What is BS EN 50107-3-Luminous signs with discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources about?
BS EN 50107-3 is a standard that covers technical specifications for luminous signs with discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources, ensuring their safety, operability and longevity in indoor and outdoor applications.
BS EN 50107-3 contains electrical safety requirements for luminous signs, light-artwork or architectural accent lighting (finished functional sign, abbreviated: sign) using light sources with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency-related purposes.
In BS EN 50107-3, the finished functional sign as a product fulfilling its intended purpose as a luminous sign can be achieved by combining products with similar purpose through the installation (according to HD 384 series/HD 60364) in order to yield a new product by itself.
Note 1: The scope in BS EN 50107-3 is specified by the areas C, D and E in the figure of Annex A.
Note 2: BS EN 50107-3 is intended to cover the special safety problems related to luminous signs and excludes general lighting, traffic and emergency signs.
Who is BS EN 50107-3-Luminous signs with discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources for?
BS EN 50107-3 on luminous signs with discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources applies to:
- Manufacturers of discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources
- Dealers and importers of discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources
- Testing houses and labs for discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources
Why should you use BS EN 50107-3-Luminous signs with discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources?
A luminous sign system with light sources is intended as a finished functional sign, light-artworks, or decorative lighting. It excludes general lighting, traffic or emergency-related purposes for indoor and/or outdoor operation. Luminous signs come in the form of discharge lamps, LED and EL lightsources depending on the use and applications.
BS EN 50107-3 provides you guidance on protection for different instances, including protection against electric shock, thermal effects, earth and short-circuits, fire for extra-low voltage signs and external influences, which ensures the development of safety and protection measures against prevention and mitigation of hazards.
BS EN 50107-3 provides you guidance on terms and definitions, protection for safety, marking, documentation, internal wiring, signs with LED and LED modules, product verification enabling common signs and markings for proper communication and understanding across all value chains.
Guidance in BS EN 50107-3 enables you to develop necessary safety protocols and measures for the operational stability, risk reduction and prevention of hazards for indoor and outdoor applications.
