Electrical Safety Testing
Our NATA accredited laboratory conducts electrical safety testing on a range of products to Australian/New Zealand and IEC standards including Electric Cables, Household Appliances, and Power Tools. We provide a fast turn-around on all levels of Ingress Protection (IPX) testing for both dust and water, right through to IP68.
We give you confidence that your products comply with the mandatory requirements for supply and sale in the Australian and international markets by:
- Testing to validate electrical appliances and equipment are safe for consumer use, including small and large appliances,
- Performing material tests such as glow wire, needle flame, ball pressure, and proof tracking index,
- Undertaking tests for insulation resistance, electrical strength, moisture resistance, current leakage, overload protection and more,
- Assessing the safety and performance of military equipment against Defence standards.
Our electrical safety services, in detail:
Household Appliances (read more...)
Vipac has NATA accreditation to test household appliances to the following standards:
- AS/NZS 3100 Approval and test specification - General requirements for electrical equipment.
- AS/NZS 60335.1 Safety of household and similar electric appliances (excluding Clauses 19.11.4 and 22.201 and Annexes F and H) and IEC 60335-1 (excluding Clause 19.11.4 and Annexes F and H) covering part 1: General requirements and the Part 2 series of the Standards for the following:
- Part 2.3 Electric Irons
- Part 2.6 Stationary Cooking Ranges, Hobs, Ovens and Similar Appliances
- Part 2.7 Washing Machines
- Part 2.9 Grills, Toasters and Similar Portable Cooking Appliances
- Part 2.13 Deep Fryers and Fry Pans
- Part 2.14 Kitchen Machines (including Bean Slicers, Berry-juice Extractors, Blenders, Can Openers, Centrifugal Juicers, Churns, Citrus-fruit Squeezers, Coffee Mills, Cream Whippers, Egg Beaters, Food Mixers, Food Processors, Grain Grinders, Graters, Knife Sharpeners, Knives, Mincers, Noodle Makers, Potato Peelers, Shredders, Sieving Machines, Slicing Machines, and Refrigerator/ Freezer Ice-cream Machines.)
- Part 2.15 Appliances for Heating Liquids (including Coffee Makers, Cooking Pans, Egg Boilers, Feeding-bottle, Heaters, Milk Heaters. Kettles, Pressure Cookers, Rice Cookers, Slow Cookers, Steam Cookers, Wash Boilers, and Yoghurt Makers.)
- Part 2.21 Storage Water Heaters
- Part 2.23 Appliances for Skin and Hair Care
- Part 2.24 Refrigerators and Ice-Cream Makers
- Part 2.30 Room Heaters
- Part 2.31 Range Hoods and other Cooking Fume Extractors
- Part 2.35 Water Heaters - Instantaneous
- Part 2.40 Electrical Heat Pumps, Air Conditioners and Dehumidifiers
- Part 2.41 Pumps
- Part 2.31 Range Hoods and other Cooking Fume Extractors
- Part 2.35 Water Heaters - Instantaneous
- Part 2.40 Electrical Heat Pumps, Air Conditioners and Dehumidifiers
- Part 2.41 Pumps
- Part 2.45 Soldering Irons
- Part 2.61 Thermal Storage Room Heaters
- Part 2.75 Commercial Dispensing Appliances and Vending Machines
- Part 2.78 Outdoor Barbecues
- Part 2.84 Toilets
- Part 2.98 Evaporative Air-Coolers and Humidifiers
- Part 2.102 Gas, Oil and Solid-Fuel Burning Appliances with Electrical Connections
Ingress Protection (IP) Testing (read more...)
Vipac conducts Ingress Protection tests in accordance with IEC 60529 or AS 60529, up to the IP68 rating.
We can conduct a range of water and dust IP tests at our NATA accredited laboratory in Melbourne, and our laboratory in Sydney.
Boxes and Enclosures (read more...)
Standards we can test to include, but are not limited to:
- AS/NZS IEC 60670.1 Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations Part 1: General requirements.
- IEC 60670.1 Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations Part 1: General requirements.
Electrical Power Tools (read more...)
Standards we can test to include, but are not limited to:
- AS/NZS 60745 Hand held motor operated electric tools, and equivalent IEC Standards:
- Part 1 - Safety
- Part 2.1 Impact Drills and Drills in General
- Part 2.3 Grinders and Sanders
- Part 2.5 Circular Saws
- Part 2.11 Jig Saws
- Part 2.15 Hedge Trimmers
Material Tests (read more...)
Vipac provides fire hazard testing in accordance with AS/NZS 60695, AS/NZS 60112, and the IEC Standards, where applicable, including:
- Glow wire tests,
- Ball pressure tests,
- Needle flame test,
- Fire hazard testing (50W and 500W),
- Comparative and proof tracking index.
Electric Cables (read more...)
Vipac is NATA accredited to test to the following cable Standards:
- AS/NZS 3191 Electric flexible cords.
- AS/NZS 3808 Insulating and sheathing materials for electric cables, excluding the following tests:
- Exudation of plasticiser
- Acid and corrosive gas emission
- Melt flow index
- Carbon black content
- Environmental stress crack resistance
- AS/NZS 5000.1 Electric Cables - polymeric insulated. Part 1 - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 (1.2)kV.
- AS/NZS 5000.2 Electric Cables - polymeric insulated. Part 2 - For working voltages up to and including 450/750V.
- AS/NZS 5000.3 - Electric cables - polymeric insulated. Part 3 - Multi-core control cables.
- AS/NZS 1125 - Conductors in insulated electric cables and flexible cords, excluding the analysis of copper content of Conductors (clause 2.2).
- AS/NZS 1660.1 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 1: Conductors and metallic components.
- AS/NZS 1660.2.1 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 2.1: Insulation, extruded semi-conductive screens and non-metallic sheaths - Methods for general application.
- AS/NZS 1660.2.2 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 2.2: Insulation, extruded semi-conductive screens and non-metallic sheaths - Methods specific to elastomeric, XLPE and XLPVC materials.
- AS/NZS 1660.2.3 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 2.3: Insulation, extruded semi-conductive screens and non-metallic sheaths - Methods specific to PVC and halogen free thermoplastic materials.
- AS/NZS 1660.3 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 3 - Electrical tests.
- AS/NZS 1660.4 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 4 - Complete cable and flexible cord.
- AS/NZS 1660.5.6 - Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors. Method 5.6 - Fire tests - Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable.
Vipac can conduct other tests on cables to Australian Standards including:
- Tensile strength and elongation at rupture before ageing
- Tensile strength and elongation at rupture after ageing
- Ageing in Air Oven
- Loss of mass
- Pressure at high temperature
- Heat shock
- Hot set
- Immersion in oil
- Electrical Tests - Spark, High Voltage and Insulation Resistance
- Flexing Test
- Bending Test
- Flame Propagation
- Smoke Density Test
- Thermal Stability
Energy labelling and MEPS (read more...)
In addition to electrical safety testing, Vipac provides energy labelling and MEPS testing services for a broad range of products.
Research and Development (read more...)
Vipac is a registered Research Service Provider (RSP Code: 15701), meaning that R&D work conducted at Vipac may be eligible for the R&D Tax Incentive.
Other Testing (read more...)
Vipac offers other testing on electrical appliances and tools to Australian and IEC Standards including:
- Ageing tests on motors
- Insulation resistance
- Electric strength
- Moisture resistance
- Leakage current
- Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits
- Mechanical strength
- Resistance to heat, fire and tracking.
Other services Vipac offers that are related to Electrical Safety:
- We can test your products' response to Vibration, Shock, Salt spray, Fatigue, Temperature and Humidity.
- We can conduct Performance Testing on a range of consumer appliances, HVAC components, pumps and other machinery.
- We can conduct on-site dynamics/vibration investigations into your rotating machinery, as part of our Acoustics and Vibration consulting services.