BSI standard

General building areas

Areas common to most buildings

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Entrances
Entrance halls, lobbies, waiting rooms 200 19
Enquiry desks 500 19
Gatehouses 200 19

U
Circulation areas

J
Lifts 100 —
Corridors, passageways, stairs 100 22
Escalators, ‘travellators’ (passenger 150 —

LV
conveyors):
— entrances and exits 200 —
Atria:
DV
— general movement 50-200 22
— plant growth 500-3000 —
KO
Staff rooms
Changing, locker and cleaner’s 100 —
rooms, cloakrooms, lavatories
W

Rest rooms 150 19

LD

Staff restaurants, canteens, cafeterias, 200 22

dining rooms, messrooms
Kitchens and food preparation
G

Serveries, vegetable preparation, 300 22

washing-up areas
Z

Food preparation and cooking 500 22

Food stores, cellars 150 22
Communications
Z

Switchboard rooms 300 19

Telephone apparatus room 150 25
Z

Telex room, post room 500 19

Reprographic room 300 19
Building services
Boiler houses:
— general 100 25
— boiler front 150 —
Control rooms 300 19
Mechanical plant rooms 150 25
Electrical switch rooms 200 —
Cable flats 50 —
Store rooms 100 —
Car parks
— covered
Floors:
— low risk 50 —
— high risk 200 —
Ramps and corners
— low risk 75 —
— high risk 200 —
Vehicle entrances and exits 100 —
Control booths 200 —

Distribution and storage

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Loading bays 150 —
Work stores

U
Unpacking, sorting 200 25

J
Large item storage 100 25
Small item rack storage 300 25
Issue counter, records, storeman’s 500 22

LV
desks
Warehouses and bulk stores DV
Storage of goods where identification 100 25
requires only limited perception of
detail
Storage of goods where identification 150 25
KO
requires perception of detail
Automatic high bay rack stores:
W

— gangway 20 —
LD

— control station 200 —

Packing and despatch 300 25
Cold stores
G

— general 300 —
Z

General exterior areas

Standard Limiting
Z

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Z

Car parks
— low risk 20 —
— high risk 50 —
Pedestrian precincts
— low risk 20 —
— high risk 100 —
Covered pavement and steps 75 —
Service areas 50 —
Sales areas
— low district brightness 50 —
— high district brightness 200 —
Floodlighting buildings and
structures
— low district brightness 30 —
— high district brightness 100 —
Storage areas 20 —
Working areas 50-100 —

Roadways on industrial and commercial sites

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Road, footway or footpath 5-10 —

Security
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)

U
Area lighting 5-20 —

J
Perimeter lighting 1 —
Checkpoints 150 —
Gatehouses 200 —

Industrial areas and processes

LV
DV
Mechanical engineering
KO
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
W

(lux)
LD

Structural steel fabrication

General 300 28
Marking-off 500 28
G

Sheet metal works

Pressing, punching, shearing, 500 22
Z

stamping, spinning, folding

Benchwork, scribing, inspection 750 22
Machine and tool shops
Z

Rough bench and machine work 300 25

Medium bench and machine work 500 22
Z

Fine bench and machine work 750 22

Gauge rooms 1000 19
Die sinking shops
General 500 22
Fine work 1500 —
Welding and soldering shops
Gas and arc welding, rough spot 300 28
welding
Medium soldering, brazing, spot 500 25
welding
Fine soldering, fine spot welding 1000 —
Assembly shops
Rough work, e.g. frame and heavy 300 25
machinery assembly
Medium work, e.g. engine assembly, 500 22
vehicle body assembly
Fine work, e.g. office machinery 750 19
assembly
Very fine work, e.g. instrument 1000 —
assembly
Minute work, e.g. watch making 1500 —
Inspection and testing shops
Coarse work, e.g. using go/no go 500 22
gauges, inspection of large
sub-assemblies
Medium work, e.g. inspection of 750 19
painted surfaces
Fine work, e.g. using calibrated 1000 19
scales, inspection of precision
mechanisms

U
Very fine work, e.g. gauging and 1500 —
inspection of small intricate parts

J
Minute work, e.g. inspection of very 2000 —
small instruments

LV
Paint shops and spray booths
Dipping, rough spraying 300 25
Preparation, ordinary painting 500 22
DV
spraying and finishing
Fine painting, spraying and finishing 750 22
Inspection, retouching, matching 1000 22
KO
Plating shops
Vats and baths 300 25
Buffing, polishing, burnishing 500 22
W

Final buffing and polishing 750 22

LD

Inspection
G

Electrical and electronic engineering

Standard Limiting
Z

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Z

Electrical equipment manufacture

Manufacture of cables and insulated 300 25
Z

wires, winding, varnishing and

immersion of coils, assembly of large
machines, simple assembly work
Medium assembly, e.g. telephones, 500 25
small motors
Assembly of precision components, 1000 —
e.g. telecommunications equipment;
adjustment, inspection and calibration
Assembly of high precision parts 1500 —
Electronic equipment manufacture
Printed circuit boards:
— silk screening 500 —
— hand insertion of components, 750 —
soldering
— inspection 1000 —
Assembly of wiring harness, cleating 750 —
harness, testing and calibration
Chassis assembly 1000 —
Inspection and testing:
— soak test 200 25
— safety and functional tests 300 25

Metal manufacture
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Ironmaking
Sinter plant:
— plant floor 200 28

U
Mixer drum, fan house, screen houses, 150 28

J
coolers, transfer stations
Furnaces, cupolas:
— general 150 28

LV
— control platforms 300 —
— conveyor galleries, walkways 50 28
Steelmaking
DV
Electric melting shops 200 28
Basic oxygen steel making plants:
— general 150 28
KO
— converter floor, teeming bay 200 28
— control platforms and pulpits 300 —
W

— scrap bays 150 28

LD

Metal forming and treatment

Ingot stripping, soaking pits, 200 28
annealing and heat treatment bays,
G

acid recovery plant

Pickling and cleaning bays, roughing
mills, cold mills, finishing mills,
Z

tinning and galvanising lines, cut up

and rewind lines
Z

— general 150 28
— control platforms and pulpits 300 —
Z

Wire mills, product finishing steel 300 28

inspection and treatment
Plate/strip inspection 500 25
Inspection of tinplate, stainless steel, — —
etc.
Foundries
Automatic plant:
— without manual operation 50 28
— with occasional manual operation 150 28
— with continuos manual operation 200 28
Non-automatic plant:
— charging floor, pouring, shaking 300 28
out, cleaning, grinding, fettling
Rough moulding, rough core making 300 28
Fine moulding, fine core making 500 25
Inspection 500 —
Forges
General 300 25
Inspection 500 —
Control platforms and pulpits 300 19
Control rooms

Plastics and rubber

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Plastic products
Automatic plant:
— without manual control 50 28

U
— with occasional manual control 100 28

J
— with continuos manual control 300 28
Control platforms 300 —
Control rooms

LV
Non-automatic plant:
— mixing, calendering, extrusion 300 25
injection, compression and blow
DV
moulding, sheet fabrication
— trimming, cutting, polishing, 500 22
cementing
KO
— printing, inspection 1000 19
Rubber products
W

Stock preparation, plasticising, milling 200 25

LD

Calendering, fabric, preparation, stock 500 25

cutting
Extruding, moulding, curing 500 22
G

Inspection 1000 —
Z

Leather industry
Standard Limiting
Z

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Z

Leather manufacture
Cleaning, tanning and stretching, 300 25
vats, cutting, fleshing, stuffing
Finishing, scarfing 500 25
Leather working
General 300 25
Pressing, glazing 500 22
Cutting, splitting, scarfing, sewing 750 22
Grading, matching 1000 —

Textiles
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
 (lux)
Cotton
Ginning, separators, dryers 200 28
Bale breaking, blowing, carding 300 25
Roving, slubbing, spinning (ordinary 500 25
counts), winding, reeling, combing,
hackling, spreading, cabling
Beaming, sizing, dressing and dyeing, 500 25
doubling (fancy), spinning (fine counts)
Healding (drawing-in) 1000 —
Weaving:
— plain ‘grey’ cloth 750 19
— patterned cloths, fine counts 1000 19
Inspection 1500 16
Synthetic or silk
Soaking, fugitive tinting, conditioning 300 25

U
or setting of twist

J
Winding, twisting, rewinding, 500 25
crimping, coning, quilting, sizing,

LV
beaming
Spinning 500 22
Flat bed knitting machines 500 22
Healding (drawing-in)
DV
1000 —
Weaving 1000 19
Inspection 1500 16
KO
Woollen
Scouring, carbonising, teasing, 300 25
preparing, raising, brushing, pressing,
W

back-washing, gilling, crabbing and

LD

blowing, blending, carding, combing

(white), tentering, drying, cropping
G

Spinning, roving, winding, beaming, 500 22

combing (coloured), twisting
Healding (drawing-in) 1000 —
Z

Weaving:
— heavy woollens 500 19
Z

— medium worsteds, fine woollens 750 19

— fine worsteds 1000 19
Z

Burling 1000 19
Mending 1500 16
Inspection (perching):
— grey cloth 1000 19
— final 3000 19
Jute
Weaving, spinning flax, cop winding, 300 25
yarn calender
Carpet manufacture
Winding, beaming 300 25
Setting pattern, tufting, cropping, 500 22
trimming, fringing, latexing and latex
drying
Designing, weaving, mending 750 22
Inspection:
— general 1000 19
Piece dyeing 750 —

Clothing and footwear

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Clothing manufacture
Preparation of cloth 300 22
Cutting 750 19
Matching 750 19
Sewing 1000 19
Pressing 500 22
Inspection 1500 16

U
Hand tailoring 1500 —

J
Hosiery and knitwear manufacture
Flat bed knitting machines 500 22
Circular knitting machines 750 22

LV
Lockstitch and over-locking machines 1000 19
Linking or running on 1000 19
Mending, hand finishing 1500
DV —
Inspection 1500 —
Glove manufacture
Sorting and grading 750 19
KO
Pressing, knitting, cutting 500 22
Sewing 750 22
W

Inspection 1500 —
LD

Hat manufacture
Stiffening, braiding, refining, forming, 300 22
sizing, pouncing, ironing
G

Cleaning, flanging, finishing 500 22

Sewing 750 22
Inspection 1500
Z

—
Boot and shoe manufacture
Leather and synthetic:
Z

— sorting and grading 1000 16

— clicking, closing 1000 22
Z

— preparatory operations 1000 22

— cutting tables and presses 1500 16
— bottom stock preparation, lasting, 1000 19
bottoming, finishing, show rooms
Rubber:
— washing, compounding, coating, 300 25
drying, varnishing, vulcanising,
calendering, cutting
— lining, making and finishing 500 22

Food, drink and tobacco

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Slaughterhouses/abattoirs
General 500 25
Inspection 750 19
Canning, preserving and freezing
Grading and sorting of raw materials 750 22
Preparation 500 25
Canned and bottled goods:
— retorts 300 25
— automatic processes 200 25
Labelling and packaging 300 25
Frozen foods:
— process area 300 25
— packaging and storage 300 25
— dairies 300 —
Bottling, brewing and distilling

U
Keg washing and handling, bottle 200 28
washing

J
Keg/bottle inspection 300 25
Process areas 300 25

LV
Bottle filling 750 25
Edible oils and fats processing
Refining and blending 300 25
DV
Production 500 25
Mills
Milling, filtering and packing 300 25
KO
Bakeries
General 300 22
Hand decorating, icing 500 22
W

Chocolate and confectionery

LD

manufacture
General 300 25
G

Automatic processes 200 25

Hand decoration, inspection, 500 22
wrapping and packing
Z

Tobacco processing
Material preparation, making and 500 22
Z

packing
Hand processes 750 22
Z

Control rooms

Timber and furniture

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Sawmills
General 200 25
Head saw 500 —
Grading 750 —
Woodwork shops
Rough sawing, bench work 300 22
Sizing, planing, sanding medium 500 22
machining and bench work
Fine bench and machine work, fine 750 22
sanding, finishing
Furniture manufacture
Raw materials stores 100 28
Finished goods stores 150 25
Wood matching and assembly, rough 300 22
sawing, cutting
Machining, sanding and assembly, 500 22
polishing
Tool rooms 500 22
Spray booths: 500 —
— colour finishing 500 —
— clear finishing 300 —
Cabinet making:
— veneer sorting and grading 1000 19

U
— marquetry, pressing, patching and 500 22
fitting

J
Final inspection 750 —
Upholstery manufacture

LV
Cloth inspection 1500 —
Filling, covering 500 22
Slipping, cutting, sewing 750 22
DV
Mattress making:
— assembly 500 22
— tape edging 1000 22
KO

Paper and printing

W

Standard Limiting
LD

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
G

Paper mills
Pulp mills, preparation plants 300 25
Paper and board making:
Z

— general 300 25
— automatic processes 200 25
Z

— inspection, sorting 500 19

Paper converting processes:
Z

— general 300 25
— associated printing 500 22
Printing works
Type foundries:
— matrix making, dressing type, hand 300 25
and machine casting
— fount assembly, sorting 750 22
Composing rooms:
— hand composing, imposition and 750 19
distribution
— hot metal (keyboard) 750 19
— hot metal (casting) 300 22
Photocomposing:
— keyboard setting 500 19
— paste-up 750 16
Illuminated tables (general) 300 —
Proof presses 500 22
Proof reading 750 16
Graphic reproduction:
— general 500 22
— precision proofing, retouching, 1000 —
etching
— colour reproduction and inspection 1500 —
Printing machine room:
— presses 500 22
— pre-make ready 500 22
— printed sheet inspection 1000 19
Binding:
— folding, pasting, punching, stitching 500 22
— cutting, assembling, embossing 750 22

U
J
Ceramics and glass
Standard Limiting
maintained glare

LV
illuminance index
(lux)
Concrete products
DV
Mixing, casting, cleaning 200 28
Potteries
Grinding, moulding, pressing, 300 28
KO
cleaning, trimming, glazing, firing
Enamelling, colouring 750 16
W

Glass works
LD

Furnace rooms, bending, annealing 150 28

lehrs
Mixing rooms, forming, cutting, 300 28
G

grinding, polishing, toughening

Bevelling, decorative cutting, 500 22
engraving, etching, silvering
Z

Inspection 500 —
Z

Chemicals
Standard Limiting
Z

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Petroleum, chemical and
petrochemical works
Exterior walkways, platforms, stairs 50 —
and ladders
Exterior pump and valve areas 100 —
Pump and compressor houses 150 —
Process plant with remote control 50 —
Process plant:
— requiring occasional manual 100 —
intervention
— permanently occupied work stations 200 —
— control rooms
Pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals
manufacture
Pharmaceutical manufacture:
— grinding, granulating, mixing, 500 22
drying, tableting sterilising, washing,
preparation of solutions, filling,
capping, wrapping, hardening
Fine chemical manufacture:
— exterior walkways, platforms, stairs 50 —
and ladders
— valves, instruments 100 —
— process plant 100 25
Fine chemical finishing 500 25
Inspection 500 —
Soap manufacture
General area 300 25

U
Automatic processes 200 25

J
Control panels 300 —
Machines 300 25

LV
Paint works
General 300 25
Automatic processes 200 25
Control panels
DV
300 —
Special batch mixing 750 22
Colour matching 1000 19
KO

Agriculture and horticulture

W

Standard Limiting
LD

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
G

Inspection of farm produce

Where colour is important 500 25
Other inspection tasks 300 25
Z

Farm workshops
General 100 25
Z

Workbench or machine 300 25

Milking parlours 100 25
Z

Sick animal pens, calf nurseries 50 —

Other farm and horticultural
buildings
Where adequate daylight is admitted 20 25
All other buildings 50 25
Growing areas

Mines (surface buildings) and quarries

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Coal preparation plants
Working areas 300 —
Picking belts 500 —
Other areas 200 —
Winding houses:
— general 150 25
— motor room 300 —
Lamp rooms:
— main areas 150 28
— repair sections 300 25
Screens 200 —
Kilns 200 —
Weigh houses 150 —
Fan houses 150 28
Materials handling
Conveyors and gantries 100 —
Transfer houses:
— general 100 —

U
— manned areas 150 —
Silos and elevators 100 —

J
Sampling towers 150 —
Wagon loading 50 —

LV
Unloading points 50 —
Tipplers 100 —
Bagging plant 200 —
DV
Switch rooms
Control rooms
Workshops machine and tool shops
KO
Stores
W

Electricity generation, transmission and distribution

LD

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
G

(lux)
Electricity generating stations
Boiler houses:
Z

— access platforms 50 —
— burners and other working areas 100 —
Z

— boiler and turbine house 100 —

basements (including feed pump bay)
Z

Turbine and gas turbine houses 200 25

operating at floor level
Ancilliary areas:
— ash handling plants, settling pits 100 —
— battery rooms, chargers and 100 —
rectifiers
Cable tunnels, cable basement 50 —
circulating water culverts, screen
chambers
Outdoor transformer compounds 30 —
Pump houses 200 —
Relay and telecommunications rooms 300 —
Storage tanks (indoor), operating 50 —
areas and filling points of outdoor
tanks
Substation and switch rooms:
— diesel generator rooms 150 —
— high-voltage substations, indoor 100 —
— high-voltage substations, outdoor 30 —
— switch rooms (metal clad) and 200 —
cubicle
switchgear
Precipitator:
— basement areas 100 —
— working platforms and gantries 100 —
— transformers/rectifiers 200 —
Precipitator top 100 —
Water treatment
Control rooms
Desks 300 19

U
Vertical panels 500 —
Rear of panels 100 —

J
Coal handling plant
Conveyors over bunkers, conveyor 100 —

LV
houses, gantries, junction towers and
unloading hoppers
Reclamation hoppers 50 —
DV
Storage areas (outdoor) 5 —
Unloading areas (outdoor) 5 —
Other areas where operators are in 150 —
KO
attendance
Nuclear reactor plant
Gas circulation bays, reactor areas, 150 —
W

boilers, platform, reactor charge and

LD

discharge faces
G

Gas storage and distribution

Standard Limiting
Z

maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Z

Control rooms
Relay and telecommunication
Z

Switchrooms
Pump houses, water treatment plant 200 —
house
Standby generator rooms, compressor 150 —
rooms
Off-take/pressure reduction stations:
— indoor 150 —
— outdoor 30 —
Storage tanks (indoor) and operating 50 —
areas and filling points at outdoor
tanks

Building construction sites

Standard Limiting
 maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Outdoor
Site entrance 30 —
Office and huts 20 —
Site roads 5-10 —
Movement areas 20 —
Cranes 100 —
Craft work 100 —
Indoor
Walkways and access 20-50 —
General work areas 100 —

Offices and shops

U
J
Commerce
Standard Limiting

LV
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Offices
DV
General offices 500 19
Computer work stations 300-500 19
KO
Conference rooms, executive offices 500 19
Computer and data preparation rooms 500 19
Filing rooms 300 19
W

Drawing offices
LD

General 500 16
Drawing boards 750 16
G

Computer aided design and drafting 300-500 —

Print rooms 300 19
Banks and building societies
Z

Counter, office area 500 19

Public area 300 19
Z

Retailing
Z

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Fashion and household stores
Department store 500 19
Chain store 750 19
Specialist retailer 500 19
Food stores
Hypermarket/superstore 1000 22
Supermarket 750 22
Grocery/vegetable store 500 19
Specialist store 500 19
Retail catering outlets
Food court 300 19
Fast food outlet 500 19
Family restaurant 200 19
Small retail outlets
Newsagent 500 19
Stationer/bookshop 500 19
Chemist/drug store 500 19
Jeweller 500 19
Petrol filling stations (external apron)
General 30 —
Pump area (forecourt sales) 300-500 —
Do-it-yourself
Superstore 1000 22
Car accessory store 1000 22
Electrical/furniture store 750 19
Hardware store 500 19

U
Garden centres:
— indoors 500 22

J
— outdoors 50-200 —
Showrooms 500-750 —

LV
Shopping precincts (exterior) 50-200 22
Covered arcades and malls 50-300
DV 22

Services
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
KO
illuminance index
(lux)
W

Garages
LD

Interior parking areas 50 22

General repair, servicing, washing, 300 22
polishing
G

Workbench 500 19
Spray booths 500 19
Car showrooms 500-750
Z

—
Appliance servicing
Workshop:
Z

— general 300 25
— workbench 500 —
Z

Counter 300 —
Stores
Laundries
Commercial laundries
— receiving, sorting, washing, drying, 300 25
ironing, despatch, dry cleaning, bulk
machine work
— hand ironing, pressing, mending, 500 25
spotting, inspection
Launderettes 300 25
Water and sewage treatment works
Walkways 50 —
Pump rooms, motor rooms, chemical 200 28
treatment areas
Sumps and cable flats 50 —
Control rooms
Outdoors (general) 20 —
Sludge beds and sluices 50 —

Public and education buildings

Places of public assembly

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Assembly rooms
Public rooms, village halls, church 300 19
halls
Concert halls, cinemas and theatres

U
Foyers 200 —

J
Booking offices 300 —
Auditoria 100-150 —

LV
Dressing rooms 300 —
Projection rooms 150 —
Places of worship
Body of church
DV
100-200 —
Pulpit, lectern 300 —
Choir stalls 200 —
KO
Religiously significant areas e.g. 300 —
altars, communion tables etc.
Chancel, sanctuary, platform 200 —
W

Vestries 150 —
LD

Organ 300 —
Libraries
G

Lending library:
— general 300 19
— counters 500 —
Z

— bookshelves 150 —
— reading rooms 300 19
Z

— reading tables 300 19

— catalogues (cards) 150 —
Z

— catalogues (microfiche 150 —

readers/visual display terminals)
Reference libraries
— general 300 19
— counters 500 —
— bookshelves 150 —
— study tables, carrels 500 19
— map room 500 19
— display and exhibition areas: 300 —
exhibits insensitive to light
— display and exhibition areas: — —
light-sensitive exhibits e.g. pictures,
prints, rare books in archives
Library workrooms
Book repair and binding 500 19
Catalogue and sorting 500 19
Remote book stores 150 —
Museums and art galleries
Exhibits insensitive to light 300 —
Light-sensitive exhibits, e.g. oil and 200 —
tempera paints, undyed leather,
bone, ivory, wood, etc.
Extremely light sensitive exhibits, e.g. 50 —
textiles, water colours, prints and
drawings, skins, botanical specimens,
etc.
Conservation studios and workshops 500 19

Education
Standard Limiting

U
maintained glare

J
illuminance index
(lux)
Assembly halls

LV
General 300 19
Platform and stage — —
Teaching spaces
DV
General 300 19
Lecture theatres
General 300 19
KO
Demonstration benches 500 —
Seminar rooms 500 19
W

Art rooms 500 19

LD

Needlework rooms 500 19

Laboratories 500 19
Libraries 300 19
G

Music rooms 300 19

Sports halls 300 —
Workshops 300 19
Z

Transport buildings
Z

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
Z

illuminance index
(lux)
Ticket counters, check-in desks and 500 —
information desks
Departure lounges and other areas 200 19
Baggage reclaim points and counters 200 22
(public)
Baggage and parcel handling (staff) 200 22
Customs and immigration halls 500 22
Concourse 200 22
Platforms:
— covered 50 —
— open 10 —
Loading areas 150 —
Hospitals and health care buildings
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Accident and emergency
Duty crew room 300 —
Dressings (medical) area 200-300 —
Plaster theatre:
— general 400 —
— local 15 000-30 000 —
Resuscitation: 400 —
— general 15 000 —
— local 200-300 —

U
Blood bank

J
Chiropody:
— general 300 —
— local 1000 —

LV
Consulting rooms 300 —
Corridors
General
DV
150 —
Hospital street 150 —
Ward corridors open to daylight:
KO
— day 150-200 —
— night 3-5 —
Ward corridors screened from bed:
W

— day 150 —
LD

— night 5-10 —
Day room 100-200 —
G

Dentistry
Operations:
— general 300 —
Z

— mouth 8 000-22 000 —

Treatment:
Z

— general 400-500 —
— mouth 1000 —
Examination rooms:
Z

— general 300 —
— local 1000 —
Laboratories
Dental 500 19
Pathology:
— bench 300 19
— local 500 —
Pharmacy 300 19
Dispensary 300 —
Maternity
Delivery:
— general 150-400 —
— local 1000 —
Mortuary
Post-mortem room:
— general 300-400 —
— local 1000 —
Operating and treatment areas
Operating room:
— general 400-500 —
— cavity 10 000-50 000 —
Endoscopy 400 —
Anaesthesia room:
— general 200-400 —
— local 1000 —
Minor treatment:
— general 300 —
— local 1000 —
Major treatment:

U
— general 400 —
— local 15 000-30 000 —

J
Recovery room 300 —
Scrub-up room 300 —

LV
Viewing 150 —
Ophthalmology
General 50-300 —
DV
Vision chart 300 —
Chair 1000 —
Utility areas
KO
Bathroom and shower 100-300 —
Changing room 100-150 —
Cloak room 150 —
W

Dark room 50 —
LD

Clean and dirty utility rooms 150 —

Laundry 300 —
G

Stores 100 —
Wards
Circulation:
Z

— day 100 —
— night 3-5 —
Z

Bed head 30-50 —

Reading 150 —
Z

Intensive care and observation 400 —

Baby care unit:
— day 50-100 —
— local 1000 —
— night 3-5 —
Watch:
— night (adult) 0.1 —
— night (children) 1 —
— night (mentally ill) 1-5 —
— night (mother and baby) 5-10 —
— night (intensive care) 5-10 —
Nurses’ station:
— day 300 —
— night 30-200 —
X-ray
Couch 20-100 —
General 300 —

Residential buildings
Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Institutional accommodation
Flats/bedsits
Entrance lobbies 200 —
Lounges 150 —
Kitchens 150-300 —
Bedrooms 100 —

U
Bathrooms 150 —

J
Toilets 100 —
Communal areas
Main entrances 200 19

LV
Corridors 20-100 19
Staircases 100 —
Lounges
DV
100-300 19
Television lounges 50 —
Quiet/rest rooms 100 —
KO
Dining rooms 150 —
Laundries 300 —
Stores 100 —
W

Treatment rooms 300 —

LD

Libraries 300 —
Hotels (public and staff areas)
G

Entrance halls 100 —

Reception, cashiers’ and porters’ desks 300 —
Bars, coffee bars, dining rooms, grill 50-200 —
Z

rooms, restaurants, lounges

Cloakrooms, baggage rooms 100 —
Z

Commercial food preparation, stores, — —

cellars, lifts and corridors
Guest accommodation:
Z

— bedrooms/lounges 50-100 —
— bathrooms 150 —
Kitchens 150-300 —

Sports and recreation facilities

Standard Limiting
maintained glare
illuminance index
(lux)
Archery ranges (recreational/club)
Target 100 —
Shooting zone 50 —
Ground between shooting zone and 25 —
target
Badminton
Recreational 300 —
Supervised training practice 400 —
Club and county 400 —
National and international 500 —
Bowls (indoor)
Recreational and practice 300 —
Club and county 400 —
National and international 500 —
Boxing
Supervised training and club 500 —
Regional 750 —
National 1000 —
International and special events 2000 —

U
Cricket (indoor)
Recreational 400 —

J
Supervised training 400 —
Club and county 500 —

LV
Cycle racing (indoor)
Training 300 —
Club 500 —
DV
National and international 750 —
Equestrian sports (indoor)
Schooling (supervised practice and
KO
training):
— show jumping 400 —
— dressage 300 —
W

Competition:
LD

— show jumping 700 —

— dressage 500 —
G

Five-a-side football (indoor)

Recreational 300 —
Supervised training practice 300 —
Z

Club and county 400 —

National and international 500 —
Z

Handball
Recreational 300 —
Z

Supervised training practice 300 —

Club 400 —
County and national 500 —
International 750 —
Hockey (indoor)
Recreational 300 —
Supervised training practice 300 —
Club 400 —
County and national 500 —
International 750 —
Ice rinks
Ice hockey and figure skating:
— training 200 —
— competition 750 —
Ice skating (recreational) 100 —
Lawn tennis (indoor)
Recreational 300 —
Practice and club 400 —
County 500 —
National and international 750 —
Lawn tennis (outdoor)
Recreational 200 —
Club 300 —
County 400 —
National/international 500 —
Martial arts
Supervised training and practice 300 —
Club 400 —
National 500 —
Netball

U
Recreational and supervised training 300 —
and practice

J
Club and county 400 —
National and international 500 —

LV
Shooting (indoor)
All levels of competition:
— target position 1000 —
DV
— shooting position 300 —
Snooker/billiards
Recreational and club 750 —
KO
International 1000 —
Squash
Recreational and supervised training 300 —
W

and practice
LD

Club and county 400 —

National 500 —
G

International 750 —
Swimming (indoors)
Recreational 200 —
Z

Training, club and county 300 —

National 500 —
Z

International 1000 —
Table tennis
Z

Recreational 200 —
Training, club and county 300 —
National 500 —
International 750 —
Volleyball
Recreational and training 300 —
Club 400 —
County and national 500 —
International 750 —
Weight training
Supervised training 400 —
Multi— purpose facilities
Indoor sports halls:
— recreational 300 —
— club and county 400-500 —
— national and international 500-750 —
— televised 1000-2000 —
Indoor arenas:
— maintenance of arena 100 —
— general lighting and training 300 —
— competition 500 —
— spectator-viewed events 900 —
— televised 1000-2000 —

U
J
LV
DV
W KO
LD
G
Z
Z
Z