Electrical Safety Testing

Electrical Safety testing forms a central part of CE Marking and the assessment aims to ensure product usability and safety.

We provide electrical safety testing to harmonised European standards to allow manufacturers to demonstrate compliance to the European Low Voltage Directive (LVD), 2014/35/EU for CE marking, as well as providing them with the confidence to place their products on the market knowing that their products are safe to use.

We have been offering electrical safety assessments and compliance testing to International (IEC), European (EN) and National standards for many years. In addition to CE marking, we can help for a global markets access through the CB Scheme. With five extensive test facilities throughout Switzerland, we guarantee near support.

Please see SAS and IECEE for details of specific standards that we are accredited to.

Common Electrical Safety Tests

Although commonly referred to as electrical safety testing, the actual assessments carried out extend well beyond a product’s electrical characteristics as shown below:

• Electric shock hazards
• Heat (thermal) related hazards
• Mechanical hazards
• Material testing (e.g. glow wire test, needle flame)
• Radiation
• Abnormal operation, including faults and failures within the equipment
• Acoustic tests
• Dust and water ingress (IP) tests
• Construction checks and expert opinion

As with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), it is important to consider electrical safety for compliance with the LVD for European CE marking at the design stage, as it makes any necessary modifications both easier and more cost effective to implement.

CB Scheme

Eurofins Electric & Electronic Product Testing AG is part of the IECEE CB Scheme as a CB Test Laboratory (CBTL). The scheme operates in over 50 countries including North America.

Testing your product under the CB Scheme at one of our accredited test laboratories, reduces the need for duplicate testing, saving both time and money, whilst gaining access to a truly global market.

NRTL for US/Canada

We can also provide access to Nationally Recognised Test Laboratory (NRTL) Certification by MET Labs in North America for access to North America and Canada including factory audits.