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Recommended Lighting Levels
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|
IESNA Lighting Handbook
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| Type of activity |
Lighting |
| Public spaces with dark surroundings |
30 Lux
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| Simple orientation for short temporary visits |
50 Lux |
| Working spaces where visual tasks are only occasionally performed |
100 Lux |
| Performance of visual tasks of high contrast or large scale |
300 Lux |
| Performance of visual tasks of medium contrast or small size |
500 Lux |
| Performance of visual tasks of low contrast or very small size |
1000 Lux |
| Performance of visual tasks near threshold of person’s ability to recognize an image |
3000-10000 Lux |
| Industries Recommended Levels of Illumination |
| Area And Task |
Lux Level |
| Paper Manufacturing |
|
| Beaters, grinding |
30 |
| Finishing, cutting |
50 |
| Hand Counting |
70 |
| Paper machine reel, inspection |
100 |
| Rewinder |
150 |
| Warehousing, Storage |
|
| Inactive |
5 |
| Active: |
|
| Rough Bulky |
10 |
| Medium |
20 |
| Fine |
50 |
| Clothing Manufacture |
|
| Receiving, storing, shipping, winding, measuring |
30 |
| Pattern making, trimming |
50 |
| Shops, making |
100 |
| Textile Mills – Cotton |
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| Opening, mixing, picking |
30 |
| Carding and drawing |
50 |
| Slubbing, roving, spinning, spooling |
50 |
| Beaming and splashing on combo Gray goods |
50 |
| Denims |
150 |
| Inspection |
|
| Gray goods (hand tuning) |
150 |
| Denims (rapid moving) |
500 |
| Automatic tying-in |
150 |
| Weaving |
100 |
| Drawing-in by hand |
200 |
| Machine Shops |
|
| Rough bench and machine work |
50 |
| Medium bench and machine work, ordinary automatic machines, rough grinding medium buffing and polishing |
100 |
| Fine bench and machine work, fine automatic machines, medium grinding, fine buffing and polishing |
500 |
| Extra-Fine bench and machine work, grinding fine work |
1000 |
| Recommended Lighting Levels |
| International Standard Serial Number ISSN: 2278-6252 |
| Area/task/ process |
Illuminance (lux) |
| Exterior circulating, walkways, stores, main entrances and exit roads, car parking, internal factory roads etc. |
20-50 |
| Boiler house, transformer yards, furnace rooms, entrances, corridors, stairs etc. |
70-100 |
| Circulation areas in industry, stores and stock rooms, canteen |
100-150 |
| Coarse work |
200-300 |
| Medium work |
300-500 |
| Fine work |
500-1500 |
| Very fine minute and precise work |
1500-3000 |
| Bale breaking, washing , Stock dyeing, tinting, Mixing, Blowing |
200-300 |
| Carding, drawing, roving |
300-500 |
| Spinning, doubling, reeling, winding |
300-750 |
| Warping |
300-400 |
| Sizing |
400-500 |
| Heading (drawing in) |
750-1000 |
| Weaving (plain gray fabrics) |
200-300 |
| Weaving (light colored) |
300-750 |
| Weaving (dark colored) |
500-1000 |
| Knitting |
300-750 |
| Dyeing |
200- 450 |
| Calendaring, chemical treatment |
300-750 |
| Grey cloth inspection |
700-1000 |
| Final inspection |
1000-2000 |
| Recommended lighting levels |
| IESNA Lighting Handbook |
| Type of activity |
Lighting (Lux) |
| Public spaces with dark surroundings |
30 |
| Simple orientation for short temporary visits |
50 |
| Working spaces where visual tasks are only occasionally performed |
100 |
| Performance of visual tasks of high contrast or large scale |
300 |
| Performance of visual tasks of medium contrast or small size |
500 |
| Performance of visual tasks of low contrast or very small size |
1000 |
| Performance of visual tasks near threshold of person’s ability to recognize an image |
3000-10000 |
| Illuminance Values for Indoor Activities |
| TABLE 10.4 IES |
| ACTIVITY |
CATEGORY |
LUX |
| Public spaces with dark surroundings |
large area (lobby space) |
20-30-50 |
| Simple orientation for short temporary visits |
large area (lobby space) |
50-75-100 |
| Working spaces where visual tasks are only occasionally performed |
large area (lobby space) |
100-150-200 |
| Performance of visual tasks of high contrast or large size |
localized tasks |
200-300-500 |
| Performance of visual tasks of medium contrast or small size |
localized tasks |
500-750-1000 |
| Performance of visual tasks of low contrast or very small size |
localized tasks |
1000-1500-2000 100 |
| Performance of visual tasks of low contrast or very small size over a prolonged period |
extremely difficult visual tasks |
2000-3000-5000 |
| Performance of very prolonged and exacting visual tasks |
extremely difficult visual tasks |
5000-7500-10000 |
| Performance of very special visual tasks of extremely low contrast |
extremely difficult visual tasks |
10000-15000-20000 |
| Lighting levels-Sports |
| Sports |
Illumination |
| Football/Rugby |
|
| National/ international |
500 Lux |
| Regional/Local |
200 Lux |
| Local/Training |
75 Lux |
| Tennis |
|
| National/ international |
500 Lux |
| Regional/Local |
300 Lux |
| Local/Training |
200 Lux |
| Equestrian |
|
| National/ international |
500 Lux |
| Regional/Local |
200 Lux |
| Local/Training |
100 Lux |
| Badminton |
|
| National/ international |
750 Lux |
| Regional/Local |
500 Lux |
| Local/Training |
300 Lux |
| Court lighting |
|
| Social Play |
310 Lux |
| Club Competition |
435 Lux |
| International |
1250 Lux |
| Swimming |
|
| National/Internal |
750 Lux |
| Regional/Local |
500 Lux |
| Local/Training |
200 Lux |
| Lighting levels-Sports |
| Australian Standard AS 2560.2.6 – 1994 |
| Sport |
Illumination Level |
| Baseball |
|
| Baseball (International & National) |
1500 lux |
| Baseball (AAA Standard) |
750 lux |
| Baseball (Club Competition) |
250 lux |
| Football |
|
| Recreational Level |
50 lux |
| Amateur Level (Training) |
50 lux |
| Amateur Level (Competition) |
100 lux |
| Semi-Professional level (Training) |
50 lux |
| Semi-Professional (match Practice) |
100 lux |
| Semi-Professional (Competition) |
200 lux |
| Professional level (Training) |
100 lux |
| Professional level (Match practice) |
200 lux |
| Professional level (Competition) |
500 lux |
| For all sports the minimum for TV coverage. |
1500 lux |
| Recommended Lighting Levels For Sports Areas |
| Area Type |
Lux |
| Archery, indoor |
|
| General Area |
25 |
| Shooting Zone |
50 |
| Target (Vertical) |
100 |
| Badminton |
|
| Recreational |
300 |
| Supervised Training |
400 |
| Club & County |
400 |
| National & International |
500 |
| Bowls, indoor |
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| Practice |
300 |
| Club & County |
400 |
| National & International |
500 |
| Boxing |
|
| Club & Supervised Training |
500 |
| Regional |
750 |
| National |
1000 |
| International |
2000 |
| Special Events |
2000 |
| Cricket, indoor |
|
| Recreational & Supervised Training |
400 |
| Club & County |
500 |
| Cycle Racing, |
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| Training |
300 |
| Club |
500 |
| National & International |
750 |
| Equestrian, indoor |
|
| Practice & Training, show jumping |
400 |
| Practice & Training, Dressage |
300 |
| Competition Show Jumping |
700 |
| Competition Dressage) |
500 |
| Five-A-Side Football, indoor |
|
| Recreational & Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club & County |
400 |
| National & International |
500 |
| Handball, indoor |
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| Recreational & Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club |
400 |
| County & National |
500 |
| International |
750 |
| Hockey, indoor |
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| Recreational & Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club |
400 |
| County & National |
500 |
| International |
750 |
| Ice Rinks, Indoor |
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| Hockey & Figure Skating Training |
200 |
| Hockey & Figure Skating Competition |
750 |
| Skating, Recreational |
100 |
| Lawn Tennis, indoor |
|
| Recreational |
300 |
| Practice & Club |
400 |
| County |
500 |
| National & International |
750 |
| Lawn Tennis, outdoor |
|
| Recreational |
200 |
| Club |
300 |
| County |
400 |
| National & International |
500 |
| Martial Arts, indoor |
|
| Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club |
400 |
| National |
500 |
| Netball, indoor |
|
| Recreational & Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club & County |
400 |
| National & International |
500 |
| Shooting, indoor |
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| Target (Vertical) |
1000 |
| Shooting Zone |
300 |
| Snooker & Billiards |
|
| Recreational & Club |
750 |
| National & International |
1000 |
| Squash |
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| Recreational & Supervised Training |
300 |
| Club & County |
400 |
| indoor National |
500 |
| International |
750 |
| Swimming, indoors |
|
| Recreational |
200 |
| Club & County |
300 |
| National |
500 |
| International |
10000 |
| Table Tennis |
|
| Recreational |
200 |
| Club & County |
300 |
| National |
500 |
| International |
750 |
| Volleyball |
|
| Recreational |
200 |
| Training, Club & County |
300 |
| National |
500 |
| International |
750 |
| Weight Training |
|
| Supervised Training |
400 |
| Sports Halls |
|
| Recreational |
300 |
| Club & County |
400-500 |
| National & International |
500-750 |
| Televised (vertical/normal to camera) |
1000-2000 |
| Indoor Arenas |
|
| Maintenance of Area |
100 |
| General Lighting & Training |
300 |
| Competition |
500 |
| Spectator Viewed Events |
900 |
| Televised (vertical/normal to camera) |
1000-2000 |
February 01, 2019 at 08:00AM by Department of EEE, ADBU: http://bit.ly/2AyIRVT
