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 revision of ANSI/UL 1598 dated June 18, 2021 includes the following:

– Correction in Table 15.1.2, Maximum Temperature Limits, to include the missing value in the Maximum, °C, thermocouple method column for item 17, and to correct the reference of Table 15.1.2, Item 17 to Table 15.1.2, Item 18 in paragraph 12.8.1.3.

– References to 18.7.1 in I.7.2 and I.7.3 were replaced with the correct reference I.7.1.

– Correction to remove 9.6, which had been erroneously replicated