National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60598‑2‑2:2012. It is identical to IEC 60598‑2‑2:2011. It supersedes BS EN 60598‑2‑2:1997, which will be withdrawn on 13 December 2014.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee CPL/34, Lamps and Related Equipment, to Subcommittee CPL/34/4, Luminaires.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 29 February 2012.

Foreword

The text of document 34D/1030/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60598‑2‑2, prepared by IEC/SC 34D, "Luminaires", of IEC/TC 34, "Lamps and related equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60598‑2‑2:2012.

The following dates are fixed:

This document supersedes EN 60598‑2‑2:1996 + A1:1997.

The changes introduced by EN 60598‑2‑2:2012 are those required to maintain consistency with later versions of EN 60598‑1 that have been published since the previous edition of this standard.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-12-13. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 60598‑2‑2:2011 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.

2.1 Scope

This part of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for recessed luminaires incorporating electric light sources for operation from supply voltages up to 1 000 V. This section does not apply to air-handling or liquid-cooled luminaires.

2.2 Normative references

2.3 General test requirements

2.4 Definitions

2.5 Classification of luminaires

2.6 Marking

2.7 Construction

2.8 Creepage distances and clearances

2.9 Provision for earthing

2.10 Terminals

2.11 External and internal wiring

2.12 Protection against electric shock

2.13 Endurance tests and thermal tests

2.13.1

2.14 Resistance to dust and moisture

2.15 Insulation resistance and electric strength

2.16 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking

BS EN 60598-2-2:2012

Luminaires - Particular requirements. Recessed luminaires

Current

Published:

29 Feb 2012