Hi group, What about CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive which make user of laser. Is there any laser requirement in Australia?
I have hear from someone that there is a control list of products that requires safety approval. But am not sure where to obtain this list and not sure is it controlled by the state authority. I don't think pheripherals product falls under this list. The pheripherals product that I am referring should be classified as SELV product, e.g. drives (CD, DVD, harddisk, floppy), sound card, graphic cards). Telecom products should be considered separately because of the mandatory Telecommunication requirement. Maybe someone out there could share some light on this. Barry, Thanks for the advice. I do agree with you that there does not seem to have much safety enforcement in Australia. But with exception to devices connected to the mains, just as for the AC-DC adaptor, it needs to obtain approval from the any of the state authority. Thanks Koh At 10:10 PM 4/16/99 +1000, Barry Esmore wrote: >Hello Koh, > >Computer equipment sold in Australia is required to be safe and meet >Australian safety standards, but does not need to have regulatory safety >approval. Voluntary safety approval can be gained from any of the state >government regulatory bodies or from QAS (non government). > >Your CD-ROM sounds okay with just the C-Tick, and the AC-DC adaptor >probably does require state approval as you have stated. These days almost >everything is required to have the C-Tick. > >Regards > >Barry Esmore >AUS-TICK (Australian Approval Consultants) > >Phone: + 61 3 9886 1345 >Fax: + 61 3 9884 7272 >Email: bar...@melbpc.org.au > > >---------- >> From: kohscp <koh...@cyberway.com.sg> >> To: EMC-PSTC <emc-p...@ieee.org> >> Subject: Australia Safety >> Date: Friday, 16 April 1999 1:12 >> >> Hi, >> For US market, UL mark for pheripherals are voluntary requirement becasue >> these device are classified as SELV, but having UL mark is a preferred >mark >> because it is widely recognise. Any AC powered device (e.g. AC-DC >adaptor) >> must have UL mark to deem safety compliant. The other mandatory safety >> requirement for drives (CD or DVD) is the CDRH requirement which is the >> laser safety requirement. >> >> For Europe, TUV mark is commonly recognise mark but CE is a mandatory >mark >> due to EMC & LVD. Having TUV mark should be saying that the product >> complies to the safety requirement. AC powered devices must have TUV >mark. >> >> I would like to hear the group's opinion on the above >assumption/statement. >> >> The questions that I'm interested in is "What about Australia/New >Zealand?" >> a) Do Australia has any safety requirement for computer pheripheral >devices? >> b) Is it a mandatory or voluntary requirement? >> c) Is there any laser safety requirement in Australia? >> d) Who is the regulating authority for safety? >> d) For pheripherals (e.g. CD-ROM drive) having C-Tick mark only, without >> any safety mark, will it have any regulatory issue? >> >> Telecom equipemnt/pheripherals will be of a separate issue. AC powered >> devices, (e.g. AC-DC adaptor), requires to obtain an approval from any of >> the Six state authority (Office of Fair Trading, Office of Energy, >.....) >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Regards >> Koh >> >> >> >> --------- >> This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. >> To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org >> with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the >> quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, >> j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or >> roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). >> > --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
