Subject 1598
Bulletin Dated: August 28, 2015
SUMMARY OF TOPICS
The following changes in requirements to the Standard for Luminaires, UL 1598, are being proposed for preliminary review and comment only:
1. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for use of Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 rigid PVC conduit as luminaire pole and electrical enclosure
2. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirements for combination HID/incandescent lamp replacement marking for remote ballasted HID luminaires
3. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirements for Rain and Sprinkler Test Methods
4. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise spacings requirements applied between component printed circuit boards and luminaire dead metal
5. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for luminaires for use in clothes closets in Clause 12.7 (USA)
6. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirements for dielectric testing of LED luminaires
7. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of dielectric voltage-withstand exception to factory production test
8. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirements for self-threading screw torque
9. For Preliminary Review Only: Add paragraph 1.3 to reference UL 8750 for requirements for LED components and subassemblies
10. For Preliminary Review Only: Add standard references to Clause 2
11. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise polymeric material requirements for LED optics
12. For Preliminary Review Only: Clarify requirements for luminaires using lampholders having cellulosic fiber husks
13. For Preliminary Review Only: Clarify requirements for the use of flexible cord for power supply connections
14. Clarify requirements for the use of flexible cord and attachment plugs for connecting luminaires to the branch circuit
15. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for recessed luminaires for installation in air-handling spaces
16. For Preliminary Review Only: Add supplementary requirements for LED luminaires
17. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise electrical spacings to include USA requirement for printed wiring board
18. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise enclosure requirements
19. For Preliminary Review Only: Add standard references to Annex A
20. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for LED Type Non-IC inherently protected recessed luminaires
21. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirements for thermal protection for LED recessed luminaires
22. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for mechanical joints and fastenings
23. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise existing definitions and add new definitions
24. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise flammability requirements for an LED lens and diffuser
25. For Preliminary Review Only: Add spacings options for UL 1598 using requirements from UL 840
26. For Preliminary Review Only: Add requirements for luminaires for use in clothes closets in Clause 12.8 (CAN) (Please note similarities with the USA proposal Topic 5)
27. For Preliminary Review Only: Add new Section 11.1.5 (CAN) for polymeric light diffusers and lenses compliance with the National Building Code of Canada
28. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise font size requirements for product labels
29. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise definition of User Maintenance
30. For Preliminary Review Only: Revise requirement in part (c) of Clause 10.6.9 (CAN) to include wall-mounted luminaires
31. For Preliminary Review Only: Revision of factory production tests, dielectric voltage-withstand