Electrical Product Testing and Certification

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification

• Presented by
• Michael Ong
• Director
• Consumer Product Safety Department
• Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Aim

• To share on electrical and electronic product
  testing and certification in Singapore
• Presentation duration 20 minutes.

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Testing

• Unilaterally recognised testing laboratories by
  Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB)
  the Safety Authority for the Singapore Consumer
  Protection (Safety Requirement) Registration
  Scheme
• Mandatory testing
• Since 1 June 1991
• Consumer electrical and electronic products
  designated as controlled goods must undergo type
  testing

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Testing

• No need for production line testing
• Sample(s) for type testing is/are decided by the
  submitter to the testing laboratory
• The applicable product safety standards for
  electrical and electronic products are IEC
  standards and are decided by PSB

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Accreditation

• Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC). SAC is a
  signatory to APLAC and ILAC MRA
• Accreditation is voluntary
• Benefits provided to customer are
• - enhancement of trust and credibility
• - increase in demand of service from clients
• - reduction of multiple assessments
• - reduction of re-testing in the country of
  import
• Singapore participates in IECEE CB Scheme,
  including FCS

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Certification

• PSB approves controlled goods
• Validates test report with certificate with
  applicable standards and Safety Authoritys
  requirements. Also validates the following
  documents to the applicable requirements
• - Circuit / wiring diagram
• - photographs
• - rating label
• - instruction manual / direction for use

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Certification

• Accidents involving controlled goods
• No follow-up on production. Grantees are
  responsible to ensure that registered controlled
  goods are manufactured according to approved
  designs
• The applicable product safety standards are
  decided by PSB
• Testing and certification are not by the same
  organisation

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Case Study (Television receiver)

• IEC 60065
• Type testing
• By PSB
• From 2 accidents in 1991 to 1 accident in 1996

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Accident
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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Accident
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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Expectations for the Future

• As of 1st April 2002. Certification will be by
  designated 3rd party Conformity Assessment Bodies
• Currently Singapore has bilateral EEMRAs with
• - Australia
• - Japan
• - New Zealand
• Singapore will participate in the following
  multilateral EEMRAs
• - APEC
• - ASEAN

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Conclusion

• PSB is the Safety Authority for the Singapore
  Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements)
  Registration Scheme
• For electrical and electronic products, the
  applicable product safety standards are IEC
  Standards
• Accreditation is performed by SAC-signatory to
  APLAC and ILAC MRA
• Singapore participates in IECEE CB Scheme
  including FCs

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Conclusion

• PSB unilaterally accepts test reports from local
  and overseas testing laboratories and approves
  controlled goods
• The accident rate involving TV receivers has
  declined from 2 in 1990 to zero since 1997
• As on 1st April 2002, certification will be
  undertaken by third party CABs instead of
  government
• Singapore has bilateral EEMRAs with Australia,
  Japan and New Zealand and will participate in
  multi-lateral APEC and ASEAN EEMRAs.

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification

• Thank you for your attention