Apr 12, 2012 - and recognized for all the major energy efficiency programs including: ... the UL 48 online sign training
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UL Lighting Sciences Completes Accreditation/ Recognition
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Keeping Up With LED Technology
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Global Standards Update: Are You Ready?
Department of Energy LED Lighting Facts Program Update By Todd Straka / Business Development Director, Lighting The LED Lighting Facts Program was developed to showcase LED Lighting Products intended for General Illumination from manufacturers who have committed to having their products independently tested to industry standards by approved third-party testing laboratories. The success of this program is evident through the participation of over 300 manufacturers and over 200 retailers and distributors, not to
mention a total product count which now exceeds 4,000 qualified lighting products. To support the continued and future growth of this program, several recent updates have taken place: • Recent completion of the 3rd Lighting Facts Product Snapshot which analyzes products registered with Lighting Facts. This particular Product Snapshot focuses on Outdoor Street and Area
Lighting, Commercial Down lights, Troffers, Under-Cabinet Luminaires, and Shelf-Mounted Luminaires. It can be found on the website at www.lightingfacts.com/ productsnapshot • Ongoing spot-check testing continues, in order to verify that the products continue to perform as when they originally were submitted and approved to use the label. The results of the first round of testing will be announced soon.
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A Letter From Alberto
We are quickly approaching the busy tradeshow season for the Lighting Industry. This is always an exciting time of the year, as these tradeshows grant our UL staff a tremendous opportunity to spend time with our customers and industry associates learning about their various opportunities, challenges, and needs. In an industry moving as quickly as Solid-State Lighting, tradeshows give value by informing us of the various technological advances which allow us to anticipate industry needs and adjust our offerings to meet those needs. Over the next few months, you will see UL at the Taiwan International Lighting Show (Taipei), International Sign Expo (Orlando), Light & Building (Frankfurt), Signworld Convention (Las Vegas), Lightfair International (Las Vegas) and EuroLED (Birmingham). We are extremely pleased to be participating in these shows and I hope that you will find a few minutes to stop by and visit to share your thoughts and insights with us. Not only do we welcome your feedback, but we count on it as we strive to remain a trusted partner to the global lighting industry. Hope to see you there! Safe Travels! With Regards,
UL Lighting Sciences Completes Accreditation/Recognition By James Walker / LSI UL Lighting Sciences is now accredited by the International Accreditation Service (IAS) around many key standard certifications in accordance with the IEC/ISO-17025 standards. UL Lighting Sciences has now completed laboratory accreditation and recognition programs including: • EPA recognition for ENERGY STAR® for SSL testing • NIST Proficiency Testing • CALiPER (approved laboratory by the DOE) • Lighting Facts (recognized by the DOE) • California Energy Commission (for LM-79 testing) Test reports generated by UL Lighting Sciences are accepted by the EPA, the DOE, the State of California and the Design Lights Consortium. UL Verification Services now has three laboratories that are fully accredited and recognized for all the major energy efficiency programs including: • UL Verification Services (Guangzhou) Co., LTD (Nansha, China) • UL Luminaire Test Laboratory (Allentown, PA) • UL Lighting Sciences (Scottsdale, AZ)
Alberto Uggetti VP and GM Global Lighting
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Keeping Up With LED Technology Updates on UL Sign Standards and Certification By Lee Hewitt / Principal Engineer – Lighting Working with the New Edition of the Sign Standard UL 48 Standard for Electric Signs is not a new safety standard. In fact, ever since publication of the First Edition of UL 48 in November 1917 the standard has seen many updates to address changes in sign technology. On September 2nd, 2011 UL published the 15th Edition of UL 48 to address the most recent changes in sign illumination technology including the use of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light sources. In addition to technology updates, the 15th Edition was completely reorganized with a simplified structure to make finding requirements and general navigation much faster and easier for standard users. While the 15th Edition of UL 48 became effective on publication, there were several upgrades from the 14th Edition such as the requirement for installation instructions to be provided for all sign types. Those paragraphs involving upgrades in requirements were noted in the standard with an effective date of October 2nd, 2012. Not all the changes in UL 48 were upgrades in requirements. There were changes in the sign requirements that permitted more flexibility in sign construction. Perhaps the most significant was the grounding exemption of section signs that are powered from a remote Class 2 supply. This change was made to be consistent with a similar change in the 2011 National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. Sign manufacturers who have already taken the UL 48 online sign training program based on the 14th Edition do not need to retake the 13 training modules currently offered. UL has prepared a separate online training module that covers just the differences from the 14th Edition of
UL 48. Sign manufacturers interested in the training may contact UL Knowledge Service (previously UL University) at www.ulknowledgeservices.com for information on enrolling in the course.
Sign Certification Program Transition The transition to the upgraded sign certification program by sign shops participating in UL’s Listed Sign Program continues to make significant progress and now has recorded over 1600 sign shop staff that have completed the online sign training curriculum and qualify as Manufacturers Technical Representatives (MTR). While significant progress has been made toward the transition, UL recognizes that with the issuance of the 15th Edition of UL 48 and the additional training module, that changes were needed to the program effective date to correspond to the October 2, 2012 effective date of the 15th Edition of UL 48. Details of those changes are included in a new bulletin to sign manufacturers.
Sign Retrofit Requirements Instead of replacing an old or nonfunctioning sign with a new sign, retrofitting of signs with LED retrofit kits has been used as a viable option by sign manufacturers and installers for many years. In order to insure that the components used in the sign retrofit and the sign itself will comply with the basic safety requirements of UL 48 after the retrofit, UL offers a UL Classification Certification for LED retrofit kits. The requirements for the kit are covered by Subject 879A Outline of Investigation for LED Kits. With the increasing amount of sign retrofit activity and the need to correlate requirements for the variety of LED retrofit kits, UL has assigned the UL 48 Standards Technical Panel (STP) with the
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responsibility for 879A and is pursuing the transition of the Outline of Investigation to an ANSI/UL Standard. The initial draft of UL879A has been sent to the STP for preliminary comments prior to release of the draft for balloting by the STP.
More Sign Training Coming In addition to the new UL 48 15th Edition training module, UL plans to upgrade the entire sign curriculum and add new modules including separate modules to cover Class 2 Powered Signs and The Use of Polymeric Materials in Signs. When completed UL will announce the availability of the new training material. www.ul.com/signs
UL LED Roadshow Update In an effort to better serve our customers and the lighting industry, we are excited to announce that we will be delivering our 2012 LED Roadshows for North America via a high-quality video production. This will be available to the market in the 2nd Quarter of 2012. This method of delivery will allow for more of our customers who are not local to our NA facilities to view the Roadshow. We will also look to present in a format which will grant our customers the flexibility to view only the content that is of the most interest and applicable to them. Please note that we will no longer hold live, in-person LED Roadshows in North America in 2012.
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Global Standards Update: Are You Ready? EN 60598-1 Seventh Edition Cancels & Replaces Sixth Edition By Roberto Inclinati / Business Development Manager, Lighting Several technical revisions have been made to International Standard EN 60598-1 seventh edition, which cancels and replaces the sixth edition published in 2004 + A1 (2006), effective April 12, 2012. The major changes which may affect certification are outlined in Annex R. As re-testing may not be required in all cases, it is important to discuss the changes with your certification partner as soon as possible to determine the required path to keep your files updated and current with the newest revision of the standard. Some of the areas highlighted in Annex R which are affected include: Sub clauses 1.2.71, 3.2.19, 4.21, 4.24, Annex P Requirements self-shielded lamps and UV protection Sub clauses 1.2.42, 5.2.14, 5.2.16, 8.2.3, 9.2 SELV requirements Sub clauses 1.2.78, 1.2.79, 1.2.80, 3.3, 10.1, 10.3, Annex G Touch current, protective current and electric burn
Sub clauses 1.2.81, 1.2.82, 3.2.20, 4.14.3, Table 12.1 Hot surfaces Sub clauses 0.5.2, 1.2.83, Annex V
• IEC/EN 60598-1 General requirements • IEC/EN 60598-2-1 Surfacemounted Luminaires • IEC/EN 60598-2-2 Recessed Luminaires
Terminal block with integrated earthing contact
• IEC/EN 60598-2-3 Street lighting
Sub clauses 3.2.22, Figure 1 Replaceable fuses
• IEC/EN 60598-2-4 Portable Lamp • IEC/EN 60598-2-5 Floodlight
Sub clauses 1.2.8, 8.2.1, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.2.6 Access to basic insulation of luminaires
• IEC/EN 60598-2-6 Luminaires with built-in transformers for filament lamps
Sub clauses 2.4, 12.6, 3.2.9, 3.2.21, 4.16, Annex D, Annex N Sub clauses 2.4, 12.6, 3.2.9, 3.2.21, 4.16, Annex D, Annex N:
• IEC/EN 60598-2-13 Ground recessed luminaires
Marking of luminaires not suitable for mounting on normally flammable surfaces and covering with insulation
• IEC/EN 60598-2-22 Emergency Lighting
UL is ready to assist you in keeping your files compliant with the latest revisions to the standard. Us a global leader in the lighting industry, UL is currently accredited and approved for the following Luminaire categories:
• IEC/EN 60598-2-17 Stage and Studios
• IEC/EN 60598-2-23 Extra low-voltage lighting systems for filament lamps
Department of Energy LED Lighting Facts Program Update (continued from cover) • A new label metric will be unveiled soon. This new metric will address Lumen Maintenance and Warranty, and will utilize the new TM-21 methodology to project a lumen maintenance percentage at 25,000 hours. It is essentially the inverse of L70 and will help to reduce the potential to overstate lifetime claims.
• A listing of utility programs which offer incentives on LED Products can now be found at www.lightingfacts.com/ utilityprograms. Utilities have the ability to utilize a tool created specifically for them which allows them to create their own criteria and screen products from the Qualified Product List.
These recent enhancements to the LED Lighting Facts Program will serve to strengthen and support the continued growth of the program. Please contact UL for more information on how to get your products quickly approved for the LED Lighting Facts Program.
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Come See Us Upcoming UL Lighting Tradeshows & Events March 13–16 Taiwan Int’l Lighting Show Taipei UL Booth TWTC Exhibition Hall 1, B0732 www.tils.com.tw March 22–24 International Sign Expo Orlando, FL: UL Booth #1413 www.signexpo.org April 15–20 Light+Building Frankfurt am Main UL Booth #Hall 4.1/A15 www.light-building.messefrankfurt.com April 18–22 SignWorld Tradeshow & Convention Golden Nugget Hotel, Las Vegas, NV UL Booth # TBD
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What is the LED Roadshow?
UL LED Roadshow Update
• Discover global trends in LED and Solid State Lighting
In an effort to better serve our customers and the lighting industry, we are excited to announce that we will be delivering our 2012 LED Roadshows for North America via a high-quality video production. This will be available to the market in the 2nd Quarter of 2012. This method of delivery will allow for more of our customers who are not local to our NA facilities to view the Roadshow. We will also look to present in a format which will grant our customers the flexibility to view only the content that is of the most interest and applicable to them. Please note that we will no longer hold live, in-person LED Roadshows in North America in 2012.
• Learn from industry experts how to maximize your revenue with Energy Efficiency and ENERGY STAR® program • Get the latest information on UL’s LED safety standards — UL8750 • Strategies on ways to streamline the UL submittal process and speed your time to market
2012 Roadshow Dates & Locations March 16 – UL Taiwan, Taipei March 27 – UL Frankfurt, Germany March 29 – UL Milan, Italy June 12 – UK Birmingham, at EuroLED * Dates and locations subject to change
For further information on our tradeshow and roadshow activities, please email
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