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Australian Electrical Products Testing and Certification Institute
Australia and New Zealand are introducing the RCM logo to achieve a unified logo for electrical products. The logo is a trademark owned by regulatory agencies in Australia and New Zealand, indicating that the product meets both safety regulations and EMC requirements and is non-mandatory.
application process
Australia RCM certification process
1. A third-party laboratory evaluates the product and determines the test standards to be implemented;
2. If there is any non-conformity in the test, the laboratory will rectify the product to meet and meet the Australian standard requirements;
3. Pass the test and issue a test report;
4. Submit the test report to the Australian certification agency for document review;
5. Australia approved and issued RCM certificate;
6. Customers can complete the Australian website registration by themselves or by the laboratory;
Precautions
1. The RCM logo needs to be added uniformly when the product is on. Note that this requirement was announced on April 19, 2013 in Australia
2. When the plug-in adapter is RCM safety certification, random test of the plug should be done
3. Tube products: For example, T8 LED tubes, fluorescent tubes can be directly replaced by users, which poses a greater safety risk, so samples need to be sent to Australia for evaluation
4. The time will be different for different issuing agencies
1. Safety (product safety certification):
Product safety certification includes two parts: electrical products are divided into regulated products (Prescribed Product) and non-regulated products (Non-prescribed product).
1). Controlled electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, parts, etc. Three of the certification units, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, are the most active in the certification process. Controlled electrical appliances must obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department and require a logo (must be marked with a certificate number) . The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region the certificate was issued by. 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) --- DOFT Certificate NSW Number
2). Non-regulated electrical appliances can be sold directly without certification, but the manufacturer must ensure that the electrical safety of the product meets the Australian standard AS/NZS3820:1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); the monitoring department will issue compliance for products that meet the standard requirements Certificate (Certificate of Suitability). Electrical products that have obtained a certificate of conformity can be marked with a certificate number. The letter at the end of the certificate shows which state or region the certificate was issued by, such as:
(1) CS/431/Q (Queensland)
(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales)
2 EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
Australia’s electromagnetic compatibility compliance plan is based on the 1992 Radio Communications Act (Radio Communications ACT 1992). It covers a wide range of products, including motor-driven and heat-generating electrical products, power tools and similar products, lights and similar equipment, TV receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial science and medical equipment, ignition engines and arc welding equipment, etc. The plan divides the products into three categories according to the degree of risk of electromagnetic interference generated by the products. The second and third categories of products must be marked with C-Tick. But no matter which category the product belongs to, it must comply with the relevant EMC standards.
Class I products: Products that have only a slight impact on devices that use wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, brushless squirrel cage induction motors, AC power supplies/power transformers, resistors, etc. Such products can voluntarily apply for the use of the C-Tick mark during production and sales.
Two types of products: products that have a greater impact on devices that use the wireless spectrum, such as microprocessors or digital devices with clocks, rectifiers or slip ring motors, arc welding equipment, switching power supplies, light regulators, and motors Telecommunication terminal equipment in the category of speed controllers and information technology (CISPR 22) (from the third category to the second category from November 7, 2003).
Three types of products: products that have a serious impact on devices that use the wireless spectrum, such as industrial, scientific, and medical equipment, group 2 (CISPR11).
RCM related application matters
(1) If the product has CB and national differences, you can directly transfer the Safety Certificate. Coupled with the EMC part, the agent can help out the announcement. The product can be sold to Australia and marked with RCM Mark.
(2) Safety Certificate: When applying for the safety part, if the product is a direct plug in, you need to do AU Plug Test (Test Standard: AS/NZS 3112: 2004) for the product, if the product is Desktop, you don’t need to do this test .
(3) EMC Report --- either C-Tick Report (Test Standard: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2002) or CE EMC Report.
The issuing units of RCM (SAA) are as follows
CB member laboratory tests, submit the test report to the certification acceptance agency of each state to apply for a certificate. There are 7 institutions (including New Zealand) that are qualified to accept certification applications:
1) DepartmentofFairTrading, NewSouthWales(NSW)
2) Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland
3) TheOfficeoftheChiefElectricalInspector, Victoria
4) OfficeofEnergy Policy, SouthAustralia
5) OfficeofEnergy, WesternAustralia
6) OfficeofElectricity, StandardsandSafety, Tasmania
7) Ministry of Commerce, NewZealand
Certification requirements
1. The new law will be officially implemented on March 1.
2. SAA certification and C-Tick certification are about to be gradually cancelled and replaced by RCM certification, which covers safety regulations and EMC (C-TIck may still be applicable to some low-power wireless products).
3. All electronic products will be divided into three categories: High, medium, and low Risk. We do not have detailed information on the scope of classification. Generally speaking, battery-driven and products with voltages below 12V are low-risk, 240V standard voltage products are medium-risk, and high-voltage products are high-risk. The buffer period for low-risk products is 6 months, and the buffer period for medium- and high-risk products is 3 years (this period is the recommendation of the relevant Australian associations, but the government has not yet confirmed the specific laws).
4. RCM certification can only be applied by a local company in Australia, which must apply for an RCM number from the Australian government. Chinese manufacturers and exporters can apply for IEC or AS/NZS reports in their own name, but the report must be submitted to the Australian importer to apply for RCM. The registration fee is 75 Australian dollars per product per trademark per year (for example, a company in Australia has two trademarks: A and B. He imported the same batch of products from China, half of which is marked with the A trademark and one is marked with B's trademark, that means you must pay an annual registration fee of 150 Australian dollars).
5. According to the expert’s opinion, because the importer will bear the risk of unqualified product quality (the responsible party), and non-Australian companies cannot directly apply for RCM certification. It is estimated that more and more small-scale Australian companies will change the practice of making reports and applying for SAA at the expense of Chinese manufacturers in order to reduce costs. They will tend to appoint a laboratory with a certain ability and reputation, provide insurance reports and test data, and then apply for Australian RCM certification.
6. Theoretically, an Australian laboratory can also act as an applicant to help a company obtain RCM certification. However, according to the expert's opinion, due to the greater legal responsibility, it is estimated that most Australian laboratories will not take the initiative to take this risk. Even if they do, the related costs may be relatively high.
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