Global Lighting Standards: Safety &

Performance
Testing to Safety and Performance Standards Around the
World
We test your product to virtually any safety or performance lighting standard domestic
or international across our network of 1,000 labs worldwide. The breadth of our
services gives us capabilities to test your residential, commercial, automotive,
aviation, transportation, sign, stage, and studio lighting, as well as a variety of other
lamps, ballasts, luminaires and LEDs.
Product Type

Standard(s)

Electric Signs

UL 48 & CSA C22.2 No. 207

Electric Sign Components

UL 879 & CSA-C22.2 No. 207

Portable Luminaires

UL 153 & CSA C22.2 No.12

Dimmers/Controllers

UL 244A & CSA C22.2 No. 177

Seasonal/Holiday Decorative
Products

UL 588 & CSA C22.2 No. 37

Underwater Luminaires

UL 676 & CSA C22.2 No. 89

Photoelectric Switches for

Lighting

UL 773A & CSA C22.2 No. 205

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

UL 935 & CSA C22.2 No. 74 Part 1

HID Lamp Ballasts

UL 1029 & CSA C22.2 No. 74 Part 2

Product Type

Standard(s)

LED Drivers

UL 8750 & CSA C22.2 No. 250.13

Solid-State Dimming Controls

UL 1472 & CSA C22.2 No. 184.1

Stage and Studio Luminaires

UL 1573 & CSA C22.2 No. 166

Track Lighting Systems

UL 1574 & CSA C22.2 No. 9

Fixed Luminaires

UL 1598 & CSA C22.2 No. 250.0

Nightlights

UL 1786 & CSA C22.2 No. 256

Low Voltage Landscape Lighting

UL 1838 & CSA C22.2 No. 250.7

Self-Ballasted Lamps/Lamp
Adapters

UL 1993 & CSA C22.2 No. 1993

Low-Voltage Lighting Systems

UL 2108 & CSA C22.2 No. 9.0 or CSA 22.2 No.

250.0

Neon Transformers and Power

Supplies

UL 2161 & CSA C22.2 No. 255

Flexible Lighting Products

UL 2388 & CSA C22.2 No. 9.0

LED Equipment for Use in

Lighting

UL 8750

Electrical Safety Lighting Standards for Europe

Product Type

Standard(s)

Electric Signs

IEC/EN 60598-2-1 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Portable Luminaires

IEC/EN 60598-2-4 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Dimmers/ Controllers

IEC/EN 61058-1/ IEC/EN 61347-2-11 & IEC/EN

61347-1

Seasonal/Holiday Decorative
Products

IEC/EN 60598-2-20 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Underwater Luminaires

IEC/EN 60598-2-1 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Photoelectric Switches for

Lighting

IEC/EN 60669-2-1 & IEC/EN 60669-1

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

IEC/EN 61347-2-3, IEC/EN 61347-1, IEC/EN

61347-2-8 & IEC/EN 61347-1

HID Lamp Ballasts

IEC/EN 61347-2-9, IEC/EN 61347-1, IEC/EN

61347-2-12 & IEC/EN 61347-1

LED Drivers

IEC/EN 61347-2-13 & IEC/EN 61347-1

Solid-State Dimming Controls

IEC/EN 61058-1

Stage and Studio Luminaires

IEC/EN 60598-2-17 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Track Lighting Systems

IEC/EN 60570

Fixed Luminaires

IEC/EN 60598-2-1 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Nightlights

IEC/EN 60598-2-12 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Product Type

Standard(s)

Low Voltage Landscape Lighting

IEC/EN 60598-2-1, IEC/EN 60598-1, IEC/EN

60598-2-7 & IEC/EN 60598-1

Self-Ballasted Lamps/Lamp
Adapters

IEC/EN 60968

Low-Voltage Lighting Systems

IEC/EN 60598-1 & IEC/EN 60598-2

Neon Transformers and Power

Supplies

IEC/EN 61347-2-10 & IEC/EN 61347-1

Flexible Lighting Products

IEC/EN 60598-2-20 & IEC/EN 60598-1

LED Equipment for Use In

Lighting

IEC/EN 62031

Photobiological Safety Lamp and

Lamps Systems

IEC/EN 62471

Non-Directional Household
Lamps

ErP DirectiveREG. 244/2009

Office & Public Street Lighting

ErP DirectiveREG. 245/2009

Performance Testing: Photometric Test of Lamps

Product Type
Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Standard(s)
IESNA LM-66:2000

Product Type

Standard(s)

Incandescent Lamps

IESNA LM-45:2000

Incandescent Filament Lamps

IESNA LM-49:2001

Spectroradiometric
Measurements

IESNA LM-58:1994

Electrical and Photometric

Testing of Solid-State Lighting
Devices

IESNA LM-79:2008

Lumen Maintenance of LED

Light Sources

IESNA LM-80:2008

ENERGY STAR Testing of

Compact Fluorescent (CFL)
Lamps
ENERGY STAR Testing of
Integral LED Lamps
Non-Directional Household
Lamps

ErP Directive REG. 244/2009

Office and Public Street Lighting

ErP Directive REG, 245/2009

UV Testing of LED Light Sources

IEC/EN 62471

Performance Testing: Luminaire Testing

Product Type

Standard(s)

Luminaire Photometry Testing for

IEC Files
ENERGY STAR Testing of
Residential Lighting Fixtures
ENERGY STAR Testing of
Solid-State Lighting Luminaires
ENERGY STAR Testing of
Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan
Light Kits
Airflow Testing

ASTM E283

Performance Testing: Flashlights, Spotlights, and Head

Lamps
Product Type
Performance Testing

Standard(s)
ANSI/NEMA FL1 Specification

Performance Testing: Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

Product Type
Performance Testing
Natural Resources Canada
(NRCAN) Energy-Efficiency
Requirements

Standard(s)
ANSI C82.1 & ANSI C82.11

Performance Testing: Automotive Lighting

Product Type

Standard(s)

Testing of Headlamps, Tail

Lamps, and Auxiliary Lamps

FMVSS 108 / CMVSS 108

Testing of Headlamps, Tail

Lamps, and Auxiliary Lamps

ECE Regulations

Emergency Warning Lights

SAE J845, SAE J1318, SAE J595, ECE Reg. 65

Turn Signal/Hazard Warning

Switches and Flashers

SAE J589, SAE J910, SAE J590b, SAE J945

Performance Testing: Airport Lighting Equipment

Product Type

Standard(s)

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA AC150 - Advisory Circulars

International Civil Avaiation

Organization

ICAO Specifications

Transport Canada

TC Specifications

Performance Testing: LED Traffic and Pedestrian Signals

Product Type

Standard(s)

Institute of Transportation
Engineers

ITE Specifications

California D.O.T.

CALTRANS Specifications

Product Type
European Performance
Specification

Standard(s)
EN 12368

Performance Testing: Emergency Exit Signs

Product Type
Observation Visibility Test

Standard(s)
UL 924

Performance Testing: Suntanning Equipment

Product Type
UV Testing

Standard(s)
FDA Requirements (21 CFR 1040) & UL

Performance Testing: Environmental/Mechanical Testing

Product Type

Standard(s)

Ingress Protection Testing (IP

Rating)

IEC 60529

Corrosion/Salt Fog Testing

ASTM B117

Vibration Testing

Various Specifications

Dust Testing

Various Specifications

Moisture Testing

Various Specifications

Thermal Cycling/Thermal Shock

Various Specifications

Product Type

Standard(s)

Humidity Testing

Various Specifications

Transient Protection Testing

IEEE C62.41.1 & IEEE C62.41.2

Abrasion Testing

Various Specifications

Drop/Impact Testing

Various Specifications

Mechanical Shock Testing

Various Specifications

Chemical Resistance Testing

Various Specifications

Accelerated UV Weathering

Various Specifications

Performance Testing: EMC Testing

Product Type
EN 55015
EN 55022
EN 61547
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
SAE J1113

Standard(s)