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Standard Standard Position of Colour

GENERAL BUILDING AREAS Service Illuminance measureme Appearance NOTES
Illumenance nt of light
LUX LUX

CIRCULATION AREA

CORRIDORS, PASSAGEAWAY 100 100 1.2m above Intermediate Scallar illuminance to be less
floor than 1/8 horizontal planar
illuminance in adjacent area and
not less than 120 if there is no
daylight

Lifts (passenger) 150 100 floor intermediate

Stairs 150 100 treads intermediate Restricted disability glare

Escalators 150 100 treads intermediate Avoid specular reflections on

treads

External covered ways 30 30 grounds Illuminance should be

compatible with adjacent area
ENTRANCES areas,

Entrance halls, lobbies, waiting 150 100 1.2m above intermediate

rooms floor or warm

Enquiry desk 500 300 desk intermediate Limit illuminance to assist view
or warm out at night

Gate houses 500 200 desk intermediate

or warm
KITCHENS

Food stores 150 100 floor intermediate

or warm

General 500 300 working intermediate Position illuminance relative to

plane or warm working areas. Proof luminaries
maybe required

OUTDOOR

Controlled entrance or exit gates 50 50 working intermediate Working plane varies according
plane or warm to requirement
Entrances and exit car parks, 30 30 ground intermediate
or warm
Stores, stockyards 30 30 working intermediate Consider obstructions vertical
plane or warm surfaces often more important

Industrial covered ways 50 50 ground Illuminance should be

compatible with adjacent lit area

STAFF RESTAURANTS 300 300 tables intermediate

or warm
Centers cafeteria. Dining rooms

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Standard Standard measureme Appearance
 Service Illuminance
Illumenance nt of light
LUX LUX

MEDICAL AND FIRST AID

CENTRES

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

Medical stores 100 100 vertical on intermediate

shelves or warm

Rest rooms 150 100 bed Restrict luminence seen by

recumbent patient
STAFF ROOMS

Changing locker and cleaner’s 150 150 floor intermediate

rooms, cloakrooms lavatories or warm

Rest rooms 150 150 table height warm Change in chanter from general
lighting desirable
STORE AND STOCK ROOMS 150 150 vertical intermediate
plane or warm
Telecommunication board 500 horizontal intermediate Avoid specular reflections on
switchboard rooms keyboard or warm boards

Cordless switchboard 300 300 keyboard intermediate Avoid specular reflections on

or warm boards limit illuminance
including day lights on internally
lit controls

Apparatus rooms 150 150 vertical intermediate

plane at or warm
floor level
Teleprinter rooms 500 500 vertical intermediate Avoid specular reflections on
message or warm machines
board
AIRCRAFT MAINTAINANCE
HANGERS

Aircraft engine testing 750 600 engines intermediate Portable luminaries relative
or warm

Inspection and repairs 500 500 aircraft intermediate Proof luminaries maybe required
(hangers) horizontal
and vertical

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GENERAL BUILDING Service Illuminance
measureme Appearance of NOTES
AREAS Illumenance
nt light
LUX LUX
BOILER HOUSE GENERAL 150 150 working intermediate Position luminaries
plane relative to major desk
including those on vertical
planes, instrument panel
FIRE STATIONS etc

Appliance rooms 300 300 floor intermediate

External apron 30 30 ground intermediate

GARAGES

External apron general 50 50 ground intermediate of Avoid glare for residents

warm 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

Pumps 500 200 ground intermediate of

warm

Parking area (interior) general 30 30 ground intermediate of

repairs, servicing warm

Greasing, pits washing, 500 300 working intermediate of

polishing plane warm

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 plants 100 100 working

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

Governor, meter, compressor,

booster and exhauster houses 150 150 working intermediate or
plane height warm
GAUGE TOOL ROOMS

General 1000 600 working intermediate or

plane warm

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GENERAL BUILDING Service Illuminance
measureme Appearance of NOTES
AREAS Illumenance
nt light
LUX LUX

INSPECTION & TESTING

SHOP (ENGINEERING)

Rough work e.g counting 300 200 working Intermediate or

rough checking of stock parts plane warm

Medium work e.g ‘go’ and ‘no 500 400 working Intermediate or
go’ gauge, sub-assemblies plane warm

Fine work e.g radio and 1000 600 working cool intermediate
telecommunication equipment, plane or warm
calibrated scales, precision

Very fine work e.g gauging 1500 750 working cool intermediate Local fighting and optical
and inspection of small plane or warm aids maybe used. Building
intricate parts illuminance not less than
750 lux

Minute work e.g very small 3000 1000 working cool intermediate Special lighting and
instruments plane or warm optical aids should be
used. Building
illuminance not less than
1000 lux

LABORATORIES
(GENERAL)

General 750 500 bench cool intermediate Position luminaries over

or warm benches. Proof luminaries
LAUNDRIES & DRY maybe required
CLEANING WORKS

Receiving sorting, washing, 300 200 working intermediate or Proof luminaries maybe
drying, ironing (clending) plane warm required
dispatch, dry cleaning, bulk
machine work

Hand ironing, pressing, 300 working cool intermediate Proof luminaries maybe
inspection, mending, spotting plane or warm required

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AREAS Illumenance measurement
light
LUX LUX
MACHINE & FITTING
SHOP
Rough bench and machine 300 200 working plane intermediate Local lighting on machine
work or warm maybe required. In large stop
both down lighting and side
lighting maybe required
Medium bench and machine 500 400 working plane intermediate
work, ordinary automatic or warm
machines, rough grinding,
medium buffing, polishing

Fine bench and machine work 1000 500 working plane intermediate
fine automatic machine, or warm
medium grinding, fine buffing
and polishing

PHARMACEUTICAL & FINE

CHEMICAL WORKS
PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURES

Grinding, granulating mixing 500 300 working plane intermediate Proof luminaries maybe
and drying, tableting, or warm required in all areas
sterilizing and washing,
preparation of solutions and
filling, labeling capping,
cartooning, warping

Inspection 750 400 working plane cool

intermediate
or warm
Fine chemical manufacture, 300 200 working plane intermediate Proof luminaries maybe
plant processing or warm required in all areas

Fine chemical finishing 500 400 working plane intermediate

or warm

Raw material store 300 200 working plane intermediate

or warm

Inspection 750 300 working plane intermediate

or warm
PRINTING WORKS TYRES
FOUNDRIES

Matrix making, dressing type, 300 300 working plane intermediate

hand and machine casting or warm

Front assembly sorting

750 400 working plane intermediate
or warm

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AREAS Illumenance measurement
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LUX LUX

COMPOSING PRESS

Hand composing, imposition 750 500 working plane intermediate

and distribution or warm
Machine composition 750 500 copy intermediate
keyboard or warm

Machine composition casting 300 200 working plane intermediate

or warm
Proof press 500 300 bedplate cool
intermediate
or warm
Illuminated table general 300 200 table top cool Dimming maybe required
intermediate
PRINTING MACHINE or warm
ROOM

Presses 500 300 rollers intermediate

or warm

Premake ready 500 300 working plane intermediate

or warm

Printed sheet inspection 1000 500 inspection on cool

surface intermediate
or warm
GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION

General 500 300 working plane cool

intermediate
or warm
Precision proofing retouching, 1000 500 working plane cool Local lighting maybe used
etching intermediate
or warm
GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION

Colour reproduction and 1000 500 working plane cool

printing: Inspection colour and
registration

RUBBER PROCESSING
FACTORIES

Preparation needs dipping 300 200 working plane intermediate

moulding, compounding or warm
calendaring

Tyre and tube making 500 300 working plane intermediate

or warm

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SHEET METALS WORKS

Bench work, scribing, 750 400 working plane intermediate

inspection plane
Pressing, punching, shearing, 500 300 working plane intermediate
stamping, spinning, folding plane

SLAUGHTER HOUSES

General 500 300 working plane cool Proof luminaries may be

intermediate required
plane
Inspection 750 400 working plane cool Proof luminaries may be
intermediate required
WELDING & SOLDERING plane
SHOP

Gas and arc welding, rough 300 200 working plane intermediate
spot welding plane

Medium soldering, brazing 500 300 working plane intermediate

spot welding e.g domestic plane
hardware

Fine soldering, spot welding 1000 500 working plane intermediate

e.g instrument plane

Very fine soldering, spot 1500 750 working plane intermediate Optical aids maybe used
welding e.g radio valves building luminaries not
less then 750 lux
WOODWORKING SHOP

Rough sawing, bench work 300 200 bench plane intermediate Unguarded rotating
plane machinery maybe in used!
Local tungsten lighting or
other measure to avoid
stroboscopic effects
Sizing, planning, rough 500 300 working plane intermediate Lighting on vertical plane
sanding medium and bench plane important at bench
working glueing cooperage

Fine bench and machine work 750 400 working plane intermediate
fine sanding, finishing plane

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AREAS Illumenance measurement
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LUX LUX

OFFICE

General office with mainly 500 500 desk intermediate Minimize veiling
clerical tasks and typing office or warm reflections by suitable
luminaries locatiom
Deep plan general offices 750 300 desk intermediate
or warm
Business machine and typing 750 300 copy intermediate
or warm
Filling room 300 300 file labels intermediate File labels maybe vertical
or warm at floor level

Conference rooms 750 300 tables or warm intermediate Consider variation of

illuminance to suite
different function e.g
conferences and lectures.
Dimming maybe required
OFFICES AND SHOPS

Executive office 500 300 desk intermediate Possible need to vary

or warm lighting using dimmers

Computer rooms 500 500 working plane intermediate Avoid specular reflections
or warm in concoles. Limit
illuminance where
internally lit signals are
used

Punch card room 750 600 board cool Minimize veiling

intermediate reflections by suitable
or warm luminaire location
required

Drawing offices, drawing 750 600 board cool Boards maybe vertical or
board intermediate incline
or warm
Reference table and general 500 300 table cool
intermediate
or warm

Print room 500 300 intermediate

or warm

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SHOP

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

Self service 500 500 vertical on intermediate “

displayed or warm
merchandised

Supermarkets 500 500 vertical on intermediate “

displayed or warm
merchandised

Hypermarkets 500 500 display intermediate In these very large

vertical on or warm definition or perimeter
displayed wall by higher
merchandised

1000 500 horizontal on intermediate In these very large

working plane or warm definition or perimeter
wall by higher

General 500 500 merchandise cool Vertical surfaces maybe

intermediate important
or warm
PUBLIC AND
EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
ASSEMBLY AND CONCERT

Theatre and concert halls 100 100 horizontal intermediate Dimming facilities
or required
warm

Cinema 50 50 seat level intermediate Allow for variation of

or illuminance to suit
warm functions

Multi purpose 500 300 seat level intermediate Dimming facilities usually
or warm required

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FURTHER EDUCATION
ESTABLISHMENT

Lecture theatres general 500 300 Desk intermediate Provision for dimming
or maybe required. Provide
warm suitable lighting on
lectures face and notes.
Low noise level required

Chalkboard 500 300 vertical intermediate Leisure correct off set to

 or give reasonable
warm 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 Type of laboratory may

cool or warm dictate colour rendering
group. Local lighting
maybe used

Workshop 300 See appropriate industries

process

Staff room, student rooms, See general building area

student hostels etc
See indoor sports, game
Gymnasia and recreational building

LIBRARIES

Shelves, book stack 150 150 vertical at floor intermediate

level or
warm

Reading tables 300 300 tables intermediate

or
warm
Reading rooms, newspapers 300 300 desk intermediate
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 floor intermediate

level or
warm
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MUSEUMS AND ART
GALLERIES GENERAL

Exhibits insensitive to 300 300 display cool intermediate

light or warm

Light sensitive exhibits 150 150 display cool intermediate Illuminance are maxima
or warm

Specially light sensitive 50 50 display cool intermediate Illuminance are maxima

exhibit or warm

SCHOOL
Assembly hall general 300 200 working plane intermediate Provision for dimming
or warm should be included for
stage and film use

Platform and stage special lighting intermediate or

warm

Teaching spaces general 300 200 working plane intermediate or Illuminance maybe
warm reduced to 150 lux in
space lit by tungster lamps
e.g nursery

Teaching spaces general
300 200 working plane intermediate or Illuminance maybe
warm reduced to 150 lux in
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

General where also used 500 300 working plane intermediate or

for further education warm
Ensure correct off set to
Chalkboard 500 300 vertical plane intermediate or give reasonable
warm uniformity and avoid
reflections in chalkboard
surface

Local lighting maybe used

Needlework rooms 500 300 working plane intermediate or
warm

Art room basel

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AREAS Illumenance measurement
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LUX LUX
Laboratories 500 300 bench intermediate or Type of laboratory may
warm dictate color rendering
group local lighting
maybe used

Workshop 300 200 working plane intermediate or Multipurpose use refer to

warm appropriate
recommendation

Gymnasia 300 200 floor Impact resistant

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 desk or table

custom and immigration
halls

Railway station booking 500 300 counter Avoid specular reflections

offices in ticket issuing machine

Railway station parcel and 300 200 floor intermediate or

left luggage offices warm
counters

General counters 300 200 counter intermediate or

warm

Circulation Area 150 scalar 100 1.2m above intermediate or

floor warm

Waiting areas 300 scalar 200 1.2m above intermediate or

floor warm

Restaurants, bars kitchens See hotels

HOSPITAL

Ward unit bed heads 30-50 50+ pillow intermediate or

general warm
General 150 local lighting book plane intermediate or
warm Book maybe vertical
Night 0.1 pillow 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 plane intermediate or

warm

Enquiry desk 500 300 desk intermediate or

warm

Laboratories 500 300 bench intermediate or

warm
Operating theatre suits 400 400 trolley height intermediate or Hose proof luminaries
general warm maybe required

Operating area Special lighting

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

intensive care units warm bed or supervision only

Dimming required
X-ray department radio, 500 500 couch intermediate or
diagnostic and room warm
fluores copy

HOSPITAL
Decoration required
Radio therapy rooms 300 300 intermediate or
warm
Special lighting
Dental surgeries 300 300

HOMES
In all home areas,
Living rooms general 50 50 working plane intermediate or attention should be given
warm to lighting of room
surface. Luminance
should be selected and
positioned to give
occupants a compromise
between attractive sparkle
Casual reading 150 150 working plane intermediate or and unwanted glare.
warm Dimming is useful for
changing atmosphere.
Sewing and 300 300 working plane intermediate or Additional mirror lighting
darningsrudies warm required in bedrooms.
Desk and protuged Additional mirror lighting
required. Enclosed
Bedrooms general 50 50 floor intermediate or luminaries should be used
warm

Bedlead kitchen 150 100 bed intermediate or

Kitchen working area warm

Bathrooms 100 100 floor intermediate or

warm

Hall and landings 150 150 floor intermediate or

warm
High luminance spacing
Straits 100 100 tread intermediate or should be screened from
warm view when ascending or
descending stairs

Workshop 300 200 bench intermediate or

warm

HOMES
Illuminance must be
Garages 50 50 floor intermediate increased 50-100% above
recommendation for
homes. Particular
(HOME OLD PEOPLES) attentions must be paid to
avoid glare and to reveal
steps and obstruction.
Two ways switches
 should be installed for
through stairs etc.

INDOOR SPORTS AND

RECREATIONAL
BUILDING

MULTIPURPOSE
SPORTS ALL
For some sports side
Athletics, basketball, 300 200 instrument of lighting or localized
bowls, judo, gymnastic, warm lighting (e.g at the net in
hockey ball 700 500 floor badminton) is preferred.
Arrange switching to give
illuminance appropriate to
activity

Avoid glare from

BADMINTON COURTS 300 300 floor instrument of overhead lighting
warm

BILLIARD ROOMS

General 100 150 floor

Table special lighting

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CARD ROOMS 300 300 cable instrument of
warm
Impact resistant
GYMNASIA GENERAL 500 300 floor instrument of luminance required. Proof
warm luminance required.
SWIMMING POOL Access to luminance must
be considered. Window
TOP POOL 500 300 water level instrument of and luminance must be
warm located to avoid glare to
swimmers, divers and
Spectator areas 150 150 seated level instrument of spectators by direct view
warm and by reflection at water
surface

Club recreational 300 200 water level instrument of

warm

GENERAL

Changing rooms, shower, 150 150 floor instrument of

cookers rooms warm
TABLE TENNIS

Club 300 200 table top instrument of

warm

Recreational 200 200 table top instrument of

warm