DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR BENCHTOP DISHWASHER

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS 60335.1:2011
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - General requirements
For most products you will  need the test report to additionallly cover a 60335 supplement specific to the particular appliance type, in this case:

AS/NZS 60335.2.5:2014+A1+A2
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for dishwashers (IEC 60335-2-5 Ed 5.2, MOD)

CORD
Current Australian Approvals Certificates are required for: 
• The mains cord
• The mains plug 
• The appliance connector (if a detachable cord is used). 
Note that this is IN ADDITION  to the Approval Certificate for the appliance itself, if applicable.

• The components of the cord must be marked in accordance with the requirements of their approval certificates.
• The length of cords supplied in production product must match the length of the evaluated sample.

DECLARED
This product is a declared (AKA Proclaimed or Prescribed) article. It consequently requires a current Australian Approval certificate. 
In Australia all states except NSW require it to also be registered by the importer on the EESS Database. In practical terms, this means that, unless you are going to produce a special version for sale in NSW only, it is "de-facto mandatory" for any declared article intended for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
Currently, (2023) The NSW Dept of Fair Trading does not fully support EESS, so any articles with NSW XXXXX approval numbers must have the approval number marked on the product (not its packaging). All other "brands" of approval are stored on the ERAC database and so for those an RCM is sufficient. The rating label must also carry the model name the product was registered under.
The recommended practice is to put both the RCM and approval number on the product, regardless of who the approver is.

NZ Specific:
• In New Zealand the retailer must sign and keep an on hand an SDoc (Statutory Declaration of Compliance) as well as copies of all relevant Approval documentation.
• NZ safety laws now require rating labels to specifically indicate that the product is designed to operate at the NZ standard 230V.  That is, it must either simply say "230V", or state a range that includes that figure eg "220 - 240V"
In NZ, a product labelled "240V" is deemed to be "unsafe" operated at 230V.

DEC-LABELLING
This item is either a declared article itself, or it contains declared articles (240V lead components, AC adaptor etc).
All declared articles must be labelled  in accordance with  the requirements of their approval certificates.
Currently (2023) items with approvals issued by the NSW Dept of Fair Trading must be marked with their "NSWXXXXX" approval number. With approvals issued by all other authorized bodies (SAA approvals, UL etc), provided the approval is registered on the ERAC database, the item can be marked with just an RCM. 
However there is nothing to stop you putting both the approval number AND the RCM on the label. With the current state of confusion about ERAC, that is the recommended procedure .

EMC REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS CISPR 14.1:2021
Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus: Emission

MEPS REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS 2007.2:2005
Performance of household electrical appliances - Dishwashers - Energy efficiency labelling requirements

AS/NZS 6400:2016
Water efficient products - Rating and labelling. (WELS)

(NZ ONLY) HARMONICS AND FLICKER REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS 61000.3.2:2013 (Currently NZ Only)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)-Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current = 16 A per phase)

KNOWN CONSTRUCTION ISSUES (FROM PAST EXPERIENCE): 

CRIMP
• All crimp connectors must be good quality brands approved by QA.
• Connectors must have a tight friction fit requiring at least 20N force (about 2kg) to pull off.
• A QC inspector should not be able  move the connector on the terminal with fingers alone.
• A loose-fitting connector with a locking pin to give >20N pulloff  is not acceptable.
Wires within 75mm of a high-power crimped connection can overheat if the crimp is faulty, possibly melting through the plastic case. Some means must be used to prevent this. Either:
• The wires must be held away from the case with cable ties or similar or:
• The wires must be covered with heat-resistant sleeving.

PSI-CRIMP
All crimp connectors must be good quality.
• Connectors must have a tight friction fit.
• A QC inspector should not be able  move the connector on the terminal with fingers alone. A pull force of at least 20N (2kg) is required.
• A loose-fitting connector with a locking pin to produce the 20N pull force is not acceptable.
Wires within 75mm of a high-power crimped connection can overheat if the crimp is faulty, possibly melting through the plastic case. Some means must be used to prevent this. Either:
• The wires must be held away from the case with cable ties or similar or:
• The wires must be covered with heat-resistant sleeving.

KNOWN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUES (FROM PAST EXPERIENCE):

MANUAL
USER MANUALS.
• All instruction manuals must be in clear, grammatically correct English. If required by QA, factory manuals must be re-written by a specialist manual authoring company.
• Fonts must be no smaller than 6 Point Arial, and must be easily readable by a person with normal vision, or using their normal reading glasses. That is, no additional magnification should be required to read the manual.
• All mandatory warning statements as required by the relevant safety standard must be included in the manual.
NOTE: Contrary to common belief, these do NOT have to be a word-for-word recitation of what is written the  the Standard; it is permissible to modify them to more accurately describe the particular product.
• A copy of the current Group Warranty Statement must be included in the  "Warranty" section. Take care to ensure that division contact details are correct. (For example, don't put Variety Store details in a Supermarkets product warranty).

