User Manual

Facts about the Safety of Xerox Products 10
Indoor Air Quality and
Emissions
Xerox
®
products are designed to ensure that they can be safely located in typical office areas near
employee work spaces. Under normal operating conditions and with proper maintenance, machines meet
or exceed legal requirements and current standards for emissions and are in conformance with select
internationally recognized voluntary guidelines. Additional information on the emission characteristics of
Xerox
®
equipment is summarized on the Product Safety Data Sheets.
Xerox supports its customers’ responsibility for maintaining excellent indoor air quality in the workplace.
The quality of indoor air is affected by many factors including ventilation, office furnishings and building
materials in addition to the type of office equipment and use patterns. Xerox
®
equipment is tested in
conformance with rigorous emission testing protocols to ensure that we meet or exceed current standards
and acceptable best practices. For example, we set and adhere to strict limits on the amount of ozone,
volatile organic compounds, and particulate substances emitted from xerographic products.
Ozone
In xerographic devices, small quantities of ozone are produced as a byproduct of the printing process.
Ozone is generated only when the machine is copying or printing. Xerox Ozone Management Guidelines
require that equipment situated in locations that do not meet either space or temperature and humidity
requirements be equipped with a filter to reduce ozone to an acceptable level. Some equipment is
equipped with ozone filters at the factory while others may be retrofitted at the placement site. With
production printing equipment the emission of ozone is controlled by ducting. Xerox emission levels of
ozone are substantially below internationally recognized exposure limits. The Facts about Ozone
publication is available upon request or at www.xerox.com/environment.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
In some conditions, volatile organic compounds may be emitted during and immediately after copying or
printing. The concentrations are low, typically less than 1/100
th
of the occupational exposure limits for
such compounds. Volatile compounds have to be measured in special inert chambers because their
levels are less than those found in typical room interiors due to building materials, floor coverings and
furniture. Measured levels, as included on the Xerox Product Safety Data Sheets, also meet many global
ecolabel requirements.