BCTC Testing:Relevant UK and EU legislation UKCA Directive and CE Directive Relevant UK and EU legislation In many areas the current EU legislation for specific products has corresponding UK legislation: EU Legislation UK Legislation Toy Safety - Directive 2009/48/EC Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 ... Read More

BCTC Testing:Toys Regulations SOR/2011-17 CANADA CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT General Marginal note:Official languages 3 Any written statement or warning required by these Regulations must appear in both English and French. Packaging Marginal note:Flexible film bags 4 A flexible film bag that ... Read More

BCTC Testing: CANADA CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT Phthalates Regulations SOR/2016-188 Interpretation Marginal note:Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. child care article means a product that is intended to facilitate the relaxation, sleep, hygiene, feeding, sucking or ... Read More

BCTC Testing:Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations SOR/2018-83 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. accessible part means any part of a product that may be touched, licked, mouthed or swallowed during the reasonably foreseeable use of the product. (partie accessible) ... Read More

BCTC Test: The Product List of the TISI List of Compulsory TISI Standards Chemistry (3 items) 1 TIS 78-2549 (2006) Laundry detergent powder Effective Date : July 14, 2008 Detail 2 TIS 950-2547 (2004) Solid alcohol fuel Effective Date : February 3, 2006 Detail 3 TIS 1746-2545 (2002) Ammonium nitrate ... Read More

Singapore PSB Certification Singapore COC Certification What is the SAFETY Mark? The SAFETY Mark helps consumers and suppliers identify registered Controlled Goods. These goods must carry the SAFETY Mark either affixed on the Controlled Goods or their packaging (to be affixed in a prominent location... Read More

Air Transport: Significant changes to the 65th edition of the IATA DGR 2024 published Read More

Quality Management Program Since 2013 all lithium cells and batteries must be manufactured according to a documented quality management program. At the moment it doesn´t have to be a certified system, e.g. like ISO 9001, yet. But it must be a system documented in writing which must be provided to ... Read More

BCTC Testing:UN 38.3 test series In most of the checklists you can find a checkpoint regarding the so called UN 38.3 Test. What does it mean? Before lithium cells/batteries can be transported in the first place, they must have successfully passed certain tests. These tests simulate transport ... Read More

BCTC Testing: QUESTION OF THE DAY: UN Test 38.3 for lithium cells and lithium batteries - validity of the certificate QUESTION OF THE DAY UN Test 38.3 for lithium-cells and lithium batteries - validity of the certificate Since 01.01.2020 every manufacturer and subsequent supplier of lithium cells ... Read More