SAA certification

Standards is the standard body in Australia   Association   of   Australian, so many friends call Australian certification SAA certification. Electrical products entering the Australian market must comply with SAA certification. SAA   There are mainly two kinds of marks, one is the formal approval, the other is the standard sign. Formal certification is only responsible for samples, and standard marks are subject to Factory review. The certification scope of SAA is mainly divided into quality management system;   Environmental management system;   Occupational health and safety management;   Information security management;   Common product application SAA, Australia The period of certification is 3-4 weeks. If the product quality is not up to standard, the date may be extended. If the delivered product is not certified, the product will be detained or confiscated or a fine will be imposed.

SAA certification - Overview

Standards is the standard body in Australia   Association   of   Australian, so many friends call Australian certification SAA certification. In fact, SAA is only a standard setting body, not a product certification certificate. SAA was later renamed standards   Australia   Limited。 SAA is an independent company and has no direct relationship with the government, but the federal government and the state government are its members. SAA and the federal government of Australia have signed a memorandum recognizing SAA as the highest organization of non-governmental standards organizations in Australia. The memorandum also pointed out that the formulation of standards should be consistent with the requirements of WTO. As a result, it has been agreed that new Australian standards need not be developed when appropriate international standards already exist. Australian standards start with "as" and joint standards between Australia and New Zealand begin with "as / NZS". The standards of Australia and New Zealand are basically consistent with IEC, and there are some differences between them. Australia and New Zealand promote the unification of standards and mutual recognition of certification. Products can be sold in another country as long as they are certified by one country.  

About SAA certification

SAA is an electrical product entering the Australian market, which must comply with the local safety regulations, that is, the certification that the industry often faces. Due to the mutual recognition agreement between Australia and New Zealand, all products certified by Australia can enter the New Zealand market smoothly. All electrical products should be certified for safety（   SAA  ）。 SAA   There are mainly two kinds of marks, one is the formal approval, the other is the standard mark. The form certification is only responsible for the sample, and the standard mark is required to be reviewed by each factory. At present, the application is made in China   SAA   There are two ways of authentication, one is through   CB   Test report transferred, if not   CB   Test report can also be applied directly.  

SAA certification market

Australia and New Zealand are two sparsely populated countries with a population of only 23 million,   But the consumption power is very strong.  

SAA, widely known by people   (Standards   Association   of   Australia)   In fact, it is a Standards Institute, which is in charge of the formulation and revision of standards. Electronic and electrical products entering Australia (including Australia and New Zealand) must pass the certification, and the product must be marked with the certificate number before they can be legally sold in Australia.  

SAA certification - certification / supervisory body

Australia is a federal country. The certification, control and management of electrical safety and energy consumption requirements are controlled by the regulatory authorities of each state or region   Authority) in accordance with the state / territory certification procedures. Certificates issued by any one state are valid in other states / territories without any additional procedures. In addition, QAS (quality), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAA standard setting body   Assurance   Services   Pty   Ltd. is the NCB of Australia   Certification   The certificate issued by it has been recognized by each state or region, and has the same effect.  

Monitoring authorities in each state or territory in Australia:  

one   Queensland   Electrical   Safety   Office   (DOIR)   (Department   of   Industrial   Relations)  

two   Western   Australia   Technical   and   Safety   Division   (Office   of   Energy)  

three   New   South   Wales   Safety   and   Standards   Branch   (OFT)   (Office   of   Fair   Trading -- original name (dovet)  

four   Energy   Safe   Victoria   (ESV) - original name (OCEI)  

five   Office   of   the   Tasmanian   Energy   Regulator  

six   South   Australia   Energy   Division  

(Department   of   Mines   and   Energy)  

seven   Australian   Capital   Territory   Regulation  

(Department   of   Urban   Services)  

eight   Northern   Territory   Power   and   Water   Authority  

nine   SAI   Global  

In addition to the above state monitoring departments can issue certificates, other private organizations such as SGS   TCA and others can also be recognized by the government.  

SAA certification - Product Safety Certification

There is no unified safety certification mark in Australia, and each state or region has prescribed the management methods of electrical products in the form of legislation. Although the name and date of promulgation are different, the contents of electrical safety legislation in different states or regions are basically the same. Electrical products are classified into regulated electrical products   Products) and non - regulated products (non - regulated products)   product）。  

SAA certification mark

The regulated electrical products are classified according to as / nzs4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, parts, etc. The list of contents shall be published in the Official Gazette and added according to the actual situation. Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. Take Queensland as an example   electricity   Act   1994) announced detailed regulations on the certification, sale and use of electrical appliances.  

1. Controlled electrical appliances: the controlled electrical appliances must obtain the certification issued by the monitoring department   of   Approval), and the identification (must be marked with the Shanghai certificate number). It should be noted that the certification process is only for safety, not performance or quality, unless it is related to safety. The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or territory the certificate was issued by.  

2. Unregulated electrical appliances: Although certification is not compulsory for unregulated products, their safety is the responsibility of the seller / manufacturer, and they can apply for certification voluntarily. The monitoring department will issue a certificate for the products that meet the requirements of the standard   of   The certificate number can be printed on the electrical products that have obtained the conformity certificate. The last letter of the certificate indicates which state or territory the certificate was issued by, such as:  

CS / 431 / Q (Queensland)  

CS / 108 / N (NSW)  

RCM logo: at present, Australia and New Zealand are introducing RCM logo (regulatory   Compliance   Mark), which is a trademark owned by regulatory authorities in Australia and New Zealand, indicates that the product meets both safety and EMC requirements and is not mandatory. After the product has obtained the safety certification and EMC registration, it can pass the safety certification regulatory authority or "RCM"   Registrar”(Standards   Australia) applied for the RCM logo.  

Saiglobal mark: it is a product safety mark issued by Sai (the original SAI), which is not mandatory and needs factory inspection, etc.  

The EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) requirement of electrical products is that the measurement of electromagnetic disturbance generated by electrical equipment must be lower than a certain standard in fixed occasions, which does not hinder the normal operation of other electrical appliances; And the equipment itself also has the ability to resist electromagnetic disturbance.  

SAA certification - energy label

Although most states and regions have similar mandatory requirements on the energy consumption of household appliances and household air conditioners, the compulsory certification product catalog varies from state to state. At present, Queensland and Victoria have the most complete product catalog. Registration in any state is also valid in other states and territories. Energy requirements apply to the following household appliances:  

Refrigerators and coolers (test standard: as / NZS   44741.1、AS/NZS   4474.2）  

Washing machine (test standard: as / NZS   two thousand and forty point one  、 AS/NZS2040.2）  

Dryer (test standard: as / nzs2442.1, as / nzs2442.2)  

Dishwasher (test standard: as / NZS   2007.1、AS/NZS2007.2）  

One way household air conditioner (test standard: as / nzs3823.1.1   As / nzs3823.1.2, as / nzs3823.2, as / nzs3823.3) the applicant must submit the application form to the monitoring agency and attach complete and correct test report and sample of energy consumption label. The test report must be issued by an approved laboratory and be valid for three years from the date of issue.  

4、 Electromagnetic safety requirements  

In addition to the safety label, the electronic and electrical products entering Australia should also have the EMC mark   C-tick   Logo. The aim is to protect the resources of radio communication frequency band, and its implementation system is similar to the European EMC directive   Therefore, self declaration can be made by the manufacturer / importer. However, in the application   C-tick   Before marking, it must be tested according to the relevant CISPR standards. The report should be endorsed and submitted by Australian importers.   Australia   ACA(Australian   Commication   Authority  )  Unified acceptance and issuance of registration number.  

In Australia, EMC is developed by ACA (Australian   Communications   Under the EMC system in Australia, products are divided into three categories. Suppliers must register with ACA to apply for c-tick before selling category II and III products   Logo.  

Class I products: products with low interference radiation to equipment using wireless spectrum, such as manual switch, simple relay, unidirectional squirrel cage induction motor, resistance, etc. This kind of products can voluntarily apply for the use of c-tick logo in the production and sales.  

Class II products: products with high interference radiation to equipment using wireless spectrum, such as switching power supply, welding machine, dimmer, most household appliances, etc.  

Three types of products: products with extremely high interference to equipment using wireless spectrum, namely products covered by cispr11 and cispr22. As applicants for registration with ACA for the use of the c-tick logo are limited to companies registered in Australia or New Zealand, they can apply through buyers in Australia or New Zealand or certification bodies of branches / partners in Australia or New Zealand.  

SAA certification - authentication method

In the scope of SAA certification, the application of SAA certification by Chinese manufacturers is mainly limited to product certification. According to different types of products, product certification mainly adopts two ways: "formal approval" and "standard mark". Among them, "formal approval" only requires the manufacturer to provide product samples for laboratory testing according to SAA product standards. In addition to the testing of samples, the "standard mark" also requires factory inspection of the factory. It is generally required that the factory has an effective quality management system in the production process of products applying for certification.  

SAA certification authority - Australian certification authority  

There are 8 Australian certification bodies (including New Zealand)  

New South Wales Department   of   Fair   Trading,   New   South   Wales  

Queensland Department   of   Mines   and   Energy,   Queensland  

Victoria the   Office   of   the   Chief   Electrical   Inspector,   Victoria  

South Australia Office   of   Energy   Policy,   South   Australia  

Office, Western Australia   of   Energy,   Western   Australia  

Tasmania Office   of   Electricity,   Standards   and   Safety,   Tasmania  

　　TCA   Testing by Australian Institute of testing and certification  &  Certification   Australia,   Sydney  

Ministry of Commerce, New Zealand   of   Commerce,   New   Zealand  

SAA certification - scope of certification

SAA has a wide range of certification, and different types of certification marks are also slightly different  

Quality management system;  

Environmental management system;  

Occupational health and safety management;  

Information security management;  

HACCP food safety management; And product certification  

SAA certification - certification cycle

In general, it   AV   lamps and lanterns   The application period for SAA certification of small household appliances is 3-4 weeks. If the product quality is not up to standard, the date may be extended.  

When submitting the report to Australia for audit, SAA certificate of product plug (mainly for products with plug) shall be provided. Otherwise, SAA certificate of important components in the product shall be provided, such as SAA certificate of transformer in lamp, otherwise the audit data of Australia shall not pass  

SAA certification - certification process

1. Fill in the application form  

2. Sample delivery test  

3. Product rectification (when the test fails)  

4. Issue report  

5. Report evaluation  

6. Issue certificate  

SAA certification - penalty

Electrical products exported to Australia must comply with electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility standards. If they fail to meet the requirements, they will receive the following treatment:  

　　◆   Seizure or confiscation of products  

　　◆   Or a fine of about US $10000 for individuals and US $200000 for companies  

SAA certification mark

SAA has two main marks:  

One is formal approval;  

One is the standard sign.  

Formal certification is only responsible for the sample, and the standard mark needs to be reviewed by each factory.  

At present, there are two ways to apply for SAA certification in China. One is to transfer it through CB test report. If there is no CB test report, you can also apply directly.