This Part 2-8 of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for handlamps and similar portable luminaires which
are held in the hand, hooked up or resting on a surface for use with electric light sources on supply voltages
not exceeding 250 V. It is to be read in conjunction with those sections of Part 1 to which reference is made.
Handlamps which can be fixed to a support by means of a wing screw, clip or magnet, and luminaires
intended for inspection of the interior of barrels, are within the scope of this section.
EN 60598-2-8:1997 history
2013EN 60598-2-8:2013 Luminaires - Part 2-8: Particular requirements - Handlamps