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warning-image WARNING: Adam Equipment products can expose you to chemicals including the chemicals listed below, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

California Proposition 65

In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address their growing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. The legislation ensures that people are informed about exposure to chemicals known by the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and/or other reproductive harm. Commonly referred to as Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals contained in the products they buy, located in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment. This allows them to make informed decisions about protecting themselves from exposure to these chemicals.

What requirements does Proposition 65 place on companies doing business in California?

Businesses are required to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone to a listed chemical. This warning includes labeling a consumer product, posting signs at the workplace, distributing notices at a rental housing complex, or publishing notices in a newspaper. Once a chemical is listed, businesses have 12 months to comply with warning requirements.

California Proposition 65 List

Updated annually, the list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be used in manufacturing and construction, or they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust.

Many of the elements listed under Proposition 65 are commonly found in many products in the electronics industry. Lead is listed, and can be found in solder on circuit boards, cables, or other electronic assemblies. Bisphenol A (BPSA) is on the list and can be found in plastic housings, lenses, labels and adhesives. The PVC wire coatings on cables, housings, carrying cases, and power cords can contain DEHP (phthalates), also on the list.

More information is available at the Proposition 65 website.

Table of Some Proposition 65 materials that may be found in Adam Equipment products

MaterialSourceProposition 65 chemical contained in materialType of toxicity
Sealed lead acid battery, Battery Posts, and TerminalsInside sealed lead acid batteriesLeadCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
Lithium-ion BatteriesInside batterieslithium-ionCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
Plastic cases, product housing made from Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)Finished plastic may contain residual amounts of these precursor chemicalsStyreneCancer
AcrylonitrileCancer
1,3-ButadieneCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
Plastic Cases, Product Housings, Packaging, and Packing Materials Made from Polycarbonate (PC) and Other Plastics, or FiberglassFinished plastic or packaging may contain residual amounts of the precursor chemicalsBisphenol A (BPA)Birth defects or other reproductive harm
Case, control panels, or labels made from Polyester (PET)Finished plastic may contain residual amounts of the precursor chemicalsEthylene Glycol (ingested)Birth defects or other reproductive harm
Acetaldehyde (inhaled)Cancer
Thermal paper with BPA coatingCoating on some thermal paperBisphenol A (BPA)Birth defects or other reproductive harm
Cables, wire assemblies and carry cases made from Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)Finished plastic or products may contain residual amounts of the precursor chemicalsDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)Cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
LeadCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
CadmiumCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
Metal cable glands and other fasteners that contain nickelFinished material may be plated with the chemicalNickelCancer
Rubber Feet and other accessories and products made with rubberFinished rubber feet and accessories.2-mercaptobenzothiazoleCancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm
styrene butadiene rubber,Cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm