Electrical safety testing
Ensure product safety and quality to avoid potential harm by meeting electrical safety requirements.What is electrical safety testing?
TÜV SÜD offers electrical safety testing for all types of electrical and electronic products in our accredited laboratories or at your site. We carry out the tests according to a set of electrical safety rules and precautions that protect against potential electrical hazards and injuries.
Why electrical safety testing is important
Risk mitigation
Electrical safety tests help keep customers safe from electrical shocks and overheating of products, so you can avoid expensive product recalls and litigation.
Regulatory compliance
Our electrical safety testing services help you keep up with the ever-changing regulatory landscape and comply with national and international standards.
Quality Control
Consistent quality throughout manufacturing is essential to ensure electrical safety. Robust quality control measures help you to address safety risks early.
Supply chain management
Manufacturers rely on a global supply chain with suppliers whose processes are unclear. Electrical safety testing can ensure that all these components are safe.
Versatility of usage
Certified components that have passed TÜV SÜD's testing to the relevant electrical safety standards can be seamlessly integrated into higher-level systems.
How TÜV SÜD can help you with electrical safety testing
TÜV SÜD can conduct electrical safety tests in our fully accredited laboratories located around the world. Our electrical safety testing is internationally accredited through the IECEE CB Scheme, based on our compliance with ISO 17025. TÜV SÜD is also a Notified Body under applicable Directives of the European Union.
In addition to our laboratory testing capabilities, TÜV SÜD engineers can also conduct an electrical safety test at your facility.
Our engineers can test a wide variety of consumer electrical and electronic equipment and products as well as medical, industrial, commercial and laboratory equipment. To ensure a smooth process, a dedicated project manager handles both the technical testing and the project organisation.
Our customers benefit from the global acceptance of our TÜV SÜD certificate due to its exceptional quality, the independence and neutrality of TÜV SÜD as an institution, and its global reputation. To ensure global market access, TÜV SÜD certification includes:
- Issuing CB and NRTL certificates
- Issuing TÜV SÜD Mark certificates.
- LVD/MD conformities
- Limited product certification
- Field evaluation service
- Customised certification packages
What our electrical safety testing service include
TÜV SÜD can test both standardised and non-standardised products, perform mechanical and electrical safety testing and develop customised test programmes.
Our electrical safety test portfolio includes:
- High voltage tests (dielectric withstand tests) – measures an electrical product’s ability to withstand a high voltage applied between its electrical circuit and the ground.
- Leakage current tests – evaluates whether current that flows between an AC source and the ground is within a specified limit.
- Insulation resistance tests – calibrates the quality of the electrical insulation used.
- Ground continuity tests – ensures that there is a clear path between all exposed metal surfaces and the power system ground.
TÜV SÜD's range of electrical safety testing services are based on national and international standards and regulations such as:
- Low voltage directive (LVD) (2014/35/EU)
- Machinery regulation (EU) 2023/1230
- Atmosphere explosible directive (ATEX) 2014/34/EU.
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) directive 2014/30/EU
- Radio equipment directive (RED)
In addition to electrical safety testing services, we also provide electrical safety certification services and specialised trainings and seminars.
Upon successful electrical safety certification, TÜV SÜD provides the appropriate test mark in accordance with:
- TÜV Mark
- GS Mark
- CB Scheme
- NRTL
- FES US
- FES Europe
- SPE 1000
- CCC
- Gost/EAC/SASO
TÜV SÜD offers to guide you on national and international certification procedures and provide development support for:
- Risk analysis
- Safety concepts
- FMEA
- User manual