Questions – Wall mount and stand for displays
We have received some questions about how a wall mount function and stand are handled in TCO Certified Displays.
Upcoming certificate expirations – Reminder to upgrade
If you have certificates issued under the previous generation of TCO Certified, please remember to upgrade these to the latest generation before November 11, 2017.
Clarification – Acoustic noise measurements in Notebooks, Desktops and All-in-one PCs
We have seen some inconsistencies in acoustic noise measurements for TCO Certified Notebooks 5.0, TCO Certified All-in-one PCs 4.0 and TCO Certified Desktops 5.0. Therefore, we will include the following clarification (in red) in our next generation of TCO Certified. We are already using this principle:
A.4.1 (For Notebooks) A.4.3( For AIO
Wall mount and stand for displays in TCO Certified Displays
We have received some questions about how a wall mount function and stand are handled in TCO Certified Displays.
Ongoing Verification – factory spot checks
As many of your know, we have been focusing on multiple verification rounds this year, including a series of factory spot checks.
Approval of flame retardants
We have received some questions about the timeframe for approval of test results for non-halogenated flame retardants in accordance with GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals.
Reminder – submitting your application documents
Please make a note of the November 11 deadline to submit your factory audit reports and other supporting documents to be in compliance for the following 12-month period. This is in in accordance with criterion A.7.1 in TCO Certified.
Out now – QuickGuide for Manufacturers
Announcing the QuickGuide to TCO Certified.
Verification 2016 – Round Robin testing complete
As part of our 2016 verification rounds, Round Robin testing at each of our test partner sites was carried out during April.
New version of Energy Star for displays
The US EPA is about to release a new version of Energy Star criteria for displays - version 7.0.