Electrical equipment safety requirements and marking – revised Standards published
Two revised Standards for safety requirements for electrical equipment and marking of electrical products to indicate compliance with regulations have been published.
AS/NZS 3820 Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment
Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment AS/NZS 3820:2009 provides electrical regulators with criteria for the safety of electrical equipment for products where regulatory approval before sale is not required (non-declared articles). AS/NZS 3820:2009 updates the 1998 edition, which included Amendment 1 (2004) to make it more compatible with the current safety regulatory requirements in New Zealand and Australia.
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[more]Protecting populations from non-conforming electrical appliances and installations
'Better protect the citizens of the Gulf region from the many accidents caused by low-quality electrical appliances and components' was one of the clear objectives of the first international conference for standardisation and conformity assessment in electrotechnology, held in Bahrain in December 2009.
With the rapid growth of the consumption of non-conforming electrical appliances in the Gulf region has come an increase in accidents and electrical fires.
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[more]NEW PUBLICATION
AS/NZS 1680 Interior lighting
AS/NZS 1680.0:2009 Safe movement
Sets out minimum requirements for electric lighting systems within publicly accessible areas of buildings so as to provide visual conditions that facilitate the safe movement of people in the normal use of the building. Does not include lighting requirements for specific work tasks.
Supersedes AS/NZS 1680.0:1998
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