Safety Control System on Electrical Appliances

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Safety Control System on Electrical Appliances
August 2006
Product Safety Policy Division Korean Agency for
Technology and Standards (KATS)
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Contents
Objective
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Safety Control Operational System
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Safety Certification Scheme
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Operation of Safety Criteria
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Surveillance
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Measures Penal Provision on Infringement of
Regulations
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To protect them from the danger or impediment by
specifying the regulations on producing,
assembling, manufacturing, selling and using the
electrical appliances
Main Causes of Accidents
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Safety control Operational System
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Scheme which is granted the safety certification
on electrical appliances after testing them and
assessing their production system
When the most influencing components of each
model have been modified, the manufacturers
shall apply for the safety certification on
basic model to the certification body.
application document product description,
circuit schematic diagram, list of components,
agent identification(when an agent apply for
safety certification)
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Electrical appliances subject to Safety
Certification
3-1
247 electrical appliances having the high hazard
against safety which shall obtain the safety
certification are mandatory, and others are
voluntary.
Mandatory(247items)
Voluntary

• Cables and cords 10 items including rubber
  insulating materials
• Switches for electrical appliances10 items
  including interceptors for electrical appliances
• Capacitors 3 items including X,Y capacitors
• Installation Accessories 14 items including
  plugs
• Installation protective equipment 6 items
  including fuse
• Transformer 3 items including voltage regulator
• Household similar equipment 13 items including
  electric cleaners

• Portable tools 17 items including Electric
  drills
• Audio/video 26 items including monitors
• IT and Office equipment 9 items including
  copying machine
• Lighting 18 items including fluorescent lamp
• ? Mandatory safety certification criteria 225

electrical appliances NOT subject to mandatory
certification whose safety certification has been
regulated ? Voluntary safety certification
criteria 462
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? certified bodies according to the voluntary
safety certification 101 bodies, certified
items -224 items
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Safety inspection on imported secondhand
electrical appliances
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Scheme that the secondhand electrical appliances
from foreign countries without any safety
certification shall obtain the safety inspection
on both imported goods and models.
safety inspection Certificate
Apply for safety inspection
Test products
importer/seller
Certification Body
Certification Body
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For the marking of safety certification or safety
inspection on electrical appliances, domestic
products or products which obtain the the safety
inspection should be attached before the
delivery, while the imported products should be
attached before the custom clearance.
details that should be marked
Regulated in Electric appliances safety
control act - Certification mark,
certification number
regulated in safety criteria of each
product - Warning or notice etc.
regulated in regulations for electrical
appliances safety control - Expressing
method of electromagnetic waves
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Items exempt from Safety certification
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products which import into Korea for the purpose
of exporting to the overseas
products which obtain the KS certification
according to the Industrial Standardization Act
components for repairing the imported electrical
appliances subject to safety certification
products to be used for research at school
research institute
products to be used for exhibition or fair
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Fee for testing the products regulated on each
testing the products
Issue the Certificate 50,000 KRW
Factory inspection 200,000 KRW
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Operate the safety criteria modified to suit
Korean circumstance based on IEC Standards
manufacturers
Manufacturers association
consumers
Consumer organization
distributors sellers
Testing labs research institute
Collect data
Prepare draft
Collect opinion
WTO/TBT notification
Notice
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Establishing/Revising safety criteria (Sample)
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confirming that products on the market or
manufacturing are equivalent to the certified
models
Examine products on sale
Investigate illegal products
Regular inspection
Local Government KEPSA
Certification Body
Government
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System that tests the certified products and
assesses the production system of the certified
bodies
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Ensuring the safety of products on market
items whose percent defective is not getting
lower as a result of the investigation of
products on sale
items that the safety accident often happens
items that have been reported on hazard against
safety by consumer organizations
Improve, dispose, removey nonconformance
products
purchase
Confirm the safety
Administrative measures on Nonconformance
products
government
Local Government
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Supervising products which do not obtain safety
certification
Illegal products supervising body
Local government
ESAK
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Disposal or removal order
improvement order
Fail to follow the orders for improvement Fail
to fulfill the safety certification or safety
inspection
Electrical appliances on the market do not
comply with the safety criteria
publication of the fact through mass media
Exchangerefundrepair order
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Cancellation of Certification
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Disposal or removal order
improvement order
Fail to follow the orders for improvement Fail
to fulfill the safety certification or safety
inspection
Electrical appliances on the market do not
comply with the safety criteria
publication of the fact through mass media
Exchangerefundrepair order
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Fine for negligence not exceeding 5 million won
In case the record of regular inspection does
not be written or kept A person who has
written or kept the record of regular inspection
falsely
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Imprisonment for not more than 3 years or A fine
not exceeding 30 million won
A fine not exceeding 10 million won
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Thank you!