IECQ QC 080000 · Hazardous substance process management
IECQ QC 080000 certification for hazardous substance control your customers can check.
IECQ QC 080000 sets out how makers and suppliers of electronic components identify, control and report the hazardous substances in what they ship. Sterling's expert and experienced consultants build that process with your team and prepare you for the certification audit, in 60+ countries. We ensure successful certification for our clients.
- Fixed scope, one proposal: consulting, Effivity software, Sterling Academy access and internal auditor training, as applicable to your standard, in one proposal
- A team of expert and experienced consultants supporting manufacturers and their supply chains with management systems since 2003
- The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements. Sterling does not certify; the certificate is issued within the IECQ System, and the certification body decides
8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries.
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What it is
What is IECQ QC 080000 and what is it used for?
IECQ QC 080000 is the hazardous substance process management (HSPM) specification of the IECQ System, the quality assessment system for electronic components that operates under the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full title is IECQ 080000, IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ System), Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) System Requirements.
The IEC describes it as applying to manufacturers and suppliers who have to identify, control, quantify and report the hazardous substances in the products they manufacture, supply or service, and to customers who need to understand the compliance status of what they receive. Put simply, a test report proves one sample was clean; an HSPM process shows that every shipment is controlled the same way.
Current edition. IECQ 080000:2022, edition 4.1, published on 30 June 2022. The IEC also lists earlier editions dated 2012 and 2017. The transition arrangements for certificates held against an earlier edition are confirmed with your certification body.
Who it is for
Who needs IECQ QC 080000 certification?
The request nearly always comes through the supply chain. Organisations come to Sterling for IECQ QC 080000 from three starting points:
- A customer asks for it in supplier qualification. Brand owners and contract manufacturers want evidence that components arrive under control, not only a declaration or a single test report.
- Your own suppliers are the risk. Substances enter through purchased materials and parts, and a managed process is the way to control what you cannot see.
- Substance issues keep costing you. Rejected lots, rework and last-minute testing show that control depends on a few people rather than a process.
The certificate is worth what the process behind it is worth. It pays back when purchasing, engineering, stores and quality all apply it every day.
Requirements
What are the main IECQ QC 080000 requirements?
The IEC's own summary states what the specification expects in outcome terms, and the list below follows it. The detailed requirements of the 2022 edition are mapped to your processes during the gap analysis.
- Identify: know which hazardous substances matter for your products and customers, and where they could enter.
- Control: keep them out of materials, parts and processes, or within the limits your customers set.
- Quantify: know the amounts present in the products you manufacture, supply or service.
- Report: give customers reliable information on the hazardous substance status of what they receive.
What does useful HSPM evidence look like?
A restricted substance list linked to each customer's requirements, supplier declarations and test reports held against part numbers, incoming checks, segregation of suspect material, and change control that triggers a substance review. We help you keep only the records the process needs, and they sit in Effivity from the first workshop.
Your engagement
What your IECQ QC 080000 engagement includes
One team takes you from the first gap analysis to the certificate, under one all-inclusive proposal.
Scope, gap analysis and plan
Products, sites and customer requirements in scope, with owners and dates agreed before work starts.
HSPM processes and documentation
Substance lists, supplier controls, change management and customer reporting, built with your process owners.
Effivity ISO & GRC software
Your HSPM records run in Effivity from day one, included with the engagement at no additional cost.
Training for everyone
Internal auditor training, as applicable to your standard, and preferential Sterling Academy access, including complimentary awareness training for your people as part of the engagement.
Internal audit and management review
Conducted or facilitated as agreed, with findings closed before the certification body arrives.
Certification readiness and support
Preparation for the certification audit and support until the certificate is issued.
Certification decisions remain with the certification body operating within the IECQ System.
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Effivity · ISO and GRC software, included in every engagement
How Effivity helps you run hazardous substance control every day.
Every Sterling IECQ QC 080000 engagement includes Effivity, the ISO and GRC automation platform built by the Sterling group and used in 50+ countries. Your consultant sets up the workspace within the agreed scope, so supplier declarations, substance records, changes, nonconformities, training and audits sit together and a customer enquiry is answered from one screen. Sterling consulting clients get their Effivity subscription included with the engagement, at no additional cost.
Substance and customer requirements
Customer restrictions held in one register and linked to the parts they affect.
Supplier evaluation and declarations
Declarations and test reports stored against suppliers and part numbers, with expiry reminders.
Incoming control and segregation
Checks recorded as goods arrive, and suspect material held until it is released.
Change management
Material, supplier and design changes that trigger a substance review before release.
Documents and training
Controlled procedures and training records for purchasing, stores and engineering.
Internal audit and management review
Audit programmes, findings and review decisions with owners and dates.
Nonconformity and corrective action
Substance findings raised, investigated and closed with evidence that the fix held.
Customer reporting
Status reports prepared from live records rather than assembled by hand.
What this means at the audit
The auditor follows a part from its supplier declaration through receipt, production and shipment. In Effivity that trail is a set of linked records with dates and owners, not a folder rebuilt the week before. After certification, Sustain™ runs in the same workspace.
In your engagement
- Subscription included with the engagement, at no additional cost
- Configured by your Sterling consultant within the agreed scope
- Existing records and registers migrated, not retyped
- Admin and user training for your team
- Modules for QMS, EMS, OHSMS and more when you integrate other standards
Sterling Academy · e-learning
Build hazardous substance awareness beyond the quality team.
Buyers, storekeepers and engineers decide daily whether a restricted substance gets in. Sterling Academy provides e-learning with practice checkpoints, a final exam and a numbered Certificate of Completion for each learner. Sterling consulting clients benefit from preferential Sterling Academy course access and special pricing through their Sterling consultant, including complimentary awareness training for their people as part of the engagement.
- Awareness for the people who purchase, receive and change materials
- Internal auditor training, as applicable to your standard, as part of the engagement
- Progress reports by department
- New starters trained as they join
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Why Sterling
Why work with Sterling on IECQ QC 080000?
Substance control fails at the handovers between purchasing, stores, engineering and quality. Sterling builds the process across those handovers, inside the quality system you already run.
8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries
Management systems delivered since 2003, with offices in 21 countries and one engagement team accountable across your sites.
All-inclusive proposal
Consulting, Effivity, training and Academy access in one proposal, with third-party fees identified separately. No surprises, ever.
Controls that fit your supply chain
Supplier and change controls sized to the parts and customers you actually have, so the process is used rather than tolerated.
Expert and experienced consultants
Consultants who understand supplier control and customer audits, and who build your process properly the first time.
The Sterling Promise
What our IECQ QC 080000 certification success guarantee means
We stay with you until your agreed IECQ QC 080000 certification outcome is achieved, supporting implementation, preparation and the resolution of audit findings. Practical delivery, included software and employee learning turn the investment into lasting capability.
The engagement identifies the specification, scope, outcome and responsibilities. Your organisation supplies accurate information and puts the agreed controls into use. The certification body assesses conformity and retains its certification decision. Our commitment concerns the agreed certification support, not a promise of every future supplier approval.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about IECQ QC 080000
Does IECQ QC 080000 replace product testing?
No. The certificate covers the process that manages hazardous substances. Supplier declarations and laboratory test reports remain part of the evidence, and the process decides when you ask for them and how you act on the results.
Do we need ISO 9001 before IECQ QC 080000?
Confirm it with the certification body before you plan, because the answer depends on the current IECQ rules. Most organisations run HSPM inside an existing quality management system, which keeps document control, internal audit and corrective action in one place.
Does Sterling issue the IECQ QC 080000 certificate?
No. Sterling provides consulting and hands-on support. The certificate is issued within the IECQ System after an audit by a certification body, and that body makes the decision.
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