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Eurofins Product Testing - Electrical Safety

Eurofins offers a wide range of testing and certification services for products in the field of Electrical Safety. Here, a multitude of various laws, directives, standards and restrictions have to be taken into consideration. The importance of testing on Electrical Safety standards is obvious: users of electric and electronic devices have to be protected from harm while operating for example household appliances or energy saving lamps. Also, electric and electronic products are subject to official supervision all across Europe. Through sample testing purchases ("Mystery Shopping") and other surveillance measures, critical devices are withdrawn from the market. Manufacturers, importers, distributors and testing laboratories are called to account. This ensures, that when buying electric and electronic devices, consumers can trust in quality marks attached to the products. The "GS mark" (“Geprüfte Sicherheit”) in particular has an outstanding reputation and indicates high quality standards.

As full member of the CB-scheme Eurofins offers also tests and certificates according to IEC standards.

Eurofins offers testing and certification services, e. g.

Electrical continuity,
Insulation resistance,
voltage test and protection against residual voltage,
dispersion current,
glow wire test.

Extract of the main standards:

EN 60204 / IEC 60204		Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen
EN 60335 / IEC 60335		Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
EN 60439 / IEC 60439		Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies Niederspannungs-Schaltgerätekombinationen
EN 60950 / IEC 60950		Information technology equipment - Safety Einrichtungen der Informationstechnik - Sicherheit
EN 61010 / IEC 61010		Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte
EN 60529 / IEC 60529		Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) Schutzarten durch Gehäuse (IP-Code)
EN 60065 / IEC 60065		Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements Audio-, Video- und ähnliche elektronische Geräte - Sicherheitsanforderungen
EN 62115 / IEC 62115		Electric toys - Safety Elektrische Spielzeuge - Sicherheit
EN 60598 / IEC 60598		Luminaires - Safety requirements and tests Leuchten - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfungen
EN 61558 / IEC 61558		Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products Sicherheit von Transformatoren, Netzgeräten und dergleichen
EN 60968 / IEC 60968		Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services; safety requirements Lampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für Allgemeinbeleuchtung; Sicherheitsanforderungen

We test according to the following directives:

For further information please contact our national organisations or directly our specialists:

Electrical Safety Competence Center Germany: +49 (0) 33631 888 0

Electrical Safety Competence Center Italy: +39 346 963 2929

eMail: safety@eurofins.com