RCM certification is a certification project that all electronic and electrical products must be exported to Australia to replace the current SAA and C-TICK marks to achieve a unified identification of electrical products. This mark is a trademark owned by Australian and New Zealand regulatory agencies, indicating products Meets both safety and EMC requirements.
RCM = Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration, which is our common understanding to make a C-tick report and SAA certification, and go to Australia to apply for the main test.
1. Safety (Product Safety Certification): Product safety certification includes two parts: electrical products are divided into regulated electrical products (Prescribed Product) and non-regulated products (Non-prescribed product).
1). Regulated electrical products according to AS / N
ZS4417.2 classification includes electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, power tools, parts and so on. Three of them, the Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, are the most active in the certification process. Regulatory appliances are required to obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department, and the identification is required (the certificate number must be marked) . The first letter of the certificate number shows which state or region the certificate was issued from. Such as:
(1) Q04051 (Queensland) --- Q Number
(2) W2015 (Western Australia) --- W Number
(3) V03101 (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 manufacturers must ensure that the product's electrical safety complies with 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 of Suitability. An electrical product that has obtained a certificate of conformity can be marked with a certificate number. The last letter of the certificate shows which state or region the certificate was issued from, such as: (1) CS / 431 / Q (Queensland) (2) CS / 108 / NSW (New South Wales)
2. EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
Australia's electromagnetic compatibility compliance program is based on the Radio Communications ACT 1992 and covers a wide range of products, including motor-driven and heat-generating electrical products, power tools and similar products, electric lights and similar equipment, TV receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial science and medical equipment, ignition engines and arc welding equipment. The plan divides products into three categories based on the danger level of electromagnetic interference caused by the products. The second and third products must be marked with C-Tick. However, regardless of the product category, it must meet the relevant EMC standards.
One type of product: Products that have only a slight impact on devices using wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, brushless squirrel cage induction motors, AC power / power transformers, resistors, etc. Such products can be voluntarily applied for the use of the C-Tick mark when they are produced and sold.
Category 2: Products that have a greater impact on devices using wireless spectrum, such as microprocessors or digital devices with clocks, rectifiers or slip-ring motors, arc welding equipment, switching power supplies, photometric regulators, and motors Speed controller, telecommunications terminal equipment of information technology (CISPR 22) category (from the third category to the second category since November 7, 2003).
Three types of products: Products that have a serious impact on devices using the wireless spectrum, such as industrial, scientific and medical instruments and equipment group 2 (CISPR11).
Relevant application matters of RCM
(1) If the product has CB and national differences, you can go directly to the Safety Certificate. Coupled with the EMC part, agents can help 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, an AU Plug Test (Test Standard: AS / NZS 3112: 2004) is required for the product. If the product is a Desktop, this test is not required. .
(3) EMC Report --- It can be either C-Tick Report (Test Standard: AS / NZS CISPR 22: 2002) or CE EMC Report.
RCM (SAA) certification unit CB member laboratory tests, submits the test report to the certification acceptance agencies in each state to apply for a certificate.
Currently, there are 7 organizations (including New Zealand) that are eligible to accept certification applications:
1) Department ofFairTrading, 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
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