to conform to the standard Corporate criterion Applies to the company and not specifically the registered product declared to conform to this standard These criteria are noted in the standard 4 1 4 Country or Region Specific Criteria JC Straw Balloted June 2014 With regard to being region or country specific there are only the three following options for criteria e lfthe criterion does not specify then requirements must be met globally i e wherever the product is sold or e lf the criterion specifies This requirement is applicable only in countries or regions for which the product is declared to conform to this standard then the requirement must be met for conformance in those countries or regions or e The criterion may specify This criterion may be declared differently by country or region 4 1 5 Units of Measure JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Unless specified otherwise units of measure within this standard shall be reported in metric units 4 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a dr
10. or e plastic containing a minimum of 20 postconsumer recycled PCR plastic or e a material demonstrated to have lower environmental impact than those listed above based on an LCA conducted in accordance with Criterion 11 2 1 Manufacturer shall declare the materials used in the enclosure If plastic manufacturer shall demonstrate conformance by providing a supplier letter stating the following minimum percentage of PCR pesteonsumerrecyeled plastic in the materials supplied to the manufacturer or to the manufacturer s part supplier If steel or aluminum alloys no recycled content documentation is required 7 1 2 Disclosure of Postconsumer Recycled Material JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer shall declare on the Product Registry the minimum percentage by weight of postconsumer recycled material in the product The following equation shall be used to calculate the percentage postconsumer recycled material by weight total material by weight less exclusions X 100 postconsumer recycled content In the calculation http www subsport eu about the portal http www newmoa org prevention ic2 projects resource hazassesstool cfm 15 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to chang
11. or region wide take back service to collect and process products declared registered and formerly declared to conform to this standard registered oroducts for re use and or end of life management Manufacturer shall offer this the take back service option either directly or through its distribution channels distributers to the first customer the customer may choose to utilize this the take back service option or not The service shall incorporate a management hierarchy to promote the extended and best possible use of the equipment and components in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment as follows 1 Re use of whole equipment 2 Re use of components 3 Recycling for material recovery 4 Disposal of materials in energy recovery facilities and or solid and hazardous landfill facilities permitted in accordance with applicable legislation Notification of the take back service including how to utilize the service s shall be available in sales information and product documentation including website based sales information and user manuals in formats provided to customers e g website compact disc hard copy at the time of purchase lease The information shall be maintained and updated on the manufacturer s website The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure Manufacturer shall disclose both at the point of sale and the point of the take back service if there will be any direct costs to
12. required by the EU RoHS Directive including the technical documentation and declaration of conformity 6 1 2 ConformanceGemplance with European Union Battery Directive JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Batteries in the product shall meet the substance restriction requirements of the European Battery Directive Not Applicable may be declared enthe Preduct Registry by manufacturer if the product does not contain batteries Technical documentation can be generated per standard EN 50581 or equivalent the EU Commission has identified EN 50581 as a harmonized standard for EU RoHS technical documentation 9 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 6 1 3 Inventory of Declarable Substances JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer shall inventory the presence of IEC 62474 declarable substance groups and declarable su
13. the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling GHS for the Reproductive Toxicity hazard class codes H360 H361 H362 PBT Substances Stockholm Convention Persistent Organic Pollutants U S Canada Binational Toxics Toxics Release Inventory TRI PBT chemicals RCRA Waste Minimization Priority Chemicals Endocrine Disruptors The Endocrine Disruptor Exchange TEDX list http endocrinedisruption org endocrine disruption tedx list of potential endocrine disruptors overview 43 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex ED Example Template Plastic Parts List and Postconsumer Recycled Content 44 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This docume
14. the disk drive supplier confirming that the product contains a hard drive with 5 or more PCR content neodymium or dysprosium 7 3 Material Efficiency Dematerialization Optional 7 3 1 Reduction of Surplus Parts by Default JC Straw Balloted October 2014 The manufacturer shall document and implement a customization program to reduce surplus parts The program shall identify the minimal product configuration as determined by the manufacturer and outlined below e Keyboards mice zero by default 1 keyboard and or 1 mouse as options Indicate connector required e g PS 2 USB specific e Power cables where appropriate zero by default 1 for each power supply as option e Mounting hardware zero by default specific mounting hardware as an option e Documentation and advertising zero by default 1 per server type in order as option e Installation media zero by default 1 per server type in order as option 17 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written
15. 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 9 3 Identification of Components with Special Handling Needs Optional 9 3 1 Product Marked to Identify Components and Materials with Special Handling Needs JC Straw Balloted June and October 2014 The product shall visually display information on the presence and location of all components and materials with special handling needs as identified in the European WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU Annex VII The information shall be provided on a label or other permanent marking located on the product itself or visible upon removal of the external housing in order to clearly identify the presence before any treatment The label or permanent marking shall contain a QR code linked to the required information and is not required to be co located with other labels Products that contain no components with special handling needs as identified in the European W
16. Aela TEE 3 6 2 23 Reduction of Substances on the European Union REACH Regulation Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The product shall not contain substances on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern SVHC above 0 1 weight by weight per article as per Article 33 paragraph 1 of the REACH Regulation and interpreted according to the European Chemicals Agency Guidance on requirements for substances in articles All SVHCs with a Date of inclusion 1 year or more before the product is declared to conform to this criterion are subject to this requirement Manufacturer shall document that a supply chain management system which may include supplier management and grading procedures material declaration and disclosure as well as analytical testing is used to ensure that the product does not contain these substances Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern http echa europa eu web guest candidate list table Point value 1 6 3 Supply Chain Management of Substances of Concern Optional 6 3 1 Disclosure of Declarable Substances JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer shall make publicly available on their website andprevideatink with the product specification_the inventory generated for conformance with Criterion 6 1 3 The inventory shall contain 11 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for
17. December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Note 3 Request means either the manufacturer or agent or supplier of the manufacturer has requested this information in writing from the supplier and has a documented response from the supplier representative or has a contractual agreement between the manufacturer and the supplier that requires the supplier to provide this information Point value 2 6 3 3 Acquiring Substance Inventory The manufacturer shall demonstrate that it has in the database per 6 3 2 a complete list of the substances in the products components supplied to the manufacturer down to the part level from its suppliers as specified in the table below This requirement allows for up to 5 by mass per part of the substances to not be reported if they are confidential business information Conformity to this criterion shall be demonstrated based on the approved manufacturer parts unique parts for which the manufacturer has a complete li
18. EEE Directive 2012 19 EU Annex VII may claim this point A label or other permanent marking located on the product itself shall indicate the absence of components with special handling needs 9 4 Recyclability Rate Calculation 9 4 1 Consultation for Recyclability Rate Calculation The manufacturer shall conduct a consultation during the design phase for the product declared to conform to this standard with a treatment operator that is certified to a standard per criterion 12 1 2 The consultation shall result in a report that is publically available on the manufacturer website that 2 points e Provides a recyclability rate calculation of the product utilizing the procedures of criterion 9 1 3 and the guidelines provided in IEC TR 62635 e Documents the recyclability rate of the product per Annex E of IEC TR 62635 e Information from the treatment operator included in the example in section D 3 of Annex D of IEC TR 62635 regarding the process and the predicted recyclability rate of each material in the product Circuit boards destined to be sent to a smelter shall be reported as a single recyclable material The report need not document the recovery rate For additional optional points e The report shall also document the time that the recycler estimates will be necessary to liberate and process each material from the product into a secondary commodity for which there is a market 1 point e The report shall include information and co
19. NSF International Joint Committee Correspondence TO Joint Committee on Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers FROM Dr Matthew Realff Chairperson of the Joint Committee DATE December 22 2014 SUBJECT Proposed STRAW BALLOT for 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers The following straw ballot is based on motions made during the Joint Committee meetings on November 5 6 13 and December 9 and 16 2014 The ballot document contains the full standard with revisions that the Joint Committee motioned to go to ballot Please review the proposal and return your ballot by the ballot due date of January 12th 2015 via the online workspace http standards nsf org When adding comments please identify the section number name for your comment and add all comments under one comment number where possible If you need additional space please upload a word or pdf version of your comments online via the browse function Straw Ballot Changes to the draft standard were recommended by task groups at the November 5 6 13 and December 9 and 16 2014 Joint Committee meetings Below is a list of the sections being balloted e Section 3 Definitions e Section 4 Conformance Evaluation and Assessment e Section 5 Energy Efficiency e Section 6 Substances of Concern e Section 7 Preferable Materials use e Section 8 Product Packaging e Section 9 Design for Repair Reuse and Recycling e Section 10 Product Longevity e Sec
20. SF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 9 Design for Repair Reuse and Recycling 9 1 Prerequisites 9 1 1 Design for Repair Reuse and Recycling JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The product shall be designed with the following features to facilitate repair preparation for reuse recycling and safe handling External enclosures shall be removable by hand without destruction of the enclosure or with commonly available tools Components with special handling needs listed in Annex VII of the European WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU shall be identified accessible and removable by hand or with commonly available tools Ata minimum if present in the product data drives or cards processor memory DIMMs power supply fans and I O cards shall be accessible and replaceable by hand or with commonly available tools Wires and cables that connect to external sources of pow
21. To qualify under this criterion the LCA must have been reviewed in accordance with ISO 14044 Section 6 1 by an independent third party external to the manufacturer and must have been conducted no more than 3 years prior to product registration or certification The LCA may be conducted on a group of products but the declared product shall be listed on the LCA A new LCA will be required if US EPA Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other Environmental Impacts http www epa gov nrmrl std sab traci 7 University of Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences CML Handbook on LCA http cml leiden edu 8 ICLD 2011 Recommendation 26 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared e The previously submitted LCA is greater than 5 years old or e Changes have been made to the product manufacturin
22. aft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 4 1 6 Dated and Undated References JC Straw Balloted June 2014 A reference to another standard or regulation is either dated or undated e Dated standards or regulations remain the reference in this NSF standard even if the referenced standard or regulation is subsequently amended or replaced e Undated standards or regulations will automatically update within this NSF standard when the referenced standard or regulation is updated including any amendments or corrigenda In order to remain in conformance with this NSF standard the product and or manufacturer shall conform to the referenced aspects of the updated standard or regulation when it goes into effect as applicable e For EU Directives which contain the adoption date in their title unless explicitly indicated otherwise when a Directive is referenced in this NSF standard a new or updated Directive shall apply as the referenced Directive upon its enforcement date 4 1 7 Declare Disclose and Document JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Within this standard these three terms are used as follows e Declaration declare I
23. and Evaluation of Safer Chemical Substitutions A Framework to Inform Government and Industry Decisions expected August 2014 need to confirm referencing once published An alternative assessment performed on a substance application from a prior shipped product is considered sufficient if the application is demonstrated to be relevant to the product to which this standard is being applied Manufacturer documentation of the alternatives assessment shall include Framework used Date of completion of the assessment the assessment shall have been completed no more than one year prior to the date the product is declared to conform to this criterion Substances evaluated Which of the following outcomes resulted from their alternative assessment o AsSafer alternative was identified and used as the substitute for the original substance or o The original substance is determined to be safer than or as safe as the evaluated potential alternative or o AsSafer alternative was identified but is not commercially or technically viable for that application per the requirements of the framework used or o The need for the function provided by the substance was eliminated In the case of an assessment done as part of a partnership or industry consortium the other participating parties shall be named An alternatives assessment performed under 6 1 4 shall not be eligible for this optional criterion Point value 3
24. art of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 11 Life Cycle Assessment and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 11 1 Prerequisites None 11 2 Product Life Cycle Assessment Optional 11 2 1 Conduct Life Cycle Assessment JC Straw Balloted June and October 2014 The manufacturer shall conduct a life cycle assessment LCA of the product declared to this standard in accordance with ISO 14040 14044 The LCA shall include all life cycle stages see Annex GF from the product life cycle from extraction of raw materials through end of life i e cradle to grave and shall address at a minimum the following impact assessment categories using either U S EPA TRACI 2 1 or CML 2001 Nov 09 or ILCD 2011 impact assessment methodologies Global warming potential GWP 100 years Acidification potential AP Photochemical ozone creation potential POCP or Smog Eutrophication potential EP Ozone depletion potential ODP Or seo 1s i a Abiotic depletion potential ADP or fossil fuels depletion when using TRACI
25. aw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Note For components containing plastic parts the 100g threshold applies to the plastic part only 9 1 3 Product Recyclability Calculation and Minimum 90 Recyclability Rate Manufacturer shall perform a calculation for the recyclability of the product using the IEC TR62635 methodology and shall make the assumptions methodology and calculation results publicly available and readily accessible on their web site A link to that information shall be declared The product shall have a minimum recyclability rate of 90 by weight and based on technology and processes available at the time the product is declared to conform to this Standard Determination of the recyclability rate shall start with the receipt of the untreated waste equipment if beyond re use and end when the end of waste status for fractions is achieved Circuit board substrate material included in circuit boards that will be sent to a s
26. bstances in the product at or above the reporting threshold amounts stated in the IEC 62474 standard using the version of IEC 62474 which is current at the time the product is declared to conform to this standard The inventory shall include all declarable substance groups and declarable substances designated criteria 1 2 and 3 of IEC 62474 The manufacturer shall have an effective supply chain management process to manage maintain and update all data received on declarable substances The manufacturer shall provide documentation 1 of the process to collect and manage the data and 2 of a process to keep the data current During 6 1 4 Reduction of Bromine and Chlorine Content of Plastic Parts gt 25 Grams If the product contains any plastic parts exceeding 25 grams which contain greater than 1000 ppm chlorine or greater than 1000 ppm bromine as determined by test method EN 14582 the manufacturer shall conduct an alternatives assessment on the substance s responsible for the observed bromine and or chlorine levels in accordance with criterion 6 3 4 Parts which exceed 25 postconsumer recycled content may contain a maximum of 3000 ppm chlorine and a maximum of 3000 ppm bromine before an alternative assessment is required Manufacturer shall provide documentation that any plastic parts in the product exceeding 25 grams contain less than 1000 ppm chlorine and less than 1000 ppm bromine or contain greater than 25 recycled content and u
27. circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 5 3 4 Logged Server Activity Metrics JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Product shall have the capability to log the following metrics in Table 5 5 Table 5 5 Logged Metrics Points e Total system power draw watts and e CPU percent utilization of maximum CPU utilization and e Server inlet temperature degrees Celsius e Physical memory utilization total and e Network utilization total bandwidth and 1 e Disk I O usage total bandwidth This capability shall be enabled in the default configuration and shall perform its measurements processing logging and file management automatically enabled by default as shipped Data shall be accessible by the user with appropriate authority Data acquisition and format shall be consistent with Annex C 6 Substances of Concern 6 1 Prerequisites 6 1 1 Conformance Compliance with European Union RoHS Directive JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The product shall meet the substance restriction requirements of the European Union RoHS Directive All exemptions to the substances restrictions as defined by the Directive are applicable Demonstration of conformity to this requirement shall include documentation as
28. d 9 5 1 The method of informing reuse operators and treatment operators shall be in writing and shall be demonstrated by provision of the distributed written document and a record of its distribution 9 2 Design for Plastics Recycling Optional 9 2 12 Reduction of Materials Ran with OESS BEE Plastic parts gt 100 g aiallabletesls with the exception of T circuit boards wire Ha cables shall not have Molded glued or otherwise attached metal inserts or metal fasteners unless the metal component can be completely snapped off manually or entirely removed with commonly available tools Adhesives coatings paints or finishes that have a significant impact on the physical or mechanical properties of the plastic when it is recycled This shall be demonstrated by either o Test results showing no more than a 25 reduction in either the notched Izod impact at room temperature between a test sample made from the original plastic without adhesives coatings paints or finishes and test sample made from the plastic with adhesives coatings paints or finishes as measured using ASTM D256 or ISO 180 or the Charpy impact for the same test samples as measured using ISO 179 or o Peer reviewed published literature concluding no significant impact Not Applicable may be declared by manufacturer if the product does not contain plastic parts weighing gt 100 g 23 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF
29. denominator that could eventually become an industry standard and hence expected of nearly all servers on the market Each value listed shall be sampled at 2 Hz i e twice per second Each value listed shall be averaged over a one minute period and that average value shall be logged as one record per minute For each record include date and time stamps as of the end of that one minute period in UTC format If product includes two CPUs include percent utilization entries for each CPU If only one CPU leave column for second CPU blank Column Headers and Data Format shall be Date Time Demand watts CPU 1 Util CPU 2 Util Physical memory utilization Network throughput Disk IO Server Inlet Temperature deg C File Management shall be Store data in CSV format Store 45 days worth of data 65 000 records Age off oldest record as each new record is written and rename file as necessary File Name File name shall be host ID_activity_year_MO_DD csv Where the host ID is the server host identifier and most recent full day is included in the file name 41 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee m
30. e and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Parts lt 25 g and printed circuit board assemblies may be excluded Only material derived from postconsumer recycled feedstock shall be included in the numerator Additives and fillers that are not derived from postconsumer recycled feedstock shall not be included in the numerator Additives and fillers used in material shall be included in the denominator The entire weight of the product less exclusions shall be included in the denominator Manufacturer may choose not to calculate the postconsumer recycled content of individual components parts or the entire product If the manufacturer chooses not to calculate the postconsumer recycled content unknown shall be declared If O or unknown is declared for the entire product manufacturer cannot claim optional points in Section 7 2 of this standard 7 2 Recycled Content Optional 7 2 1 Postconsumer Recycled Plastic Content JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The use of PCR pesteonsumerrecycled olastic material in the product including texeludiag the external enclosure shall be
31. e when output recycling fractions reach end of waste status or e when output fractions have been dispatched to a waste to energy facility or e when output fractions have been dispatched to a landfill facility for disposal The calculation of the recovery and recycling achievements shall include each of the following quantities as relevant e equipment and components that have been prepared for re use e fractions destined for recycling e fractions destined for energy recovery and e fractions destined for disposal by the certified treatment operator and all downstream operators 31 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Figure x Flow chart showing separate parts of the re use and treatment process Mass of output fractions destined to be recycled m Treatment processes Mass of ou
32. embers may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex D Lists of Carcinogens Reproductive Toxicants and Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic PBT Substances Carcinogens Listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as Group 1 carcinogenic to humans Group 2A probably carcinogenic to humans Listed by the National Toxicology Program as Known human carcinogen Reasonably anticipated human carcinogen Meet the criteria under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling GHS for the Carcinogenicity hazard class codes H350 H351 Mutagens European Union CMR List Category 1 Substances known to be mutagenic to man Category 2 Substances which should be regarded as if they are mutagenic to man EU Risk Phrases R46 May cause heritable genetic damage R68 Possible risk of irreversible effects And all combination risk phrases containing R46 or R68 EU Classification Labeling and Packaging CLP H340 May cause genetic defects H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling GHS Category 1A Chemicals known to induce heritable mutations in germ cells of humans Ca
33. er first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Manual shall be available on a publically accessible website without restriction for access The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure The manual shall be published in any region or country and the manufacturer shall have a written procedure that makes the manual publically available for a minimum of 7 years following the end of production of the product The manual shall contain the following information about preparation for re use and recycling The different EEE components and materials and The location of materials with special handling needs as identified in WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU Annex VII and Technical reference of each individual sub assembly providing pin diagram and make and model of each connector capable of being field terminated as provided to manufacturer repair authorized service centers and The components that cannot be replaced by non manufacturer supplied components and An updated list at least annually of any components provided by the manufacturer that are compatible or equivalent with original components and A disassembly or end of life characterization report that demonstrates conformity to all the prerequisites in Section 9 1 and includes at a minimum step by step disa
34. er or data shall be removable from all products by hand or with commonly available tools without either the cable or the component being rendered unusable unless required for technical or safety reasons In order for a component to be considered accessible for the purposes of this criterion it shall following removal of the enclosure be visible without removal of other components and shall be removable without having to remove more than one or two other components The removal referred to in this paragraph shall be non destructive In order for a component to be considered identified for the purposes of this criterion either the component shall be called out in the product disassembly report called for in prerequisite 9 1 4 or marked with a visual display as called for in 9 3 1 9 1 2 Design for Plastics Recycling JC Straw Balloted October 2014 All plastic parts gt 100 g shall meet the following requirements Clearly marked with material type in accordance with ISO 11469 1043 with the exception of printed circuit boards wire and cables Separable by hand or with commonly available tools such that plastic parts could be separated into parts with the same material type Not Applicable may be declared by manufacturer if the product does not contain plastic parts weighing gt 100 g 20 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Str
35. es cores drums and cans 45 100 100 aaa e g pad backs mailing tubes protective 75 100 90 100 Padded mailers 5 15 5 15 Carrierboard 10 15 10 100 Brown papers e g wrapping paper and bags 5 20 5 40 Source US EPA s Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Paperboard and Packaging Products http www epa gov epawaste conserve tools c roducts paperproducts htm paperboard 8 1 4 Elimination of Individual Packaging for Hardware and Components JC Straw Balloted June 2014 All hardware and components required for normal operation of the server and shipped with the product shall be shipped inside the server Exceptions are components and accessories normally used external to the server such as power cords keyboard or mounting rails No hardware shall be shipped in individual or separate packaging either within the packaging container or within the server product 8 1 5 Elimination of Chlorine in Processing Packaging Materials Manufacturer shall confirm with a supplier letter that any fiber used in packaging was not bleached with chlorine compounds This requirement applies to the bleaching of fiber materials including recovered fiber and their fabrication into packaging for server products declared to conform to this standard and not to prior uses of the fiber 8 2 Compostable Recyclable and Reusable Packaging Optional 19 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard N
36. g or design and a sensitivity analysis indicates that those changes have resulted in a significant difference A significant difference is when there have been changes or updates in the product that resulted in a change in environmental performance of the product entailing either an increase or decrease of 10 or more on any one of the impact assessment categories from the list above 11 2 2 Public Disclosure of LCA Results The LCA produced in 11 2 1 shall be made available to the public on the manufacturer s website using one of the following documents 1 Third party report of the LCA as defined in Section 5 2 of ISO 14044 or 2 Environmental Product Declaration EPD Type III label in accordance with ISO 14025 This criterion may be satisfied by the manufacturer providing a link on its website to another publicly accessible website The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure 11 2 3 Public Disclosure of LCA Inventory Data The LCA inventory data for the entire product system utilized to produce the LCA in 11 2 1 shall be made publicly available Data shall include both primary and secondary data used in the LCA as modeled To qualify all data disclosures under this criterion must align and be consistent with the LCA conducted in 11 2 1 Disclosure of inventory data shall be made using one of the following methods 1 point 1 Publication of the life cycle inventory in a peer reviewed journal e g Journal of Cleane
37. g three types of components for servers principal storage device s e hard drive principal semiconductor device s each elease The reported data shall be according to the reporting requirements and for chemicals listed on the U S EPA Toxics Release Inventory or United Nations or the applicable country s or region s Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry 36 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared The data collected from the suppliers can be for their entire company or the specific part of the company that manufactures an identified component in a registered product declared to conform to this standard If there are less than three suppliers for eaeh a component type named above every supplier for the component type needs to provide data Manufacturer s website shall either
38. gibility Criteria Version 2 0 7 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Single Output Platinum 1 Titanium 2 Multi Output Gold 1 Platinum 2 Titanium 3 Manufacturer shall declare onthe Product Registry whether the product contains single output or multi output power supply units PSUs 5 3 Systems Energy Efficiency Optional 5 3 1 Energy Efficient Supply Chains JC Straw Balloted October 2014 Integrated circuits printed wiring boards PWB or PWB assemblies if the facility manufactures the raw board itself shall be manufactured by at least one supplier at a facility that is certified as Superior Energy Performance SEP Silver level or higher at the time of manufacture Demonstration of conformance shall include documentation that the component s originated at a facility wit
39. h SEP certificates provided through ANSI ANAB accredited SEP verification bodies Point value 2 5 3 2 Reduce Energy Lost from Power Conversion JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The product shall operate at high voltage AC power as shown in Table 5 3 below to reduce energy loss from power conversion during distribution and provide an overall higher system efficiency The product shall be tested using the methodology specified in the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Table 5 3 High Voltage AC Power Points 400 230v or 480 277v 600v or higher 5 3 3 Advanced Allowable Temperature and Humidity Specifications JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Product specifications shall support the requirements below Table 5 4 for allowable environmental operating ranges published in the ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments 3 Edition in Table 2 3 on a continuous basis Table 5 4 ASHRAE allowable Points environmental operating ranges Class A2 1X Or Class A3 3X Or Class A4 6 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or
40. ial Responsibility Performance Standards Optional 13 5 1 Supply Chain Certification to Occupational Health and Safety Performance Standards Manufacturer shall ensure that their 3 largest suppliers based on total spend for each of these three main components principal storage device s principal semiconductor device s and primary circuit board s produce these components in supplier facilities that are certified by accredited certification 37 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared bodies to either ANSI Z10 or OHSAS 18001 Certification bodies shall be accredited by an International Accreditation Forum IAF member accreditation body http www iaf nu to certify to the specific standard identified If there are less than three suppliers for a component type named above every supplier for that component type
41. illers that are not derived from PCR feedstock shall not be included in the numerator Additives and fillers used in material shall be included in the denominator For all points claimed documentation shall include alist of plastic and or metal parts gt 25 g weight of each plastic part and percentage PCR pestconsumer recycled content see Annex EB for an example template Aletter from the supplier of the material stating the origin s of PCR material and the minimum percentage of PCR content supplied to the manufacturer or manufacturer s fabricated parts supplier Information on origin of materials e g material type form product type sourcing shall be sufficient to demonstrate that materials are traceable to postconsumer sources Including DIN EN 15343 2008 02 or UL 746D that demonstrate a system for material identity and quality control of PCR content The weight of all parts and components for a material less exclusions shall be in the product weight Manufacturer may choose not to calculate the PCR content of individual components and parts 7 2 2 Postconsumer Recycled Content of Rare Earth Elements Product shall contain a hard drive with an actuator voice coil or spindle magnets which contain 5 or more PCR content neodymium or dysprosium by weight of the magnet The neodymium or dysprosium shall be provided through the recycling of magnets from used devices Manufacturer shall provide documentation from
42. ironmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Equipment in Electronics Manufacturing EPA DRE Protocol or other abatement system test procedures outlined in subpart to ensure the systems are performing as intended e That the supplier has developed a GHG inventory of F GHG and N20 emissions associated with its CPU and or DRAM manufacturing process including fluorinated heat transfer fluids expressed in tons of COze using the 2006 IPCC Tier 2a 2b or Tier 3 methodology or subpart of EPA s GHG Reporting Rule Place holder for definition of GHG inventory e That the supplier publicly reports its GHG inventory of F GHG and N O emissions 12 Responsible End of Service End of Life Management 12 1 Prerequisites 12 1 1 Product Take back Service Corporate JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer shall ensure provision of previde either directly or through a third party a country wide
43. iterion may be declared differently by country or region Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 5 1 2 Allowable Temperature and Humidity Specifications JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Product specification shall support Class A1 allowable environmental operating range published in the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air conditioning Engineers ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments 3rd Edition in Table 2 3 on a continuous basis 5 1 3 Reduction of ENERGY STAR Idle State Power Allowances Prerequisite for Bronze Silver and Gold JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The product shall meet the idle state power allowances specified in Table 5 1 below as prerequisites The idle state power shall be measured as required in the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Version 2 0
44. ke back service e Of the manufacturers compliance with national legislation legal requirements and to confirm that compliant and environmentally sound management has been employed to the criterion in 12 1 2 for the collection transportation and processing re use refurbishment or recycling as applicable and disposal of all products declared to conform to this standard registered and returned under this criterion In jurisdictions where there are existing laws and or regulations specifically to collect re use and or recycle products declared registered and formerly declared to conform to this standard registered products manufacturer s demonstration of compliance with these legal requirements will fulfill this requirement This criterion is applicable only in countries or regions for which the product is declared to conform to this standard 12 1 2 End of Service End of Life Management Corporate JC Straw Balloted October 2014 In jurisdictions where manufacturer can control the selection of the initial re use or treatment operator manufacturer shall ensure that all equipment and or components including lease returns warranty returns trade ins forming the whole or part of the product covered by criterion 12 1 1 are prepared for re use and or initially treated at a re use or treatment facility which is independently certified by an accredited certification body to one or more of the following recognized standards The Respon
45. le on the manufacturer s public website The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure For supplier data it is acceptable to provide a link to supplier GRI reporting on supplier s website e Data shall be reported consistent with the Specific Standard Disclosures in the Global Reporting Initiative GRI Guidelines that are in effect at the time the disclosures are made as described in Table 13 1 Note GRI updated its guidelines in 2013 calling the new guidelines G4 Companies making GRI disclosures after December 31 2015 must use the G4 indicators e Publication of a full report or reports in accordance with the GRI Guidelines is not required but would meet this criterion if the report s cover the indicators and boundaries specified in this criterion e Performance against these indicators shall be reported and publicly disclosed annually data included in the report must be from within the last two years Manufacturer may claim up to 3 points for this criterion To claim each point shown in Table 13 1 all the G4 indicators listed for the point shall be publicly disclosed for all 9 suppliers Table 13 1 GRI Code G4 GRI Indicators Point Values 1 EN4 Energy consumption 1 point 2 ENS Energy Intensity 3 EN6 Reduction of energy consumption 4 EN15 Direct GHG emissions Scope 1 5 EN16 Energy indirect GHG emissions Scope 2 Scope 2 Purchased electricity 6 EN1 Materials Used
46. melter for metals recycling shall be considered recyclable for the purpose of the calculation The methodology shall identify the recycling technologies and practices that are sufficient for achieving the claimed recyclability rate These technologies and practices must be common in existing recycling systems though they need not be available everywhere or throughout the world Also the methodology shall identify the information about the product from the manufacturer which would be needed by a treatment operator in order to achieve the claimed rates 9 1 4 Information and Preduct Disassembly Reporting in Preparation for Re use and Recycling Prerequisite for Silver and Gold The manufacturer shall publish a manua English with the information listed below including the same information as provided by the manufacturer for use by its technicians for the same purposes as follows for third party re use and recycling organizations in at least 21 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization aft
47. n house or through a third party service provider to manage and maintain all data received The manufacturer shall provide documentation of the process to 1 Collect and manage the data 2 Keep the database current for the active bill of materials BOM including a policy for a notification of material changes or supplier changes and b suppliers to resubmit data every 2 years 3 Demonstrate the database system s ability to manage detailed substance level disclosure information and 4 Demonstrate the database s ability to record and sum the collected information to enable metric calculation of the supplier information that has been received as is relevant to 6 3 3 including the percentage mass of the covered product or the percentage of unique parts for the covered product The intent of this criterion is to demonstrate that the manufacturer has made a good faith effort to obtain full substance inventory from their suppliers Note 1 For items that are multi sourced i e have multiple approved manufacturer part numbers the reference to each item that may be assembled into the product includes all approved manufacturer part numbers Note 2 each item that may be assembled into the product includes materials that may be added during assembly such as lubricants and adhesives 12 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot
48. ncepts developed during the consultation that will influence the future design choices of similar and or the next generation of the product 1 point The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure 24 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Note The consultation may also include an eco design consultant Point value maximum 4 9 5 Rare Earth Recovery and Recycling Optional 9 5 1 Information and Reporting on Disk Drive Magnet Type and Location The manufacturer shall indicate the type of actuator voice coil and spindle magnets in the product s hard disk drive on the external casing of the hard disk drive by means of a QR code The QR code shall link directly to the magnet type and location information on a publically available database or the manufacturer s web site in at least English The QR
49. needs to provide data X points 38 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex A Table of Criteria and Optional Points 39 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex B Conformi
50. nformation to be provided to a registry of declared products by the manufacturer at the time of product registration or certification note that declare is also used to indicate conformance to the standard and individual criteria If the manufacturer has the product third party certified the information referred to in this paragraph shall be publicly disclosed on the manufacturer s website in the form of a certification report or equivalent issued by the certifying organization If a manufacturer self declares the information referred to in this paragraph shall be publicly disclosed on the manufacturer s website e Disclosure disclose information made available to the audience specified in criterion e g purchasers public etc e Documentation document information to be provided at time of verification 4 2 Levels of Conformance There are three levels of conformance Bronze Meets all prerequisites Silver Meets all prerequisites plus 50 of the optional criteria points Gold Meets all prerequisites plus 75 of the optional criteria points The optional points can come from any of the environmental categories Prerequisites can be assigned to levels of conformance 4 3 Conformity Assessment Guidance Guidance on conformity assessment is provided in Annex B Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers NSF Draft Straw Ballot Decembe
51. nmental and social responsibility performance using the key indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative GRI listed in Table 13 1 below The GRI boundary for this reporting shall be nine suppliers the manufacturer s top three suppliers by spend of each of the following three types of components for the product category covered by this standard a Principal storage device s b Principal semiconductor device s 1 For OHSAS 180001 see http www ohsas 18001 occupational health and safety com ohsas 18001 kit htm 34 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared c Primary circuit board s If there are less than three suppliers for a component type named above every supplier for that component type shall be included in public disclosure GRI reporting format and frequency e Disclosures shall be accessib
52. nt is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex FE De Normative QR Codes for Criterion 9 5 1 Information and Reporting on Disk Drive Magnet Type and Location The QR code shall be printed in black on a white background if one or more of the magnets contain Neodymium The magnet type shall be identified as Neodymium iron boron The QR code shall include a non machine readable chemical symbol Nd SF aNd m In the case that neither magnet contains Neodymium the QR code shall be printed in red on a white background 45 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organi
53. ntities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Light sources Manufacturer The legal entity that is the owner or the licensee of the brand or trademark under which the product in the scope of this standard is placed on the market and Manufactures a product and or Has a product designed or manufactured and or Acquires a product for sale under their brand or trademark JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Recyclable material streams Plastic film and stretch wrap Postconsumer recycled plastic Product A computer server 1 Within the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Version 2 0 and 2 Amarketing model with one or more specific configurations identified inclusive of the product s full range of configurations and as tested for compliance with ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Version 2 0 defines a computer server as all hardware and materials contained within the chassis including the power supply unit JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Recycled feedstock Recycled fiber Note that recycled fiber can be postconsumer or postindustrial Supply chain management system 4 Conformance Evaluation and Assessment This standard is divided into nine ten environmental categories consis
54. oard or mouse For purposes of this standard a computer server must meet all of the following criteria is marketed and sold as a Computer Server is designed for and listed as supporting one or more computer server operating systems OS and or hypervisors is targeted to run user installed applications typically but not exclusively enterprise in nature provides support for error correcting code ECC and or buffered memory including both buffered dual in line memory modules DIMMs and buffered on board BOB configurations is packaged and sold with one or more ac dc or dc dc power supplies and is designed such that all processors have access to shared system memory and are visible to a single OS or hypervisor Firmware System hardware component or peripheral programming provided with the device hardware or component to provide basic instructions for hardware to function inclusive of all applicable programming and hardware updates Intentionally added Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers NSF Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or e
55. onal Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 47 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International
56. p to 3000 ppm chlorine and up to 3000 ppm bromine or shall provide the required documentation stated in criterion 6 3 4 Not Applicable may be declared if the product does not contain plastic parts gt 25 g gt Based on chlorine and bromine thresholds specified in IEC 62474 Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry 10 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 6 2 Further Reduction of Substances of Concern Optional 6 2 1 Further Reduction of Lead Elimination of Specified Lead Exemptions JC Straw Balloted October 2014 The product shall not utilize European Union RoHS Directive lead exemptions as listed below in Table 6 1 Table 6 1 Lead Exemption Points Lead exemptions 6a 6b 6c and 7b 1X point s Any lead exemptions 2 point s
57. permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared e Cosmetic blanks dummies option of not receiving un required parts e Fans include option of ordering minimum as determined by manufacturer The manufacturer shall declare whether there is additional cost to the purchaser for the above customization options X point s 8 Product Packaging 8 1 Prerequisites 8 1 1 Elimination of Substances of Concern in Product Packaging JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Product packaging shall not contain lead mercury cadmium or hexavalent chromium above 100 ppm total for the four metals combined in any packaging component in accordance with the European Union Packaging Directive and the Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation 8 1 2 Recyclable Enhancing Recyclability of Packaging Materials Product packaging shall meet the following requirements te enhance recyelability Allnon reusable packaging components 2 gt 25 g shall be separable inte recyclable by material type streams including plastic material type specified below without the use of tools with the exception of labels affixed to plastics bags or wraps staples and nails in pallets All plastics 2 gt 25 g shall be clearly marked with material type in accordance with ISO 11469 1043 ASTM D7611 D7611M SPi esinidentification code or DIN with the exception of plastic film
58. provide the annual disclosure or a link to a public repository containing the disclosure The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure Reporting shall include 1 point e the specific locations of the releases and e the identity and volume of each release Reporting shall also include 1 point e the name of the company that is releasing the chemicals Point value maximum 2 13 4 Conflict Mineral Sourcing Optional 13 4 1 Conflict Minerals Sourced Only from Validated Conflict Free Smelters JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturers have determined the source of all conflict minerals used in all their products and determined that they are from either e Recycled or scrap sources or e Smelters and or refiners which have been determined to be Conflict Free by the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative and appear on CFSI s list of validated smelters and refiners Informational Note For CFSI list see http www conflictfreesourcing org conflict free smelter refiner lists 13 4 2 Participation in In Region Conflict Free Sourcing Program JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer supports and participates in one of the in region conflict free controlled chain of custody sourcing programs such as Solutions for Hope or Conflict Free Tin Initiative which are committed to sourcing the minerals from conflict free sources in the region X points 13 5 Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety and Soc
59. r Production or The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment or 2 Acceptance of the life cycle inventory by a national or international database In such cases data shall be provided in Ecospold v 2 or ILCD formats One additional point shall be awarded for either of the following qualifying data disclosures Only one additional point may be claimed for this criterion 1 Reporting of primary data used to characterize the manufacturing life cycle stage of the product system Primary inventory data include data that derive from and are specific to elementary or product flows or 2 Reporting of inventory data representing scenarios for product disposal or reclamation at end of life Scenarios must be fully documented in the LCA report including all assumptions and sources of information upon which the data are based 1 2 Ecospold V 2 Data Format lt http www ecoinvent org data providers how to submit data ecospold2 gt International Life Cycle Data System lt http eplca jrc ec europa eu page_id 134 gt 27 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circ
60. r 1 suppliers who perform a manufacturing or assembly function for the manufacturer s server products The disclosure must include the detail outlined in Table 13 2 Public disclosure shall be for all GRI aspects in Table 13 2 x points GRI Code GRI Indicators Disclosure must include evaluation of G4 supplier on these impacts 12 LA14 Percentage of new suppliers screened with Labor practice criteria for screening and labor practice criteria assessments must include compliance with 13 LA15 Significant impacts for labor practices in supply laws on chain and action Minimum wages Working hours Compensation for overtime 14 S09 Percentage of new suppliers screened using criteria for impacts on society Disclosure must specify which societal 15 S010 Significant negative impacts on society in supply impacts were used for screening and chain evaluation for these indicators 16 EN32 Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria Disclosure must specify which 17 EN33 Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts were used for environmental impacts in the supply chain and screening and evaluation for these actions taken indicators 13 3 Reporting Toxics Release Data Optional 13 3 1 Public Reporting of Toxics Release Data Corporate JC Straw Balloted June 2014 Manufacturer shall publicly report annually toxics release data for the followin
61. r 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 5 Energy Efficiency 5 1 Prerequisites 5 1 1 ENERGY STAR JC Straw Balloted June and October 2014 The product shall conform with the current version and maintain conformance with any subsequent versions of the ENERGY STAR Computer Servers program as per the requirements in Table 5 X below Table 5 X Region or Country U S and Canada e Product shall be ENERGY STAR certified ENERGY STAR international partner countries or e Product shall conform with the international regions partner countries or regions current ENERGY STAR Computer Servers Eligibility Criteria or e Product shall be on the country s ENERGY STAR qualified product listing Countries or regions that are not ENERGY STAR e Product shall conform with the current international partners version of the U S and Canada ENERGY STAR Computer Servers Eligibility Criteria Manufacturer shall declare to which of the above the product conforms This cr
62. rom the initial certified re use operator percentage by weight to the mass of input equipment and or components received for the preparation of re use e of recycling from the initial certified treatment operator percentage by weight to the mass of end of life equipment and or components received e of recovery from the initial certified treatment operator percentage by weight to the mass of end of life equipment and or components received 13 Corporate Environmental Responsibility 13 1 Prerequisites 13 1 1 Environmental Management System EMS Corporate Manufacturer shall have formal self declared EMS for those parts of the company that have significant responsibility for the design and manufacturer of all products declared to conform to this standard The EMS shall meet the requirements of ISO 14001 Certification to either ISO 14001 or EMAS EU Eco Management and Audit Scheme meets this requirement Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from
63. s document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standards for Servers DRAFT DOCUMENT 1 General 1 1 Purpose The purpose of this standard for servers is to establish product environmental performance criteria and corporate performance metrics that exemplify environmental leadership in the market The standard provides a framework and consistent set of performance objectives for manufacturers and the supply chain in the design and manufacture of servers and its components For purchasers this standard provides a consensus based definition of key environmental attributes and performance metrics alleviating individual purchasers from the arduous and complex task of defining environmental performance for servers This standard can be used within an established system for the identification of environmentally preferable products by purchasers and to provide market recognition for conformant products and brand manufacturers This standard was developed based on the principle that only environmentally leadership products those in the top third of the market are expected to qualify to the standard at the bronze level at the date of publication of the standard Only a very few if any products are expected to meet
64. s erstretech wrap 8 1 3 Total Recycled Fiber Content in Packaging Fiber based packaging materials shall contain the minimum total recycled fiber content shown in Table 8 1 In their packaging specifications manufacturers shall give preference to the maximum postconsumer fiber content Not Applicable may be declared enthe Preduct Registry by manufacturer if the product packaging does not contain fiber based packaging Table 8 1 Percentage Percentage Total Packaging Category posteensumel Recycled Fiber Recycled Fiber toy eieh by weight aida E Corrugated containers lt 300 psi 25 50 25 50 300 psi 25 30 25 30 18 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Solid Fiber Boxes 40 40 Folding Cartons 40 80 100 Industrial paperboard e g tub
65. s returned under 12 1 1 to any facility operator whether owned by the manufacturer or an agent acting on behalf of the manufacturer To demonstrate conformance with this criterion manufacturer shall provide valid certificates held by initial re use or treatment facilities utilized at the time of product registration and on an on going basis whether facilities are owned by manufacturer or an agent of manufacturer This requirement is applicable only in countries or regions for which the product is declared to conform to this standard 12 2 End of Life Management Optional 12 2 1 Publically Available Record of the Re use Recycling Achievement Manufacturer shall make publically available on their web site the annual re use and recycling and recovery achievements as separate percentages of their annual total mass returned of the take back service for each country into which the product is declared to conform to this standard This criterion applies only to equipment taken back under criteria 12 1 1 Equipment recovered and processed under national or regional collection schemes mandated programs may be included if the data is made available to the manufacturer Determination of the re use and recycling and recovery achievements shall start with the receipt of the equipment or components through the take back service and end e when the equipment has been prepared for re use by a certified re use operator as defined in criterion 12 1 2
66. sible Recycling R2 Standard for Electronics Recyclers the e Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment the WEEELABEX Treatment Standard or the CENELEC EN 50625 Collection logistics amp Treatment requirements for WEEE Certification bodies shall be accredited by an International Accreditation Forum member accreditation body http www iaf nu to certify to the specific standard identified The NSF Joint Committee on the Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers may add standards to the above list of recognized standards provided the standard meets requirements a through i in criterion 4 6 1 2 of the IEEE 1680 2 2012 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Imaging Equipment 30 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared These requirements apply to any product
67. ssembly instructions with required tools product specifications and troubleshooting information The function specified in the manufacturer s user manual repair manual or technical manual should be used to determine original intended function and to assist with the preparation for re use or treatment operations The manual shall meet the following formatting requirements Available in user friendly formatting on the web and as downloadable PDFs for offline viewing and Available in machine friendly file format either XML or oManual IEEE 1874 IEEE Standard for Documentation Schema for Repair and Assembly of Electronic Devices and Provided under an open source license that allows redistribution and modification such as Creative Commons www creativecommons org CC BY 9 1 5 Functionality Testing Software Tools JC Straw Balloted October 2014 The manufacturer shall make publically available and readily accessible and provide access to the necessary hardware functionality testing software tools and applicable updates to ensure the product meets operating specifications and can be returned to service as provided by the manufacturer s repair authorized service centers Manufacturer shall also make available and provide access to any system or peripheral firmware BIOS etc and drivers for the server hardware 22 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard
68. st of the substances as compared to all approved manufacturer parts on the product bill of materials A combination of the following metrics shall be used both metrics need to be met to receive the points Percentage of mass of the parts for which the manufacturer has a complete list of the substances and Percentage of unique parts for which the manufacturer has a complete list of the substances Table 6 x Data Acquired on Substance Inventory Points mass and of approved unique parts on bill of materials Minimum of 70 of total mass and minimum of 50 of unique parts Minimum of 85 of total mass and minimum of 65 of unique parts Minimum of 95 of total mass and minimum of 80 of unique parts D HINM Fe Minimum of 99 of total mass and minimum 95 of unique parts The manufacturer has a system for validating reports or other substance ingredient declarations from its suppliers 6 3 4 Alternatives Assessment Manufacturer shall document that it or a supplier or a third party has performed an alternatives assessment on at least one substance of concern included in the product or manufacturing process The substance shall be listed in the Declarable Substances List Table A of IEC 62474 Material Declaration for Products of and for the Electro technical Industry or listed as a carcinogen mutagen reproductive toxicant persistent bioaccumulative and toxic PBT substance or endocrine disruptor in the li
69. sts in Annex D of this standard Manufacturer shall consider exposure and risk throughout the lifecycle as part of the substance selection process 13 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared This assessment shall be performed consistent with one of the following frameworks TG will revisit and refine this list in the fall Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse Alternatives Assessment Guide Hybrid or Sequential Frameworks www newmoa org prevention ic2 IC2 AA Guide Version_1 pdf California Safer Products regulations CA Code of Regulations Title 22 Division 4 5 Chapter 55 Article 5 Sections 69505 5 69505 7 dtsc ca gov LawsRegsPolicies Regs upload SCP Final Regs Text 10 01 2013 pdf Need to confirm referencing once guidance is published Report of the National Academies of Science project Design
70. tegory 1B Chemicals which should be regarded as if they induce heritable mutations in the germ cells of humans Category 2 Chemicals which cause concern for humans owing to the possibility that they may induce heritable mutations in the germ cells of humans European Union Annex l Classification and labelling requirements for hazardous substances and mixtures 2008 cited 2011 September 13 Available from http ec europa eu enterprise sectors chemicals documents classification index_en htm ECB Annex of Directive 67 548 EEC 2007 42 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared GHS Germ Cell Mutagenicity 2009 United Nations Reproductive Toxicants Listed under the State of California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act Prop 65 for reproductive or developmental toxicity Meet the criteria under
71. ternational standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared 2 References to be completed 2 1 Normative References 2 2 Informational References 3 Definitions not a complete list of draft definitions tracked in a separate document Additives and fillers Compatible recycling streams Commonly available tools A tool which is widely used readily available on for purchase and can be purchased by any individual or business without restrictions Computer server As defined in the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Server Version 2 0 the scope of this standard includes computer servers that provide services and manages networked resources for client devices e g desktop computers notebook computers thin clients wireless devices PDAs IP telephones other computer servers or other network devices A computer server is sold through enterprise channels for use in data centers and office corporate environments A computer server is primarily accessed via network connections versus directly connected user input devices such as a keyb
72. the highest performance level gold at the date of publication of the standard This standard will be continually maintained and periodically reviewed to ensure that the definition of environmental leadership as reflected in the performance criteria progress with the evolution of technology and services and environmental improvements in the product sector 1 2 Scope This is an environmental leadership standard for computer servers as defined in the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computer Servers Version 2 0 blade multi node rack mounted or pedestal form factor computer servers with no more than four processor sockets in the computer server or per blade or node in the case of blade or multi node servers This standard establishes measurable criteria for multiple levels of environmental leadership achievement and performance throughout the lifecycle of the product This standard addresses multiple attributes and environmental performance categories including energy efficiency reduction of substances of concern preferable materials use product packaging design for reuse and recycling product longevity responsible end of life management life cycle assessments and greenhouse emissions and corporate responsibility Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers NSF Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF In
73. the purchaser lessee for the take back service an http www epa gov semiconductor pfc documents dre_protocol pdf 29 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared To demonstrate eemptanee conformance with this criterion the manufacturer shall obtain and maintain objective evidence e Of the manufacturers conformity with this criterion throughout the sates chain distribution channel to the first customer e That the manufacturer offers the take back service defined in this criterion for Customers in the country or region where the product is registered declared to conform to this standard and All types of selling technique e g distance selling or through distribution network e That the manufacturer notifies the purchaser lessee of the availability of take back services that includes how to utilize the ta
74. ting of prerequisite criteria and optional criteria Energy Efficiency Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers NSF Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Substances of Concern Preferable Materials Use Product Packaging Design for Reuse and Recycling Product Longevity Responsible End of Life Management Life Cycle Assessments and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Corporate Responsibility tnnevatien 4 1 Criteria Asummary of all criteria in this standard including prerequisites and optional points is provided in Annex A 4 1 1 Prerequisites Each category has prerequisites that are required in order to conform to this standard Insert table summarizing prerequisites by category 4 1 2 Optional Points Once the prerequisites are met products may achieve higher levels of conformance by meeting a specified percentage
75. tion 11 Life Cycle Assessment and Greenhouse Gas Emissions e Section 12 Responsible End of Service End of Life Management e Section 13 Corporate Environmental Responsibility e Removal of Section 14 Innovation in Environmental Performance e Annexes The meeting summaries and the recommended revisions that were motioned to ballot are available for your review The sections available for straw ballot and comment are included in the ballot document 789 N Dixboro Road Ann Arbor Michigan 48105 9723 USA 1 800 NSF MARK 734 769 8010 www nsf org NSF International Joint Committee Correspondence below The proposed additions are shown using grey highlight and deletions are shown through strikethrough Public Health Impact The proposed language will have no negative impact on public health If you have any questions about the technical content of the ballot you may contact me in care of Dr Matthew Realff Chairperson Joint Committee on Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers c o Joint Committee Secretariat Jessica Slomka NSF International Tel 734 214 6219 E mail at jslomka nsf org 789 N Dixboro Road Ann Arbor Michigan 48105 9723 USA 1 800 NSF MARK 734 769 8010 www nsf org This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate thi
76. tput fractions destined for energy recovery m Mass of input material m Mass of output fractions sent for disposal m Preparation for re use processes Mass of products and components that have been prepared for re use m 32 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared The total re use achievement shall be calculated with reference to Figure x M Re use achievement rate 5 M The total recycling achievement shall be calculated with reference to Figure x M Recycling achievement rate M The total recovery achievement shall be calculated with reference to Figure x Recovery achievement rate M M M To demonstrate compliance with this criterion the manufacturer shall obtain and maintain objective evidence in the form of statements eof re use f
77. trate implementation of such methods e g use of alternatives to reduce emissions to the extent possible The supplier letter shall assure the following e That abatement systems have been installed on all manufacturing tools that use F GHG and N20 i e etching and cleaning tools to the extent physically and technically feasible or the supplier has eliminated the use of F GHG N O in manufacturing If abatement systems cannot be installed on all manufacturing tools the letter shall o Demonstrate why it is not possible to install abatement systems on all manufacturing tools o Describe how the supplier reduced its F FGHG N O emissions For example if the supplier s emissions reductions also resulted from the use of alternative gases process optimization and or recovery and or recycling the use and impact of those strategies should be explained e That the supplier has worked with the abatement system provider to develop and adhere to company specific operation and maintenance procedures and schedules e That the supplier has tested the abatement systems according to the EPA s Protocol for Measuring Destruction or Removal Efficiency DRE of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Abatement It may not be feasible to install control technologies on all manufacturing tools due to space limitations in the fab or sub fab or other physical and technical restrictions 28 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Env
78. ty Assessment Guidance This purpose of this Annex is to provide guidance on conformity assessment for selected criteria Note Include explanation of the following general terms in criteria e Declaration declare information to be provided on the Product Registry by the manufacturer at the time of product registration e Disclosure disclose information made available to the audience specified in criterion e g purchasers public etc e Documentation document information to be provided at time of verification 40 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex C Criterion 5 3 4 Logged Server Activity Metrics Data Acquisition and Format JC Straw Balloted June 2014 This Annex defines requirements for logging server activity in criterion 5 3 4 These requirements are intended to establish a lowest common
79. ulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure Point value maximum 2 points 11 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Optional 11 3 13 Reduce Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas N O Emissions Resulting from Semiconductor Manufacturing JC Straw Balloted June 2014 The manufacturer shall declare that at least one supplier of CPUs and or DRAM used in the product has installed abatement systems designed operated and maintained specifically to destroy or remove fluorinated greenhouse gases F GHGs and nitrous oxide N20 used in the manufacture of CPUs and or DRAM These systems shall be installed on all CPU and or DRAM manufacturing tools to the maximum extent physically and technically feasible The intent of this criterion is to facilitate destruction or removal of F GHG and N O emissions that result from CPU and or DRAM manufacturing This declaration shall be supported with a letter provided by the CPU and or DRAM supplier Examples of F GHGs include but are not limited to CF4 CoF C3Fs c C4Fg CaFg0 CHF3 CH2F2 NF3 and SFe To the extent that installing abatement is not feasible or where equally or more effective means of reducing emissions exist manufacturers shall demons
80. zation after first receiving written permission from NSF International Send written requests to NSF International that include notice of to whom and for what purpose this document is to be shared Annex GF Criterion 11 2 1 System Boundaries Example Flow Jc Straw Balloted June 2014 Eimissions m gt Waste scrap Emissions lt Waste scrap lt __ _ Emissions lt gt Waste scrap Extraction and Trpt Refining of Trpt Manufacture of Trpt Assembly of TPt oer Use f eek production of raw B gt materials 7 components product nics Distributigo product materials Energy Energy Energy Energy Ancillary Material Material Acquisition amp Pre Y Processing Phase Production Manufacturing Assembly phase Usage phase ae Trpt Transport Figure 1 System Boundaries example flow 46 Tracking number 426 Draft Creation of new Standard NSF 426 Environmental Leadership Standard for Servers Draft Straw Ballot December 2014 2014 NSF International This document is part of the NSF International standard development process This document is subject to change and may be a draft and or non final version Committee members may request permission to reproduce quote from and or circulate this document to persons or entities outside of their organization after first receiving written permission from NSF Internati

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