scope:

This section of Part 2 of IEC Publication 598 specifies requirements for handlamps and similar portable luminaires which are held in the hand when used, for use with tungsten filament and tubular fluorescent lamps on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V. It is to be read in conjunction with those sections of Part 1 to which reference is made. Handlamps which can be fixed to a support by means such as a wing screw, clip or magnet, and luminaires such as those used for inspection of the interior of barrels, are within the scope of this section.