139V1 A-1 Criteria

Eco Mark Product Category No.139“Building Products (Equipment) Version1.5” Certification Criteria

Category A-1 Gas-leak alarm
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Certification Criteria
Omitted2. Applicable Scope* Gas-leak alarms for liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) that are operated
electrically and are installed in ordinary household. However, separate-type
alarms and central-monitoring-type alarms are excluded in this item.
* Gas-leak alarms for city gas that are operated electrically and are installed inordinary household. However, separate-type alarms and central-monitoring-type
alarms are excluded in this item.
3. Terminology
Omitted4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
To show conformance to the individual criteria, the Applicant shall submit therespective Attached Certificate forms duly filled in.
In the event re-examination under the present Certification Criteria is sought for a
product that is already certified in the Product Category No.62 “Energy-saving
Gas-leak Alarms,” the procedures to show conformance to the applicable criteria 4-2.(5)may be substituted by filling in necessary items on the Attached Certificate form anddeclaring further therein that no alterations have been made to the product alreadycertified.
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure(1) The power consumption of the alarm shall not exceed 1.0 watts in normal
operation (monitoring). Provided however that of two- or three-sensor type productthat has the functions to detect incomplete combustion gas and fire shall not
exceed 1.6 watts in normal operation (monitoring).
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall submit a document (for example, applicable parts of thedocument for fire equipment inspection, etc.) certifying that the power
consumption does not exceed 1.0 watts (1.6 watts in case of two- or three- sensortype product) in normal operation (monitoring).

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139V1 A-1 Criteria(2) Foamed resins used in the product shall not have been made by the use of the fivespecified CFCs listed in the attached Table 1, other CFCs, carbon tetrachloride,trichloroethane or CFC substitutes (HCFC, HFC).
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall state in the Attached Certificate the conformity or not of theproduct to this criteria.
(3) The product shall not contain in its formulation recipe any mercury, cadmium,hexavalent chromium, compounds thereof, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB),
polybrominated dipheyl ether (PBDE), or chlorinated paraffin (with chain carbonsof 10 – 13 and the chlorine content of no less than 50%). Provided however that theaforesaid substances may be contained to the extent permitted under the Annex“Applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which areexempted from the requirements of Article 4(1)” to the EU’s Directive 2002/95/EC
on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical andElectronic Equipment (“RoHS”) or under the Directive (91/157/EEC) on Batteries
and Accumulators Containing Certain Dangerous Substances.
[Certification Procedure]
The Applicant shall submit a document certifying the presence or absence of theregulated substances.
(4) The product shall not use antimicrobial agents as far as possible. In the case ofuse, the product shall be certified by such as the SIAA Mark of Society ofIndustrial technology for Antimicrobial Articles or Registration system for theuse of antimicrobial performance criteria of Japan Construction Material &Housing Equipment Industries Federation.
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[Certification Procedure]Compliance (or lack thereof) with this item shall be indicated in the AttachedCertificate. In the case of using antimicrobial agents, a copy of a certificate etc
shall be submitted.
(5) In manufacturing the applied product, related environmental laws and regulations
and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “EnvironmentalLaws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, water contamination,
noise, offensive odor, and emission of hazardous substances in the area where theplant performing the final manufacturing process is located.
In addition, the state of compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. for the past
five years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must bereported. If there is any violation, proper remedies and preventive measures shallhave been already taken, and the related Environmental Laws, etc. must
thereafter be followed appropriately.

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139V1 A-1 Criteria[Certification Procedure]With respect to the compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in the area
where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located, acertificate issued by the representative of the business of manufacturing theapplied product or the relevant plant manager (entry or attachment of a list ofnames of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted.
In addition, the applicants shall report whether there is any violation in the past
five years, including a violation subject to administrative punishment oradministrative guidance, and if there is, the following documents in a and b mustbe submitted:
a. With respect to the fact of violation, guidance documents from administrative
agencies (including order of correction and warning) and copies of written
answers (including those reporting causes and results of correction) to such
documents (clearly indicating a series of communication);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, etc.) concerning themanagement system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in 1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant islocated;
2) Implementation system (organizational chart with roles, etc.);
3) Bylaws stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures);5) State of implementation based on recurrence prevention measures (result ofchecking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsite inspection).
4-2. Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure(6) Gas-leak alarms for liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) shall have been found by
the standard inspection to conform to the provisions of the “Ministerial OrdinanceConcerning Technical Standards, etc. of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
Gas-leak alarms for city gas shall have passed a test conducted by Japan GasAppliances Inspection Association.
For the products with detecting function of imperfect combustion, the part for
detecting function of imperfect combustion shall have passed a test conducted byThe High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan or Japan Gas Appliances
Inspection Association. For the product with fire alarm function, the part for fire
alarm function shall have passed a test conducted by Japan Fire Equipment
Inspection Institute based on the type ministry ordinance and the like.
[Certification Procedure]With respect to gas-leak alarms for liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas), a document
certifying the product’s conformance to the provisions of the “Ministerial
Ordinance Concerning Technical Standards, etc. of Liquefied Petroleum Gas”
shall be submitted.

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139V1 A-1 CriteriaWith respect to gas-leak alarms for city gas, a document certifying that theproduct has passed a test conducted by Japan Gas Appliances Inspection
Association (such as test result, etc).
With respect to the products with detecting function of imperfect combustion, adocument certifying that the product has passed a test conducted by The High
Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan or Japan Gas Appliances Inspection
Association (such as test result, etc).
With respect to the product with fire alarm function, a document certifying thatthe product has passed a test based on the type ministry ordinance and the like(such as test result, etc).

May 5, 2007

Established (Version 1.0):

August 21, 2008

Revised (4-1.(4) Version1.2))

March 15, 2010

Extension of Expiration

March 1, 2011

Revised (5.(2) Version 1.3)

April 1, 2012

Revised (4-1.(2) Attached table; Version1.4)

June 15, 2012

Revised (4-1.(4) Version1.5)

March 15, 2016

Extension of Expiration

April 1, 2019

Revised (Mark indication)

March 1, 2021

Extension of Expiration

December 31, 2027

Expiration period

The Certification Criteria for the Product Category will be revised when necessary.

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139V1 A-1 Criteria

Attached Table 1 Fluorocarbons prohibited to use during manufacturing resin forms

CFC5sOtherCFCs

Trichlorofluoromethane

Chlorofluoroethane

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Hexachlorofluoropropane

Trichlorotrifluoroethane

Pentachlorodifluoropropane

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane

Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane

Chloropentafluoroethane

Trichlorotetrafluoropropane

Chlorotrifluoromethane

Dichloropentafluoropropane

Pentachlorofluoromethane

Chlorohexafluoropropane

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane

Pentachlorofluoropropane

Heptachlorofluoropropane

Tetrachlorodifluoropropane

Hexachlorodifluoropropane

TrichlorotrifluoropropanePentachlorotrifluoropropane

Dichlorotetrafluoropropane

Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane

Chloropentafluoropropane

Trichloropentafluoropropane

Tetrachlorofluoropropane

Dichlorohexafluoropropane

Dichlorofluoropropane

Chloroheptafluoropropane

Chlorodifluoropropane

Carbon tetrachloride

Chlorofluoropropane

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

HCFCHCFC

HFC

Trifluoromethane

Dichlorofluoromethane

Difluoromethane

Chlorodifluoromethane

Fluoromethane

Chlorofluoromethane

1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoroethane

Tetrachlorofluoroethane

1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane

Trichlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane

Dichlorotrifluoroethane

1,1,2-Trifluoroethane

Chlorotetrafluoroethane

1,1,1-Trifluoroethane

Trichlorofluoroethane

1,1-Difluoroethane

Dichlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane

Chlorotrifluoroethane

1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane

Dichlorofluoroethane

1,1,2,2,3-Pentafluoropropane

Chlorodifluoroethane

1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-Decafluoropentane

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