AfPS GS 2014 Product Safety Commission (AfPS) GS Specification Polycyclic Testing and Evaluation Course Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHl) GS Marking Product Safety Act (ProdSG)

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of AfPS GS 2014 testing. This standard, and specifically the test instructions, specifies requirements for PAH levels in products. In addition, the document harmonizes the testing methodology for evaluation by GS institutions.

PAH contamination of materials is primarily due to the use of:

• PAH-contaminated softening oils in rubber and flexible (soft) plastics
• Carbon black contaminated with PAH as black pigment in rubber, plastics and paints.

The GS organization should consider the following steps both in the process of issuing a new GS mark and in monitoring existing GS mark certificates:

• Risk assessment
• Classification
• Testing and evaluation

The GS organization should conduct a risk assessment, identifying and keeping track of which relevant contact/grip and work surfaces of the product will be considered for testing and which will not. If the relevant "Erfahrungsaustauschkreis" has already defined a procedure for the product or product group regarding the contact/grip and the work surfaces to be tested, a risk assessment should not be applied where appropriate.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with AfPS GS 2014 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.