Standard for Safety for Horticultural Lighting Equipment And Systems
Scope:
1.1 The requirements contained in this Standard apply to lighting equipment intended for use in a horticultural environment and installed in accordance with the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70 and the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CEC), CSA C22.1.
1.2 Equipment covered by this Standard is intended for horticultural lighting purposes and includes: horticultural luminaires, hardware and horticultural systems intended for use in a plant growth environment.
1.3 Lighting equipment that provides broadband white light such as light for general illumination, or whose primary purpose when applied to plantings is aesthetic and/or sustaining plant life is not considered horticultural lighting.
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