RCM= Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration

1. Safety (product safety certification): 


Product safety certification of two parts: electrical products are divided into categories of electrical control (Prescribed Product) and non-control products (Non-prescribed product). 


1). Control AS/NZS4417.2 under the category of electrical products division, including electric equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, parts and components, and so on. One of the three licensing unit in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria states in the certification process is most active. Control-type electrical appliances must be made mandatory monitoring by the department issued with a certificate (Certificate of Approval), and provides identification (certificate must be marked No.) . Certificate, the first letter which revealed that the certificate issued by state or region. 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) NSW18099 (New South Wales New South Wales) --- DOFT Certificate NSW Number 


2). Non-electrical type of control need not be certified to sell directly, but manufacturers have to guarantee the safety of electrical products in line with Australian standards AS/NZS3820: 1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); department will monitor the standard of the products presented in line with the requirements of Certificate (Certificate of Suitability). Obtain a certificate of compliance of electrical products can be marked with a certificate, a certificate of the final letter which revealed that the certificates issued by state or region, such as: 


(1) CS/431/Q (Queensland) 


(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales) 


2 EMC (EMC) 


Australia's electromagnetic compatibility with the plan is based on the 1992 Radio Communications Act (Radio Communications ACT 1992) formulated, covering a wide range of products, including motor-driven heat and electrical products, power tools and similar products, lighting and similar equipment, TV receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial scientific instruments and medical equipment, fire engines and welding equipment. The products have a plan in accordance with the risk of electromagnetic interference, the product will be divided into three categories, the second and third categories of products must be accompanied by C-Tick mark. But no matter what type of product belongs to, must comply with all relevant EMC standards. 


A class of products: the use of wireless spectrum the device is only slightly affected products, such as manual switches, relays simple, brushless-cage induction motor, AC power / power transformer, resistors and so on. Sales in the production of such products can apply for the voluntary use of C-Tick mark. 


II: the use of wireless spectrum that are equipped with a greater impact on products such as microprocessors or even a digital clock devices, rectifiers, or slip-ring motors, welding equipment, switching power supply, light and electrical regulator Speed control, information technology (CISPR 22) categories of telecommunications terminal equipment (since November 7, 2003 starting from the third category be changed to the second category). 


Three categories of products: the use of wireless spectrum that are equipped with a serious impact on products such as industrial, scientific instruments and medical equipment, Group 2 (CISPR11). 


The RCM-related applications 


(1) If the product differences between countries and CB there, you can go directly to Safety Certificate. EMC combined with some of the agents so that they can help out a declaration. The product can be marked for sale to Australia and RCM Mark. 


(2) Safety Certificate: to apply for part of the safety, if the products are direct plug in, the need for products that do AU Plug Test (Test Standard: AS / NZS 3112: 2004), if products are Desktop, you do not need to do the testing . 


(3) EMC Report --- that is, can be a C-Tick Report (Test Standard: AS / NZS CISPR 22: 2002), may also be CE EMC Report.