Thousands of counterfeit USB phone chargers displaying fake approval numbers have been seized in raids conducted by NSW Fair Trading across Sydney.

Read more: SMH 14 April 2016

Mother’s safety plea at inquest into death of toddler crushed by TV

Read more : ABC News

Consumer Product Safety Response to Hoverboard Fires
The Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, has imposed an interim ban on the sale of hoverboards that do not meet the safety standards specified in the ban.

Regulation Impact Statement

Posted 2 Mar 2016, 7:09am

Dangerous electrical cabling installed in homes across Australia could become a fire and electrocution risk within weeks, according to the consumer watchdog.

About 2,300 kilometres of Infinity and Olsent-branded cable remain in hundreds of homes in every state except the Northern Territory.

The cable was recalled after testing revealed its polymer casing was poor quality, causing it to become brittle rapidly in areas of high heat such as around light fittings and ovens.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) deputy chair Delia Rickard said the cable was first installed in homes in New South Wales in 2010.

Read more: ABC News

1. Plug and cord sold with other equipment
i)The in-scope electrical equipment (“the equipment’) the plug and cord is supplied with will need to be marked with the RCM.
ii) the equipment will need to be registered to the responsible supplier on the EESS database according to the equipment risk level.
iii) The plug and cord may be marked with the RCM, but not if they will need to have the certification marking aligning with the certificate issued for that component, and have markings of the brand and model identifiable for each component.
iv) A cord marked in accordance with the CENELEC HAR marking scheme is acceptable and in that situation does not require the RCM.

The following standards have now been published:-

• AS/NZS IEC 60601.2.2
• AS/NZS IEC 60601.2.45:2015
• AS/NZS IEC 60601.2.27

Single compliance mark—end of transition period approaching!

The single Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) was introduced on 1 March 2013 with a three-year transition period to 29 February 2016.
Suppliers must register on the online national database and start using the RCM by 1 March 2016.

The final step to product compliance involves labelling the product:

Steps to compliance
1. Identify the applicable labelling notice
2. Identify the applicable technical standards (prescribed in the relevant labelling notice) and the testing requirements
3. Demonstrate product compliance
4. Complete a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) and maintain compliance records
5. Register as a ‘responsible supplier’
6. Label the product
The ACMA regulatory arrangements require a supplier to apply a compliance label to a product before the product is supplied to the Australian market.

Gazette February 2016