Austest will once again be exhibiting at Land Forces, this time in Adelaide from the 6th till the 8th of September at the Adelaide Convention Centre. LAND FORCES 2016 is Australia?s premier land defence exhibiti...This is the 1st of a 2 part series explaining the various types of shock testing and SRS (Shock Response Spectrum). Part 2 will cover SRS in defence applications as a replacement for MIL-STD-901D. Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) Testing ? ElectroneX – The Electronics Design & Assembly Expo opens Wednesday in Sydney. Visit Austest and see an additional 100 of the leading technology suppliers with new products, new technology innovations and new ideas for your business. Changes for CEC inverter listings By 9 October 2016, all inverters and PCE on the CEC-approved list will need to be fully compliant with AS/NZS 4777.2:2015. All products that have not been relisted with this information this date will be removed. Only weeks until Inverters are removed from the CEC Approved List

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 02:24:46 AS/NZS 60598.2.2:2016 Particular requirements – Recessed luminaires Standards Australia have recent published a new joint Australian and New Zealand standard for recessed luminaires (2016 Edition) which now includes specific classifications for the v...New Standard for Downlights and other Recessed luminaires Fri, 23 Sep 2016 04:44:13 AU/NZ Approvals (RCM Electrical safety Mark, A-Tick, C-Tick, Telepermit, MEPS) Austest has provided clients with literally 1000's of safety approval certificates for prescribed items (mandatory approval certificates) through to certificates of suitability (voluntary approval certs). All mains powered electrical products sold or used in Australia must be safe and a basis for determining electrical safety is compliance with AS/NZS3820 (Essential safety requirements for Australia & New Zealand). This standard in itself is not a test standard and references/relies on compliance to relevant product specific safety standards.

In other words, compliance with AS/NZS3820 is achieved when a product complies with the relevant Australian product safety standard. Failure to comply with Australian Safety Requirements may result in fines, product recalls or both. This requirement applies if the item falls into the declared items category or not. The enforcement of product electrical safety falls with each Australian state, which has enacted electrical safety legislation. Liaison between Australia's eight States and Territories and New Zealand is performed by ERAC (the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council), while it is accepted that an approval gained in 1 State/Territory is acceptable for sale in all other States/Territories. Examples of electrical safety approval markings are Qxxxx (Queensland), Vxxxx(Victoria), NSWxxxx (New South Wales). There are also a number of third party JASANZ accredited product certification bodies who can issue electrical safety approval certificates. For safety applications, we recommend the services of ASA (Australian Safety Approval).

Mandatory safety approval is required for a range of products listed in Appendix E of AS/NZS 4417.2 (Marking of electrical products to indicate compliance with regulations - Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications) Some examples of prescribed electrical equipment:karcher garden vacuum cleaner If a product does not fall into the declared articles category, voluntary formal approval may be sought, known as a Certificate of Suitability. bagless floor vacuum cleanersThe application process is similar to that of a declared article and the product testing requirements are identical.vacuum cleaner mini attachment kit Certificates of Suitability are often used by a supplier to prove compliance and for marketing advantages, while many corporations and Government agencies require approval certificates as part of their purchasing/procurement process.

Austest performs testing of many of these products. Here are the typical ways we provide assistance: 1) If you don't have an existing test report, we can perform full compliance testing to the required Australian electrical standard. If you're an exporter, you can often add international versions of the same safety standard for only a minor additional fee. 2) If you have an existing report used to obtain CE mark, such as a CB report or other endorsed test report, we can perform partial testing to the Australian specific deviations. Note if the test report you have is to an EN standard and is not accredited, it can't be used to obtain an Australian electrical safety approval. 3) If your existing Australian safety approval has expired, we will review your previous report and provide top-up testing to latest amendments to your product specific standard, often avoiding the need for full product retesting. 4) If you have an existing report covering all the Australian test requirements, we can use your report for electrical approval submission and obtain a safety approval certificate on your behalf.

Note that unlike C-Tick (EMC) or A-Tick (Telecommunications) approvals, Australian safety approval certificates can be issued in the name of an overseas company. The RCM mark however, can only be issued to an Australian supplier. We are able to provide electrical safety certificates in 4-5 days (subject to compliance and required documentation). This 1 week turn-around for certificates comes at NO ADDITIONAL COST. Note the New Zealand Regulations are similar to those of Australia, while New Zealand accept Australian safety approvals. Details of the New Zealand Regulator Requirements can be found here. Austest provides comprehensive local compliance services to assist in complying with Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) requirements per the Australian and New Zealand EESS (Electrical Equipment Safety System), and the ACMA telecommunications and EMC requirements. Note the C-Tick and A-Tick marks were consolidated into the RCM as of March 2013. Electrical and electronic products sold in Australia are required to be marked with RCM by an Australian entity registered with the ACMA to use the mark.

As only Australian entities may register for permission to use the RCM, we offer our services as an agent to ensure your products meet the minimum regulatory requirements or as an Australian agent, allow the use of our ACMA supplier code for international customers. Using our dedicated Approvals Project Tracker, all compliance materials are held on-line for easy download DoC's and other approval documents. The system also supports the secure uploads of supporting documents such as schematics, manuals and reports that may be required. These documents can be accessed 24/7, allowing engineers or project managers to report at any stage, the progress of their approvals. With a registered business in New Zealand for holding New Zealand Telecom Telepermits and NZ RSM (Radio Spectrum Management) Compliance Folders for RF and electronic devices, we offer international customers the use of our NZ RSM supplier code (Z #). All New Zealand approval documentation is held on-line for ease of downloading of telepermits or Supplier Declarations.

Austest-BABT (AB) Certification Services is an ACMA appointed Certification Body under subsection 410 of the Telecommunications Act. To ensure confidence in complying with current ACMA standards, Austest-BABT (AB) Certification Services can assess: For holders of AUSTEL permits or Telecom authorisations for customer equipment who wish to use the RCM mark on their products, the use of a Certification Body provides an economical alternative to full compliance re-testing to today's standards. Where all information required by the application is supplied, the majority of statements can be issued in 1 week, providing the assessment finds the item compliant to ACMA requirements. With an increasing emphasis towards the reduction of business and consumer energy use and by association, our carbon footprint, the Australian (Federal) Government has enacted a range of mandatory minimum energy efficiency levels for a range of products. Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) cover the following products, with more to be added over the coming years: