Introduction to RCM certification
RCM authentication is a uniform identification of electrical products.
Australia and New Zealand are introducing RCM logo, in order to realize the unification of the electrical products logo, the logo is a trademark in the Australian and New Zealand regulators have, said the product conforms to the safety and EMC requirements, at the same time is not mandatory.
Applicable national
The federated states of Kiribati, the federated states of Kiribati in the Solomon islands of nauru, Australia
Application process
Australian RCM certification process
1. The laboratory evaluation products of third parties shall determine the test standards for implementation;
2. If the test fails to meet the requirements, the laboratory will rectify the product to meet the requirements of the Australian standard;
3. Test and approve the test report;
4. Submit the test report to the issuing agency of Australia for document review;
5. Australia approved the approval of the RCM certificate;
6. The customer may complete the registration of the Australian website by itself or by the laboratory;
Matters needing attention
1. The product will need to add RCM logo on the product, which was announced on April 19, 2013
2. When the plug adapter does RCM safety, it is needed to do the random test of the plug
3. Lamp tube products: such as T8 LED lamp tube, the fluorescent lamp tube can be directly replaced by the user, and the safety risk is larger, and the sample should be sent to Australia for assessment
4. The time of different issuing agencies will be different
Support services
1. New application for RCM
2. Certificate update
3. Technical modification of certificates
4. Administrative modification of the certificate
5. The certificate is transferred to another holder
6. The certificate shall be extended within the validity period
7. Additional printing certificate industry
RCM= Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration
1. Safety (product Safety certification) :
Product safety certification includes two parts: electric products are divided into control class (Prescribed Product) and the control products (Non - Prescribed Product).
1). Controlled electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, components and so on.Three license issuing unit in Queensland, new south wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. Control class electrical force has to be issued by the monitoring department Approval Certificate (Certificate of Approval), identification and regulations play the Shanghai number (must).The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region the certificate is issued.Such as:
(1) Q04051 (Queensland Queensland) - Q Number
(2) W2015 (Western Australia west Australia) - W Number
(3) V03101 (Victoria Victoria)
(4) NSW18099 (New South Wales New South Wales) - DOFT Certificate NSW Number
2).Non-controlled Electrical appliances may not be sold directly, but manufacturers must ensure that the Electrical Safety of the products meets the Australian standard AS/NZS3820:1998.Monitoring department to meet the requirements of the standard product conformity Certificate (Certificate of Suitability). Obtain a Certificate of conformity electrical products can play in the Shanghai, the number of the Certificate last letters show the Certificate issued by which state or region, such as:
2 EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)
Electromagnetic compatibility in Australia conform to the plan is based on 1992 Radio communication method (Radio Communications ACT 1992) formulation, covered a wide range of products, the including motor drive and heating appliances, electric tools and similar products, light and similar equipment, TV receivers and audio equipment, information technology, industrial, scientific and medical instruments and equipment, fire engines and arc welding equipment.According to the risk of electromagnetic interference caused by the product, the product is divided into three categories, and the second and third products must be labeled with c-tick.However, no matter which category the product belongs to, must meet the relevant EMC standard.
Category: device only a slight influence on the use of wireless spectrum of products, such as manual switch, simple relay, squirrel-cage induction motor, brushless ac power/power transformer, resistance, etc.This type of product can be voluntarily applied to use the c-tick logo when making sales.
2 kinds of products: device has a great influence on the use of wireless spectrum of products, such as microprocessors or even the clock digital device, rectifier or slip-ring motor, welding equipment, switching power supply, photometric regulator and motor speed controller, the information technology (CISPR 22) types of telecommunications terminal equipment (since November 7, 2003, from the third class into the second category).
Three types of products: products that have a serious impact on the use of wireless spectrum, such as industrial, scientific and medical devices, group 2 (CISPR11).
Related applications of RCM
(1) if the product has CB and national differences, then the Safety Certificate can be transferred directly.Add the EMC part to allow the agent to help announce.The product can be sold to Australia and RCM Mark.
(2) Safety Certificate: when applying for the Safety section, if the product is direct plug in, we need to make AU plug Test for the product (Test Standard: AS/NZS 3112:2004). If the product is Desktop, it is not necessary to do this Test.
(3) EMC Report, which can be c-tick Report (Test Standard: AS/NZS CISPR 22:2002), or CE EMC Report.
RCM(SAA) certification unit
CB member laboratory test, submit the test report to the state certification acceptance agency for certification.Seven organisations (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, ancestor
7) Ministryof Commerce, NewZealand
Certification requirements
1. The new law will be officially implemented on March 1.
2.SAA certification and c-tick certification are phased out and replaced with RCM certification, which covers safety and EMC (C -Tick may still apply to some small power wireless products).
3. All electronic products will be divided into three categories: High, medium and low Risk.We don't have a detailed breakdown of the scope. Generally speaking, the battery driver and the voltage under 12V are low risk, 240V standard voltage product is the risk, high voltage product is high risk.The buffer period for low-risk products is 6 months, and the buffer period for high-risk products is 3 years (the term is recommended by the association of Australia, but the government has not yet confirmed the specific decree).
4.RCM certification can only be applied by Australian local companies. The company must apply to the Australian government for an RCM number.Chinese producers and exporters can apply for IEC or AS/NZS report in their own name, but the report must be submitted to Australian importers for RCM.Apply for registration fee for each year for every $75 per trademark products (for example, Australia A company have two brand: A and B, he imported from China the same A batch of products, half on A trademark, A dozen B logo, that means must pay A registration fee of $150 per year).
5. According to the expert's opinion, since the importer will bear the risk of unqualified product quality (responsible party), and non-australian company cannot apply for the RCM certification directly.An increasing number of Australian companies, however, are expected to change to reduce costs by making reports and applying for SAA in China's production plants.They will tend to designate laboratories that have certain abilities and prestige, provide insurance reports and test data, and then apply for Australian RCM certification.
6. In theory, the Australian laboratory can also be used as an applicant to help a company obtain the certification of RCM.But according to the experts, due to large from the legal responsibility, estimated that most of the Australian lab will not take the initiative to take the risk, even if to do, the related cost may be higher.
