Buy Appliances that Comply with Safety Standards

Safety standards specify performance, reliability and safety requirements to prevent malfunctions that may cause physical harm to users. Some examples include specifications for material strength and fire resistance. Homeowners should not hesitate to ask if a product complies with safety standards prior to purchase.

Look out for products with the SAFETY Mark

Certain gas and electrical appliances that have the potential to cause serious injuries and property damage when they malfunction are required by law to be tested to specified safety standards. Appliances that have passed safety tests will be affixed with the SAFETY Mark before they can be sold in Singapore.

The SAFETY Mark can be found on either the product or its packaging.

What it looks like

safety mark explanation

[1]: Logo
[2]: Unique certification number traceable to the model and supplier of the registered controlled goods

Look out for the SAFETY Mark when you buy these items:

AC adaptors

Air coolers

Audio & video products (e.g. radios, TVs, hi-fi sets)

Kitchen appliances that heat liquids (e.g. coffee makers, slow cookers, steamboat pots)

Hose, regulator and valve for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems

Decorative lighting chains

Electric wall switches

Ceiling, wall and standing fans

Fuses (≤13 amperes)

Gas canisters for portable gas cookers

Gas hobs

Hair care appliances (e.g. hair dryers, hair curlers, hair straighteners)

Home computer systems

Irons

Isolating transformers

Kitchen appliances used in food preparation (e.g. mixers, blenders, mincers)

Lamp control gear (ballast/LED driver)

Kettles, hot water dispensers and airpots

Main socket-outlets

Microwave ovens

Multi-way adaptors

Portable socket-outlets

Refrigerators

Residual Current Circuit Breakers (RCCBs)

Rice cookers

Room air-conditioners

Stationary cooking appliances (e.g. cooking ranges, steam ovens)

Table/standing lamps

Kitchen appliances that heat food (e.g. toasters, hot plates, deep fryers)

Vacuum cleaners

Washing machines

Water heaters

3-pin-plugs

For more information on each product category, click here.

Check if a SAFETY Mark is valid

Step 1

Visit cpsa.enterprisesg.gov.sg and click on "Register of Registered Controlled Goods".

Step 2

Key in the product’s model number or the 8-digit unique certification number found on the SAFETY Mark.

Step 3

Check that the product information in the search results tallies with the product. Should there be no matches, contact us at 1800 773 3163 or consumerprotection@enterprisesg.gov.sg.

Did you know?
Any appliance with a 3-pin plug needs to have two SAFETY Marks on them. One on the appliance and another on the plug itself.

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