lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2008

OUR ENGINEERING SOLUTION

The Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/95/EC (Pronunciation (help•info) / commonly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS) was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union.The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge
RoHS is often referred to as the lead-free directive, but it restricts the use of the following six substances:
1.Lead
2.Mercury
3.Cadmium
4.Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)
5.Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
6.Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)
PBB and PBDE are flame retardants used in several plastics.

OUR ENGINEERING SOLUTION

Given the characteristics of the RoHS Directive, we think something like it could be successfully applied in our country with
the endorsement of our government. We think that because the Directive does not only ban the production of electronic
appliances using these materials, but also the commercialization of these products in the given geographic area. Also, the
fact that even something as little as the tin-coating used in the manufacture of a transistor used in an amplifying module,
used inside a radio rx module of a sound system, could make the whole system unacceptable by the directive, could mean
that the manufacturers by themselves would filter their suppliers to make sure all of them are RoHS or Lead-Free Compliant,
and that way the non-compliant ones could end up becoming compliant to be able to compete in the market.

Pushing to make this a standard in our country, just as many of other countries are doing, could speed up the
standardization of this as a worldwide policy protecting our soil from these pollutants and improving our health and
life quality.

domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2008

Christopher´s Biography

Hello my name is Christopher Joseph Greaves Flores I was borned in “Lagunillas” in “Maraven hospital” in1989, all my life I’ve been living in “Ojeda city”, in 1993 I started preschool in “Maria auxiliardora” school when I was just 4 years old I completed my preschool and I did first grade too there, them I moved to the educational instituted from “Lagunillas”, I studied 2 years there second and third grade, when that year end my mother decided to moved me to “Campo Verde” since 1998 until 2001 instituted there I did fourth fifth and sixth grade, in those 3 years I met my best friend “Fabian” who teach me a lot of good things one and the most important things were how to be a musician, in 2001 I get exciting for playing an instrument and I was looking for a drums, in that year in get in love of music and drums too, next I did all the grades and years of bachiller in science from high school in “Simon Bolivar” instituted since 2001 until 2006. I had several times the opportunity to play drums in from of all the school for example in parties from school, the mass of thanks action, etc.that help me to met a lot of people from “Ojeda”, “Tamare”, “Tia Juana” and “Cabimas”, and finally I moved in 2006 to “Maracaibo” to study in URBE industrial engineer, actually I am doing my career normally following the right way and working hard.

lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2008

ROHS Articles

1.- 1st Meeting of RoHS Enforcement Bodies Network

In January the UK hosted the first meeting of European RoHS enforcement bodies. Delegates from fifteen countries along with representatives from the Commission and ERA Technology met in London to discuss the content and style of a guidance document for RoHS enforcement. A presentation was given by Paul Goodman from ERA in support of the guide and assisting in identifying materials that represent a higher risk of non-compliance. Rita L’Abbate from the Commission then outlined the need for a consistent approach to “new approach” directives and gave an insight into the Commission’s thinking on market surveillance activities. Richard Frewin from the UK RoHS enforcement agency outlined the policies they are implementing, the technical support they have put in place and asked the other countries to consider adopting a version of the home authority principle in their enforcement.
The home authority principle, whilst in no way restricting individual member states from taking appropriate action, provides a framework of support to multi-national companies. It would allow a company with offices in several member states to build a relationship with one country’s enforcement agency. That agency could never bind other states to its opinions but it provides a forum in which different agencies can discuss the interpretation of the directive and provide the best advice possible to these multinational companies. The principle can lead to greater consistency, co-operation and communication in the delivery of enforcement activities. The meeting was divided into sub groups in which a wide range of issues were discussed, including the use of documentary evidence, screen testing and full analytical testing in a staged approach based on the product risk, what standards are available and how the guide should reference them, what is the most effective way of sharing information and how to ensure consistency when considering the homogenising of low weight materials. These and other issues will structure the agenda for the next meeting which we hope will be hosted by our colleagues in Belgium. On 15th February, the DTI will make a presentation to the Technical Committee of the European Commission, about the guidance document and progress made at this meeting in developing an integrated European approach to the enforcement of RoHS.

2.- Vendor admits to RoHS misconduct

The electronics industry has seen its first prosecution for noncompliance with the RoHS directive.
At the end of September, a U.K. company whose name was not disclosed was accused of marketing lead-containing products that violated the RoHS restrictions on lead, said Chris Smith, head of the RoHS team at the U.K.'s National Weights and Measures Laboratory, which is in charge of compliance testing.
The company admitted guilt and the matter was settled without financial penalty, according to Smith. A documented warning, which can support legal action if the company has further violations, has been filed with the enforcement authorities.
"Effectively, it was an out-of-court settlement, but under U.K. judicial rules it still counts as a case brought to justice," Smith said.
The national lab wouldn't provide further details,because the level of failure wasn't serious enough to warrant public disclosure, he added.
Earlier this year, Denmark nearly had a RoHS prosecution when officials were tipped off by an investigative TV news report on noncompliant disposable cameras. Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency ran its own tests and found some noncompliant units. The importer removed the from the Danish market, and authorities considered the matter resolved, said Torben Norlem, head of RoHS enforcement at Denmark's EPA.
Smith of the British lab said his agency is finding that most electronics products it tests violate the directive's substance restrictions, "but the degrees of failure are small or questionable."
Recurring failures involve lead sneaking into solder that's supposed to be RoHS-compliant. The contamination usually results from a company's running both RoHS and non-RoHS lines. Smith has also found hexavalent chromium on screws, and liquid mercury was found inside a device.
No high-profile RoHS cases have occurred, Smith said, because companies have been cooperative in addressing problems, often with the highest- level executives getting involved.
"Our policy from the beginning has been to work with cooperative companies to meet RoHS objectives rather than get . . . heavy-handed," he said.
The British lab has some compliance advice. The first is to watch outsourcing, because that's where a company tends to lose control of the production process. Second, companies running RoHS and non-RoHS lines should focus attention on preventing cross-contamination.
Another important point is to ensure that personnel are trained to read compliance documents provided by suppliers and third parties.
"We've had several cases where the compliance information demonstrated noncompliance, but the staff was not capable of reading certificates they were presented with," Smith said.
Meanwhile, enforcement is stepping up. The British lab has bought off-the-shelf products--some on the Internet--for testing, Smith said.
And Scandinavian countries are testing products after a massive sweep across Denmark, Sweden and Finland. Officials selected a range of consumer items from 25 categories and are examining them for RoHS violations, Norlem said. Results are expected by December.

lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2008

Resume

Christopher Greaves
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
02617581254.

OBJECTIVE :

Getting a good and convenient job when I can design and plan projects to enable the development of an enterprise and the greater stability of it.

EDUCATION :
Rafael belloso chacin's University
B.S., Industrial engineer, may 2010

Relevant Courses :
Technical specialist in computer
English curse (cevaz)

COMPUTER SKILLS :
Operating systems:
Win 95/98, UNIX
Languages:
8086 Assembly, Scheme, Lisp, Java, Visual Basic
Software:
Mathematica, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access
Web:
Experienced in HTML, DreamWeaver

WORK EXPERIENCE :

Oil production supervisor /PDVSA , 1/2009 – Present
Assistant packaging products,/Maderas Ojeda , 5/06 – 5/08
Wal-Mart, Steamboat Springs, CO , 5/05 – 5/06

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES :

Active Member, International Club, University of caracas , 2004 – Present
Engineering Peer Advocate, University of caracas, 2004 – 2005

HONORS :
Dean's List: Spring 2006
Sole annual recipient, Boulder Multicultural Diversity Scholarship, 2006

FOREIGN LANGUAGES :
Spanish: Fluent (Native Language)
English: Basic

miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2008

Cover Letter

RKM GmbH Personaldienstleistungen
Frau Melanie Paesler / Frau Gabriele Gau
Klingerstrasse 25
60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
November 3, 2008

Mr. Jonas Phillips
Recruting Coordinator
Department DRR 1608
Nintendo's Company
60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Dear Sir,
Your advertisement for game tester in the June mundogamers.com publication, caught my attention. I was drawn to the ad by my pasion for the videogames.

I've never worked at any videogame's company, but I've played since I was a kid, so I can really help. I know what the players want. Checking that the game works as it has to, is another pasion I have, because I think that the games must be perfects.

I belive I'm truly qualified for the job you're offering, so I hope you will grant me an interview soon.
Please, contact me by telephone number at (055) 544 18 75

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Truly yours,

Christopher J. Greaves
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Frederick W. Taylor was the first man in recorded history who deemed work deserving of systematic observation and study. On Taylor's 'scientific management' rests, above all, the tremendous surge of affluence in the last seventy-five years which has lifted the working masses in the developed countries well above any level recorded before, even for the well-to-do. Taylor, though the Isaac Newton (or perhaps the Archimedes) of the science of work, laid only first foundations, however. Not much has been added to them since - even though he has been dead all of sixty years.

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