Lighting products should be exported to the EU to guard against electric shock risks

Recently, the European Union non-food consumer goods safety warning system RAPEX notified a non-conformity incident of domestic export string, and believed that the contactable wires of the string are only basic insulation. If the insulation is broken, the user may come into contact with the live conductor and be shocked. Lighting equipment products mainly based on light strings and LED lights have been reported and returned abroad due to wire problems in recent years, and must be taken seriously.

In recent years, China's export lighting products have developed rapidly. In 2017, the total export volume of lamps, lighting fixtures and parts products in the country exceeded 30 billion US dollars. The export products include lamps, bulk lighting accessories, LED light sources, LED drivers, etc. One of the key areas for export of products. With the year-on-year increase in exports to the EU, lighting products are frequently notified by the European Union RAPEX. According to statistics from the official website of RAPEX, in 2017, China's lighting equipment exported to the EU was notified by RAPEX 85 batches, ranking second only to toys, electrical appliances and clothing. The reason for the notification was mainly that the product had a risk of electric shock, accounting for 74.12%. Failure to comply with the European Union's Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) and European Standard EN60598-1:2008 requires adequate protective measures to protect the user from contact with live parts.

The notified products are mainly concentrated on the light string and the LED light source. The problem of the light string notification is mostly that the cross-sectional area of ​​the soft wire is small, the insulation of the soft wire is not enough, and the exposed parts of the soft wire are not fixed, and the exposed parts are exposed; The creepage distance and clearance between the live parts and the metal casing are not qualified or insufficiently insulated; other notified issues include the small night light with a toy shape, the transformer primary and secondary creepage distances in the luminaire are unqualified, in the luminaire The size of the plug pin does not meet the requirements, and the lamp designed for outdoor use has no dustproof, waterproof protection and the like.

The main reasons for the high level of lighting notification incidents are as follows: First, a small number of export enterprises rely excessively on the model of customer sample production, while ignoring the conformity of products to standards; second, some export enterprises pay too much attention to cost control, while ignoring product quality. There are even behaviors such as cutting corners, such as the cross-sectional area of ​​the soft wire appearing in the string is too small, and the insulation of the cord is not enough. Third, the enterprise lacks the necessary risk prevention awareness, and some enterprises blindly meet the unreasonable requirements of customers in order to obtain orders. Once such products are unqualified by foreign official inspections, they will face recalls or returns. At that time, enterprises will face huge losses.

Ningbo is an important production and export base for lighting products in China. In 2017, the export value of Ningbo-based export-oriented lighting products reached US$4.2 billion. In 2017, there were also incidents in which the LED floodlights had insufficient cross-sectional area and there was a risk of electric shock. The LED light power cord was too thin for outdoor use and was notified by the European Union. In order to maintain the development advantages of the Ningbo lighting industry and improve the quality competitiveness of export lighting products, the inspection and quarantine department recommends that the majority of export production enterprises: on the one hand, we must effectively improve the quality awareness and standard awareness. Actively pay attention to the standards of importing countries, especially for newly developed products, in the aspects of product design and development, production and inspection, we should pay attention to the collection of corresponding standards and technical measures; on the other hand, we must strengthen the quality awareness of products and sample production. The mode should also be strictly in accordance with the relevant requirements of the standard, and the cost control should be strictly controlled within the scope of the standard. At the same time, when exporting products to different countries, we should also pay attention to the differences in national standards. For example, if our own technical capabilities are insufficient, we may entrust a third-party testing institution with higher credibility to conduct testing and evaluation, or obtain relevant importing country certification to ensure the export of products. Quality and safety, maintaining the reputation of manufacturing in China.


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