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Illumination Requirements per Building & Fire Codes |
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| Walking Surface or Area | Lighting Level (Lux) | Lighting Level (Lux) |
| NFPA 1 & 101 | IFC/IBC / ICC | |
| New stairways | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Floors & other walking surfaces (not stairs) | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Assembly areas during performances | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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Illumination Level |
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| Lux Level | Work Activity and Function | Example of User Area |
| 20 – 80 | Public walking | Public parks and open-air car parks |
| 100 – 140 | Casual non-visual task | Corridors, changing rooms, office restrooms |
| 150 – 180 | Some perception of detail | Warehouses, stores, plant rooms, lift lobbies |
| 200 – 240 | Continuous occupation | Entrance halls, dining rooms |
| 250 – 300 | Very easy visual task | Public toilet, classrooms |
| 300 – 400 | Moderately easy visual task | Private office, libraries, lecture theatres |
| 500 – 600 | Moderately difficult visual task | Offices, laboratories, retail outlets |
| 750 – 900 | Difficult visual task | Supermarkets, technical drawing offices |
| 1000 – 1300 | Very difficult visual task | Operating theatres, polishing and painting plant |
| 1500 – 1800 | Extremely difficult visual task | Assembly plants, inspection plants |
| > 2000 | Exceptionally difficult visual task | Precision assembly, fine work inspection |
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Illumination Level |
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Australian Standard AS/NZS 1680.2.2 under Table 3.1 |
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| Areas and Activities | Examples | Illumination (lux) |
| Interiors rarely visited where lighting is only required to aid movement and orientation | Pass-though corridors and walkways; cable tunnels; indoor storage tanks | 40 |
| Areas of intermittent use for tasks of coarse detail | Movement, orientation and tasks of coarse detail in areas such as change rooms, storage rooms, loading bays etc. | 80 |
| Areas that are continually used for tasks of coarse detail | Simple tasks such as occasional reading of clearly printed documents for short periods or rough bench or machine work in areas such as waiting rooms and entrance halls etc. | 160 |
| Continuously occupied interiors used for ordinary tasks with high contrasts or large detail | Food preparation areas; counters for transactions; school boards; medium woodworking | 240 |
| Areas where visual tasks are moderately difficult and include moderate detail with low contrast | Routine office tasks such as reading, typing and writing in office spaces or enquiry desks | 320 |
| Medium level inspection work such as fine woodwork or car assembly | 400 | |
| Areas where visual tasks are difficult with small detail with lower contrast | Visually difficult tasks including most inspection tasks such as proofreading, fine machine work or fine painting | 600 |
| Areas where visual work are very difficult and involve very small detail with very low contrast | Very difficult tasks such as fine inspection, paint retouching or fine manufacture | 800 |
| Areas where visual work is extremely difficult with extremely small detail with very low contrast | Extremely difficult tasks that may require visual aids such as graphic arts inspection; hand tailoring; inspection of dark goods; extra-fine bench work etc. | 1200 |
| Areas where visual work is exceptionally difficult with exceptionally small detail with very low contrast | Exceptionally difficult tasks where visual aids would be of advantage such as the assembly of minute mechanisms and jewellery and watch making | 1600 |
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Illumination Level |
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| Illuminance | Example |
| Full moon overhead | 1 lux |
| Family living room | 50 lux |
| Hallway/toilet | 80 lux |
| Very dark overcast day | 100 lux |
| Sunrise or sunset on a clear day. Well lit office area | 400 lux |
| Overcast day, typical TV studio lighting | |
| Full daylight (not direct sun) | 10000-25000 lux |
| Direct sunlight | 32000-130,000 lux |
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Illumination Level |
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IS 3646 (PART-1) 1992 |
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| Types of interior or activity | illuminance (lux) |
| GENERAL BUILDING AREAS | |
| Entrance | |
| Entrance Halls, Lobbies, Waiting Rooms | 150-200-300 |
| Inquiry desks | 300-500-750 |
| Gatehouses | 150-200-300 |
| Circulation Areas | |
| Lifts | 50-100-150 |
| Corridors, Passageway, stairs | 50-100-150 |
| Escalator, travellators | 100-150-200 |
| Medical and First aid Centers | |
| Consulting Rooms, Treatment Rooms | 300-500-750 |
| Rest Rooms | 100-150-200 |
| Medical stores | 100-150-200 |
| Staff Rooms | |
| Changing, locker and cleaner Rooms, Cloakrooms, lavatories | 50-100-150 |
| Rest Rooms | 100-150-200 |
| Staff Restaurant | |
| Canteens, cafeterias, dining rooms Mess rooms | 150-200-300 |
| Servery, vegetable preparation, washing-up area | 200-300-500 |
| Food preparation and cooking | 300-500-750 |
| Food stores, cellars | 100-150-200 |
| Communications | |
| Switchboard rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Telephone apparatus room | 100-150-200 |
| Telex room, post room | 300-500-750 |
| Reprographic room | 200-300-500 |
| Building Services | |
| Boiler houses General | 50-100-150 |
| Boiler front | 100-150-200 |
| Boiler control room | 200-300-500 |
| Control rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Mechanical plant room | 100-150-200 |
| Electrical power supply and distribution Room | 100-150-200 |
| Store rooms | 50-100-150 |
| Car Parks | |
| Floors | 5 to 20 |
| Ramps and Corners | 30 |
| Entrances and Exits | 50-100-150 |
| Control Booths | 150-200-300 |
| Outdoor Car Parks 5-20 | 5 to 20 |
| TRANSPORT | |
| Airports | |
| Ticket counters, checking, desks And Information desks | 300-500-750 |
| Departure lounges, other waiting Areas | 150-200-300 |
| Baggage reclaim | 150-200-300 |
| Baggage handling | 50-100-150 |
| Customers and immigration halls | 300-500-750 |
| Concourse | 150-200-300 |
| Railway Stations | |
| Ticket office | 300-500-750 |
| Information Office | 300-500-750 |
| Parcels office, left Luggage Office General | 50-100-150 |
| Counter | 150-200-300 |
| Waiting rooms | 150-200-300 |
| Concourse | 150-200-300 |
| Time table | 150-200-300 |
| Ticket Barriers | 150-200-300 |
| Platforms (covered) | 30-50-100 |
| Platforms (open) | 20 |
| Ticket offices | 300-500-750 |
| Information offices | 300-500-750 |
| Concourse | 150-200-300 |
| Loading Areas | 100-150-200 |
| EDUCATION | |
| Assembly Halls | |
| General | 200-300-500 3 |
| Teaching Spaces | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Lecture Theatres | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Demonstration benches | 300-500-750 |
| Seminar Rooms | 300-500-750 |
| Art Rooms | 300-500-750 |
| Needlework Rooms | 300-500-750 |
| Laboratories | 300-500-750 |
| Libraries | 200-300-500 |
| Music rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Sport halls | 200-300-500 |
| Workshops | 200-300-500 |
| PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY | |
| Public rooms, Village Halls, Worship Halls | 200-300-500 |
| Concert Halls, Cinemas and theatres | |
| Foyer | 150-200-300 |
| Booking Office | 200-300-500 |
| Auditorium | 50-100-150 |
| Dressing Rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Projection Rooms | 100-150-200 |
| Churches | |
| Body of church | 100-150-200 |
| Pulpit, Lectern | 200-300-500 |
| Choir Stalls | 200-300-500 |
| Alter, communion table, cancel | 100-150-200 |
| Vestries | 100-150-200 |
| Organ | 200-300-500 |
| Hospitals | |
| Anesthetic Rooms-General | 200-300-500 |
| Anesthetic Rooms-Local | 750-1000-1500 |
| Consulting Area- General | 200-300-500 |
| Consulting Area-Examination | 750-1000-1500 |
| Corridors-General | 100-150-200 |
| Ward corridors-Day, screened from bays | 150-200-300 |
| Ward corridors- Day, open to natural light | 150-200-300 |
| Ward corridors- Morning/evening | 100-150-200 |
| Ward corridors- Night | 5 to 10 |
| Cubicles- General | 200-300-500 |
| Cubicles-Treatment | 750-1000-1500 |
| Examination- General | 200-300-500 |
| Examination- Local inspection | 750-1000-1500 |
| Intensive therapy-Bad head | 30-50 |
| Intensive therapy- Circulation between bed ends | 50-100-150 |
| Intensive therapy- Observation | 200-300-500 |
| Intensive therapy- Local observation | 750-1000-1500 |
| Intensive therapy- Staff base(day) | 200-300-500 |
| Intensive therapy- Staff base(night) | 30 |
| Laboratories-General | 200-300-500 |
| Laboratories-Examination | 300-500-750 |
| Nurses stations- Morning/day/evening | 200-300-500 |
| Nurses stations- Night desks | 30 |
| Nurses stations-Night, medical trolleys | 50-100-150 |
| Operating theatres- General | 300-500-750 |
| Operating theatres-Local | 10000 to 50000 |
| Pathology department- General | 200-300-500 |
| Pathology department-Examination | 300-500-750 |
| Pathology department- Pharmacies | 200-300-500 |
| Pathology department-Reception/ inquiry | 200-300-500 |
| Pathology department-Recovery rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Ward circulation-Day | 50-100-150 |
| Ward circulation-Morning/evening | 50-100-150 |
| Ward circulation-Night | 3 to 5 |
| Ward bed head-Morning/Evening | 30-50 |
| Ward bed head- Reading | 100-150-200 |
| Night- Adult | 0.1-1 |
| Night-Pediatric | 1 to 5 |
| Night-Psychiatric | 5 |
| X-ray Areas-General | 150-200-300 |
| X-ray Areas-Diagnostic | 150-200-300 |
| X-ray Areas-Operative | 200-300-500 |
| X-ray Areas- Process dark room | 50 |
| Surgeries-General | 200-300-500 |
| Surgeries-Waiting rooms | 100-150-200 |
| Dental Surgeries- Chair Special lighting | Special lighting |
| Dental Surgeries-Laboratories | 300-500-750 |
| Consulting rooms- General | 200-300-500 |
| Consulting rooms- Desk | 300-500-750 |
| Consulting rooms-Examination | 300-500-750 |
| Consulting rooms-Ophthalmic wall & nearvision | 300-500-750 |
| Hotels | |
| Entrance Halls 50-100-150 | |
| Reception, cashiers and porters Desks | 200-300-500 |
| Bars, coffee base, dinning rooms, grill, rooms, restaurants, lounges | 50-200 |
| Cloak room | 50-100-150 3 |
| Bed room | 30-50-100 |
| Bathroom | 50-100-150 |
| Libraries | |
| General | 200-300-500 1 |
| Counters | 300-500-750 |
| Bookshelves | 100-150-200 |
| Reading rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Reading tables | 200-300-500 |
| Catalogues- Card | 100-150-200 |
| Catalogues- Microfiche/visual display units | 100-150-200 |
| Reference libraries- General | 200-300-500 |
| Reference libraries-Counters | 300-500-750 |
| Reference libraries- Bookshelves | 100-150-200 |
| Reference libraries- Study tables, carrels | 300-500-750 |
| Reference libraries- Map room | 200-300-500 |
| Display and exhibition- Exhibits insensitive to light | 200-300-500 |
| Library workrooms- Book repair and binding | 300-500-750 |
| Library workrooms- Catalogue and sorting | 300-500-750 |
| Library workrooms- Remote book stores | 100-150-200 |
| Museums and Art Galleries- Exhibits insensitive to light | 200-300-500 |
| Museums and Art Galleries- Light sensitive exhibits, for e.g., oil and temper paints, undyed leather, bone, Ivory, wood, etc | 150 |
| Museums and Art Galleries- Extremely light sensitive exhibits ,For e.g., textiles, water colors, prints and drawing, skins, botanical specimens, etc | 50 |
| Museums and Art Galleries- Conservation studies and workshops | 300-500-750 |
| Museums and Art Galleries- Multi-purpose sports hall | 300-750 |
| AGRICULTURE AND HORICULTURE | |
| Inspection of farm products where Color is important | 300-500-750 |
| Other important tasks | 200-300-500 |
| Farm workshops | |
| General | 50-100-150 |
| Workbench or machine | 200-300-500 |
| Milk premises | 50-100-150 |
| Sick Animal Pets, Calf Nurseries | 30-50-100 |
| Other Firm and Horticulture Building | 20-30-50 |
| ELECTRICITY GENERATION TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION | |
| General plant | |
| Turbine houses (operating floor) | 150-200-300 |
| Boiler and turbine house basements | 50-100-150 |
| Boiler house, platforms, areas around Burners | 50-100-150 |
| Switch rooms, meter rooms, oil plant Rooms, HV substations (indoor) | 100-150-200 |
| Control room | 200-300-500 |
| Relay and telecommunication rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Diesel generator & compressor rooms | 100-150-200 |
| Pump houses, water treatment plant Houses | 100-150-200 |
| Battery rooms, charges, rectifiers | 50-100-150 |
| Precipitator chambers, platforms, etc | 50-100-150 |
| Cable tunnels & basements, Circulating Water culverts & screen chamber | 30-50-100 |
| Coal Plant-Conveyors, gantries, junction towers, Unloading hoppers, ash handling plants, Setting pits, dust hoppers | 50-100-150 |
| Coal Plant-Other areas where operators may be Attendance | 100-150-200 |
| Nuclear Plants-Gas circulation bays, reactor area, boiler Platform, reactor charges and discharge | 100-150-200 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | |
| Structural steel Fabrication-General | 200-300-500 |
| Structural steel Fabrication-Marking off | 300-500-750 |
| Sheet Metal Works- Pressing, punching, shearing, stamping, spinning, folding | 300-500-750 |
| Bench work, scribing, inspection | 500-750-1000 |
| Machine and tool shops-Rough bench and machine work | 200-300-500 |
| Machine and tool shops- Medium bench and machine work | 300-500-750 |
| Machine and tool shops-Fine bench and machine work | 500-750-1000 |
| Machine and tool shops- Gauge rooms | 750-1000-1500 |
| Die Sinking Shops-General | 300-500-750 |
| Die Sinking Shops-Fine Works | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Welding and soldering shops-Gas and arc welding, rough spot welding | 200-300-500 |
| Welding and soldering shops-Medium soldering, brazing, spot welding | 300-500-750 |
| Welding and soldering shops- Fine soldering , fine spot welding | 750-1000-1500 |
| Assembly Shops- Rough work for example, frame and heavy machine assembly | 200-300-500 |
| Medium work, for example , office Machinery assembly | 300-500-750 |
| Fine work, for example, office machinery assembly | 500-750-1000 |
| Very fine work, for example, instrument assembly | 750-1000-1500 |
| Minute work for example, watch making | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Inspection and Testing Shops | |
| Coarse Work, for example, using go/on go gauge, inspection of large sub-assembly | 300-500-750 |
| Medium work for example, inspection of painted surfaces | 500-750-1000 |
| Fine work, for example, using calibrated scales, inspection of precision mechanism | 750-1000-1500 |
| Very fine work, for example, inspection of small intricate parts | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Minute work, for example, inspection of very small instruments | 2000 |
| Points Shops and Spray Booths- Dipping, rough spraying 00 | 200-300-5 |
| Points Shops and Spray Booths-Preparation, ordinary painting, spraying & finishing | 200-500-750 |
| Fine painting,. Spraying and finishing | 500-750-1000 |
| Inspection, retouching and matching | 750-1000-1500 |
| Plating shops-Vats and baths | 200-300-500 |
| Plating shops- Buffing, polishing burnishing | 300-500-750 |
| Plating shops- Final buffing and polishing | 500-750-1000 |
| ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGG. | |
| Electrical Equipment manufacture | |
| Manufacture of cables & insulated wires, winding, varnishing & immersion of coils, assembly of large machines, simple assembly work | 200-300-500 |
| Medium assembly , for example Telephones, small motors | 300-500-750 |
| Assembly of precision components for e.g., telecommunication equipment ,adjustment, inspection and calibration | 750-1000-1500 |
| Assembly of high precision parts | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Electronic Equipment Manufacture | |
| Printed Circuit Board | |
| Silk Screening | 300-500-75 |
| Hand insertion of components, soldering | 500-750-1000 |
| Inspection | 750-1000-1500 |
| Assembly of wiring harness, clearing Harness , testing and calibration | 500-750-1000 |
| Chassis assembly | 750-1000-1500 |
| Inspection and testing | |
| Soak test | 150-200-300 |
| Safety and functional tests | 200-300-500 |
| FOOD, DRINKS AND TOBACCO | |
| Slaughter houses | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Inspection | 300-500-750 |
| Canning, Preserving and Freezing | 500-750-1000 |
| Grading and sorting of raw materials Preparation | 300-500-750 |
| Canned and bottled goods Retorts | 200-300-500 |
| Automatic processes | 150-200-300 |
| Labeling and packaging | 200-300-500 3 |
| Frozen labeling | |
| Process area | 200-300-500 |
| Packaging and storage | 200-300-500 |
| Bottling, Brewing & Distilling | |
| Keg washing and handling, bottle Washing | 150-200-300 |
| Keg inspection | 200-300-500 |
| Process area | 200-300-500 |
| Bottle filling | 500-750-1000 |
| Edible oils and Fats Processing | |
| Refining and Blending | 200-300-500 |
| Production | 300-500-750 |
| Mills-milling, Filtering and Packing | 200-300-500 |
| Bakeries | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Hand decorating, icing | 300-500-75 |
| Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturer | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Automatic processes | 150-200-300 |
| Hand decoration, inspection, wrapping and packing | 300-500-750 |
| Tobacco Processing | |
| Material preparation, making and packing | 300-500-750 |
| Hand processes | 500-750-1000 |
| LEATHER INDUSTRY | |
| Leather Manufacture-Cleaning, tanning and stretching, vats, cutting, fleshing, stuffing | 200-300-500 |
| Finishing, scarfing | 300-500-750 |
| Leather Work General | 200-300-500 |
| Pressing, glazing | 300-500-750 |
| Cutting, splitting, scarfing, sewing | 500-750-1000 |
| CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR | |
| Clothing Manufacture | |
| Preparation of cloth | 200-300-500 |
| Cutting | 500-750-1000 |
| Matching | 500-750-1000 |
| Sewing | 750-1000-1500 |
| Pressing | 300-500-750 |
| Inspection | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Hand tailoring | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Hosiery and Knitwear Manufacture | |
| Flat bed knitting machines | 300-500-750 |
| Circular knitting machines | 500-750-1000 |
| Lock stitch and over locking machine | 750-1000-1500 |
| Linking or running on | 750-1000-1500 |
| Mending, hand finishing | 1000-1500-3000 |
| Inspection | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Glove Manufacture | |
| Sorting & grading | 500-750-1000 |
| Pressing, knitting, cutting | 300-500-750 |
| Sewing | 500-750-1000 |
| Inspection | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Hat Manufacture | |
| Stiffening, braiding, refining, forming, Sizing, pounding, ironing | 200-300-500 |
| Cleaning, flanging, finishing | 300-500-750 |
| Sewing | 500-750-1000 |
| Inspection | 1000-1500-2000 – |
| Boot and Shoe Manufacture Leather and Synthetics | |
| Sorting and Grading | 750-1000-1500 |
| Clicking, closing | 750-1000-1500 |
| Preparatory Operations | 750-1000-1500 |
| Cutting tables and pressure | 1000-1500-2000 |
| Bottom stock preparation, lasting, Bottoming finishing, show rooms | 750-1000-1500 |
| Rubber | |
| Washing, compounding, coating, drying Varnishing, vulcanizing | 200-300-500 |
| Lining, making and finishing | 300-500-750 |
| DISTRIBUITION AND STORAGE | |
| Work stores | 100-150-200 |
| Unpacking, sorting | 150-200-300 |
| Large item storage | 50-100-150 |
| Small item rack storage | 200-300-500 |
| Issue counter, records, storemans desk | 300-500-750 |
| Warehouses and bulk stores | |
| Storage of goods where identification requires only limited preparation of details | 50-100-150 |
| Storage of goods where identification | 100-150-200 |
| Automatic high bay rack stores Gangway | 20 |
| Control station | 150-200-300 |
| Packing and dispatch | 200-300-500 |
| Loading bays | 100-150-200 |
| Cold stores | |
| General | 200-300-500 |
| Breakdown, make-up and dispatch | 200-300-500 |
| Loading bays | 100-150-200 |
| COMMERCE | |
| General Offices | 300-500-750 |
| Deep plan General offices | 500-750-1000 |
| Offices Computer Work station | 300-500-750 |
| Offices- Conference Rooms, Executive Offices | 300-500-750 |
| Computer and data preparation Rooms | 300-500-750 |
| Filling rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Drawing Offices-General | 300-500-750 |
| Drawing Offices- Drawing Board | 500-750-1000 |
| Print rooms | 200-300-500 |
| Counter, office area | 300-500-750 |
| Banks and building societies- Public area | 200-300-500 |
| SERVICES Workshop Garages | |
| (Garages)Interior parking areas | 20-30-50 |
| (Garages) General repairs, servicing, washing, polishing | 200-300-500 |
| (Garages) Workbench | 300-500-750 |
| (Garages) Spray Booths | 300-500-750 |
| External apron-General | 30-50-100 |
| Pump area (retail details ) | 200-300-500 |
| Workshop- General | 200-300-500 |
| Workshop- Workbench | 300-500-750 |
| Workshop-Counter | 200-300-500 |
| Workshop- Stores | 200-300-500 |
| Commercial laundries- Receiving, sorting, washing, drying, Ironing, dispatch, dry-cleaning, bulk Machine work | 200-300-500 |
| Commercial laundries-Head ironing, pressing, mending, spotting, inspection | 300-500-750 |
| Commercial laundries-Launderettes | 200-300-500 |
| Commercial laundries-Walkways | 30-50-100 |
| Commercial laundries-Process areas | 50-100-150 |
| RETAILING | |
| Small Shops with Counters | 300-500-750 |
| Small Self Service shops with island displays | 300-500-750 |
| (Supper-Markets) , Hyper-Markets)General | 300-500-750 |
| (Supper-Markets) , Hyper-Markets)Checkout | 300-500-750 |
| (Supper-Markets) , Hyper-Markets)Showroom for large objects, for e.g. Cars, furniture | 300-500-75 |
| (Supper-Markets) , Hyper-Markets)Shopping precincts and arcades | 100-150-200 |
January 14, 2019 at 11:04AM by Department of EEE, ADBU: http://bit.ly/2AyIRVT
