REGULATORY PRODUCT SPECIFIC TEST PROTOCOL FOR:

Battery Operated Product

Additional requirements may apply to this product. Please refer to the Walmart US Testing Manual for details.
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Walmart does not guarantee that the information contained in this protocol is current, or that all requirements are listed. Walmart is committed to
providing our customers with safe products that comply with all appropriate regulations and standards. Walmart does not provide legal advice to its
suppliers, so where needed, suppliers should seek their own legal counsel on how to comply with all laws applicable to their product.
EVALUATION CITATION CRITERIA COMMENTS
Scope Applies to products that utilize batteries in order to operate.
Standards
Not Applicable
Regulations
Not Applicable
Restricted Substances
RS8A-M Batteries: Mercury-containing and Walmart USA All batteries shall comply with the requirements of U.S. Public Law 104-142
Rechargeable Battery Management Product Safety and (HR2024), May 13, 1996 - The Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery
Act Compliance Management Act. The following types of batteries are prohibited:
Standard based on >Alkaline-manganese batteries with a mercury content that was intentionally
U.S. Public Law introduced (as opposed to incidentally present mercury);
104- >Alkaline-manganese button cell batteries containing greater than 25
142 and Various milligrams (0.0009 ounces) of mercury per button cell;
state laws. >Zinc-carbon batteries with a mercury content that was intentionally
introduced;
>Mercuric-oxide button cell batteries; and
>Other mercuric-oxide batteries, unless the manufacturer or importer of the
battery identifies a collection site within the United States for recycling and/or
proper disposal of the battery. The collection site must meet all required
Federal, State and local government approvals.

Button cell batteries shall contain no intentionally added mercury. Detection

limit is 5 PPM. If a button cell battery contains intentionally added mercury
(test results over 5ppm) product will be reported as FAIL, regardless if the
batteries are replaceable, non-replaceable, or even if label is present
specifying mercury is present.

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RS72C-M RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Walmart USA The following electric devices must have documentation of RoHS Not submitting RoHS
Substances Product Safety and compliance: documentation will result in a
Compliance *Devices that provide functional illumination for indoor residential, indoor regulatory failure or will
Standard based on commercial, and outdoor use subject the product to further
California Health *Desk Top and Personal Computers testing after notification from
and Safety Code *Computer Monitors the lab.
Section 25210.9 *Portable Computers
and NJ P.L. 2008, *Televisions
c. 130 *Cellular Phones with a screen 4" or larger

Shall not contain lead, mercury, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB),

polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and hexavalent chromium in excess
of 0.1% (1000 ppm) by weight of the total content.

Shall not contain cadmium in excess of 0.01% (100 ppm) by weight of the
total content.

In lieu of testing, a passing test report may be submitted. See Document

Acceptance list for document parameters.

Physical and Mechanical

Requirements
PM6A-H Battery Operated Children's Products Walmart USA Shall meet the safety requirement as specified in ASTM F963, section 4.25. Modified to expand to all
Product Safety and battery operated children's
Compliance products.
Standard based on
16 CFR 1250
PM40A-H Internal Wiring Walmart USA Wire ways shall not allow wires to come in contact with sharp points, edges
Product Safety and or moving parts.
Compliance
Standard based on
various UL
standards.
PM51A-M Radio Frequency Device (FCC) / ISM 47 CFR 15 / 18 Shall meet the applicable requirements specified by FCC regarding Manufacturers of products
Equipment (FCC) interference and FCC labeling & instruction requirements. exempt from FCC labeling &
instruction due to frequency
In lieu of testing, a passing test report may be submitted. See Document levels must submit
Acceptance list for document parameters. documentation proving
exemption from the
requirement or be tested for
verification of exemption.
Packaging and Labeling
PL5A-H Battery - Labeling Walmart USA Packaging must state the size and number of batteries required if batteries
Product Safety and are not sold with the product.
Compliance
Standard

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PL6A-H Battery Warning Statement Walmart USA Per ASTM F963 6.5, the following (or equivalent) statement either in the
Product Safety and instructions or marked on the device (required only for devices which use
Compliance more than one battery in one circuit):
Standard based on "Do not mix old and new batteries and Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-
16 CFR 1250 zinc) or rechargeable (ni-cad, ni-mh, etc.) batteries"

Modified to expand requirement to all products except for handheld

flashlights.
PL17A-H Compartment Marking Walmart USA Products with replaceable batteries shall be permanently marked, visible at
Product Safety and time of battery replacement, to indicate polarity alignment or how to insert
Compliance correctly. NOTE: This is not necessary if batteries can be inserted either
Standard based on way, regardless of polarity, and the product will still function. Also, battery
ASTM F-963 compartments for button cell batteries are not subject to this requirement.

Modified to expand requirement to all products except for handheld

flashlights.

PL23A-H FCC Verification Markings, as 47 CFR 15.19(a) Applies to general unintentional radiators, and TV, AM or FM broadcast Manufacturers of products
applicable receivers for USA. exempt from FCC labeling
due to frequency levels must
Radio receivers (TV/AM/FM) must be permanently marked with: submit documentation
"This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to proving exemption from the
the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference." requirement or be tested for
verification of exemption.
All other Digital devices (over 9 kHz) must be permanently marked in a
conspicuous location with:

"This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation."

In lieu of testing, a passing test report may be submitted. See Document

Acceptance list for document parameters.

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PL160A-H US Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Requirement
CITATION CRITERIA COMMENTS
Walmart USA Does the product contain lithium cell(s) or battery(s) OR is the product lithium The absence of received
Product Safety and cell(s) or battery(s)? Yes# / No questionnaires would not
Compliance cause failure in reports during
Standard Based on # Add following note to test report – Product is or contains lithium cell(s) or the lab testing stage.
49 CFR 171-175 battery(s), certain shipping restrictions may apply or specific labeling for safe
product transportation may be required. Please refer to PHMSA requirements
in 49 CFR for additional details.

For DI suppliers, labs should ask them to complete the Lithium Battery
Lithium Battery
Questionnaire before the test report is released. The received questionnaire Questionnaire
would be attached to the report for record only (i.e. no evaluation of accuracy
or completeness). If the supplier can not submit the questionnaire in time,
labs should simply put a note on the report that the questionnaire was
requested but not received. However, if the completed questionnaire is not
present during inspection, the inspector should fail the item for its absence,
incompleteness but not accuracy.
Registrations
Not Applicable

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FOR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS PLEASE REFER BACK TO YOUR LAB

Revision # Date Revision Description Revised by

2011/2/4 Harmonized Protocol Re-Creation Walmart
1 2011/2/8 Clarified Statement about intentionally added mercury; Added Prop 65 Lead Walmart
Restriction for Cords
2 2011/3/18 Added Doc Acceptance statement to FCC requirement Walmart
3 2011/5/23 Amended mercury criteria; Walmart
Amended battery compartment label requirements.
4 2011/7/15 Amended battery compartment label requirements to include button cell Walmart
battery exemption per ASTM F-963
5 2011/9/2 Added FCC comment for process clarification Walmart
6 2011/10/19 Added comment to Battery Operated Children's Products requirement for Walmart
clarification purposes
7 2012/1/31 Added RoHS requirements. Walmart
8 2012/5/14 Added FCC physical-mechanical requirement. Walmart
9 2012/5/15 Amended Battery Warning Statement to allow for equivalent language as Walmart
permissible by ASTM F963.
10 2012/5/15 Updated RoHS requirement. Walmart
11 2012/9/6 Removed cord requirement as on electrically operated product protocol Walmart
12 2012/12/31 CEC-400 Added Walmart
13 2014/7/9 Added the legal disclaimer up top. Walmart
14 2014/9/30 Added "(FCC)" to the Radio Frequency Device Evaluation. Clarified the Walmart
Criteria for RoHS.
15 2014/12/9 Updated Battery Warning Statement and Compartment Warning scope to Walmart
reflect: "Modified to expand requirement to all products except for handheld
flashlights."
16 2015/6/28 Added the NJ citation to RoHS Walmart
Clarified CEC document acceptance parameters

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17 07/14/2015 Added Walmart lithium battery requirements Walmart
18 2016/2/15 Updated the additional requirments disclaimer to incorporate manual and Walmart
revised retail link path. Inserted the Lithium Battery Questionnaire to the
PL160A comments cell for easy access to suppliers.
19 2016/2/15 Updated the additional requirments disclaimer to incorporate manual and Walmart
revised retail link path. Inserted the Lithium Battery Questionnaire to the
PL160A comments cell for easy access to suppliers.
20 2016/11/15 Removed the CA Appliance Efficiency Regulation requirement as it is now Walmart
incorporated into the All Products Protocol.
21 2017/4/24 Updated all Test IDs to add an H, M, or L designation. Walmart
22 2018/1/18 Updated the citation of Test ID PM6A-H and PL6A-H to reference 16 CFR Walmart
1250 instead of ASTM F963.
23 2018/2/21 Updated PM51A-M to update citation. Criteria clarified. Walmart
24 2018/6/13 Updated to refer to the Walmart US Testing Manaual and new Retail Link CK
Library
25 2018/9/24 Updated Lithium Battery Questionnaire per Alanna Hunt with EHS. CK

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