Electrical

TestSafe Australia tests electrical equipment and for compliance with many national and international standards. It provides test reports providing independent proof of testing and compliance with the standards. It also provides independent certification of explosion protected electrical equipment.

Explosion Protection - Intrinsic Safety

TestSafe Australia provides testing and assessment of electrical equipment for the type of explosion protection 'intrinsic safety'. This includes assessment of the design and documentation pertaining to the equipment for compliance with Australian, International and overseas Standards. To obtain certification of electrical equipment, application forms should be submitted with complete circuit schematics, printed circuit board layouts, interconnection drawings, and simple mechanical drawings showing the make up of the equipment.

Explosion-Protection - Flameproof

TestSafe Australia's flameproof branch provides testing and assessment of electrical equipment for the type of explosion protection 'flameproof'. The enclosures are conditioned, and then mechanically tested for their ability to withstand the pressures and provide non-transmission of internal explosions to the external atmosphere in compliance with Australian, International and overseas Standards. To obtain certification of electrical equipment, application forms should be submitted with enclosure and internal component details.

Explosion-Protection - Other techniques

Facilities are available to test and assess equipment for other types of explosion-protection, including increased safety, dust ignition-proof, powder filling, oil immersion, encapsulation and non-sparking, in compliance with Australian, International and overseas Standards. To obtain certification of electrical equipment, application forms should be submitted with enclosure and internal component details.

On-Load Testing - Electrical

Facilities for the endurance assessment of electrical equipment allow graded testing from 32V to 11kV with a wide range of load and supply power factor settings, and 'through' current testing up to 30,000 A. To obtain testing of equipment, please fill in the enquiry form for testing.

Degree of Protection (IP) Testing

Facilities for testing electrical enclosures to international standards for protection against ingress of foreign bodies and water, and also access to live parts, are available. To obtain testing of equipment, please fill in the enquiry form for testing. IP Testing - (degree of protection provided by enclosures AS 60529-2004)

Other types of testing and certification include:

• Battery Operated Vehicles
  We test and assess the various assemblies that form the electrical part of the vehicles. These may include Flameproof, Increased Safety and Intrinsically Safe equipment in addition to the battery, cables, glands and protection devices to ensure that the risk of incendive sparking and heating is not likely to occur. The tyres and brakes are also assessed and tested to ensure no heat or sparks can be produced that could present a risk in specific Gas Groups of a hazardous area. To obtain testing of equipment, please fill in the enquiry form for testing.
• Cable Glands
  These are assessed and tested under the accepted international Standards for the specific type of explosion protection. To obtain certification of cable glands, application forms should be submitted with all mechanical details.
• Fuel Dispensers
  Dispensers of flammable liquids may use a number of "Ex" certified equipment, including types of protection "Ex d", "Ex e" "Ex i" and "Ex m" assemblies. Assessment and electrical testing of dispensing equipment for flammable liquids such as Petrol, LP gas and CNG is performed at the testing station. Load tests are generally witnessed at the manufacturer's works. The recent issue of the standard (AS/NZS: 2229-2004) has combined all relevant flammable materials into the one document. To obtain certification of fuel dispensers, application forms should be submitted with all mechanical and electrical details.
• Special Protection 's'
  Assessment and tests of a special nature may allow the product to be certified as 'Ex s'. It is possible for a product to be certified that is novel in approach and where this is not fully covered in one or more of the basic "Ex" standards. Tests may be devised by the Testing Laboratory that takes into account some of those specified in the basic standards and more stringent tests may be applied to ensure an adequate factor of safety. To obtain certification under special protection, application forms should be submitted with all mechanical and electrical details.
• Caplights
  These are assessed to the requirements of the Australian and International Standards 62013.1 and 62013.2. These standards cover the explosion protection and also the performance of caplights. To obtain certification of caplights, application forms should be submitted with all mechanical and electrical details.
• Ventilation 'v'
  There is no IEC Standard that can be applied at the present time. TestSafe has certified equipment over the years for compliance with the Australian Standard AS 1482. This usually involves an assessment of drawings followed by site tests. The Standard does not include Analyser Houses for which IEC, presently, has only a Technical Report, which is not accepted for Certification. To obtain certification of ventilated systems, application forms should be submitted with all mechanical and electrical details.

To find out more about our Electrical Capabilities

We will also consider test requirements to other standards or similar tests as required, please use the enquiry form.

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