TEST Africa offers three mainstreams of Testing, which are listed below:

• Safety Testing
• Performance Testing
• Declarations / Report Evaluation

Safety Testing

IT Equipment:IEC 60950

Household : Calculators, Telephones, Modems, Personal Computers, Telephone Answering Machines, Staplers, Typewriters, etc.

Office : Bookkeeping machines, Dictation Equipment, Fax Machines, PABX's, Photocopiers, Plotters, Staplers, Shredders, Pencil Sharpeners, Text Processing Equipment, Monitors, LCD Projectors, etc.

General : ATM's, Public Information Terminals, Point of sale terminals, Visual Display units, Postage machines, Magnetic tape handlers, etc.

Audio/Visual Equipment:IEC 60065

Content : Receivers, Amplifiers, Load Transducers, Source Transducers, Electronic musical equipments, Video projectors, Video games, Juke boxes, Electronic gaming and scoring machines, Power supplies, Video Cameras, Televisions, VCR's, DVD Players, Hi-Fi's, etc.

Uninterruptable Power Systems:IEC 62040

Safety of machinery :IEC 60204

Laboratory Equipment:IEC 61010

Measurement Equipment:IEC 61010

Control Equipment:IEC 61010

Household Use:IEC 60335

Kitchen : Electric Knives, Kettles, Coffee Makers, Frying Pans, Microwave Ovens, Stoves, Fridges, slow Cookers, etc.

Laundry : Irons, Vacuum Cleaners, Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Dish Washers, Cloth Dryers, Towel Rails etc.

Bedroom : Hair Dryers, Curling Irons, Foot Spas, Electric Blankets, Clocks, Water Bed Heaters, etc.

Living Room : Warming Mats, Ceiling Fans, Heaters, Airconditioners, etc.

Bathroom : Shavers and Hair Clippers, Electric Toilet Seats, etc.

Outside : Swimming pool Pumps, Barbeques, Irrigation Pumps, Insect Killers, Drivers for Gates, etc.

Health : Humidifiers, Massagers, Oral Hygiene Appliances, Sauna Heating Appliances, Air Cleaning Appliances, etc.

Other : Electric Fence Energizers, Amusement Machines, Fishing Machines, Service Machines, Overhead Projectors, Water Pumps, Electrical Equipment Used in Aquariums, Battery Chargers, etc.

Commercial Use :IEC 60335

Butchery : Band Saws, Mincers, Meat Tenderisers, Vacuum Sealers, Display Fridges, Cold Rooms, etc.

Restaurants : Bain's Marie, Chip Dumps, Under Counter Ovens, Rotisseries, Warming plates, Sandwich Toast Appliances, Grillers, Deep Fat Fryers, etc.

Performance Testing

Storage Water HeatersSABS 151

Instantaneous Water HeatersSABS 1356

Capacity Testing of Washing Machines (Over 7.2kg)SABS 1422

Capacity of Tumble Dryers (Over 7.5kg)SABS 1422

Declarations / Report Evaluation

Foreign Test Reports

We are able to evaluate reports from other Accredited test laboratories and issue IEC reports

We can issue declaration reports regarding Model and / or Trade Name changes

We can assist in obtaining letter of authority (L.O.A)

The Process For Declarations and Evaluations

• A copy of the original IEC test report and sample must be submitted to TEST Africa for inspection of components and comparison to the original sample.




• A declaration report will be issued if the new sample and the original sample have the same components and construction.




• Any differences between the components of the original sample and the new sample will have to be verified by testing the clauses of the specification affected by the changes. The testing of these clauses will be billed at an hourly rate, a quotation for this testing will be supplied before any testing is started.




• A test report covering the partial testing of the sample will be issued with a declaration report and will be submitted with an application form to the NRCS for a LETTER OF AUTHORITY (L.O. A.).




• The client will be contacted as soon as the L.O.A. has been issued, to collect the documentation from TEST Africa or alternatively the documentation can be expressed to the client as arranged.