Electrical

The A2LA Electrical Testing Program encompasses all types of electrical testing, including electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electrical performance, and safety for a variety of consumer, laboratory, medical, and industry equipment, components, and full systems.

A2LA welcomes applications for the accreditation of all types of electrical testing. Areas of electrical testing commonly included on A2LA Accredited Scopes:

  • Cables
  • Motors
  • Appliances
  • Instruments
  • Meters
  • Insulating materials
  • Lamps 
  • Lifes 
  • Generators
  • Office equipment
  • Plugs and sockets
  • Electrical product safety
  • Transformers
  • Power supplies
  • Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Bluetooth
  • Radio disturbance
  • Electromechanical Devices
  • Electromechanical Equipment
  • Environmental Stress
  • High voltage power
  • Lightning
  • Luminaires
  • Electrical efficiency
  • Batteries
  • Battery charging systems
  • Photovoltaics
  • Telecommunications
  • Protocol/Interoperability
  • Radar equipment
  • Computer peripherals

 

This is not a comprehensive list. Please contact us for more information and we would be happy to accommodate your request for accreditation services to the best of our ability.

Program Requirements

  • ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Electrical Accreditation Subprograms

 

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