Australian International Standards (Standards Australia International Limited) is Australia's only standard certification body.
The agency was founded in 1922, when the name is Australia's federal engineering standards association, in 1929 changed its name to Australian standards association. With the continuous development of business in 1990, and increased the Quality certification service co., Ltd. (Quality Assurance Services Pty Ltd). In 1999, the agency completely gave up the nature of the association, in the form of company registration.
Australian international standard is relatively in the government and the user. In 1988 it signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government, has been clear about the independence and authority of it in Australia. Company based in Sydney, has offices in states, more than 500 employees, and has reached the branches in India, Indonesia and New Zealand.
Whether imported or local assembly of electrical products in Australia, before entering the Australian market sales, must first through the Australian international standard authentication of the company. Different electrical appliances to do product quality certification.
All electrical appliances to do safety certification (SAA). Inspection institutions through to the electrical destructive test, check the safety and reliability of the electrical appliances, such as in the case of high temperature, continuous overload use electric equipment, check electrical safety performance. For leakage test, the appearance of washing machine check whether leakage. To abnormal use of electrical outlet, to see whether there is no potential safety hazard, and so on.
The electrical products into the Australian market shall conform to the local safety regulations, namely the industry often face the SAA certification. Due to the mutual recognition agreement of the two countries, Australia and New Zealand all Australian certified products, all can be smoothly into the New Zealand market sales.
There are two main types of SAA logo, a form is approved, a is the standard logo. Forms authentication is only negative charge, sample and standard is factory audit should be carried out each sign. The current domestic application there are two ways to get the SAA certificate, one kind is through the CB test report, if no CB test report, can also apply directly.
In the chemical engineering industry of SAA is short for surfactant.
Australian Standards bodies for Standards Association of Australian, so a lot of friends called the certification in Australia SAA certification. SAA actually only standard setting bodies, and don't product certification certificate. SAA later renamed: Standards Australia Limited. SAA is independent of the company, and the government there is no direct relationship, but the federal government and the state is that it is one of the members. SAA and Australian federal government signed a memorandum, acknowledged that SAA is Australia's highest standards organization of the non-governmental organization. Also pointed out that the standards will in accordance with the requirements of the WTO. Therefore, it is pointed out that when the appropriate international standard agreement has to exist, don't have a new Australian standard. Australia's standard begin with "AS", Australia and New Zealand standard of joint begin with "the AS/NZS". Australia and New Zealand standard basic agree with IEC, some national differences at the same time. Australia and New Zealand standard of the unified and mutual recognition of authentication, the product if they are made after obtained the certification of a country in another country.
A, SAA certification/supervision mechanism:
Australia is a federal country, electrical safety and energy requirements of authentication, control and management by the states or regions of monitoring departments, Regulatory authorities) shall be carried out in accordance with the state/region certification program. Any certificate issued by the state/region in other states
Equally effective, without any additional procedures. In addition, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAA standard setting bodies QAS (Quality Assurance Services Pty Ltd.) is Australia's NCB (National Certification Body), issued by the certificate to the states or regions admit that, it has the same effect.
Second, the product safety certification
Australia does not have unified security authentication marks, states or regions are successively in the form of legislation regulation methods for the management of the electric products. Although the name and the date of issued is not the same, every state or region about the content of the electrical safety legislation. Electrical products are divided into control class electrical (prescribed product) and the control products (Non - prescribed product).
Electrical control products according to the division AS/NZS4417.2, include electric equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, spare parts, etc. Catalogue published in the government gazette, and according to the actual situation. Queensland, new south wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. In Queensland, for example, electricity Act (the electricity Act 1994) announced the electrical certification, sale and use of detailed rules.
1, the control class appliances: control class electrical force has to be issued by the monitoring department approval certificate (certificate of approval), identification and regulations play the Shanghai number (must). Should note that only for security instead of performance or quality certification program, unless associated with security. Certificate number according to the first letter of the certificate issued by which state or territory. Such as:
Q91610 (Queensland)
W2015 (Western Australia, Western Australia)
N10422 (New South Wales in New South Wales)
2, the control class appliances: non-controlled product although not compulsory certification, but its safety shall be the responsibility of the seller/producer, may voluntarily apply for certification. Monitoring department to meet the requirements of the standard product conformity Certificate (Certificate of Suitability). Obtain a Certificate of conformity electrical products can hit the Shanghai book number, Certificate of good the last letter shows the Certificate issued by which state or region, such as:
CS / 431 / Q (Queensland)
CS / 108 / N (new south wales)
RCM Mark: Australia and New Zealand are introducing the RCM Mark (Regulatory the Compliance Mark), in order to realize the unification of the electrical products logo, the logo is a trademark in the Australian and New Zealand regulators have, said the product conforms to the safety and EMC requirements, at the same time is not mandatory. In product safety certification and emc after registration, the certification issued by safety regulators or "RCM Registrar" (Standards Australia) apply for to use RCM.
SAIGLOBAL marks: by SAI SAI (original) issued by the product safety sign, the sign is mandatory, and need to factory inspection and so on.
Third, energy consumption label
Though in most states and regional dialogue electrical appliances and household air conditioning energy consumption have similar force, states the compulsory certification of catalogue is not the same. At present the product catalog of Queensland and Victoria is complete. The registration of any state can also be used in other states and regions. For the following household electric energy consumption requirements:
Freezer and refrigerator (test standard: AS/NZS 44741.1, the AS/NZS 4474.2)
Washing machine (test standard: AS/NZS 2040.1, the AS/NZS2040.2)
Dryer (test standard: AS/NZS2442.1, the AS/NZS2442.2)
Dishwasher (test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1, the AS/NZS2007.2)
One-way household air-conditioning (test standard: AS/NZS3823.1.1, AS/NZS3823.1.2, AS/NZS3823.2, the AS/NZS3823.3) applicants must submit to monitor application form and complete the correct test report and energy consumption label samples. Test report must be issued by the accredited laboratory, effective from the date of issuance of three years.
Fourth, electromagnetic security requirement
Electrical and electronic products to enter Australia, in addition to the security label, there should be EMC marks the c - tick marks. Purpose is to protect the radio spectrum resources, it provides the implementation of the system is a bit similar to the European EMC directive. Therefore, can be self declaration by the manufacturer/importer. However, before applying for C - tick marks, must according to the relevant CISPR standards for testing. And to be endorsed by the Australian importers & submit report. Australian ACA (Australian Commication Authority) accept, issue registration number.
Electromagnetic compatibility by ACA in Australia (Australian Communications Authority) monitoring, EMC system in Australia, the products are divided into three categories, the supplier must be in before two, three types of products for ACA registration using C - TICK marks.
Category: equipment on the use of wireless spectrum interference with low radiation products, such as manual switch, simple relay, one-way squirrel cage induction motor, resistance, etc. This kind of product in the production and sales may voluntarily apply for to use c - tick marks.
2 kinds of products: the equipment on the use of wireless spectrum interference radiation of high products, such as switching power supply, electric welding machine, dimmers, most of the household electrical appliances, etc.
Three categories of products: high equipment on the use of wireless spectrum interference products, namely CISPR11 with CISPR22 covering the products. Because in ACA registration using C - TICK marks of the applicant is limited to registered company in Australia or New Zealand, through Australia or New Zealand buyers or in Australia or New Zealand reached by the branches/partner's application for certification bodies.