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Committees the LIA team attend

Committees in bold are top-level committees.

CENELEC

TC34	Lighting
TC34/WG1	Emergency Lighting
TC34/WG3	Harmonisation editing committee

IEC (Lighting)

TC34	Lighting
TC34/AG1	Chair Advisory Group
TC34/MT2	Terminology
TC34/AG4	Lighting Systems
TC34/WG5	EMx
TC34/WG7	Insulation Co-ordination
TC34/WG11	Control Interface / DALI
TC34/AG13	IEC adoption of Zhaga publications
TC34/WG14	Lighting Systems
TC34/AG20	Environmental Aspects
TC34/JWG21	Photobiological safety of light sources and luminaires emitting visible light
TC34/WG24	Environmental Aspects
SC34A	Electric light sources
SC34A/WG4	LED light sources
SC34A/WG6	Legacy light sources
SC34B	Lamp caps and holders
SC34B/WG1	Caps/holders
SC34C	Auxiliaries for lamps
SC34C/WG1	Controlgear
SC34C/JWG3*	Emergency
SC34C/EG4	Editing group
SC34D	Luminaires
SC34D/WG1	Luminaires
SC34D/JWG2*	Emergency
SC34D/EG3	Editing group

IEC (Other)

SC23B/MT13	Maintenance of the IEC 61995 series
TC64/MT2	Wiring regs
TC64/MT2/PT559	Wiring regs - lighting
TC64/MT34	Electrical installations of buildings - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces
CTL-ETF5/OSM-LUM	Committee of test labs

CEN

TC169/WG3	Emergency lighting
- DSSS TF	Adaptive emergency escape lighting systems - Technical specification
- Dynamic signs	Subgroup of TF for development of adaptive signs

BSI

CPL/34	Lighting
CPL/34/1	Light sources & Caps/Holders
CPL/34/3	Control gear
CPL/34/4	Luminaires
L/001	Electrotechnical sector – Policy and strategy committee
EL/1	Light and lighting applications
EL/1/1	Emergency lighting
EL/1/1/1	BS 5266-1 drafting panel
EL/1/2	Road lighting
EL/1/3	Tunnel lighting
EPL/76	Optical radiation safety & lasers
GEL/008	Electricity supply
GEL/106	EMF
GEL/111	Environmental
GEL/210	EMC
JPEL/064	Wiring Regs
JPELB/064	Wiring Regs - Thermal
JPELC/064	Wiring Regs - Shock
JPELD/064	Wiring Regs - External
PEL/23	Electrical accessories
PH/8/1	Safety signs
TPR/33/-/8	BS 8887-221 drafting

Stuart Burns chairing his first meeting of the luminaire committee SC34D WG1.

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

The LIA is deeply involved in numerous standards development organisations, including IEC, ISO, CENELEC, CEN, and BSI.

The LIA’s engagement in various lighting industry standards committees provides its members with early access to information on developing standards. This strategic advantage enables members to design products that comply with emerging regulations and remain future-proof.

By participating in the LIA, members also gain the opportunity to influence the drafting of these standards. Their input helps shape industry regulations to better align with their specific needs and expertise.

New in 2024

2024 should see the publication of both the controlgear safety series standards, IEC 61347 and the new format luminaire safety standard IEC 60598-1. These will then progress through the EU harmonisation process to be listed in the OJ. These standards will become the default for showing a presumption of conformity to EU and GB Regulations.
For luminaires, work will move to updating the part 2s to align with the new format IEC 60598-1.
Work will ramp up in the environmental group as pressure for standardised metrics increases including publishing the PEP Ecopassport PSR0014 as an IEC Publicly Available Specification (PAS) late 2024 or early 2025.
3 major projects on LED lamp safety, LED module safety and LED light source performance standards should progress to final drafts later in the year and publication in 2025..
Standards IEC 63494-1 and IEC 63494-2-1 for Lighting System Electro-Mechanical Interfaces are in the Committee Draft stage, with the the work progressing during 2024/2025, with estimated publication early 2026.

2023 Achievements

Work has restarted on LED light source safety and performance standards.

Work has commenced on a new series of standards for “holders, connectors and mounts for LED light sources”.

Work concluded on updating the controlgear safety standards IEC 61347-1 and some part 2s which are expected to be published in 2024.

Work has continued on updating the luminaire safety standard IEC 60598-1 which is expected to be published in 2024.

Work on environmental aspects has started with development of a Technical Report expected in 2024. This group will also look to develop Product Category Rules (PCR) and Product Specific Rules (PSR) for lighting.

In CENELEC the approval of standards as harmonised standards and listing in the Commission Official Journal (OJ) continues to cause frustration and delays.