eScooters and hoverboards may not be as safe as they should be! Over recent years, our Engineers at Comtest, have tested thousands of battery powered products that fail to meet Australian Regulatory Compliance Requirements. Many of these products in question are E-scooters, hoverboards, laptops, hand tools, basically any battery powered product. Many of these products…
Button and coin batteries Button and coin batteries The Australian Government has introduced four mandatory standards to reduce the risk of death and injury associated with the use of button and coin batteries. The standards apply to both button cell and coin cell batteries, and to the products that include them. Button/coin batteries are flat,…
Your electronics purchased online are not as safe as you think You purchase an electric toothbrush, phone or home appliance online. It arrives with a CE mark and a European plug, which you then plug into a travel adapter. That means it’s safe, right? Wrong. The average consumer will not notice nor understand that products…
What is the RCM and why can’t you use a CE mark in Australian or NZ markets? Most manufacturers understand the use of the CE mark signifies the product meets all the applicable European Directives. Australia and New Zealand are not part of the EU and therefore cannot legislate the use of these directives. Not…
Changes to requirements for telecommunications products We’re here to update you on standard AS/CA S008:2020, which has just been announced by the Communications Alliance. While the regulatory standard remains the same — Telecommunications Technical Standard (Requirements for customer cabling products – AS/CA S008), the 2020 version brings updated requirements. Here’s what you need to know.…
Changes to be made to RCM requirements An amendment has been made to AS/NZS 4417.2 “Regulatory compliance mark for electrical and electronic equipment, Part 2: Specific requirements for particular regulatory applications”. This amendment affects the risk classification and certification requirements for some devices listed below, with several increasing from level 2 to level 3 risk.…
I’ve tested for another international market. What else do I need to do? Today we answer a frequently asked question from our clients: what else do you need to do to comply with Australian requirements? Do you have to re-test your product? How can you save costs and time and skip unnecessary testing? There are…
GSM testing: outdated? With carriers making the switch to 4G and 5G available, do you still need to test for GSM with telecommunications products? General Manager Robert Norris explains.
Do I still need a certification body statement? How certification is changing The answer is different to what you think. In some situations, you may not need to have a separate certification statement. There are two standards you must comply with when distributing a telecommunications product in Australia: AS/CA S042.1 (high risk) and AS/CA S042.4.…
Will COVID-19 affect your testing? Coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted supply chains and manufacturing around the world. So how can you limit delays to product sales in Australia? As of today, Comtest Labs is operating as normal in line with restrictions on spaces with large gatherings. The potential for delays in Comtest (as well as other…
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