TCO Certification

TCO Certification is a series of product certifications for office equipment based on user friendliness, safety, and products’ eco-friendliness.[1] It is administered by TCO Development, owned by the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, TCO (Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation). Although commonly associated with computer monitors, later TCO revisions also define standards for computers, keyboards, printers, mobile phones, and office furniture. It is the precursor of TCO Certified.

TCO'92

The first TCO certification, for 1992, defined low emission standard for computer displays, and power management features, which is a superset of MPR-II standards.

TCO'95

TCO'95 expands certification category to CRT displays, keyboards, system units. Within each item, the standard addresses ergonomics, emissions, energy, and ecology involved into making the certified product.

Ergonomics

Emissions

Energy

Ecology

TCO'99

This version certifies Cathode Ray Tube Displays (CRT), Flat Panel Displays (FPD), Portable computers, Desktops, Keyboards, Printers. Starting from 2006-07-01, certified product also has to comply with RoHS when sold in Europe.

TCO'99 FPD does not have any requirement for display color.

TCO'01

TCO'01 only certifies mobile phones, but it defines the following areas:

Emissions

Labeling includes the SAR value, which is the accepted way of measuring the amount of radiation energy absorbed by the head when the telephone is broadcasting at full power. Also included is TCP (Telephone Communication Power), which is a new method for determining the telephone's communication ability. A good telephone must use a large portion of its power for communication and as small a percentage of the radiation as possible should be absorbed by the head. A good combination, therefore, is a low SAR value and a high TCP value.

Ergonomics

A telephone must be easy to use. The requirements cover such things as the buttons, the form of the display, the suitability of the manual for the user, and the material used in the casing in order to avoid problems relating to contact allergies.

Ecology

This states the substances that are completely banned from use in the telephone, cadmium, mercury, and beryllium oxide, and those which may only be used to a limited extent, such as lead and flame-retardants

TCO'03

TCO'03 only regulates cathode ray displays (CRT) and flat panel displays (FPD). Luminance and resolutions requirements are tightened. New to the certification includes Image loading capacity, RGB settings for visual ergonomics section; vertical tile for Work load ergonomics section; tightened noise requirement for "all-in-one computers" for emissions (acoustic noise) section; dropped co-operative agreement with at least one professional electronics recycling company requirement in Ecology section; lowered energy consumption in Energy section. RoHS is applicable after July 1, 2006.

TCO'04

TCO'04 only defines office furniture, making it the first TCO certification for non-electronic devices. Certified furniture included work tables and work chairs. It concentrates on following areas:

Ergonomics

Emissions

TCO'05

TCO'05 only defines notebook and desktop computers, which are successors of TCO'99 for computers.

Ergonomics

Emissions

Energy

Ecology

TCO'06

TCO'06 Media Displays extends TCO'03 FPD version 3.0 to include a Flat Panel TV or multifunction display to be used for monitoring or rendering moving images. A display intended for office use should be certified as TCO'03 Displays and the multifunction display can be certified as TCO'03 Displays and TCO'06 Media Displays.

The following are changes from TCO'03 Displays to TCO'06 Media Displays:

The following are new additions from TCO'03 Displays to TCO'06 Media Displays:

The following are removed from TCO'03 Displays to TCO'06 Media Displays:

TCO'07

TCO'07 defines headset standards to guarantee a product meets certain ergonomic, radiation, environment, and energy use requirements.

See also

References

  1. ↑ SamMobile. "Galaxy S4 Scores TCO Green Certificates in Europe". SamMobile.

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