Electrical Safety

A HPWH product requires a Certificate of Conformity for installation in Australia.

A Certificate of Conformity is a certificate that states an item of in-scope electrical equipment risk Level 3 meets the relevant standard.

A Certificate of Conformity is a statement through an independent review of evidence of compliance to the relevant standard, that the equipment type is electrically safe. A certificate of conformity is required for level 3 equipment before the item can be registered on the EESS Registration Database.

HPWH must be certified by a JAS-ANZ accredited body, for example SAA Approvals Pty Ltd.

There are three parts to this:

Electrical safety testing to 60335.* standards (physical testing in lab)
Electrical safety certificate of conformity (AKA SAA certificate, electrical safety certificate) - this certifies the physical testing all complies with standards
Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) database registration - companies register their products on EESS database by submitting their Electrical Safety Certificate (step 2).

Electrical Safety Certification and RCM registration use the same system, called the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS).

Manufacturers must use electrical safety test reports[1] to apply for a Electrical Safety Certificate of Conformity[2] for installation in Australia, otherwise known as an SAA Certificate, then register the product on the EESS. Electrical Safety Certification must be provided by a JAS-ANZ accredited body, such as SAA Approvals or SGS Australia.

Australian importers must use the EMC test reports[3] and SAA Certificate to apply for Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) on the ERAC Database.

[1] AS/NZS 60335.1, AS/NZS 60335.2.40 and AS/NZS 60335.2.2

[2] A Certificate of Conformity is a certificate that states an item of in-scope electrical equipment risk Level 3 meets the relevant standard.

[3] AS/NZS 61000 series