[:en] Chinese Website!!!!!!!!! Ni Hao!!! We have translated our entire website into Standard Chinese and you can access this site simply by clicking the Chinese flag on our website. Hopefully this will assist our Chinese customers to better understand our processes and requirements. Accreditation We check all reports to ensure the laboratory is fully accredited… Read More
[:en] NSW Requirements In our last newsletter we made the statement “The Department of Fair Trading in New South Wales has recently been advising that the RCM mark may no longer be used to demonstrate compliance with electrical safety in their State.” NSW now advises that this requirement only applies to NSW-issued certificates. They will… Read More
[:en] Labelling for Australia The Department of Fair Trading in New South Wales has recently been advising that the RCM mark may no longer be used to demonstrate compliance with electrical safety in their State. Therefore you will have to mark the product with the SAA XXXXXX EA number to satisfy that requirement. It is… Read More
Report Requirements Please help us to help you by endorsing reports with the accreditation logo (eg CNAS or NATA or IANZ or similar). Or if it is a CB report, send us the CB certificate. If the report is sent in this format, we guarantee a quicker turnaround. If we cannot have the report with… Read More
[:en] EESS and the new RCM Australian Regulatory Changes and how they affect stakeholders This is an information seminar for companies and individuals planning to sell electrical and electronic goods into Australia and laboratories conducting SAA testing. The content will include the following: Background to the system. What the new system requires. How to use… Read More
[:en] Easter Shutdown We are closed on Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April. EESS and RCM Frequently Asked Questions: 1. Can a Chinese Manufacturer register for the RCM mark? No – the Responsible Supplier must be based in Australia and only they can register. In practice this will mean that the importer has to… Read More
[:en] The RCM Mark As many of you are aware, there are changes coming to the RCM marking system in Australia. Today (March 1, 2013) AS/NZS 4417.2:2012 comes into effect. AS/NZS 4417.2 is the standard which specifies the requirements of the RCM mark and its placement on electrical and electronic products. In this latest edition,… Read More
[:en] Multi-function Products There are more and more products being developed with multiple functions. It is vital that ALL functions of any equipment are tested and reported. Please think carefully about what needs to be tested or inquire with us before testing commences to make sure the application goes smoothly when we receive it. RCM… Read More
KUNG HEI FAT CHOY! Our best wishes to our clients for the New Year! The New RCM System There is a large amount of confusion regarding the new RCM system which is being introduced progressively into all States of Australia and New Zealand except New South Wales. At this stage, Queensland is the only State… Read More
[:en] ACCEPTABLE TEST REPORT CRITERIA CHANGE We have made some important changes to our acceptance criteria for test reports. We have done this to be consistent with other Certification Bodies in Australia. The following text includes the revision to our Approval Application Guide and will be used as a basis to determine the acceptability of… Read More
