Product category: Compliance Engineering
News Release from: UL International (UK)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 24 May 2007
Setting the standard for LED lighting
safety
Safety standard will address light emitting diodes used as light sources in luminaires designed for sale in the North American market.
Underwriters Laboratories is leading the development of a safety standard for light emitting diodes used as light sources in luminaires designed for sale in the North American market As a first step, UL has recently released the document UL8750 titled "Outline of investigation for light emitting diode light sources for use in lighting products", which will be used as the main document within the certification organisation for all investigations of the LED light sources used in UL listed lighting products
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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