Navigating regulatory landscapes: The crucial role of product compliance folders in the Australian and New Zealand markets
01 March, 2024Adhering to regulatory standards is vital for manufacturers and importers of electrical equipment; central to this commitment is the establishment and upkeep of a product compliance folder.
The fundamentals of Australian RCM compliance
11 September, 2023 by Nisha Lad, Compliance Project Manager at C-PRAV Labs & CertificationsThe following information aims to help readers understand the Australian compliance requirements specific to EMC and electrical safety.
IEC 60204-1: machine safety
01 June, 2023A manufacturer guarantees that his product complies with all applicable legal and technical requirements. It is a matter of safety. For humans and machines.
Provisional Agreement reached on EU Chips Act
26 April, 2023The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation to strengthen Europe's semiconductor ecosystem, better known as the Chips Act.
Cruising toward self-driving cars: standards and testing will help keep autonomous vehicles moving safely on the road
01 March, 2023 by Edward Griffor, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)NIST is building consensus on measurements needed to test automated vehicle safety and developing reliable measurement methods for testing driverless cars.
NIST to phase out SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm by 2030
21 December, 2022The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it is retiring SHA-1, a hash function used in cryptography that has been deemed broken.
Electrical safety and compliance for Australia in the 21st century
01 June, 2021 by Peter Dwyer, CEOIt has become abundantly obvious that the way in which consumers purchase electrical products and devices in this country has changed forever.
Using the RCM in Australia
01 March, 2021Laws have been created in Australia and New Zealand to ensure the electrical products are compliant and bear the correct marks.
UKCA mark for the United Kingdom starts January 2021
17 December, 2020The UK has left the European Union (EU), and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. This has some implications for suppliers to both the UK and EU regions.
Selling electrical goods online: don't be dodgy
01 October, 2020Online shopping platforms have been inundated with cheap electrical goods that post major safety and compliance risks.
Australia, 5G and RF exposure
24 August, 2020 by Shabbir Ahmed, PhD*Suppliers are required by law to demonstrate that their wireless device complies with ACMA's requirements for the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM).
New application standard for IT and AV equipment
12 June, 2020In recent decades, information and communication technology (ICT) and audio/video (AV) equipment has technologically advanced in similar directions. For this reason, a new common safety standard has been developed.
Pros and cons of preapproved wireless modules
28 August, 2019Using 'preapproved' wireless/radio transmitter modules does not eliminate testing, but it can eliminate the need for certification and reduce the amount of testing required.
Electrical safety compliance requirements in AU/NZ
03 April, 2019Robert Norris, the General Manager of test laboratory Comtest Group in Melbourne, provides answers to some key compliance questions.
EMC Technologies high-power flicker, harmonics and power quality compliance testing
27 February, 2019EMC Technologies' Melbourne laboratories have recently commissioned a sophisticated high-power full compliance test system that tests single- and three-phase electrical equipment at up to 75 A per phase, plus full compliance testing to a range of non-mandatory power quality AC and DC immunity standards.
