(Hereinafter referred to as SGS) is now officially recognized by China Classification Society (hereinafter referred to as CCS) asbestos testing and inspection qualification, and on September 21, SGS SGS Standard Technology Service Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SGS) SGS Guangzhou Branch held a "SGS won the China Classification Society asbestos testing and certification accreditation ceremony" press conference. Ritual scene, CCS issued to the SGS China Classification Society asbestos testing qualification certificate. CCS Deputy General Manager Chen Yubin, Director of CCS Product Inspection Division Zheng Xiaosong, CCS Marketing Director Wang Lixin, General Manager of SGS Consumer Products Inspection Service Mr. Du Jiabin, Deputy Director of SGS South China, Ke Zanxian, Deputy Director of SGS Science and Technology Electronic Products Testing Service Li Xinzhu and many Senior representatives of enterprises gathered at the scene, to witness this memorable moment.
Asbestos is a generic term for natural fibrous silicates, and is a class of silicate mineral products with high tensile strength, high flexibility, chemical resistance and thermal erosion, electrical insulation and spinnability. Because of its good insulation, wear, fire and insulation characteristics, asbestos in the global ship industry has been widely used. However, the small asbestos fiber on the human body has a great harm, the body inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to lung disease, such as asbestos lung, pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, severe lung cancer. Taking into account the hazards of asbestos to the human body and the environment, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted resolution MSC.282 (86) on 5 June 2009 calling for the prohibition of new ships containing asbestos from all ships since 1 January 2011 Of the material, which opened in the maritime field full ban on asbestos prelude.
At present, Japan, South Korea and other shipbuilding countries have been fully promoted asbestos disabled work. With the shipbuilding power, China in the ship industry, a comprehensive ban on asbestos will be a difficult and major task. The ship industry must pay close attention to the issue of asbestos and take positive measures in order to effectively avoid the asbestos problem on China's shipbuilding and related products manufacturing industry caused by the negative impact of better participation in the global shipbuilding industry's fierce competition. As the only professional body in China to carry out ship inspection, CCS is actively responding to the latest progress in the asbestos work in the global shipbuilding industry and issued a circular on asbestos banned work on August 8, 2012, requiring that asbestos high-risk products must Completed asbestos testing by January 31, 2013.
CCS Deputy General Manager Mr. Chen Yubin said: At present, the international supervision of asbestos more and more severe. On January 1, 2011, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has implemented a comprehensive mandatory requirement for the ban on the use of asbestos by the SOLAS Convention. On 1 October 2011, the Chinese government passed the ship and maritime facilities inspection technical regulations and also introduced the asbestos ban on ships Clear rules. In general, due to industrial technology is still experiencing with the international advanced level of the development process, China's shipbuilding industry ban on the implementation of asbestos long way to go. At present, green is already a worldwide topic, in the field of shipbuilding, shipping is one of our most important focus, as China's only one international national shipping inspection agencies, CCS hope to jointly with the SGS in the future to promote China's asbestos field Disable the work to help shipbuilding, matching and shipping enterprises do a good job of non-asbestos and other harmful substances prohibited use of the response to promote the healthy development of China's shipbuilding industry green.
SGS consumer goods testing services, general manager of Du Jiabin said: CCS as China National Ship Technical Inspection Agency, is a member of the International Association of Classification Society, one of its technical authority and impartiality of the global ship industry has been widely affirmed. SGS as the world's leading third-party testing and certification body, this year, in accordance with the relevant norms, rules and procedures requirements, CCS SGS asbestos testing and testing projects were approved by the document review, on-site inspection and accreditation test and test results audit , SGS successfully passed the CCS asbestos testing test qualification recognition. The SGS by the China Classification Society asbestos testing and accreditation makes SGS become the only access to CCS asbestos testing and approval of foreign third-party testing agencies. The qualification is both a recognition and recognition of SGS's professional testing capabilities, and will also promote SGS to play a greater and more active role in the "no asbestos" green process in China's shipbuilding industry. SGS can provide services including: ship and shipyard on-site asbestos high-risk material identification and sampling, laboratory asbestos testing services, and issued by CCS approved marine products asbestos test report, can better assist the shipbuilding industry to carry out the majority of enterprises Asbestos control work, SGS and CCS strong combination, common for the Chinese shipbuilding industry, "no asbestos" escort.
As a leader and innovator of fair and objective global inspection, accreditation, testing and certification services, SGS is committed to improving the quality of human health, safety and environmental protection by providing a wide range of service networks and expertise. Continuously develop to provide specialized solutions. In the shipping industry, SGS provides a one-stop solution to help more Chinese ship and related products manufacturing enterprises to actively respond to market regulatory requirements, to ensure product compliance and smooth access to the market, improve the competitiveness of the industry to promote China's shipbuilding industry green sustainable development.