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UL 153 Document Information:
Title
UL Standard for Safety Portable Electric Luminaries
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Publication Date:
Mar 25, 2002
Scope:
These requirements cover portable luminaires (portable electric
lamps) and subassemblies whose primary function is task or ambient
illumination. These products are provided with a flexible cord and
an attachment plug for connection to a nominal 120-volt, 15- or
20-ampere branch circuit, and intended for use in accordance with
the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
These requirements also cover dedicated portable luminaires that
employ a connector other than an attachment plug that is intended
to connect to a compatible connector assembly that is for
connection to a nominal 120-volt, 15- or 20-ampere branch circuit,
and intended for use in accordance with the National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
These requirements also cover portable luminaires that are
intended for use on standard power systems other than a nominal
120-volt, 15- or 20-amperes.
These requirements do not cover Christmas tree and decorative
lighting outfits, electric candles and candelabras without lamp
shades, or portable luminaires with a seasonal decoration and a
lamp shade of other than the open top and bottom construction,
which are all covered by the Standard for Seasonal and Holiday
Decorative Products, UL 588.
These requirements do not cover direct plug-in nightlights, sun
and heat lamps, aquarium lamps, medical and dental lights, signs
and commercial advertising displays, photographic lamps, germicidal
lamps, or portable luminaires for marine use or for use in
hazardous locations as defined in the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70.
Deleted February 18, 2004
These requirements do not cover portable decorative illuminated
furnishings whose primary function is not task or ambient lighting,
that are covered by the Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings, UL 962.
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