As well as being authorised by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to test to Australian and International Standards, we can also give opinion on the adequacy of overseas testing documentation for claims of compliance with Australian Standards.
Many of our customers have previously tested their products to other standards, and expert opinion on the test documents is a valuable service for international customers. This service of document evaluation costs only a few percent of the cost of actual physical compliance testing.
Below are listed some examples of the opinions available from source documents:
We understand that many variations of the above will arise and recommend that where uncertainty exists, each case is assessed to find the most effective course of action.
* Some of the requirements of a recognised test report are:
**NATA has memoranda of understanding with accreditation authorities overseas and lists these bodies on its website. The NovitaTech test laboratory does not keep copies of overseas standards not in general use in this country. If comparisons are needed, a copy of the relevant test document must be provided.