Australian electrical product test certification
Australia and New Zealand are introducing RCM logo, 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.
Applicable national
State the name of the
Nauru Fiji, Solomon islands, Kiribati in Australia
The federated states of Micronesia tuvalu Papua New Guinea, Samoa, tonga Marshall islands, New Zealand
Australia certification of RCM process
1. Third party laboratory evaluation of the product, to confirm the test standard of execution;
2. Tests such as nonconformities, laboratory rectification of the product to comply with and meet the Australian standard requirements;
3. The tests pass, issue the test report.
4. Submit test report to Australia a releasing authority shall document review;
5. Australia's approval, issued by the RCM certificate;
6. The client may itself or to a lab in Australia website registration work;
Matters needing attention
1. The unified product will need to add RCM logo, note that this requirement is Australia's announcement on 19 April 2013
2. Direct plug adapter do RCM safety certificate, want to do random testing of plug
3. The light tube products: such as T8 LED lamp, fluorescent lamp tube because users can directly replace, safety risk is bigger, need to send the samples to Australia
4. Different license issuing agency time will be different
Support services
1. The new application for RCM
2. The certificate update
3. Certificate of technical modification
4. Certificate of administrative changes
5. The certificate holder transferred to another
6. Certificate to extend over the period of validity
7. Additional certificate of printing industry
RCM mark
RCM = Safety, EMC and Importer Declaration
1. Safety, product Safety certification:
Product safety certification includes two parts: electric products are divided into control class (Prescribed Product) and the control products (Non - Prescribed Product).
1). The control class electrical products according to the division AS/NZS4417.2, include electric equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, spare parts, etc. Three license issuing unit in Queensland, new south wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. 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). Certificate number according to the first letter of the certificate issued by which state or territory. Such as:
(1) Q04051 (Queensland) Queensland - Q Number
(2) W2015 (Western Australia, Western Australia) - W Number
(3) V03101 (Victoria Victoria) - ESV Certificate V Number
(4) NSW18099 (New South Wales), New South Wales - DOFT Certificate NSW Number
2). Not directly sell electric control class can do not need to certification, but the manufacturer shall ensure that the Electrical Safety of the products conform to Australian standard AS/NZS3820:1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); Monitoring department to meet the requirements of the standard product conformity Certificate (Certificate of Suitability). Obtain a Certificate of conformity electrical products can play in the Shanghai, the number of the Certificate last letters show the Certificate issued by which state or region, such as:
(1) CS / 431 / Q (Queensland)
(2) the CS / 108 / NSW (new south wales)
2 EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)
Electromagnetic compatibility in Australia conform to the plan is based on 1992 Radio communication method (Radio Communications ACT 1992) formulation, covered a wide range of products, the including motor drive and heating appliances, electric tools and similar products, light and similar equipment, TV receivers and audio equipment, information technology, industrial, scientific and medical instruments and equipment, fire engines and arc welding equipment. The degree of danger of electromagnetic interference with the plan according to the product, the product is divided into three categories, the second and third three kinds of products must be accompanied by a C - Tick marks. But no matter product which belongs to the category, all must conform to the relevant EMC standards.
Category: device only a slight influence on the use of wireless spectrum of products, such as manual switch, simple relay, squirrel-cage induction motor, brushless ac power/power transformer, resistance, etc. This kind of product in the production and sales may voluntarily apply for to use C - Tick marks.
2 kinds of products: device has a great influence on the use of wireless spectrum of products, such as microprocessors or even the clock digital device, rectifier or slip-ring motor, welding equipment, switching power supply, photometric regulator and motor speed controller, the information technology (CISPR 22) types of telecommunications terminal equipment (since November 7, 2003, from the third class into the second category).
Three categories of products: has a serious effect on use of radio spectrum device products, such as industrial, scientific and medical equipment group 2 (CISPR11).
RCM application matters
(1) if the product with CB and differences from all over the world, you can go directly to turn Safety Certificate. Coupled with the EMC part can let the agent to help out. The product can sell to Australia and play on RCM Mark.
(2) the Safety Certificate, apply for Safety part, if the product is a direct plug-in in, you have the product against doing AU plug-in Test (Test Standard: AS/NZS 3112:2004), if the product is a Desktop, you do not need to do
Member of CB laboratory test, the test report submitted to the state certification, an accepting institution to apply for the certificate. Eligible institution accepts the certification application has seven (New Zealand) :
1) DepartmentofFairTrading, NewSouthWales (NSW)
2) DepartmentofMinesandEnergy, Queensland
3) TheOfficeoftheChiefElectricalInspector, Victoria
4) OfficeofEnergy Policy, SouthAustralia
5) OfficeofEnergy WesternAustralia
6) OfficeofElectricity StandardsandSafety, ancestor
7) Ministryof Commerce, NewZealand
Certification requirements
1. The new law will take effect from March 1.
2. The SAA certification and accreditation to phase out, C - Tick instead of RCM certification, this certification covers the safety and EMC (C - Tick might still be suitable for small power wireless products).
3. All electronic products, is divided into three categories: High, medium and low Risk. We don't have detailed division scope of material, in general, battery power and voltage in 12 v the following products are low risk, standard 240 v voltage risk, in the product for high voltage product is a high risk. Low risk buffer of the products is 6 months, buffer for high-risk products in 3 years (this term is related to Australia's advice, but the law on administration has not yet final confirmation).
4. The RCM certification can only by the local company to apply for Australia, the company must apply to the Australian government for a RCM number. Chinese producers and exporters can apply for IEC in its own name or the AS/NZS report, but the report must apply to the Australian importers to RCM. Apply for registration fee for each year for every $75 per trademark products (for example, Australia A company have two brand: A and B, he imported from China the same A batch of products, half on A trademark, A dozen B logo, that means must pay A registration fee of $150 per year).
5. According to the experts, the importer will bear the risk of product quality is not qualified (responsibility), and the Australian companies cannot directly apply for certification of RCM. Is estimated, more and more slightly the size of the Australian company, will change in order to reduce costs, produced by Chinese factories expense report and apply for SAA. They will tend to have certain specified ability and the popularity of laboratory, provide insurance report and test data, again by them to apply for Australian RCM certification.
6. In theory, Australia can also be used as a laboratory whatsoever that help a company to obtain certification of RCM. But according to the experts, due to large from the legal responsibility, estimated that most of the Australian lab will not take the initiative to take the risk, even if to do, the related cost may be higher.