| A.1 | There is no pre-approval registration requirement for household electrical products supplied in Hong Kong. Now, EMSD has launched a voluntary registration scheme covering 24 household electrical products and posted the relevant product information onto EMSD website. |
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| A.2 | All household electrical products supplied in Hong Kong must have a valid certificate of safety compliance in order to satisfy the requirements of the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation. |
| A.3 | Suppliers should ensure that their household electrical products conform to the latest safety standards as detailed in the Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation. However, this list is not exhaustive and the current safety standards will be revised or new safety standards will be published by relevant standards organizations from time to time. For details of the scope and application of an individual standard, please refer to its latest version published by the relevant authority. Examples of standards organizations are International Electrotechnical Commission (www.iec.ch), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (www.cenelec.eu) and British Standards Institution (www.bsigroup.com). |
| A.4 | The certificate of safety compliance shall be a CB test certificate or endorsed test certificate/report (e.g. test report issued under the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme) issued by a recognized certification body (RCB) under the specified scope of certification or a declaration of conformity issued by a recognized manufacturer (RM) for specified classes of electrical products. Moreover, a declaration of conformity issued by a product manufacturer, substantiated by relevant safety test certificate/report, may be accepted for a non-prescribed product. |
| A.5 | EMSD encourages suppliers of household electrical products to participate in the voluntary registration scheme. Please click here for the registration details and procedures. |
| A.6 | Please click here to obtain free soft copies of EMSD publications related to electrical products. |
| A.7 | Guidelines on electrical product recall can be viewed by clicking here. |
| A.8 | Please click here for details and the application form for registering as a Recognized Certification Body. You may also view the current List of Recognized Certification Bodies (RCBs) for Electrical Products. |
| A.9 | Suppliers could supply the remaining stocks of the electrical products complied with the prevalent safety standards if the suppliers have submitted the details of the remaining stocks related to those electrical products to EMSD on or before 31 December 2010. |
| A.10 | Electrical products issued with CE (LVD) certificates indicate that the electrical products are certified in accordance with the relevant EN standards. In general, the EN standards are equivalent to IEC standards. The CE (LVD) certificate applies to the products which are regulated in the Europe and could not be accepted as certificate of safety compliance directly. For non-prescribed products, the product manufacturer should issue a declaration of conformity based on relevant safety test certificate/report. |
| A.11 | In case of doubt on the EMF safety requirement, supplier can contact our staff at 2808 3100 or access EMSD webpage Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Safety standards for household electrical products. |
| A.12 | For general enquiries on electrical product safety, please contact EMSD at Telephone: 1823; Fax: 2895 4929; or Email: epsd@emsd.gov.hk. |
| A.1 | Please click here to access the safety tips for buying and using electrical appliances. |
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| A.2 | To report unsafe household electrical products, please contact EMSD at Telephone: 1823; Fax: 2895 4929; or Email: epsd@emsd.gov.hk. |
| A.3 | EMSD maintains a list of household electrical products having been checked with relevant certificates of safety compliance under a voluntary registration scheme. The list contains brands and models of these household electrical products. |
| A.4 | EMSD maintains a list of recalled household electrical products. |
| A.5 | Set-top boxes sold in Hong Kong shall meet relevant international safety standards. The public should buy set-top boxes provided with product information (e.g. brand, model and voltage) and fitted with 3-pin plugs complying with safety requirements. When using a set-top box, make sure that there is sufficient space around for heat dissipation. If abnormal sound or smell is detected, stop using it and unplugged it at once. If the set-top box is not to be used for a long time, switch off its power supply. |
| A.6 | Please click here to view the safety tips for buying and using Christmas lightings [PDF format (1.09KB)]. |
| A.7 |
Although fluorescent lamps contain a very small amount of mercury, care should be taken when they break. The following safety tips are recommended for cleaning up broken fluorescent lamps:
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