EN 60598-2-25:1994

Luminaires - Part 2-25: Particular requirements - Luminaires for use in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings

Details specific requirements for luminaires for use with tungsten filament, fluorescent and other discharge lamps on supply voltages not exceeding 1 000 V for use in clinical areas in which medical treatment, examination and medical care takes place in hospital and health care buildings.

Leuchten - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen - Leuchten zur Verwendung in klinischen Bereichen von Krankenhäusern und Gebäuden zur Gesundheitsfürsorge

Luminaires - Partie 2-25: Règles particulières - Luminaires pour les unités de soins des hôpitaux et les maisons de santé

Détaille les prescriptions spécifiques aux luminaires à utiliser avec les lampes à filament de tungstène, les lampes tubulaires à fluorescence et autres lampes à décharge, sous des tensions d'alimentation ne dépassant pas 1 000 V, dans les unités de soins des hôpitaux et les maisons de santé, où sont effectués des examens et des traitements médicaux.

Svetilke - 2-25. del: Posebne zahteve - Svetilke za uporabo v kliničnih območjih bolnišnic in zdravstvenih ustanovah (IEC 60598-2-25:1994 + corrigendum Sep.1994)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Dec-1994
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Sep-1995
• ICS: 29.140.40 - Luminaires
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 34D - IEC_SC_34D
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 34D - IEC_SC_34D
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 09-Dec-1994
• Completion Date: 09-Dec-1994
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60598-2-25:1999 - Luminaires - Part 2-25: Particular requirements - Luminaires for use in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings

Relations

• Amended By: EN 60598-2-25:1994/A1:2004 - Luminaires - Part 2-25: Particular requirements - Luminaires for use in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60598-2-25:1994 (IEC 598-2-25) specifies particular safety and performance requirements for luminaires used in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings. It covers luminaires using tungsten filament, fluorescent and other discharge lamps on supply voltages up to 1 000 V, and complements general luminaire requirements in EN/IEC 60598-1. The section focuses on patient-area types such as bedded-area, bedhead, night-light, general examination and hand-held inspection luminaires and defines construction, testing and marking expectations for safe clinical use.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope & exclusions: Applies to clinical-area luminaires but excludes medical electrical equipment (per IEC 601-1), emergency lighting, non-clinical general illumination, autoclave‑sterilizable luminaires and operating‑table luminaires.
• Normative references: Integrates EN/IEC 60598-1 (general tests/requirements) and IEC 601-1 (medical electrical equipment safety).
• Classification & marking: Luminaires must be classified per IEC 60598-1; hand‑held inspection luminaires are Class II or III. Hospital systems and service outlets require clear, indelible marking.
• Construction & components:
  • Switches must not be in non‑detachable supply cords; hand‑held switches are enclosed and actuated through a flexible cover.
  • Protective covers for lamps must be fixed so they cannot be removed by hand and allow lamp replacement without full removal.
  • Lampholders (hand‑held tungsten) must be locked against rotation by at least two independent means (one tool‑operable).
  • Hospital‑system luminaires require separate compartments for controlgear, cabling and medical gas pipes.
  • Cord storage devices for portable luminaires.
• Mechanical strength & tests:
  • Guard pull test: protective guard must withstand a 250 N axial pull for 1 minute.
  • Impact swing tests for hand‑held luminaires: repeated impacts from specified heights against a steel bar; no unsafe damage allowed.
  • Portable examination luminaires must not overbalance.
• Electrical & safety tests: Creepage/clearances, earthing, insulation resistance, thermal/endurance testing and photometric performance (Annex A) where safety depends on light output.

Applications and users

This standard is essential for:

• Luminaire manufacturers designing clinical lighting (bedhead, examination, hand‑held inspection).
• Product safety and compliance engineers performing tests and CE/EN conformity assessments.
• Hospital facilities managers and procurement specifying safe clinical lighting and hospital system integration.
• Test labs and certification bodies performing mechanical, electrical and photometric verification.

Related standards

• EN/IEC 60598-1: General requirements and tests for luminaires
• IEC 601-1 (now IEC 60601-1): Medical electrical equipment - general safety requirements
• Other sections of EN/IEC 60598-2 for specialized luminaire types

Keywords: luminaires for clinical areas, hospital lighting standards, EN 60598-2-25, IEC 598-2-25, clinical luminaires safety, hand‑held inspection luminaire, bedhead luminaire, photometric performance.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Luminaires - Part 2-25: Particular requirements - Luminaires for use in clinical areas of
hospitals and health care buildings
Leuchten - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen - Leuchten zur Verwendung in
klinischen Bereichen von Krankenhäusern und Gebäuden zur Gesundheitsfürsorge
Luminaires - Partie 2-25: Règles particulières - Luminaires pour les unités de soins des
hôpitaux et les maisons de santé
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60598-2-25:1994
ICS:
29.140.40 Svetila Luminaires
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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IEC Publication 598-2-25
Publication 598-2-25 de la CEI
(First edition - 1994)
(Première édition - 1994)
Luminaires -
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Part 2: Particular requirements -
Partie 2: Règles particulières -
Section 25: Luminaires for use
Section 25: Luminaires pour les unités de soins
in clinical areas of hospitals and
des hôpitaux et les maisons de santé
health care buildings
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD 5
Clause
25.1 General 7
25.1.1 Scope 7
25.1.2 Normative references 7
25.2 General test requirements 7
25.3 Definitions 9
25.4 Classification
25.5 Marking
25.6 Construction
25.7 Creepage distances and clearances
25.8 Provision for earthing
25.9 Terminals
17 25.10 External and internal wiring
25.11 Protection against electric shock
25.12 Endurance test and thermal tests 19
25.13 Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture 21
25.14 Insulation resistance and electric strength
25.15 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
Figures
1 Arrangement for impact test for hand-held inspection luminaires
2 Apparatus for flexing test for hand-held inspection luminaires
3 Crush test apparatus for hand-held inspection luminaires
photometric performance 27
Annex A – Luminaire
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
LUMINAIRES
Part
2: Particular requirements —
Section 25: Luminaires for use in clinical areas
of hospitals and health care buildings
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 598-2-25 has been prepared by sub-committee 34D:
Luminaires, of IEC technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
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LUMINAIRES
Part 2: Particular requirements —
Section 25: Luminaires for use in clinical areas
of hospitals and health care buildings
25.1 General
25.1.1 Scope
This section of IEC 598-2 details specific requirements for luminaires for use with tungsten
filament, fluorescent and other discharge lamps on supply voltages not exceeding 1 000 V
for use in clinical areas in which medical treatment, examination and medical care takes
place in hospitals and health care buildings.
This standard does not apply to medical electrical equipment, as defined in 2.2.15 of
IEC 601-1, containing a light source.
NOTE 1 — Subclause 2.2.15 of IEC 601-1 states: Electrical equipment, provided with not more than one
connection to a particular supply mains and intended to diagnose, treat, or monitor the patient under
medical supervision and which makes physical or electrical contact with the patient and/or transfers energy
to or from the patient and/or detects such energy transfer to or from the patient.
This standard does not apply to luminaires for emergency lighting and luminaires for
general illumination in non-clinical areas (e.g. offices).
types, reference should be made to other sections of IEC 598-2.
NOTE 2 — For these luminaire
This standard does not apply to luminaires or parts of luminaires which are designed to be
sterilized by the autoclave process and luminaires for operating tables.
25.1.2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this
text, constitute provisions of this section of IEC 598-2. At the time of publication, the
editions indicated were valid. All normative documents are subject to revision, and pa rties
to agreements based on this section of IEC 598-2 are encouraged to investigate the
of the normative documents indicated
possibility of applying the most recent editions
below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International
Standards.
IEC 598-1: 1992, Luminaires – Part 1: General requirements and tests
Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for safety
IEC 601-1: 1988,
25.2 General test requirements
The provisions of section 0 of IEC 598-1 apply. The tests detailed in each section of
IEC 598-1 shall be carried out in the order listed in this section of IEC 598-2. Reference to
other sections of IEC 598-1 may be necessary in such instances. In addition to the test
requirements of this section of IEC 598-2, luminaires having features covered by other
sections of IEC 598-2, for example recessed luminaires with built-in transformers, shall
also comply with the relevant provisions of those sections.

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25.3 Definitions
For the purpose of this section, the definitions given in section 1 of IEC 598-1 apply
together with the following definitions:
25.3.1 bedded area: Area where one or more patients' beds are in use.
NOTE – A ward will incorporate a bedded area or areas together with the associated services such as the
nurses' station, utility rooms and toilets.
25.3.2 enclosed luminaire: Luminaire
with the main-part and translucent cover
constructed to minimize the entry of dust and other bodies.
25.3.3 bedded area luminaire: General purpose luminaire for lighting in the area of
patients.
NOTE – It may be surface mounted (wall or ceiling), pendant or recessed.
25.3.4 bedhead luminaire: Special luminaire which can be operated by the patient.
NOTES
1 It may be surface mounted and it may have an adjustable arm.
2 This luminaire type should not be regarded as a general examination luminaire or as a hand-held
inspection luminaire.
25.3.5 night light luminaire: Luminaire designed to give a low level of light, at night, in
bedded areas and adjacent areas.
25.3.6 hospital system: System for bedded areas with provision for attaching other
services, for example supply voltage outlets, connections for medical gases, telephone
sockets, radio, luminaires or light dimming devices.
25.3.7 general examination luminaire: Totally enclosed adjustable luminaire, for
surface mounting (wall or ceiling) or for fixing to a mobile stand for medical examination
and minor surgical purposes (for example dental or veterinary use).
25.3.8 hand-held inspection luminaire: Totally-enclosed luminaire for medical
inspection purposes but not intended for the internal examination of patients.
25.3.9 rewirable hand-held inspection
luminaire: Hand-held inspection luminaire so
constructed that the flexible cable or cord can be replaced.
25.3.10 non-rewirable hand-held inspection luminaire: Hand-held inspection luminaire
so constructed that the flexible cable or cord cannot be separated from the luminaire
without making it permanently useless.

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25.4 Classification
Luminaires shall be classified in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of IEC 598-1
together with the requirements of 25.4.1.
25.4.1 According to the type of protection against electric shock, hand-held inspection
luminaires shall be classified as class ll or class Ill.
25.5 Marking
The provisions of section 3 of IEC 598-1 apply together with the requirements of 25.5.1.
25.5.1 Hospital system shall have the service outlets clearly and indelibly marked. Any
warning notices shall be positioned so that they are clearly visible. The requirements of
clause 6 of IEC 601-1 also apply.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
25.6 Construction
The provisions of section 4 of IEC 598-1 apply together with the requirements of 25.6.1
to 25.6.4.
25.6.1 Components
25.6.1.1 Switches or supply interruption devices shall not be included in the
non-detachable cable or cord supplied with the luminaires.
In hand-held inspection luminaires switches, including their actuating members, shall be
completely enclosed within the handle or body. The cover of the actuating member shall
be of flexible material, such as rubber or polychloroprene, to enable the switch to be
operated.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by manual test.
25.6.1.2 The lamp(s) in hand-held inspection luminaires, and examination luminaires shall
be protected against accidental damage. Any protective device, such as a translucent
cover, shall be fixed to the body of the luminaire. It shall not be possible to remove the
protective device by hand and it shall be possible to replace the lamp without completely
removing this device from the luminaire.
NOTE — For example the protective device may be attached to the luminaire by means of a hinge so that
it may be moved away from its normal position.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by the manual test of 4.12.4 of section 4 of
IEC 598-1.
25.6.1.3 Lampholders for tungsten filament lamps used in hand-held inspection
luminaires shall be locked against rotation by at least two independ
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