RCM certification
RCM certification is a unified identification of electrical products. Australia and New Zealand are introducing the RCM logo to achieve a unified identification of electrical products. The logo is a trademark owned by Australian and New Zealand regulators, indicating that the products meet both safety and EMC requirements and are not mandatory.
Essential information
Australian Electrical Products Testing and Certification Institute
Australia and New Zealand are introducing the RCM logo to achieve a unified identification of electrical products. The logo is a trademark owned by Australian and New Zealand regulators, indicating that the products meet both safety and EMC requirements and are not mandatory.
Support services
1. New applicants for RCM
2. Certificate Update
3. Technical modification of certificates
4. Administrative modification of certificates
5. Certificate transfer to another holder
6. Certificate renewal during validity period
7. Extra Printing Certificate Industry
RCM flag RCM = Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration
1. Safety (product safety certification):
Product safety certification includes two parts: Electrical products are divided into Prescribed Products and Non-prescribed Products.
1) Electrical products of control category are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, spare parts and so on. Among them, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are the three most active issuing units in the certification process. Regulatory electrical appliances are compulsory to obtain Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department, and require identification (must be marked with a certificate number). The first letter of the certificate number shows which state or region issued the certificate. 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) NSW 18099 (New South Wales, 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 a Certificate of Suitability for the products that meet the requirements of the standard. Certificate number can be marked on electrical products with a certificate of conformity. The final letter of the certificate shows which state or region issued the certificate, such as:
(1) CS/431/Q (Queensland)
(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales)
2. EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
The EMC Compatibility Compliance Scheme in Australia is based on the Radio Communications Act 1992. It covers a wide range of products, including electrical products for motor drive and heating, electric tools and similar products, lamps and similar equipment, television receivers and audio equipment, and information technology products. Products, Industrial Science and medical instruments and equipment, ignition engines and arc welding equipment. The plan divides products into three categories according to the risk of electromagnetic interference. The second and third categories of products must be labeled with C-Tick. However, no matter which category the product belongs to, it must meet the relevant EMC standards.
Class I products: products that have only slight impact on devices using wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, brushless squirrel cage induction motors, AC power supply transformers, resistors, etc. Such products may voluntarily apply for the use of the C-Tick logo in production and marketing.
Category II Products: Products that have a greater impact on the use of wireless spectrum devices, such as microprocessors or digital devices connected to clocks, rectifiers or sliding-ring motors, arc welding equipment, switching power supply, photometric regulators and motor speed controllers, and telecommunication terminal equipment (self-contained) in the category of information technology (CISPR 22) From November 7, 2003, the third category was changed to the second category.
Three types of products: products that have a serious impact on the use of wireless spectrum devices, such as industrial, scientific and medical instrumentation group 2 (CISPR 11).
Relevant application matters of RCM
(1) If the product has CB and different countries, it can be directly transferred to Safety Certificate. In addition, the EMC part allows the agent to help make the announcement. The product can be sold to Australia and marked RCM Mark.
(2) Safety Certificate: When applying for the safety part, if the product is direct plug in, the AU Plug Test (Test Standard: AS/NZS 3112: 2004) should be done for the product. If the product is Desktop, the test need not be done.
(3) EMC Report - It can be either C-Tick Report (Test Standard: AS/NZS CISPR 22:2002) or CE EMC Report.
Employment of RCM (SAA) Licensing Unit
CB member laboratory testing, the test report will be submitted to the state certification acceptance agencies to apply for certificates. Seven institutions (including New Zealand) are eligible for accreditation:
1）DepartmentofFairTrading,NewSouthWales(NSW)
2)DepartmentofMinesandEnergy,Queensland
3)TheOfficeoftheChiefElectricalInspector,Victoria
4)OfficeofEnergy Policy,SouthAustralia
5)OfficeofEnergy,WesternAustralia
6)OfficeofElectricity,StandardsandSafety,Tasmania
7)Ministryof Commerce,NewZealand
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