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Lighting PDF
in the Workplace
12/2008-1-OHB120
December 2008
This booklet is issued free of charge and can be obtained from the offices of the Occupational
Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department. It can also be downloaded from website
of the Labour Department at http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/content2_9.htm. For enquiries
on addresses and telephone numbers of the offices, please call 2559 2297.
This guide may be freely reproduced except for advertising, endorsement or commercial
purposes. Please acknowledge the source as Lighting Assessment in the Workplace',
published by the Labour Department.
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Lighting Assessment
in the Workplace
Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................... 2
2. The Purpose of Lighting Assessment in the Workplace ............ 3
3. Approaches to Lighting Assessment .......................................... 4
4. Illuminance Measuring Instrument ...........................................6
5. Illuminance Measurement for General Lighting ...................... 7
6. Illuminance Measurement for a Task / an Activity ..................10
7. Salient Points in Illuminance Measurement in General ......... 14
8. Assessment Records .................................................................. 16
9. References ................................................................................ 17
10. Enquiries .................................................................................. 19
11. Complaints ................................................................................ 20
1.
Introduction
2.
c)
Display
Sensor
A good luxmeter with error less than 10% is available in the market.
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Requirements and
5.
5m
5m
For an ordinary workroom of dimensions 5 m x 5 m, take illuminance
measurements at the centres of 16 equally divided squares.
6.
The light sensor of the luxmeter should be placed on the work plane.
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Major
Task Area
10cm
20cm
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7.
300 lx
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8. Assessment Records
Finally, the results of any lighting assessment should be
properly documented for reference and follow-up actions.
The illuminance measurement data and the calculated
average illuminance should be properly recorded. Other
relevant information that should also be recorded includes:
a description of the work area and the task / activity.
the position of the measurement points.
details of the lighting fixtures including their position, type
and size.
identification of the luxmeter, such as the model number and
serial number.
the date and time of testing.
the person who conducted the assessment.
the conclusions and improvement measures suggested.
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9. References
For further information on lighting, you may refer to the
following publications:
Labour Department, Guidelines for Good Occupational
Hygiene Practice in a Workplace
Labour Department, A Simple Guide to Health Risk Assessment Office Environment Series - Lighting in Offices
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Code
for Lighting 2006
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Code
for Interior Lighting, 1994
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Part VI
Interpretations, Policies and Guidelines (IPGs) on
Occupational Health and Safety, Part II of the Canada Labour
Code, Measurement of Lighting Levels in the Workplace,
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR),
Part VI, 928-1-IPG-039, 1990
National Research Council Canada, The Effect of Office
Design on Workstation Lighting: Simulation Results, Newsham,
G.R.; Sander, D.M., IRC-IR-847, December 2003
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, The
th
IESNA Lighting Handbook Reference & Application, 9
Edition, 2000
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10. Enquiries
For enquiries about this booklet or advice on occupational health
and hygiene matters, please contact the Labour Department's
Occupational Safety and Health Branch through:
Telephone 2852 4041
Fax
2581 2049
enquiry@labour.gov.hk
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11. Complaints
If you have any complaint about unsafe workplaces and
practices, please call the Labour Department Occupational
Safety and Health complaint hotline on 2542 2172. All
complaints will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Lighting Assessment
in the Workplace
12/2008-1-OHB120