Our Safety Testing service provides testing for electrical products, helping you meet the safety compliance requirements for European and Worldwide markets.
RN Electronics offers safety testing for electrical products, helping you meet the safety compliance requirements for the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU / Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations and other applicable directives for European and Worldwide markets.
Product safety is the ability of a product to be safe for intended use, as determined when evaluated against a set of established rules.
The legislation sets out clear test and documentary requirements that manufacturers and distributors placing equipment on the European market, must follow to demonstrate that their products meet defined safety criteria and are safe for intended use.
Safety testing of electrical products is an essential part of CE Marking and our fast, cost-effective technical assessment aims to ensure that your product has been designed and manufactured to operate safely. The aim of the basic safety assessment is to help you to self-certify.
At the end of the assessment, we provide a report which contains tests results and offers advice on how to overcome any shortcomings, if applicable. This test report is added to your Technical Construction File (TCF) and can be used to self-certify your product with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive / Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations.
The Radio Equipment Directive / Radio Equipment Regulations requires all wireless equipment for the European / UK market to comply with the safety elements of the RE Directive / Radio Equipment Regulations regardless of its voltage range. RN Electronics can provide testing towards these safety requirements.
RN Electronics can also provide RF Exposure evaluations to devices that are body worn or used within 20 cm of the human body. These evaluations indicate whether SAR testing is required. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is a measure which explains how much radio frequency energy is absorbed by the body or head.
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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy which is absorbed by the body or head. SAR testing should be performed on Radio devices that are used closer than 20cm to the head or body. RN Electronics can arrange SAR testing of your product to EU, US and worldwide standards.
The Basic Safety Assessment consists of three parts; visual inspection, dynamic tests and standard analysis.
The visual inspection includes but is not limited to:
• Visually check clearance, creepage distances and access to live parts to ensure safe construction
• Review of markings/labelling
• Review of user manual/other documentation
• Review the suitability of critical components used
• Is the type of approval suitable for the particular application and are there any further requirements
• Review the general design and construction
• Identify other potential hazards (mechanical, chemical, radiation etc.) and make recommendations for compliance.
Standard Analysis
Clause Analysis
Dynamic Tests
• Input current/power measurements
• Temperature rise measurements
• Insulation resistance test
• Dielectric strength test
• Touch current and earth leakage measurements
• Earth bond test
• Plug pin discharge test
• Mechanical strength tests
• Fault condition testing
Type Testing
In addition to the Basic Safety Assessment, RN Electronics can offer type tests to meet the complete requirements of the relevant standard.
The Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU came into force on 20th April 2016 with no transition period.
The provisions in the new directive have an effect not just on manufacturers but also authorised representatives, importers and distributors in the EU.
UKCA marking will be required, however in most cases it will be possible to use CE marking until 31 December 2021. From 1 January 2022 it will be necessary to use UKCA marking and Declarations of Conformity (DoC) to UK Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations.
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