“CE Marking” is required by law for products sold in European Union countries, but not accepted by OSHA and Inspectors in the US and Canada. The most obvious way to recognize a CE marked electrical ...

South Korea: The Electric Appliances Safety Control Act was revised, and “Safety Certification” (which requires manufacturer factory inspection by a certification body) was changed to “Safety ...

TÜV Rheinland has handed over a type certificate to the Italian wind turbine manufacturer Leitwind. The certification was done on a 1,5 MW-upwind turbine model LTW86 which is to be sold on ...

The Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Manual of Tests and Criteria Note 1 have been reissued. Rev.6 was reissued again as Rev.6 (reissued on 17-02-2016) and Section 38.3 “testing ...

On February 29, 2016 Standards Australia published the Joint Australian/News Zealand Standard for luminaire safety.

There are significant variations between different country’s systems controlling the safety of food contact materials and articles. So let’s have a closer look at the set up in the US, and in the ...

On March 18, 2016, Kelly O’Dwyer, the Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer announced to impose an interim ban on Hoverboards that do not meet specific safety requirements.

On March 1, TÜV Rheinland Vietnam announced that it is boosting its service offering in the important and expanding Vietnam market with the opening of an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ...

When it comes to food contact materials and articles many countries have developed their own systems to control their safety and avoid contamination into foodstuffs. These systems have developed ...

The near-universal adoption of high-speed broadband internet and telephone networks, smartphones and the tsunami of apps both entertaining and practical, as well as affordable electronic devices have ...