1 Scope

1.1 This Standard applies to luminaires for use in non-hazardous locations and that are intended for installation on branch circuits of 600 V nominal or less between conductors in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CEC), CSA C22.1, with the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70, and with the Mexican National Electrical Code, NOM-001-SEDE.

1.2 This Standard does not apply to luminaires covered by other standards. The luminaries not covered by this Standard include:

1. Amateur Movie Lights;

2. Aquarium Lights;

3. Cabinet Lights;

4. Decorative Lighting Strings;

5. Combination Fan/IR Lamps Used for Heating;

6. Electric Signs;

7. Exit Signs;

8. Junction Boxes for Swimming Pool Fixtures;

9. Lamp Adapters;

10. Low-Level Path Marking and Lighting Systems in the United States;

11. Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting as follows:

    1. For products intended for installation in Canada, landscape lighting systems that are 30 V nominal or less; and

    2. For products intended for installation in Mexico, low-voltage landscape lighting devices that are 24 V nominal or less.

    3. For products intended for installation in the United States, low-voltage landscape lighting devices that are of 15 V nominal or less;

12. Low Voltage Lighting Fixtures for Use in Recreational Vehicles;

13. Low Voltage Marine Lighting;

14. Luminaires for Hazardous Locations;

15. Luminaires for Recreational Vehicles in the United States;

16. Marine Navigational Lights;

17. Marine-Type Fixtures;

18. Portable Electric Displays;

19. Portable Hand Lamps;

20. Portable Luminaires;

21. Portable Sun/Heat Lamps;

22. Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters;

23. Stage and Studio Luminaires;

24. Submersible Luminaires;

25. Swimming Pools Luminaires;

26. Temporary Lighting Strings;

27. Therapeutic Lamps;

28. Track Lighting Systems;

29. Under-cabinet Lights in Canada and Cord-connected Under-cabinet Lights in the United States; and

30. Unit Equipment for Emergency Lighting.

Summary of Topics

This new edition of ANSI/UL 1598 includes the following changes in requirements:

Added requirements for mechanical joints and fastenings; luminaires for use in clothes closets; recessed luminaires for installation in air-handling spaces; LED Type Non-IC inherently protected recessed luminaires; supplementary requirements for LED luminaires; reference UL 8750 for requirements; LED components and subassemblies; spacings options using requirements from UL 840; and a new Section (CAN) for polymeric light diffusers and lenses compliance with the National Building Code of Canada

Revised requirements for enclosures; combination HID/incandescent lamp replacement marking for remote ballasted HID luminaires; Rain and Sprinkler Test Methods; self-threading screw torque; polymeric material requirements for LED optics; thermal protection for LED recessed luminaires; electrical spacings to include USA requirement for printed wiring board; flammability requirements for an LED lens and diffuser; factory production-line tests and dielectric voltage-withstand testing (DVWT); to include wall-mounted luminaires; definition of User Maintenance; and font size requirements for product labels

Clarify requirements for luminaires using lampholders having cellulosic fiber husks and use of flexible cord and attachment plugs for connecting luminaires to the branch circuit