Ensuring product safety. Now and in the future

DEKRA Mark is one of our primary certification marks. It demonstrates your products have been thoroughly tested and meet all required safety standards. As DEKRA Mark is based on internationally accepted and recognized standards, it is your product’s passport to access local markets all over the world.

The DEKRA Mark certification scheme is an ISO Type 5 certification. We test and certify virtually any electrical product, for consumer and for professional and industrial use. With our state-of-the-art facilities across the globe, DEKRA has everything necessary to test, inspect and certify your products in line with the most common safety requirements.

Electrical product safety testing

We test and certify virtually any electrical product, for consumer, professional and industrial use. This includes electric appliances and product components as well as industrial equipment. Here are some examples of what we can test, inspect and certify:

• lighting
• charging stations of electric vehicles
• electrical equipment for medical use
• batteries and energy storage systems
• laboratory equipment
• smart sensors for industrial use
• power outlets and (industrial) cables
• capacitors as components
• household equipment
• installation accessories and connection devices
• IT and office equipment
• installation protective equipment
• and more

The most complete certification process

The certification scheme of DEKRA Mark includes everything you need to ensure your stakeholders that your product is tested, inspected and certified by DEKRA:

• type tested product
• valid DEKRA Mark certificate
• annual CIG023 factory inspection
• annual product re-examination
• use of the DEKRA Mark logo in your product marketing and communication
• online access to the DEKRA Certified Product Register

Want to know more information about DEKRA Mark? Visit our website: https://www.dekra.nl/en/dekra-mark/ 

Certify against various lighting standards

Would you like to know whether your lighting complies with CE regulations? Are you looking for a test centre to perform a specific test? Or do you want certification which singles out your product from the competition? DEKRA offers you a full range of services when it comes to the testing and certification of lighting. Discover our extensive portfolio of lighting-related services.

We test all sorts of lighting and light fittings which are used in public spaces, in workplace environments and in the home setting. In addition, we test retrofit products and more complex systems, for example, for emergency lighting. Our extensive experience enables us to test products, for example, with respect to their product safety, functional safety, cyber security, material safety and performance.

Quality marks

What quality marks do we issue?Customers want to be sure that the products they buy meet key quality requirements. Certification is a good way of being able to demonstrate this. DEKRA can be called upon to provide the following types of certification:

• ENEC (European Norms European Certification)  
  This certificate shows that your product meets the European safety standard.  
• ENEC+  
  This certificate relates to your product’s performance. A precondition is that is already has the ENEC certificate.
• CB certification
  This is an agreement between countries which are affiliated to the IECEE. These member bodies recognise the CB certificate as a basis for their own national certificates.   
• DEKRA Mark  
  Our own safety certificate is a guarantee of your product’s safety. It shows that your product has been tested and meets the safety standards.
• cDEKRAus  
  Our cDEKRAus certificate enables you to sell products on the Canadian and United States’ markets.
• CoC UAE 
  DEKRA issues this certificate for emergency lighting in the United Arab Emirates.

Lighting standards

What certifications do we provide? DEKRA is able to issue certification for a large number of standards in the field of lighting. Are you not yet sure of the standards your products must comply with? For example, because your product is a new innovation? At DEKRA our experts will listen to your needs. Visit our website to see the complete overview.

Testing 

What are examples of tests we carry out?

• ZHAGA Book certification (including Z-D4I)
• Testing of Dali protocol
• Ball proof tests (sports hall fittings)
• IP test  
• Salt spray test 
• IK test  
• Photometric test (such as spectral distribution, colour quality and LDT files)
• Testing for EIA (energy investment allowance)
• Cybersecurity  
• Glow wire test (specifically for plastics in emergency lighting) 

Are any services missing or are you looking for a specific test or certification? If so, feel free to contact us. In all likelihood, we will be able to help.

Interested to know more? Visit our website: https://www.dekra.nl/en/lighting/

Street lighting ensures that our society can continue to function in the evening and at night. It not only provides sufficient visibility, but also safety for road users. Quality marks play an increasingly important role in street lighting. In tenders, municipalities would do well to ask for quality marks such as ENEC, ENEC+ and Zhaga D4i. A quality mark such as ENEC can also be important for installers, because they want to be sure that they work safely with lighting.

With a quality mark you can distinguish yourself as a manufacturer from your competition and strengthen your market position. DEKRA has broad expertise in lighting. We think along with you about your needs. At DEKRA it is possible to put together your own test program. Our experts are happy to get to work for you. Whatever you encounter, we come up with the right solution.

Demonstrate safety with ENEC

With the ENEC quality mark on street lighting you can be sure that the product is safe. The ENEC quality mark is not specifically intended for lighting, but it's becoming more and more important in the lighting world. There is a lot of demand for ENEC, both within and outside Europe.ENEC is a type 5 certification. This means that the manufacturer has a product and the place of production examined by an independent accredited laboratory, such as DEKRA. A check is carried out on the products actually produced. The ENEC standard is based on the CE Low Voltage Directive (LVD): EN 60598-1. In addition, ENEC is based on a standard specific to street lighting: 60598-2-3. The production site must meet strict requirements. All checks are performed annually.

Demonstrate performance with ENEC+

ENEC+ relates to lighting performance. The quality mark is therefore a valuable addition to ENEC.ENEC+ is specifically intended for street lighting. Product can gain this quality mark in addition to the ENEC quality mark. ENEC+ shows that the manufacturer is open to an independent value judgment on the performance of the product. As an independent party, we verify the datasheet with promised performance, which you have drawn up as a manufacturer. Think of light distribution or color temperature. In addition, a 1,000 hour endurance test will take place. The performance of the lighting is assessed after 1,000 hours of operation. This way you can demonstrate how many years your lighting will last.

Zhaga

The Zhaga books are all about the standardization of lighting and lighting components. Standardization means that parts from different manufacturers or products can be used interchangeably without any problems. This makes the product future-proof, because you can replace individual parts and continue to use the rest. Zhaga consists of several 'books', each containing the requirements for a specific product.

Zhaga D4i

Zhaga book 18 is also called Zhaga D4i, or ZD4i. It contains the requirements for sensors in street luminaires. With certification against this standard you show that your lighting and lighting components are interoperable (interchangeable). This way you offer your customers added value. Interchangeable parts offer several advantages:

• plug and play
• lower production and development costs
• Future-proof products
• faster time to market
• sustainable use of resources

Zhaga D4i (ZD4i) is a combination of Zhaga and DALI. DALI is the worldwide standard for digital lighting control. With a certificate for this standard, your street lighting therefore complies with both Zhaga book 18 and DALI's D4i standard.

Cybersecurity of street lighting

At DEKRA we test the cyber security of street lighting using the IEC 62443 series and ETSI EN 303 645. More and more street lighting is connected to other devices. For example, via bluetooth, 4G or another radio connection. This makes them more vulnerable to hackers.To make devices more cyber secure, the European Commission added the RED Delegated Act to the existing CE directive. This law applies from August 2025.Fortunately, connected lighting also offers many advantages. They can be controlled and monitored remotely. This allows municipalities to save time, money and electricity, which contributes to achieving their sustainability goals. Strong cybersecurity protects your customer against misuse of your products.

Global Market Access for your street lighting

DEKRA helps you to open all doors for your street lighting to the markets you want to enter within and outside Europe. We are able to do this through the extensive knowledge of our experts and our worldwide network of test laboratories and offices. Wherever you want to go, we can ensure that your street lighting has the right quality marks and certificates. Are you missing a service or test? Ask us, we are happy to think along with you.

Would you like to know more information? Please visit our website: https://www.dekra.nl/en/straatverlichting/ 

Future proof LED lighting

Zhaga is a global consortium of companies from the international lighting industry. Its overall aim is to develop interface specifications that allow LED light sources from different suppliers to be used interchangeably, without changing the luminaire design. In turn, this will speed up the adoption of LEDs for general lighting.

DEKRA is a fully authorized test center for Zhaga specifications. We support the industry with relevant testing and certification according to all Zhaga standards. Our experts participate in the Zhaga standardization committee. With up to date knowledge and vast experience in testing and certification, DEKRA is your partner for Zhaga certification.

Proof of interoperability

Zhaga creates specifications for electrical, mechanical, optical, thermal, and communication interfaces for the interoperable components used in LED luminaires. Depending on the luminaire manufacturer’s design choices, these interoperable components allow for upgrading and servicing LED luminaires. The Zhaga logo proves the certification of interoperable components and provides an easy means to identify components that can be upgraded and serviced.In some cases other standards also apply, like for example the DALI standards. DEKRA is a fully authorized test center for this standard as well, making us the convenient one stop shop for all your Zhaga-D4i certification.

Zhaga benefits the Lighting Industry

The Zhaga interface specifications offer a number of benefits for different user groups within the lighting industry.

Luminaire OEM’s

• Improved supply chain
• Easier procurement
• Broad portfolio without high development costs
• Cost saving in production
• Reduced development costs
• Faster time to market
• Future proofing

End-users

• Reduced risk and future proofing
• Easier upgrades
• Easier procurement
• Unprecedented flexibility

Component OEM’s

• Lower R&D costs
• Higher volumes
• Prolonged demand

Zhaga for sustainable use of LED lighting

The ability to service LED luminaires encourages more resource-efficient business models that meet circularity requirements, including legislation, and drive market growth. The ability to upgrade LED luminaires after installation is of great benefit to end customers. Their luminaires are future proofed to embrace upcoming innovations in the lighting industry, including digital innovations that go beyond lighting.

Connected lighting and IoT

Zhaga creates new opportunities for the lighting value chain, including innovations that go beyond lighting. In addition to their primary lighting task, LED luminaires are becoming increasingly smart and connected to Internet of Things (IoT) networks. With regard to these developments, Zhaga created the standards to make “plug and play” IoT ready luminaires a feasible concept. With book 18 and 20 that have been adapted in the recent years, the industry has been stimulated to create more flexible and upgradeable lighting fixtures. A growing number of sensors and nodes will add to the usability of this ecosystem of IoT ready luminaires.

Would you like to know more information? Please visit our website: https://www.dekra.nl/en/zhaga-standards/

Cybersecurity solutions for products and systems

In our increasingly digitalised world, cybersecurity is an important issue. Because not only offline, but also online, security is key. We regularly hear of hackers penetrating a network, with dire consequences. You naturally want to protect the users of your connected products from cyberattacks. And increase the trust they have in your organisation. DEKRA's cybersecurity experts are happy to support you in obtaining certificates and seals of approval that show you have been independently tested and certified.

DEKRA's cybersecurity experts offers certifications for various products and systems. For example, we test the cybersecurity of charging stations, electric vehicles, lighting and medical devices.

Future-proof products and services

Unfortunately, you will never have a 100% guarantee that your organisation or product is cyber-resistant. However, with the right certifications you offer the best resistance to cyberattacks. In addition, you show that you have done everything to make it as difficult as possible for hackers. Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important. By properly setting up your organization now, you are well prepared for the future and you offer future-proof products and services.  

RED directive: cybersecurity of products

The RED Delegated Act is a European legislation and part of the CE directive. Article 3.3 is an extension of this legislation. DEKRA is a Notified Body for the RED Directive and extends the scope to Article 3.3. The RED directive sets requirements for cyber security for certain products. All products in the EU with a radio connection such as Bluetooth or 4G must comply with the RED Delegated Act Articles 3.3(d), (e) and (f) from August 1, 2024.

ETSI EN 303 645 and IEC 62443

DEKRA developed the world's first cybersecurity certification program especially for electric vehicle charging stations. We developed the program based on ETSI EN 303 645 and IEC 62443. We are notified body for the RED directive and are extending the scope to article 3.3.

Would you like to know more information? Please visit our website: https://www.dekra.nl/en/cyber-security/