We don’t just provide information, we ensure our members are informed, represented, and ahead of regulatory change.
Our members gain access to trusted, up-to-date technical resources covering legislation, compliance guidance, and interpretations of National, European, and International standards. This support helps businesses stay competitive, avoid costly compliance errors, and confidently bring products to market.
By accessing our extensive catalogue of standards and technical documents, members benefit from early insight into emerging requirements and direct influence through The LIA’s presence on key technical and regulatory committees. This representation ensures the voice of the UK lighting industry is heard where it matters.
Technical Guides
These documents are detailed guides available to the general public, designed like a brochure or instructions document.
LIA Technical Statements
Technical info for the public, formatted like a concise technical report.
ICEL Technical Statements
Technical info about emergency lighting, formatted similar to a technical report.
Information Sheets
Member-only documents similar to Technical Statements but more detailed.
Technical Bulletins
For members only; news reports on relevant technical topics. Formatted like Information Sheets but time-sensitive.
Member Guides
Detailed guides for members only, designed to be easy to read and formatted like a brochure.
Brexit
Links to relevant government guidance and related LIA documents on Brexit topics.
EU-GB Legislation Tracker
Members-only page with up-to-date info about GB legislation and EU alignment. Maintained with LightingEurope.
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.
2024 Achievements
- 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 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.
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