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CIRCULATION AREA

CORRIDORS, PASSAGEAWAY 100 100 1.2m Intermedia Scallar illuminance to be less

above floor te than 1/8 horizontal planar
illuminance in adjacent area
and not less than 120 if there
is no daylight

Lifts (passenger) 150 100 floor

intermedia
Stairs 150 100 treads te Restricted disability glare

Escalators 150 100 treads intermedia Avoid specular reflections on

te treads

External covered ways 30 30 grounds intermedia Illuminance should be

te compatible with adjacent
ENTRANCES area areas,

Entrance halls, lobbies, 150 100 1.2m

waiting rooms above floor

Enquiry desk 500 300 desk Limit illuminance to assist

intermedia view out at night
te or warm
Gate houses 500 200 desk
intermedia
KITCHENS te or warm

Food stores 150 100 floor intermedia

te or warm

General 500 300 working Position illuminance relative

plane intermedia to working areas. Proof
te or warm luminaries maybe required

OUTDOOR intermedia
te or warm
Controlled entrance or exit 50 50 working Working plane varies
gates plane according to requirement
30 30 ground
Entrances and exit car parks,
30 30 working intermedia Consider obstructions
Stores, stockyards plane te or warm vertical surfaces often more
intermedia important
te or warm
50 50 ground intermedia
Industrial covered ways te or warm Illuminance should be
compatible with adjacent lit
area

300 300 tables

STAFF RESTAURANTS

Centers cafeteria. Dining

rooms intermedia
te or warm

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MEDICAL AND FIRST AID

CENTRES

Consulting rooms, treatment 500 400 desk or intermedia Examination lighting should
area bed te or warm be provided

Medical stores 100 100 intermedia

vertical on te or warm
shelves
Rest rooms 150 100 Restrict luminence seen by
bed recumbent patient
STAFF ROOMS

Changing locker and 150 150 intermedia

cleaner’s rooms, cloakrooms floor te or warm
lavatories
150 150 warm Change in chanter from
Rest rooms table general lighting desirable
150 150 height intermedia
STORE AND STOCK te or warm
ROOMS 500 vertical intermedia Avoid specular reflections on
plane te or warm boards
Telecommunication board horizontal
switchboard rooms 300 300 keyboard intermedia Avoid specular reflections on
te or warm boards limit illuminance
Cordless switchboard keyboard including day lights on
internally lit controls

150 150 intermedia

te or warm
Apparatus rooms vertical
500 500 plane at intermedia Avoid specular reflections on
floor level te or warm machines
Teleprinter rooms vertical
message
board
AIRCRAFT MAINTAINANCE
HANGERS 750 600 intermedia Portable luminaries relative
te or warm
Aircraft engine testing engines
500 500 intermedia Proof luminaries maybe
te required
Inspection and repairs aircraft
(hangers) horizontal
and
vertical

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BOILER HOUSE 150 150 working intermediate Position luminaries

GENERAL plane relative to major desk
including those on
vertical planes,
instrument panel etc
FIRE STATIONS
300 300 floor intermediate
Appliance rooms
30 30 ground intermediate
External apron

GARAGES
50 50 ground intermediate of Avoid glare for
External apron general warm residents in vicinity
and passing traffic
proof luminance are
essential in pits where
patrol engines are
serviced and maybe
necessary else where
portable luminance
should be at extra low
voltage
500 200 ground intermediate of
Pumps warm

30 30 ground intermediate of
Parking area (interior) warm
general repairs, servicing
500 300 working intermediate of
Greasing, pits washing, plane warm
polishing
GAS WORK: Proof luminance maybe required and local lighting on instrumentation
and control possible low maintenance factors

Exterior walkways and 50 50 walkway intermediate or

platforms warm

Exterior stairs and ladders 100 50 treads intermediate or

warm

Retort houses, oil gas 100 100 working

plants watergas, plants plane
purifier, indoor coke
screening and handling
plants

Governor, meter, 150 150 working intermediate or

compressor, booster and plane warm
exhauster houses height

GAUGE TOOL ROOMS 1000 600 intermediate or

working warm
General plane

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INSPECTION & TESTING

SHOP (ENGINEERING)

Rough work e.g counting 300 200 working Intermediate or

rough checking of stock plane warm
parts
500 400 working Intermediate or
Medium work e.g ‘go’ and plane warm
‘no go’ gauge, sub-
assemblies 1000 600 working cool
plane intermediate or
Fine work e.g radio and warm
telecommunication
equipment, calibrated 1500 750 working Local fighting and
scales, precision plane cool optical aids maybe
intermediate or used. Building
Very fine work e.g gauging warm illuminance not less
and inspection of small than 750 lux
intricate parts 3000 1000 working
plane Special lighting and
cool optical aids should be
Minute work e.g very small intermediate or used. Building
instruments warm illuminance not less
than 1000 lux

LABORATORIES 750 500 bench

(GENERAL) Position luminaries
over benches. Proof
General cool luminaries maybe
intermediate or required
LAUNDRIES & DRY 300 200 working warm
CLEANING WORKS plane
Proof luminaries maybe
Receiving sorting, washing, required
drying, ironing (clending) intermediate or
dispatch, dry cleaning, 300 working warm
bulk machine work plane
Proof luminaries maybe
Hand ironing, pressing, required
inspection, mending, cool
spotting intermediate or
warm

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MACHINE & FITTING
SHOP

Rough bench and machine 300 200 working intermediate Local lighting on machine
work plane or warm maybe required. In large
stop both down lighting and
side lighting maybe required
Medium bench and 500 400 intermediate
machine work, ordinary working or warm
automatic machines, rough plane
grinding, medium buffing,
polishing
1000 500 intermediate
Fine bench and machine or warm
work fine automatic working
machine, medium plane
grinding, fine buffing and
polishing

PHARMACEUTICAL &
FINE CHEMICAL WORKS
PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURES 500 300 intermediate Proof luminaries maybe
or warm required in all areas
Grinding, granulating
mixing and drying, working
tableting, sterilizing and plane
washing, preparation of
solutions and filling,
labeling capping, 750 400 cool
cartooning, warping intermediate
or warm
Inspection 300 200 intermediate Proof luminaries maybe
working or warm required in all areas
plane
Fine chemical 500 400 intermediate
manufacture, plant or warm
processing working
300 200 plane intermediate
Fine chemical finishing or warm

750 300 working intermediate

Raw material store plane or warm

Inspection working
300 300 plane intermediate
PRINTING WORKS or warm
TYRES FOUNDRIES
working
Matrix making, dressing 750 400 plane intermediate
type, hand and machine or warm
casting

Front assembly sorting

working
plane

working
plane
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COMPOSING PRESS

Hand composing, 750 500 working intermediate

imposition and distribution plane or warm

Machine composition 750 500 intermediate

keyboard copy or warm

Machine composition 300 200 intermediate

casting working or warm
500 300 plane cool
Proof press intermediate
bedplate or warm
300 200 cool Dimming maybe
Illuminated table general intermediate required
table top or warm
PRINTING MACHINE
ROOM
500 300 intermediate
Presses or warm
rollers
500 300 intermediate
Premake ready or warm
working
1000 500 plane cool
Printed sheet inspection intermediate
or warm
inspection on
GRAPHIC surface
REPRODUCTION 500 300 cool
intermediate
General or warm
1000 500 working cool
plane intermediate Local lighting maybe
Precision proofing or warm used
retouching, etching
working
GRAPHIC 1000 500 plane cool
REPRODUCTION

Colour reproduction and

printing: Inspection colour
and registration working
plane
RUBBER PROCESSING 300 200 intermediate
FACTORIES or warm

Preparation needs dipping

moulding, compounding 500 300 intermediate
calendaring or warm
working
Tyre and tube making plane

working
plane
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SHEET METALS WORKS

Bench work, scribing, 750 400 working intermediate

inspection plane plane

Pressing, punching, 500 300 intermediate

shearing, stamping, working plane
spinning, folding plane

SLAUGHTER HOUSES
500 300 cool Proof luminaries may
General intermediate be required
working plane
750 400 plane cool Proof luminaries may
Inspection intermediate be required
plane
WELDING & SOLDERING working
SHOP plane
300 200 intermediate
Gas and arc welding, rough plane
spot welding
500 300 intermediate
Medium soldering, brazing working plane
spot welding e.g domestic plane
hardware
1000 500 intermediate
Fine soldering, spot working plane
welding e.g instrument plane
1500 750 intermediate Optical aids maybe
Very fine soldering, spot used building
welding e.g radio valves luminaries not less
working then 750 lux
WOODWORKING SHOP plane
300 200 intermediate
Rough sawing, bench work plane Unguarded rotating
working machinery maybe in
plane used! Local tungsten
lighting or other
500 300 intermediate measure to avoid
Sizing, planning, rough plane stroboscopic effects
sanding medium and Lighting on vertical
bench working glueing bench plane plane important at
cooperage 750 400 intermediate bench
plane
Fine bench and machine
work fine sanding, finishing
working
plane

working
plane
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OFFICE

General office with mainly 500 500 desk intermediate Minimize veiling
clerical tasks and typing or warm reflections by suitable
office luminaries locatiom
750 300 desk intermediate
Deep plan general offices or warm

750 300 copy intermediate

Business machine and or warm
typing 300 300 file labels intermediate File labels maybe
or warm vertical at floor level
Filling room
750 300 tables or intermediate Consider variation of
warm illuminance to suite
Conference rooms different function e.g
conferences and
lectures. Dimming
maybe required

OFFICES AND SHOPS 500 300 intermediate

desk or warm Possible need to vary
Executive office lighting using dimmers
500 500 intermediate
working or warm Avoid specular
Computer rooms plane reflections in concoles.
Limit illuminance
where internally lit
signals are used
750 600 cool
intermediate Minimize veiling
Punch card room board or warm reflections by suitable
luminaire location
required
750 600 cool
intermediate Boards maybe vertical
Drawing offices, drawing board or warm or incline
board 500 300 cool
intermediate
Reference table and table or warm
general
500 300 intermediate
or warm

Print room
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SHOP

Conventional with counters 500 500 counters cool Type of merchandise

horizontal intermediate will dictate required
or warm colour rendering.
Localized lighting
needed to be
emphasized particular
Conventional with wall 500 500 display cool spacing displays
displays vertical intermediate
or warm “

Self service 500 500 vertical on intermediate

displayed or warm “
merchandise
d
Supermarkets 500 500 intermediate
vertical on or warm “
displayed
merchandise
Hypermarkets 500 500 d intermediate
or warm In these very large
display definition or perimeter
vertical on wall by higher
displayed
1000 500 merchandise intermediate
d or warm In these very large
definition or perimeter
horizontal on wall by higher
General 500 500 working cool
plane intermediate Vertical surfaces
or warm maybe important
PUBLIC AND
EDUCATIONAL BUILDING merchandise
ASSEMBLY AND
CONCERT
100 100 intermediate
Theatre and concert halls or Dimming facilities
warm required

50 50 horizontal intermediate
Cinema or Allow for variation of
warm illuminance to suit
functions
500 300 seat level intermediate
Multi purpose or warm Dimming facilities
usually required

seat level
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FURTHER EDUCATION
ESTABLISHMENT

Lecture theatres general 500 300 Desk intermediate Provision for dimming
or maybe required.
warm Provide suitable
lighting on lectures
face and notes. Low
noise level required
Chalkboard 500 300 vertical intermediate
or Leisure correct off set
warm to give reasonable
uniformity and avoid
reflections on chalk
board surface
Demonstration benches 500 300 bench intermediate
or
warm

Examination halls, seminar 500 300 desk intermediate

rooms, teaching spaces or
warm

Art rooms 500 300 easel colour

intermediate

Laboratories 500 300 bench intermediate

cool or warm Type of laboratory may
dictate colour
rendering group. Local
lighting maybe used
Workshop 300
See appropriate
industries process
Staff room, student rooms,
student hostels etc See general building
area
Gymnasia
See indoor sports,
LIBRARIES game and recreational
building
Shelves, book stack 150 150 vertical at intermediate
floor level or
warm

Reading tables 300 300 tables intermediate

or
warm
Reading rooms, 300 300 desk intermediate
newspapers and magazine or
warm
Reference libraries 500 500 desk intermediate
or
warm

Counters 500 500 desk intermediate

or
warm

Cataloging and sorting 500 500 desk intermediate

or
warm

Binding 500 500 desk intermediate

or
warm

Closed book store 100 100 vertical at intermediate

floor level or
warm
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MUSEUMS AND ART
GALLERIES GENERAL

Exhibits insensitive to 300 300 display cool

light intermediate or
warm
Light sensitive exhibits 150 150 display Illuminance are
cool maxima
intermediate or
Specially light sensitive 50 50 display warm
exhibit Illuminance are
cool maxima
SCHOOL intermediate or
warm
Assembly hall general 300 200 working
plane
Provision for dimming
intermediate should be included for
Platform and stage special or warm stage and film use
lighting

Teaching spaces 200 intermediate or

general 300 working warm
plane Illuminance maybe
intermediate or reduced to 150 lux in
warm space lit by tungster
200 lamps e.g nursery
Teaching spaces 300
general working Illuminance maybe
plane intermediate or reduced to 150 lux in
warm space lit by tungster
lamps e.g nursery and
infant school. Where
the main view is across
the space e.g to the
chalkboard, the LGI
should be 16
300
500
General where also
used for further 300 working intermediate or
education 500 plane warm
Ensure correct off set
Chalkboard intermediate or to give reasonable
vertical plane warm uniformity and avoid
reflections in
300 chalkboard surface
500
Local lighting maybe
Needlework rooms intermediate or used
working warm
plane
Art room

basel
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Laboratories 500 300 bench intermediate or Type of laboratory may
warm dictate color rendering
group local lighting
maybe used

Workshop 300 200 working intermediate or Multipurpose use refer

plane warm to appropriate
recommendation

Gymnasia 300 200 Impact resistant

floor luminaries required.
Wall illuminance
important
Music practice rooms 300 200
music
TRANSPORT
TERMINAL BUILDING

Airport coach and intermediate or

Railway Station warm

Reception areas (desk) 500 300

custom and desk or table
immigration halls

Railway station 500 300

booking offices counter Avoid specular
reflections in ticket
Railway station parcel 300 200 intermediate or issuing machine
and left luggage offices floor warm
counters

General counters 300 200 intermediate or

counter warm

Circulation Area 150 scalar 100 intermediate or

1.2m above warm
floor
Waiting areas 300 scalar 200 intermediate or
1.2m above warm
floor
Restaurants, bars
kitchens
See hotels
HOSPITAL
30-50 50+ intermediate or
Ward unit bed heads pillow warm
general 150 local lighting intermediate or
General book plane warm
0.1
Night pillow Book maybe vertical
horizontal or inclined
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Nurse station evening 300 300 desk intermediate or
warm

Pharmacies dispensing 500 300 bench intermediate or

bench warm

Shelves 150 vertical plane intermediate or

at lowest warm
shelves

Reception general 300 200 working intermediate or

plane warm

Enquiry desk 500 300 intermediate or

desk warm

Laboratories 500 300 intermediate or

bench warm

Operating theatre suits 400 400 intermediate or Hose proof luminaries

general trolley height warm maybe required

Operating area Special lighting

Recovery room and 30-50 intermediate or 400 LUX to be

intensive care units bedhead warm available on bed or
supervision only

X-ray department 500 500 intermediate or Dimming required

radio, diagnostic and couch warm
room fluores copy

HOSPITAL

Radio therapy rooms 300 300 intermediate or Decoration required

warm

Dental surgeries 300 300 Special lighting

HOMES

Living rooms general 50 50 intermediate or In all home areas,

working warm attention should be
plane given to lighting of
room surface.
Luminance should be
selected and
positioned to give
Casual reading 150 150 intermediate or occupants a
warm compromise between
working attractive sparkle and
Sewing and 300 300 plane intermediate or unwanted glare.
darningsrudies warm Dimming is useful for
Desk and protuged changing atmosphere.
working Additional mirror
Bedrooms general 50 50 plane intermediate or lighting required in
warm bedrooms. Additional
mirror lighting
Bedlead kitchen 150 100 intermediate or required. Enclosed
Kitchen working area floor warm luminaries should be
used
Bathrooms 100 100 intermediate or
bed warm

Hall and landings 150 150 intermediate or

floor warm

Straits 100 100 intermediate or

floor warm

tread High luminance

Workshop 300 200 intermediate or spacing should be
warm screened from view
when ascending or
HOMES descending stairs
bench
Garages 50 50 intermediate

(HOME OLD PEOPLES)

floor
Illuminance must be
increased 50-100%
above
recommendation for
homes. Particular
attentions must be
paid to avoid glare and
INDOOR SPORTS to reveal steps and
AND RECREATIONAL obstruction. Two ways
BUILDING switches should be
installed for through
MULTIPURPOSE stairs etc.
SPORTS ALL

Athletics, basketball, 300 200 instrument of

bowls, judo, gymnastic, warm
hockey ball 700 500

floor
For some sports side
lighting or localized
BADMINTON 300 300 instrument of lighting (e.g at the net
COURTS warm in badminton) is
preferred. Arrange
switching to give
BILLIARD ROOMS floor illuminance
100 150 appropriate to activity
General
special
Table lighting Avoid glare from
floor overhead lighting
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CARD ROOMS 300 300 cable instrument of
warm
Impact resistant
GYMNASIA GENERAL 500 300 floor instrument of luminance required.
warm Proof luminance
SWIMMING POOL required. Access to
luminance must be
TOP POOL 500 300 water level instrument of considered. Window
warm and luminance must be
located to avoid glare
Spectator areas 150 150 seated level instrument of to swimmers, divers
warm and spectators by
direct view and by
reflection at water
Club recreational 300 200 water level instrument of surface
warm

GENERAL

Changing rooms, 150 150 floor instrument of

shower, cookers rooms warm

TABLE TENNIS

Club 300 200 table top instrument of

warm

Recreational 200 200 table top instrument of

warm