EN 50625-2-4-2017 en Collection logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2- 4 Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels.pdf

1、Collection, logistics 27.160 English Version Collection, logistics 13.030.99Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2017.Amendments/corrigend

2、a issued since publicationDate Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 5062524:2017EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 50625-2-4 November 2017 ICS 13.030.99; 27.160 English Version Collection, logistics promoting increased material recycling; promoting high quality recovery operations; p

3、reventing inappropriate disposal of photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof; assuring protection of human health and safety, and the environment; preventing shipments of waste photovoltaic panels to operators whose operations fail to comply with this normative document or a comparable set of requi

4、rements. This European Standard supports the objectives of the Communitys environment policy. These aim to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilize natural resources prudently and rationally. That policy is based on the precautionary principle an

5、d the maxims that preventive action to minimize environmental damage should, where possible, be rectified at source and the polluter should pay. This European Standard contains requirements applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels and is a Part 2 of EN 50625-1, Collection, logistics and Tr

6、eatment requirements for WEEE - Part 1: General treatment requirements. This European Standard has been prepared in order to support European legislation under European Commission mandate M/518 and so uses some of the terms defined in European law. BS EN 5062524:2017EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 4 Introduct

7、ion This clause of Part 1 is replaced with the following: This European Standard aims to assist organisations in: achieving effective and efficient treatment of waste photovoltaic panels in order to prevent pollution and minimize emissions; promoting increased material recycling; promoting high qual

8、ity recovery operations; preventing inappropriate disposal of photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof; assuring protection of human health and safety, and the environment; preventing shipments of waste photovoltaic panels to operators whose operations fail to comply with this normative document or

9、 a comparable set of requirements. This European Standard supports the objectives of the Communitys environment policy. These aim to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilize natural resources prudently and rationally. That policy is based on the

10、precautionary principle and the maxims that preventive action to minimize environmental damage should, where possible, be rectified at source and the polluter should pay. This European Standard contains requirements applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels and is a Part 2 of EN 50625-1, Co

11、llection, logistics and Treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 1: General treatment requirements. This European Standard has been prepared in order to support European legislation under European Commission mandate M/518 and so uses some of the terms defined in European law. EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 5 1

12、 Scope This clause of part 1 is replaced with the following: This European Standard is applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels as mentioned in the WEEE Directive under Annex 4. The scope of this document is limited to photovoltaic panels with a minimum surface area of 0,2 m2. This Europea

13、n Standard applies to the treatment of photovoltaic panels until end-of-waste status is fulfilled, or photovoltaic panel fractions are recycled, recovered or disposed. This European Standard addresses all operators involved in the treatment including related handling, sorting and storage of photovol

14、taic panels. This European Standard applies to all facilities including those whose treatment operations using mobile treatment installation. 2 Normative references This clause of Part 1 is applicable. 3 Terms and definitions This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows. Clause 3.26 of part

15、 1 is replaced with the following: 3.26 photovoltaic panel (PV panel) electrical equipment or component with the sole purpose to generate electricity from solar light for public, commercial, industrial, rural and residential applications The following additions are made to this clause of part 1: 3.4

16、1 silicon based photovoltaic panel (Si PV panel) PV panel utilizing different forms of silicon as semiconductor material Note 1 to entry: Semiconductor material of Si PV panels may consist of electrically interconnected mono- or multi-crystalline silicon cells or microcrystalline or amorphous silico

17、n. Silicon can be P-type or N-type silicon. Note 2 to entry: The Si based PV panel can consist of a framed or un-framed glass-glass laminate or a framed or unframed glass-polymer laminate. Electrical connection of the photovoltaic panel is established through a junction box. Note 3 to entry: The Si

18、based PV panel may contain hazardous substances, e.g. lead, lead-oxide, fluor. 3.42 non-silicon based photovoltaic panel (non-Si based PV panel) PV panel utilizing a micron scale layer of a compound semiconductor Note 1 to entry: The semiconductor material may be composed of various materials, e.g.

19、copper-indium-(gallium)-selenide (CI(G)S) or cadmium telluride (CdTe). Note 2 to entry: The non-Si PV panel can consist of a framed or unframed glass-glass laminate or a framed or unframed glass-polymer laminate or a flexible substrate-superstrate laminate. Electrical connection of the photovoltaic

20、panel is established through a junction box. BS EN 5062524:2017EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 6 Note 3 to entry: The non-Si based PV panel may contain hazardous substances, e.g. lead, cadmium, cadmium sulfide, selenium, fluor. 4 Administrative and organizational requirements This clause of Part 1 is applicab

21、le except as follows: 4.1 Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions The photovoltaic panel treatment operator shall possess infrastructure, in terms of size, technologies installed and characteristics of the operations, that is suitable for the activities performed on site. A risk management proc

22、ess shall be in operation at the site. This shall monitor and control all tasks performed on site and include the identification of hazards, the assessment of risk and, where appropriate, the elimination or reduction of the risk and documentation of the process. The risk assessment shall include the

23、 identification of those locations and activities that require the use of personal protective equipment and procedures to be followed. NOTE 1 Directive 89/391/EEC provides requirements for the safety and health for the protection of workers at work. NOTE 2 Occupational risks specific to photovoltaic

24、 panel treatment may include hazards arising from broken glass, dust emission, electrocution risks from exposed connectors etc. NOTE 3 Examples of personal protective equipment are: gloves, glasses, masks, safety shoes and a protective suit. Treatment facilities and associated storage areas shall be

25、 designed, organized and maintained: to provide safe access to, and egress from, the site for authorized persons, and to prevent damage to and theft of photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof. Impermeable surfaces shall be provided for all areas where photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof, are

26、 stored and/or treated. Requirements for the storage of photovoltaic panels prior to treatment are given in 5.4. 5 Technical requirements This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 5.1 General Subclause 5.1 is replaced with the following: During handling and storage attention shall be gi

27、ven but not limited to prevent injury from broken glass and electrocution caused through contact with hazardous voltage generated when the PV panels are exposed to light. The treatment operator shall ensure a separation and preparation of the fractions in a way that facilitates their recycling, whet

28、her the treatment operator performs the separation activity using its own treatment facilities or uses authorized contractors. NOTE 1 Examples of fractions generated from the separation process of photovoltaic panels are the separated glass fractions, the separated metallic fractions, the separated

29、plastics fractions, the separated semiconductor fractions, etc. The operator shall establish and maintain a system of identification non-silicon based PV panels with all persons involved in the related sorting processes in order to avoid mixed treatment. If a mixed treatment of silicon based and non

30、-silicon based PV panels is applied, the treatment operator shall perform a batch-test BS EN 5062524:2017EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 6 Note 3 to entry: The non-Si based PV panel may contain hazardous substances, e.g. lead, cadmium, cadmium sulfide, selenium, fluor. 4 Administrative and organizational requ

31、irements This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 4.1 Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions The photovoltaic panel treatment operator shall possess infrastructure, in terms of size, technologies installed and characteristics of the operations, that is suitable for the activities

32、 performed on site. A risk management process shall be in operation at the site. This shall monitor and control all tasks performed on site and include the identification of hazards, the assessment of risk and, where appropriate, the elimination or reduction of the risk and documentation of the proc

33、ess. The risk assessment shall include the identification of those locations and activities that require the use of personal protective equipment and procedures to be followed. NOTE 1 Directive 89/391/EEC provides requirements for the safety and health for the protection of workers at work. NOTE 2 O

34、ccupational risks specific to photovoltaic panel treatment may include hazards arising from broken glass, dust emission, electrocution risks from exposed connectors etc. NOTE 3 Examples of personal protective equipment are: gloves, glasses, masks, safety shoes and a protective suit. Treatment facili

35、ties and associated storage areas shall be designed, organized and maintained: to provide safe access to, and egress from, the site for authorized persons, and to prevent damage to and theft of photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof. Impermeable surfaces shall be provided for all areas where phot

36、ovoltaic panels and fractions thereof, are stored and/or treated. Requirements for the storage of photovoltaic panels prior to treatment are given in 5.4. 5 Technical requirements This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 5.1 General Subclause 5.1 is replaced with the following: During

37、handling and storage attention shall be given but not limited to prevent injury from broken glass and electrocution caused through contact with hazardous voltage generated when the PV panels are exposed to light. The treatment operator shall ensure a separation and preparation of the fractions in a

38、way that facilitates their recycling, whether the treatment operator performs the separation activity using its own treatment facilities or uses authorized contractors. NOTE 1 Examples of fractions generated from the separation process of photovoltaic panels are the separated glass fractions, the se

39、parated metallic fractions, the separated plastics fractions, the separated semiconductor fractions, etc. The operator shall establish and maintain a system of identification non-silicon based PV panels with all persons involved in the related sorting processes in order to avoid mixed treatment. If

40、a mixed treatment of silicon based and non-silicon based PV panels is applied, the treatment operator shall perform a batch-test EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 7 according to Annex D, Table D.1 on small appliances of Part 1 with only non-silicon based PV panels yearly to prove that depollution limits have be

41、en achieved in all output fractions (see 5.6). NOTE 2 Identification may be based on the typical construction of non-Si based PV panels or based on the type of product and related documents. NOTE 3 Information on distinction attributes of silicon and non-silicon based PV panels are given in Annex AA

42、. 5.2 Receiving of WEEE at treatment facility Subclause 5.2 is applicable. 5.3 Handling of WEEE Subclause 5.3 is applicable. 5.4 Storage of WEEE prior to treatment Subclause 5.4 is applicable. 5.5 De-pollution Subclause 5.5 is replaced with the following: Treatment of all PV panels, shall use techno

43、logies that allow to remove metallic lead or lead solder to achieve specified de-pollution requirements. NOTE 1 Examples of metallic lead or lead solder separation technologies are eddy current devices, induction sorter, opt-electrical sorters. Treatment of non-silicon based photovoltaic panels, sha

44、ll use technologies that allow to remove the hazardous substances in the semiconductor layer, including contacts to achieve specified de-pollution requirements. NOTE 2 The requirements for de-pollution will be described in CLC/FprTS 50625-3-5:2017. NOTE 3 Examples of technologies removing lead, sele

45、nium, indium and cadmium from non-silicon based PV panels are chemical or physical treatment of materials. If it is uncertain whether PV panels are silicon or non-silicon based, they shall be treated as non-silicon based PV panels. Fractions containing hazardous substances, shall not be diluted or m

46、ixed with other fractions or materials for the purpose of reducing their concentrations. 5.6 De-pollution monitoring Subclause 5.6 is replaced with the following: The content of hazardous substances in output glass fractions intended to be recycled or recovered shall be monitored on a regular and re

47、presentative basis and shall not exceed defined limit values. The limit values shall be measured in output glass fractions after the de-pollution process step. The monitoring shall include both a description of the de-pollution process step and the measurement of the hazardous substances of the outp

48、ut glass fractions intended to be recycled. NOTE The limit values and the monitoring process, including the frequency and the way to take representative samples, will be contained in CLC/TS 50625-3-5:2017. BS EN 5062524:2017EN 50625-2-4:2017 (E) 8 5.7 Treatment of non-de-polluted WEEE and fractions

49、Subclause 5.7 is not applicable. NOTE 1 The term “non-de-polluted WEEE” in this paragraph refers mostly to WEEE components and substances identified in the Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII, e.g. capacitors, asbestos, batteries have not yet been removed. NOTE 2 Whereas the treatment of silicon based PV modules could happen in treatment facilities treating other WEEE fractions, a joint treatment with other fractions is prohibited and therefore 5.7 is not applicable. 5.8 Storage of fractions Subclause 5.8 is applicable. 5.9 Recycling and recovery targ