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Electrical safety testing is a general term used to describe the testing procedures a manufacturer’s product must pass in order to be deemed safe to sell to consumers within specific countries. More often than not, regulatory agencies establish these compliance test procedures. They in turn provide their seal of approval, known as an agency listing, to a product that meets their standards.

Electrical safety testing has been implemented and enforced for one reason: to protect consumers from potentially fatal electric shock. These tests are performed to ensure that products, including anything from household electric coffee makers to hairdryers and computers meet industry standards for construction, performance, ratings, markings and instruction manuals. Not only do manufacturers want to prevent faulty components from being installed in their products, but they also want to catch workmanship defects in assemblies before installation. Following a proper safety testing procedure can help to identify production problems before a product is shipped preventing costly recalls and embarrassing public announcements. Still other manufacturers test to protect themselves from product liability suits. Whatever the reason may be, electrical safety testing makes good sense for any consumer product manufacturer.

There are 5 important electrical safety tests that manufacturers perform: the Dielectric Withstand (Hipot) test, Ground Bond test, Ground Continuity test, Insulation Resistance test, and the Line Leakage test.