This standard specifies particular safety requirements for battery supplied electronic controlgear for maintained and non-maintained emergency lighting purposes.
It includes specific requirements for electronic controlgear and control units for self-contained
luminaires for emergency lighting as specified by IEC 60598-2-22.
It is intended for controlgear for fluorescent lamps, but it is also applicable to other lamp types e.g. incandescent, high pressure discharge lamps and LEDs.