Certification Introduction:

SAA is the abbreviation of Standards Association of Australia, which is Australia's standard-setting body. In 1999, the association was changed to a limited company, called Standards Australia International Limited, or SAI for short. SAI is an independent joint-stock company with no direct relationship with the government. We often refer to Australian certification as SAA certification. In fact, SAA is only a standard-setting body and does not issue product certification.

SAA does not have a fixed mark, which is represented by a certificate number. After a nationally recognized laboratory institution issues a certificate, the abbreviation code of the certification company and the registration certificate number are marked as "safety mark", and the certification number needs to be marked on the label.

Authentication Basic Information:

• Technical Information: AC240V/50Hz for AU ; AC 230V/50Hz for New Zealand

• Is it mandatory: mandatory + voluntary

• Certificate validity: up to 5 years

• Factory inspection requirements: none

• Certificate holder requirements: need to be a local registered company or a local agent holding a certificate

BACL and Australia's authoritative certification agency SAA join forces to help you enter the Australian market!

On March 12, 2019, Matt Toohey, President of SAA Approvals, an authoritative Australian certification body, visited our laboratory to have an in-depth exchange on the latest changes in Australian certification. BACL has been highly appreciated by Matt Toohey, President of SAA for its professional testing capabilities, perfect quality management and service level. The two parties continue to strengthen the strategic partnership and jointly develop the Australian certification market. As the first batch of cooperative laboratories recognized by SAA, BACL technical experts will help the majority of electrical product manufacturers to quickly occupy the Australian market with the help of SAA's certification platform!

SAA accredited laboratory certificate

The relationship between SAA certification and RCM:

SAA certification is in terms of control safety regulations. The RCM mark is a certification mark launched in 2013. After the product has obtained safety certification and electromagnetic compatibility registration, it can obtain the RCM mark through the safety certification regulatory agency. From March 1, 2016, the electronic and electrical products sold must start to use the RCM mark uniformly, and the A-tick and C-tick marks have been replaced. RCM can be understood as a registration system, including SAA and C-Tick.

Applicable Product Range:

Products controlled by SAA certification can be divided into mandatory electronic products and non-mandatory electronic products:

1. Mandatory products (Declared Electrical Products) cover 56 categories of products, such as external power supplies or chargers, wires, plugs, home appliances (60335-2-9, -14, 15, -23, -80), lamps (60598- 2-4) etc. The regulated electrical appliances must obtain the Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department, that is, SAA certification, and require the identification (must be marked with the certificate number).

2. Non-Declared Electrical Products refers to products other than compulsory certification, such as commercial kitchen appliances. Although non-regulated products are not required to obtain certification, their safety is the responsibility of the seller/manufacturer and can voluntarily apply for certification. The monitoring department will issue a Certificate of Suitability for products that meet the standard requirements. Electrical products that have obtained a certificate of compliance can be marked with a certificate number, and the last letter of the certificate shows which state or region the certificate was issued by.

SAA Mandatory Product List:

• Appliance couplers

• Bayonet sockets

• Bayonet socket adapter

• Control or regulation device

• Power strips

• Lighting

• Screw sockets

• Fluorescent lamp ballasts

• Fluorescent light starter

• Handheld searchlight

• Portable luminaires

• External devices

• Power plug

• Power outlet

• Power cord

• Wall switch

• Electric welding machine

• Electric blanket

• Toaster

• clothes dryer

• Mobile cooker

• dishwasher

• fan

• Electric fence exciters

• Electric heating pad

• Floor sander/sweeper

• Hair care appliances

• Pruners

• Immersion heater

• Insect Shocker

• Iron

• Kitchen utensils

• Lawn care appliances

• Liquid heater

• massager

• Micro-wave oven

• Miniature overcurrent circuit breakers

• Power supply or charger

• projector

• cooker hood

• Electric stove

• Electric shaver./ clipper

• Refrigerator/Freezer

• Leakage current device

• Room heater

• Sewing machine

• Soldering iron

• Swimming pool equipment or wellness equipment

• TV receiver

• Therapeutic lamps

• Mobile power tools

• Vacuum cleaner

• washing machine

• Water bed heater

• Storage water heater