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See Austest @ Security 2010 Exhibition and Conference, TODAY 1 Sept to 3 Sept 2010


Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:22:27

Austest & Approval specialists will be at Stand J23 (outside the free seminar theatre), this Wednesday thru Friday, so please visit the exhibition and drop in to hello. ...

CE Machinery Directive, Summary of New Requirements


Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:20:03

New requirements on Machinery in Europe On December 29th 2009 a new Machinery Directive, 2006/42/EC, came into force in the EEA (EU + Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Switzerland. Exporters of machinery to the states in this area should analyse the p...

Expanded Environmental Capabilities


Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:16:34

Austest Sydney and Melbourne have expanded their environmental test capabilities with new Salt Spray and Temperature/Humidity chambers. This testing is suitable for tropical country climate tests, AS/NZS 4601 and standards such as those relating to Taxi C...

New ACMA PSTN and Cabling Standards for comment


Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:15:27

Australias’ Communications Alliance Ltd invites public comment on the following two draft Standards: Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (DR AS/CA S00...

Travel Adaptor banned from sale


Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:49:15

Australian and New Zealand importers should be careful when considering purchase and importation of travel adaptors for sale or distribution Austest and Harvest Labs have received numerous submissions from clients for testing and certification of travel a...

Electrical Safety, Lighting and Energy Efficiency Accredited Testing Scope Extended


Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:20:02

Austest Sydney is proud to announce the following additions to our accredited test scope covering safety testing of domestic and commercial electrical items, LED lighting, IP Testing and MEPS / Energy Efficiency: AS/NZS 60335 Part 2.2 Vacuum Cleaners and ...

JATE Clarify Requirements for Products that Combine Wireline and Wireless Technologies under Article 9


Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:24:51

Until this month, there has been a lack of uniform approach to certification in Japan of products that combine wireline technologies such as dial up, ISDN or Broadband, and RF/Wireless devices with 802.11a/b/g, UWB or cordless phone technologies. This has ...

High Frequency and Power Test Capabilities Expanded at Austest Sydney


Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:27:22

Austest Sydneys’ Electrical safety Lab has taken delivery of a 6KVA 1-300V AC (420 VDC), 1-999.9Hz AC Power Source to assist multi-country CB standards testing and also to support local manufacturers in simulating 60Hz and other supply variations on ...

Summary of SAR, aka EMR requirements for Radio Communications and Mobile Devices in Australia


Thu, 20 May 2010 02:00:38

The mandatory human exposure standard in Australia is the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation ? Human Exposure) Standard 2003 (EMR Standard) with its amendments and applies to most mobile and portable radiocommunications transmitters operating i...

ACMA release discussion paper for UWB use in Australia


Wed, 19 May 2010 08:15:22

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) devices have the ability to transmit at low output power levels over a broad range of the radiocommunications spectrum and are best suited for short range communications/applications. As such, they are muted as the next advance in wir...