NATA
Australia has developed a very strong and respected third party laboratory accreditation scheme under NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities). NATA is the preferred accreditation agency of the Australian Government. TCA carries a wide range of accreditations under the NATA system for electrical measurements and testing, temperature calibrations, acoustics, photometery, chemical testing and inspection services. Accreditation numbers 62, 12442, 717, 1308 and 651 in the NATA Directory detail our capabilities. Click here to go to the NATA WEB site

Domestic Appliances and Electrical Equipment
TCA caries the broadest range of NATA (No 62 category 3.80 and 3.85) accreditations for electrical equipment in Australia. These have been matched with accreditations in the IECEE-CB scheme for Categories HOUS, SAFE and TRON.

Information Technology and Business Equipment
TCA is a recognised testing facility for safety testing by NATA (No 62 category 3.80) and IECEE-CB Scheme (Category OFF).

Electromedical Equipment and Safety
We have facilities for testing electromedical equipment to AS 3200.1 and IEC 601, with NATA (No 62 category 3.95) and CB accreditation (Category MED). Consultancy services are available for European Medical Devices Directive and Australian Therapeutic Goods Authority regulations.

Testing for ACA Technical Standards
We are accredited (No 62 category 3.75) for tests to ACA standards TS 001 and TS 008. We can arrange packages for inter-operation and EMI testing to provide a full testing service for ACA certification and A-tick marking. Click here to go to ACA’s WEB site.

Inspection Services
TCA Consulting Services is a NATA accredited Inspection Body (No 12442, Category 16.03) as a Competent Body under the EMC Framework and provides Inspection Reports verifying Technical Construction Files.

EMC Testing
Our EMC Laboratory is NATA accredited (No 62 categories 3.41 and 3.42) for emissions and immunity testing:

Overseas Acceptance of Test Results
TCA test results are accepted by a wide range of approval and certification bodies through NATA's Mutual Recognition Agreement Partners, the IECEE CB Scheme and its own strong reputation in the Asian area, In particular, Singaporean and Malaysian Regulatory Authorities, and Hong Kong recognise TCA test reports. TCA is accredited under the IECEE CB Scheme which guarantees acceptance of test results by national certification bodies such as BSI, VDE, TUV, CSA, etc., in some 26 countries in the European Community, Eastern Europe, Asia and North America. Click here to find out more about TCA's CB capabilities. Click here to go to the IECEE WEB site.

Quality Systems
TCA is certified to ISO 9002 Quality Assurance standard by Standards Australia Quality Assurance Services. NATA and CB accreditations confirm compliance to the requirements of AS ISO/IEC 17025 and AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17020.

For more details about TCA's accreditations please contact Gunther Theisz or Robert Woo.

Testing & Certification Australia Product Compliance

14 Nelson Street Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Ph: +612 9410 5111 Fax: +612 9415 1567