Australian Standards & Compliance Documentation

AIMS Industrial supplies products certified to Australian, ISO, DIN and European standards across every category we stock. This page indexes the standards relevant to each product category, explains how to request a Certificate of Conformity, and outlines the procurement pathway for government, defence, education and Tier-1 industrial buyers. Last updated 29/06/26.

How to request a Certificate of Conformity

The right pathway depends on where you are in the buying process:

• New buyer doing vendor qualification or procurement research — use our Request a Quote form. List the products you need, the standards your specification requires, and any destination details. We come back within 1 business day with both the quote and the certification documentation available.
• Export orders needing COC documentation — see our international and export orders page for the full Incoterms, payment and certification workflow. CoC requirements should be identified in your initial enquiry so we can confirm supplier coverage before quoting.
• Government, defence, education and Tier-1 procurement — automatic 30-day credit terms apply (no application form required). Email accounts@aimsindustrial.com.au with your PO and standards specification. See our trade accounts page for the full pathway.
• Existing AIMS customer with a quote or order already in progress — add the CoC request to your existing thread. Email sales@aimsindustrial.com.au or ring (02) 9773 0122.
• Quick yes/no question — "Do you supply X compliant to standard Y?" — phone or our Contact Us page is the fastest route. We'll confirm availability and supplier coverage same business day.

Best practice for any compliance enquiry: identify the specific standard(s) your buyer or project requires upfront. That lets us confirm before order which documentation we can supply and which we can't — no gaps after goods have shipped.

Standards by product category

The standards listed below cover the products AIMS stocks across each category. Coverage depends on the specific product and manufacturer — some brands hold full compliance documentation as standard, some require a specific request through the supplier, some products aren't covered by a formal certification at all. Tell us what you need and we'll confirm what's available.

Lifting Equipment

• AS 4991 — Lifting devices. Covers turnbuckles, eye bolts, lifting magnets, rated shackles, beam clamps, plate clamps, rated hooks.
• AS 1666 — Wire-rope slings. Covers grade, construction, end fittings and proof testing.
• AS 2741 — Shackles. Forged carbon and alloy steel shackles.
• AS 3775 — Chain slings. Grade T (80) and Grade V (100).
• AS 1418 series — Cranes, hoists and winches. AS 1418.1 (general), AS 1418.2 (serial hoists and winches), AS 1418.4 (manually-powered chain blocks).
• AS 4497 — Round slings — Synthetic fibre.

Structural Steel

• AS/NZS 1163 — Cold-formed structural steel hollow sections.
• AS/NZS 5131 — Structural steelwork — Fabrication and erection (Construction Categories CC1 to CC4).
• AS/NZS 3678 — Structural steel — Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs.
• AS/NZS 3679 — Structural steel — Hot-rolled bars and sections.

Fasteners

• ISO 898-1 — Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon and alloy steel. Grade markings 4.6 through 12.9. Critical for high-tensile bolt specifications.
• ISO 3506-1 and ISO 3506-2 — Mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant stainless steel fasteners. Covers grade A1, A2, A4 and A5 stainless property classes.
• AS/NZS 1252 — High-strength steel fastener assemblies for bolting structural steel.
• AS/NZS 4291.1 — Mechanical properties of fasteners — Bolts, screws and studs.
• AS 1110 series — ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws (product grades A and B).
• AS 1112 series — ISO metric hexagon nuts.
• DIN 933 / DIN 931 — Hexagon head bolts (full thread / partial thread).
• DIN 985 — Prevailing-torque hexagon nuts (nylon insert lock nuts).
• DIN 125 / DIN 9021 — Flat washers (standard / large).

Eye and Face Protection

• AS/NZS 1337.1 — Eye and face protection — Medium impact rated safety glasses, goggles, faceshields.
• AS/NZS 1338.1 — Filters for eye protection — Welding filters (shade numbers).
• AS/NZS 1336 — Recommended practice for eye and face protection in the workplace.

Welding Equipment and Consumables

• AS/NZS ISO 3834 series — Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
• AS 1674.1 — Safety in welding and allied processes — Fire precautions.
• AS 1674.2 — Safety in welding and allied processes — Electrical.
• AS/NZS 2980 — Qualification of welders for fusion welding of steels.
• AS/NZS 4837 — Air-purifying particulate respirators for welding fume.

Hand Protection (Gloves)

• AS/NZS 2161.1 — Occupational protective gloves — General requirements.
• AS/NZS 2161.2 — Occupational protective gloves — Chemical risks.
• AS/NZS 2161.3 — Occupational protective gloves — Mechanical risks (cut, abrasion, tear, puncture).
• EN 388 — European mechanical risks standard. Cut Levels A through F under the updated test method (TDM-100 / ISO 13997).

Hi-Vis Workwear and Reflective Materials

• AS/NZS 4602.1 — High visibility safety garments — Garments for high-risk applications (Day and Night use).
• AS/NZS 1906.4 — Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes — High visibility materials for safety garments.

Safety Footwear

• AS/NZS 2210.1 — Occupational protective footwear — General requirements.
• AS/NZS 2210.3 — Specification for safety footwear (Type II — slip resistant, protective toe-cap rated to 200J).

Hose and Industrial Fittings

• AS 2554 series — Rubber hoses for various industrial fluid-handling applications.
• AS 1869 — Hose and hose assemblies for liquefied petroleum gases.

Lubrication

• NSF H1 — Food-grade lubricant registration (incidental food contact). Required for food and beverage processing applications.
• NSF H2 — Lubricant registration where no contact with food is possible.
• ISO 12925-1 — Industrial application — Family C — Gear lubricants (specifications for industrial gear oils).

Adhesives and Thread Sealants

Adhesive and thread-sealant compliance documentation is generally manufacturer Technical Data Sheet (TDS) based rather than against a single industry standard. For Loctite, Permatex, Tap Magic and similar branded chemical products, we'll supply the manufacturer TDS plus the relevant Safety Data Sheet (SDS) with your order. For pressure-system applications, ISO 7-1 (taper thread) and ISO 228-1 (parallel thread) define the thread forms that thread sealants are designed against.

Engineering Drawing and Tolerance Standards

• AS 1100.101 — Technical drawing — General principles.
• AS 1100.201 — Technical drawing — Mechanical engineering drawing.
• ISO 1101 — Geometrical product specifications (GPS) — Geometrical tolerancing.
• ASME Y14.5 — Dimensioning and tolerancing (US engineering drawing convention).

Government, defence, education and Tier-1 procurement

Buyers from Federal, State and Local Government agencies, defence (RAAF and other branches), educational institutions (.edu.au domains including TAFE, universities, medical centres) and major industrial Tier-1 multinationals (Dow, IXOM, GWF, Martogg, Ventia and others) procure from AIMS regularly.

How procurement works for these buyers:

• Automatic 30-day credit terms. Government agencies (Federal, State, Local) and verified Tier-1 educational and industrial buyers receive 30-day credit as standard — no credit application form required. Email accounts@aimsindustrial.com.au with your PO and we'll set up the account for first order.
• Vendor qualification documentation pack. For procurement teams completing vendor qualification, we can supply a documentation pack covering AIMS business registration (Fully Chic Pty Ltd ABN), insurance, supplier capability statement, and standards coverage for the product categories you'll be ordering. Request via our quote form and flag it as "vendor qualification" in the notes.
• Standards compliance evidence with each delivery. Where the standard applies and the manufacturer holds the compliance documentation, we supply the Certificate of Conformity, mill certificate or batch certification with the consignment. Identify your requirement upfront in the PO or quote.
• Project pricing and contract arrangements. For multi-product, multi-quarter projects we can structure pricing and supply arrangements through our sales team. Contact sales@aimsindustrial.com.au with project scope.

What if your required standard isn't listed?

This page indexes the standards most commonly applicable to AIMS-stocked product categories. It isn't exhaustive — many AIMS products comply with sector-specific or international standards beyond those listed here, and many manufacturers hold compliance documentation against industry-specific standards we haven't surfaced.

If you need compliance evidence against a standard not listed above, contact us via our quote form (for new procurement enquiries) or email sales@aimsindustrial.com.au (for existing customer enquiries). We'll check supplier coverage and come back to you within 1 business day with a definitive answer — what we can supply, what we can't, and any alternative products that meet the same standard.

People Also Ask

Does AIMS Industrial supply products certified to Australian Standards?

Yes — products stocked by AIMS Industrial are certified to AS, AS/NZS, ISO, DIN and EN standards across all categories. Coverage depends on the specific product and manufacturer. Identify your required standard in your enquiry and we'll confirm supplier coverage before quoting.

How do I get a Certificate of Conformity from AIMS Industrial?

Use our Request a Quote form if you're a new buyer doing vendor qualification or procurement research. Use email or phone (sales@aimsindustrial.com.au / (02) 9773 0122) if you're an existing customer adding CoC to an order in progress. For export orders see our international and export orders page.

Does AIMS supply AS 4991-compliant lifting equipment?

Yes — AIMS stocks rated lifting equipment from Austlift, Beaver, Yoke and other AS 4991-rated suppliers. Products covered include turnbuckles, eye bolts, lifting magnets, shackles, beam clamps and rated hooks. Working Load Limit (WLL) stamping and Certificate of Conformity available with order.

What standards do AIMS safety glasses and welding helmets meet?

Safety glasses are certified to AS/NZS 1337.1 (medium impact). Welding filters are certified to AS/NZS 1338.1 (welding filter shade numbers). Most welding helmets stocked by AIMS meet both standards plus relevant impact protection requirements.

Does AIMS supply ISO 898-1 high-tensile bolts?

Yes — high-tensile bolts from Grade 8.8 through Grade 12.9 are stocked across metric and imperial thread forms. Manufacturer compliance documentation against ISO 898-1 available with order. Stainless equivalents are certified to ISO 3506-1.

Can government and education buyers get standards documentation from AIMS?

Yes — automatic 30-day credit applies to Government (Federal, State, Local), Defence, education (.edu.au) and verified Tier-1 industrial buyers. No credit application form required. Standards compliance documentation supplied with the order where applicable. Email accounts@aimsindustrial.com.au with your PO + standards specification.

Does AIMS supply food-grade NSF H1 lubricants?

Yes — NSF H1-registered lubricants (food-grade, incidental food contact) are stocked for food and beverage processing applications. NSF registration documentation available with order. Common applications: food machinery gearboxes, conveyor lubrication, packaging line maintenance.

What if AIMS doesn't list the standard I need?

Contact us anyway — this page lists the standards most commonly applicable to AIMS product categories, but many products comply with sector-specific or international standards beyond what's surfaced here. Use the quote form for new procurement enquiries or email sales@aimsindustrial.com.au for existing customer enquiries. We'll confirm coverage within 1 business day.

Get standards documentation for your order

For new procurement enquiries or vendor qualification: use our Request a Quote form. Flag the standards your specification requires in the notes.

For existing customer orders: email sales@aimsindustrial.com.au or ring (02) 9773 0122 Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00 AEST.

For government, defence, education and Tier-1 procurement with automatic 30-day credit terms: email accounts@aimsindustrial.com.au with your PO and standards specification.