ENERGY STAR Guide to EPA Lab Recognition by Lighting Category.pdf

1Lab Recognition by Lighting Category ? The purpose of this document is to clarify for laboratories, ABs, and CBs the test methods to which a laboratory must be accredited to gain EPA recognition for testing one or more lighting product types. ? The Application for EPA Recognition of a Laboratory allows laboratories to apply to be recognized to test one or more lighting product types. Recognized laboratories are listed by lighting product type on EPA’s Recognized Laboratories webpage. ? Scopes of Accreditation: When creating Scopes of Accreditation for a laboratory seeking EPA recognition for lighting products, the AB must include the titles of the test methods enumerated in the tables that follow, depending on the product types the laboratory is seeking to test. This may be in addition to the title of the relevant ENERGY STAR specification(s). For Decorative Light Strings, the test method is the title of the specification, and should appear as such on the Scope of Accreditation. ? Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing: EPA is not requiring lighting laboratories to be accredited for EMI testing to be recognized. However, the CB must ensure the ENERGY STAR partner seeking to qualify a lighting product provides an EMI test report from a NVLAP- or A2LA-accredited or FCC laboratory. Electrical safety test reports must originate from an OSHA NRTL. 2Lab Recognition by Lighting Category Luminaire/Lamp Categories ? Solid State Lighting Luminaires ? Residential Light Fixtures, Outdoor ? Residential Light Fixtures, Indoor ? Compact Fluorescent Lamps ? GU 24 Lamps ? Integral LED Lamps, Omnidirectional/ Directional ? Integral LED Lamps, Decorative ? Decorative Light Strings Component Categories ? Fluorescent Ballasts ? Fluorescent Lamps ? LEDs (Package, Module or Array) 3Solid State Lighting Luminaires (SSL) Solid State Lighting Luminaires (SSL) Criteria Test Method Luminaire Efficacy (Light Output, Input Power), Color Rendering Index (CRI), Chromatic